Individual Details

Samuel Jackson Fields

(12 Jul 1920 - 12 Jun 1985)



1930 Census. Ocampo, Chilton Co, AL, Hh 42
Rufus W. Davis, 43, married at age 34, all b. AL, farmer
Mary D., wife, 32, married 1st time at 19
Samuel J. Fields, stepson, 9
Willowdale Fortenderry, stepdau, 5

It is said Samuel's father, Samuel J. Fields, died when he about two; his mother, Mary D. Busby, when he was eight. His stepfather is living alone in the 1940 census.

14 Feb 1942. World War II Draft Registration
Samuel Jackson Fields of Dora, Walker, AL, was age 21, born 12 Jul 1920, Tuscaloosa, AL. Jim Tilley of Dora would always know his address. Employed by Alta Coal Comany, Sumiton, Walker Co, AL.
5'4" tall, 125 lbs. Blue eyes, brown hair.

Has Military Stone: Pvt, US Army, World War II. His marker has 1922 as his birth year, but this is likely wrong.

Events

Birth12 Jul 1920Tuscaloosa County, Alabama
MarriageBef 1946Letha Nadine Yandell
Death12 Jun 1985Dora, Walker County, Alabama

Families

SpouseLetha Nadine Yandell (1929 - 1956)
ChildSamuel Jackson Fields Jr. (1946 - 1972)