Erma Loretta (Barker) Fields (1911 - 2003)

Born 27 Apr 1911 in United States

Wife of Owen Hurst Sinnett — married 15 Oct 1927 (to before Apr 1940) in Speed, Roane County, West Virginia, United States

Wife of John Arthur Fields — married before Apr 1940 in Roane County, West Virginia, United States [uncertain]

Died 1 Aug 2003 at age 92 in Ripley, Jackson County, West Virginia, United States

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Biography

• Note: Erma was adopted, so Barker is probably not her birth name... ^[1]

Birth

Date: 27 Apr 1911

Place: United States ^[2]

• Note: Birthplace is listed as three different places, depending on which records are consulted: ^[1]
  • 1) The 1920 census states that she was born in Nebraska, but her parents were from West Virginia; unable to tell if the parents referenced were her real parents or the adoptive couple she was enumerated with.
  • 2) Her first marriage record, in 1927, states that she was born in Colorado; the info was provided by her adoptive father.
  • 3) Her second marriage record, in 1931, states that she was born in Roane County, West Virginia; the info was provided by her husband, Owen Sinnett.
  • 4) All subsequent records list West Virginia as her birthplace, including the 1930 & 1940 censuses; for the 1930 census, she was living with her adoptive parents...

Marriage

Marriage #1 Owen Sinnett:

Date: 15 Oct 1927

Place: Speed, Roane County, West Virginia ^[3]

Date: 6 Jul 1931

Place: Spencer, Roane County, West Virginia ^[4]

• Note: no obvious reason why there are two different marriage records. Owen & Erma had two children listed in the 1930 census, & the family was living with Erma's adoptive father. Interestingly, the second marriage lists Erma as Miss Erma Barker... ^[1]

End Reason: divorce

End Date: from 1932 to Apr 1940

• Note: they definitely divorced before Owen died; he is listed as single on his death certificate, & Erma had already married John Fields at the time of the 1940 census... ^[1]

Marriage #2 John Fields:

Date: bef Apr 1940

Place: Roane County, West Virginia ?

• Note: unable to find marriage record; this info is just a guess... ^[1]

Residence

Date: 1920

Place: Smithfield District, Ritchie County, West Virginia

Date: 1930

Place: Harper District, Roane County, West Virginia

Date: 1940

Place: Harper District, Roane County, West Virginia

Death

Date: 1 Aug 2003

Place: Ripley, Jackson County, West Virginia ^[2][5][6]

Cemetery

Place: Gandeeville Cemetery, Roane County, West Virginia ^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5} Entered by Kitty Linch on 8 Aug 2018.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Social Security Death Index; U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File; database (Alexandria, Virginia, USA: National Technical Information Service, ongoing). Online: FamilySearch.org; Erma Fields.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} West Virginia Vital Research Records, 1780-1970: Marriages; West Virginia Division of Culture & History, Charleston, West Virginia, USA; Online: WVCulture.org, p. 53; Owen Sinnett & Erma Barker.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} West Virginia Vital Research Records, 1780-1970: Marriages; West Virginia Division of Culture & History, Charleston, West Virginia, USA; Online: WVCulture.org, p. 287; Owen Sinnett & Erma Barker.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014; Provo, Utah, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2014. Original data: U.S. Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index, Master File. Online: Ancestry.com; Erma Fields.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2} Erma Barker Fields grave; West Virginia (all counties); Online: FindAGrave.com; Memorial# 67938038.

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Barker-5880 was created by Kitty Linch on 11 Jan 2016.
• WikiTree profile Barker-9941 was created by John Johnson on 28 Jun 2018.