Marietta (Jones) Fields (1842 - 1924)

Born 8 May 1842 in Warren, Warren, Pennsylvania, United States

Died 30 May 1924 at age 82 in Cumberland County, Tennessee, United States

Biography

Birth

Marietta Jones was born on 8 May 1842 in Warren, Warren, Pennsylvania, United States to Lewis Jones (1800-1867) and Marietta Chase, known as Mary, (1812-1891).

Siblings

1. Lourinda Jones born 1 May 1831 in Pennsylvania, United States. She married Coryell Leroy Douglass (1831-1894) on 18 March 1854 in Lee County, Illinois. Lourinda died on 22 May 1891 in Warren, Warren, Pennsylvania, United States.
2. Eliza M. Jones born 19 September 1832 in Farmington Township, Warren County, Pennsylvania, United States. She married Edward Thurber Hale (1829-1893) c. 1853. Eliza died on 13 January 1924 in Pine Grove Township, Warren County, Pennsylvania, United States.
3. William Jones born 5 December 1834 in Warren County, Pennsylvania, United States. He died on 31 August 1904 in Warren, Warren, Pennsylvania, United States.
4. Marshall Jones born 22 February 1837 in Warren, Warren, Pennsylvania, United States. He died on 13 February 1852 in Warren, Warren, Pennsylvania, United States.
5. Benson Isaac Jones was born on 20 January 1840 in Warren County, Pennsylvania, United States. He married Eletta Eliza Hunter (1853-1895) on 24 December 1872. He died on 18 February 1924 in Warren, Warren, Pennsylvania, United States.
6. Eli Jones, twin, born 24 June 1846 in Pennsylvania, United States. He married Mary Adelaide "Addie" LaDow (1848-1917) after July 1870. Eli died on 16 February 1917 in Farmington, Warren, Pennsylvania, United States. ^[1]
7. Levi Jones, twin, 24 June 1846 in Warren, Warren, Pennsylvania, United States. He married in 1885 Annie J. Enos (widow of Jonathan T. Wixson when she died) (1860-1936). Levi died on 19 April 1886 in Warren County, Pennsylvania, United States.
8. Jane Jones born May 1849 in Farmington, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States. 1) She married a Mr. Smith who died before 1880 and 2) Wesley Lewis Peck (1846-1927) about 1883. Jane died after the 7 April 1930 when she was found widowed again and in the Rouse Pauper Hospital in Brokenstraw, Warren, Pennsylvania.

Marriage and Family

She married Lorenzo Fields (1817-1888) c. 1862.

Children of the Fields-Jones Marriage

1. Luis J. Fields was born on 1 May 1863. He died on 17 July 1863.
2. Carrie Sophia Fields was born on 22 August 1868. She married Matthew Brendle (1857-1925). Carrie died on 16 May 1962.
3. Mary Etta Fields, known as Etta, was born on 8 April 1874 in Cumberland County, Tennessee, United States. She married John Austin Rose (1868-1956) in 1896. Etta died in 1942.

Death and Burial

Marietta died on 30 May 1924 in Cumberland County, Tennessee, United States at the age of 82. She was buried in the Claysville Cemetery, Cumberland County, Tennessee. Find A Grave: Memorial #54568595

Sources

• 1850 United States Federal Census on 14 August in Pine Grove Warren, Pennsylvania. ^[2]
• 1860 United States Federal Census on 16 July in Farmington, Warren, Pennsylvania. ^[3]
• 1870 United States Federal Census on 20 June in Cumberland County, Tennessee. ^[4]
• 1880 United States Federal Census on 19 June in Cumberland County, Tennessee. ^[5]
• Find a Grave Index. There is a headstone photo with deteriorating, but legible inscription.

Footnotes

1. ↑ Pennsylvania Death Certificate w/ incorrect day of birth, for Eli Jones.
2. ↑ 1850: Jones, Lewis 50, head; Marietta 40, wife; Lorinda (sic) 19; Eliza 17; William 16; Marshall 14; Vincent 10; Marietta 8; Eli 3; Levi 3; Jane 1.
3. ↑ 1860: Jones, Lewis 63, farmer, head; Marietta (sic) 47, wife; Maritta (sic) 18; William 25; Benson 20; Levi 14; Eli 14; Jane 10; Douglas, Lorinda 28.
4. ↑ 1870: Fields, Lorenzo 53, farmer, head; Marietta 28, wife; Carrie S. 7 months, daughter.
5. ↑ 1880: Fields, Lorenzo 62, farmer, head; Marietta 35, wife; Carrie S. 10, daughter; Marietta J. 6, daughter.