Individual Details
Chief Richard Kalu-Gas "Cherokee" FIELDS
(1771 - 8 Feb 1827)
Born in Cherokee Nation; Leader of Arkansas & Texas Cherokees for new settlement in the West; 4 wives and many children; murdered by political rivals, near Henderson Texas in 1827; admired for his active leadership to further progress of his Cherokee people.
Richard Jr. was the son of Englishman, Richard Fields, Sr. and Susannah Emory, Cherokee. Chief Richard's birthdate is est. 1770-71 at Echota [Cherokee town], in the Cherokee Nation, [later TN & North. GA.]
Richard Jr. was the son of Englishman, Richard Fields, Sr. and Susannah Emory, Cherokee. Chief Richard's birthdate is est. 1770-71 at Echota [Cherokee town], in the Cherokee Nation, [later TN & North. GA.]
Events
| Birth | 1771 | Cherokee, Washington, Tennessee, British America | |||
| Death | 8 Feb 1827 | Nacogdoches, Rusk, Texas, United States |  |
Families
| Father | Richard John FIELDS ( - ) |
| Mother | Susannah Rebecca "Cherokee Raven" HEMBREE OR EMORY (1749 - 1844) |
| Sibling | John "Cherokee" FIELDS (1764 - ) |
| Sibling | Thomas "Cherokee" FIELDS (1766 - ) |
| Sibling | Susannah Su-Sa-Ni "Cherokee" FIELDS (1766 - ) |
| Sibling | Captain George "Cherokee" FIELDS (1765 - ) |
| Sibling | Luvica "Cherokee" FIELDS (1770 - ) |
| Sibling | Rev. Turtle "Cherokee" FIELDS (1776 - 1844) |