Henry Arms Field (1871 - 1949)

Born 6 Dec 1871 in Page County, Iowa, United States

Ancestors

Died 17 Oct 1949 at age 77 in Shenandoah, Page County, Iowa, United States

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Biography

Henry Arm Field son of Solomon E. Field and Celestia Josephine (Eastman) Field, was born on 6 Dec. 1871 in Page County, Iowa. He graduated from Shenandoah High School in May of 1889 and attended Western Normal College in Shenandoah, Iowa from 1889 to 1891.^[1][2]

He married Annie L. Hawxby on 24 Nov. 1892.^[1]

Annie died in 1899 and he married Edna Thompson, they had ten children. ^[1]

Henry as a highly successful grower of seeds, he incorporated his company as the Henry Field Seed Company in 1907. In addition to his seed business he was a pioneer in broadcast radio.^[1]

Edna died in 1925 and he married Bertha McCullen in 1929.^[1]

Henry retired as an active manager in 1938 but continued to be involved with seeds and nurserymen. In Jan. 1949 he still took the time to kindly reply to a letter from Herman W. Smith, addressing him as "Dear Friend". Herman had sold plants to Henry and was also a customer.^[3][4]

Henry died on 17 Oct. 1949 at Shenandoah, Page County, Iowa^[1] and was buried at Rose Hill Cemetery, Shenandoah, Page County, Iowa. His memorial has photos and links to those of family members.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5} Henry Arms Field in Seesmen Hall of Fame at SaveSeeds.org.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Find A Grave: Memorial #55237459 Henry Arms Field
3. ↑ Henry Field to Herman Smith 14 Jan. 1949, copy in images.
4. ↑ Diary of Herman Willis Smith 1883-1965. Multiple listings on many dates. Collection of Phil Smith.