Arthur Ora FIELDS

  General Notes:

Photo: This stone for Arthur Ora Fields, 1873-1914, is near that of his paternal grandmother, Mary Ann (Teagarden) Fields, 1813-1878, at Koszta Cemetery, Koszta, Iowa County, Iowa.
From DeeAnna Allum Granston (photo taken in 1965)


1873 BIRTH of Arthur Ora Fields ("Ora" and "Orrie")

1878 DEATH of grandmother, Mary Ann (Teagarden) Fields

1880 CENSUS, Iowa, Iowa County, Honey Creek Township ("Oriole," age 8, with parents)

1886 DEATH of mother, Sarah (Gorby) Fields

1900 CENSUS, Minnesota, Hennepin County, Minneapolis ("Arthur," age 26, "Student")

1902 DEATH (approximate) of grandfather, Lewis Fields

1910 CENSUS

1914 DEATH, Arthua Ora Fields, at approximately 40 years 10 months 0 days


Arthur Ora Fields did not marry



POSTCARD
To Miss Hattie L. Fields
Solon, Johnson Co., Iowa
Care A. Meacham


Kostza, Iowa
April 15, 1878

Dear Hattie,

I was so glad to hear from you again and to know that you were having such a nice time. Today is Gracie's ninth birthday. She did not have a birthday party. School began today. Myra and Orrie Fields have the Scarlet Fever very bad. We hope no one in Koszta will have it. Am glad you are away even if you have the whooping cough, for Auntie can take such good care of you. Nellie has it--coughs quite hard at night, but she plays all day. She says, "I am DOING right after Hattie myself. Hattie is a nice little girl, and I want her." Papa is quite spry again, is in the store today. Cousin George's move to Nebraska tomorrow. Manda and Harry are well again. Ernest has been sick, is better. I have a class in Sabbath School now. Gracie and (unreadable) and Lillie are in it. Good Bye.

Your Mama


Original vintage postcard, owned by DeeAnna, was written by Emma (Meacham) Fields to her daughter Hattie who was visiting in the household of Emma's father, Anderson Meacham. Emma's husband was Alexander Teagarden Fields. Gracie, Nellie and Hattie are children of Emma and Alex.

Myra (Almira) Fields and Orrie (Arthur Ora) Fields were Hattie's first cousins.



PHOTOGRAPH:

Gravestone at Koszta Cemetery, Koszta, Iowa County, Iowa, on the Fields family plot inscribed as follows:

ORA FIELDS
JULY 6, 1873
MAY 6, 1914