| Date of Conference Journal Memoir/Obituary | March 22-26, 1939 |
|---|---|
| Deceased Person | George Thomas Fields |
| Birth | 2/8/1862 in St. Georges, Del |
| Death | 8/3/1938; Funeral service in St. Daniel's. Interment in Green Lawn Cemetery, Chester, Pa. |
| Church Service, Charges Served, Affiliated Locations, and Other Biographical Information | Started school from January to March at 10 yo until 17; worked on farm, on the railroad & in a stone quarry. Started buying books & studying. Moved to Chester, Pa & joined St. Daniel's M.E. Church; Licensed to preach in St. Daniel's M.E. Church in 1896. Organized Siloam M.E. Church & admittted to Delaware Annual Conference in 1897. Appointments included Bridgetown Circuit, N.J., Marydel, Md; Linkwood Charge, Stevensville, Md. (built church); South Berlin, Md; Haven, Wilmington, Del.; Salem, N.J. Remained in Salem for 14 years. Retired |
| Family and Other Information | Parents: James & Amelia Harris Fields Spouse: Sara Draper md 7/4/1881 (deceased 5/9/1915) - 11 children born; 8 survive: Ella, Sadie, Hattie, Letha, William, Margaret, Lena, Foster. George, Cetoria & James deceased. 2nd spouse: Almira Fassett md 8/22/1918. (deceased 9/1934) |
| Online PDF Page Number (if available) | pdf pg 124 |
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