Lydia Ella Field/Born/May 25, 1827/Died/Feb 14, 1869   Lydia was the first wife of Benjaman R. Field and the mother of George E. Field. She was the daughter of John Brown	Elizabeth/Wife of B. R. Field/Born Feb. 12, 1838/Died Nov. 11, 1873 Elizabeth was the second wife of Benjamin R. Field. She was the daughter of John C. Moore and Elizabeth Dawson
Joseph J. Field/Born/Jan. 20, 1831/Died/Oct. 25, 1864/Aged 33yrs 9mos 5ds Joseph Jackson Field was the son of Abraham Field and Grace Rainey. He was the brother of Benjamin R. Field. He was the husband of Nancy Phillips and Rachel Morrison	Infant/ Son of/B. R. & Elizabeth Field/ Born & Died 5 Oct. 1873 This child was the son of Benjamin R. Field and Elizabeth Moore
Cynthia Easter/dau. of/ B. R. & Lydia Field/Born/Oct. 9, 1856/Died/ 7 Feb. 1869   Cynthia Easter was the daughter of Benjamin R. Field and Lydia Brown	[dau or son hard to read] of/B. R. & Elizabeth Field/Born/June 1, 1872/Died/Aug. 5, 1873 This was a child of Benjamin R. Field and Elizabeth Moore. According to some sources the child's name was Arminta
Elizabeth A. Field/Born 3 Feb. 1836/Died 11 Sept. 1837/1yr 7ms 8ds Elizabeth A. Field was a daughter of Abraham and Grace Rainey Field.	Nancy J. Phillips Field was born 6 February 1833. The was the daughter of Robert Philips. She died 7 August 1862. The photo is courtesy of Daniel Elliott taken 17 March 2010. Nancy was the first wife of Joseph Jackson Field. They were married 8 January 1852. Nancy and Joseph had three children, Cynthia Luvina (1853-), Robert Allen (1855-1922) and Grace F. (1860-). After Nancy died Joseph married Rachel E. Morrison whose parents were David Alexander Morrison (1818-1892) and Jane Swaim (1819-1888). David and Jane are buried in the Field/Morrison Cemetery just to the north of this Field Cemetery. Joseph died 25 October 1865 leaving Rachel with a young child and three step children. Cynthia Luvina was taken by train by her aunt Cynthia Anne Field Turner on 8 April 1865 to Shelbyville, Illinoise to be raised by her. We think there are still descendants of Robert Allen living in Gibson, County. Descendants of Cynthia live in California and Nevada. The children of Joseph and Nancy were raised by various aunts and uncles.
Thomas H. Benton Field. The photo is courtesy of Daniel Elliott taken 17 March 2010. Thomas H. Benton Field was a son of Abraham and Grace Rainey Field. He was born on 3 February 1836 and died 16 July 1854.

The following inscriptions were recorded by Marjorie Mallott and volunteers for the Gibson County Historical Society: Abraham Field b. 27 Dec. 1793 d. 12 Apr. 1870 Aged 76 yrs (3) mo 15 da Abraham was the son of Keen Field and Anna Lewis Grace wife of Abraham Field d. March 30, 1862 aged (illegible) Grace was the daughter of William Rainey and Esther Robinson ...eh Ann-broken stone This person is unknown A. E. This could possible be Arminta Field a child of Benjamin R. and Elizabeth Field born in 1872 and died in 1873

Lucie Field and Harry G. Morrison, Gibson County Surveyor.       The Field Cemetery is located on Military Donation Number 10, in Gibson County, Indiana. It is not far from the Field-Morrison Cemetery. The original land grant was to Pierre LaForrest. Keen Field (1774-1815) acquired this land in 1799. Eventually Benjamin R. Field (1828-1903) owned the land. A drawing of the farm can be found in Jas. Tart's History of Gibson County opposite page 190.       The cemetery is located on a steep hill near the center of the property east of the house. It is very inaccessible. As far as we know no Field descendant has visited the cemetery since Marjorie Mallott's visit in 1972.       The cemetery is in relatively good shape for being left alone for a very long time. The stones that are visible are all on the ground. Many are quite readable. Some that are reported to have been there are no longer to be found. These stones may be buried in the dirt and leaf litter. Hopefully some day they maybe located.       There are stones in the cemetery that had not been recorded by either Marjorie Mallott or the Gibson County Historical Society. This was a surprise to us because we knew that these people had lived but we did not know where they were buried.       We feel really fortunate to have had the opportunity to visit the cemetery during the summer of 1999. The opportunity to visit the cemetery came about as a result of a meeting with Harry G. Morrison. Lucie was in the Gibson County Surveyor's office to get a map of the county cemeteries. Harry was the person who gave her the map. He asked her if she were looking for her great great grandfather and she siad no, she already knew he was buried in the Field-Morrison Cemetery. Harry commented that he was a Morrison and wondered if he and Lucie were "kin". He said he was a descendent of the Morrisons that were buried in the same cemetery. After talking with Harry for a while we mentioned the Field Cemetery and he said he had been there recently and observed several stones. He is a friend of the owner and said he was certain we would be given access to the land if we just asked. I telephoned the owner and he was more than willing to allow us on the land and suggested Harry might be willing to be our guide. A quick phone call to Harry resulted in an offer to take us there the following morning.       We were really pleased to find the cemetery in a state of natural decay. There are no signs of willful damage and we are very grateful for that. It is our hope that in the near future we can find a way to restore the cemetery to a state as close as possible to its original condition. We have promise of some help in this endeavor.       We want to thank Harry Morrison and the owners of the land for giving us the opportunity to visit this cemetery.       On 18 March 2010 we received an update on the condition of the Field Cemetery from Daniel Elliott. He was taken by John Anthis, a son of Fred Anthis, to see the cemetery. He stated to me that there was both good and bad news. The bad news was that the area of the cemetery had been logged and the tombstones had been disturbed. However, the good news was that John Anthis has taken an interest in the cemetery and has gathered up the stones and placed them on ridge in a safe place. The most interesting news of all was that Dan and John found two stones that were previously undocumented. One was the tombstone of Thomas H. Benton Field a young son of Abraham and Grace Rainey. The other was the tombstone Nancy J. Phillips Field the first wife of Joseph Jackson Field. We are extremely grateful to Daniel and John for taking an interest in the cemetery and relaying this information to us.       For a pdf chart of all the people buried in the Old Field Cemetery click here.       For the Gibson County Genweb page with cemetery listing click here.       Keen Field and Anna Lewis moved into Gibson County, Indiana, sometime in 1799. (then Knox County) They had three children, Abraham, Elizabeth and Benjamin R. Seven more were born in Gibson County, Cynthia, Joseph Riley, Stephen Lewis, Thomas Withers, Reuben R., Ezekiel and Keen Wither, Jr. The families of Keen and Anna were from Virginia. Detailed information about Keen and Anna can be found elsewhere on this website       Most of the people for whom we have tombstone inscriptions from Gibson, Elkhart, Porter and Vigo Counties, Indiana, Greene and Shelby Counties, Illinois, are descendants of Keen and Anna. Those from Culpeper County, Virginia were ancestors or relatives of ancestors of Keen.       When known, we have shown the relation of each person to Keen and Anna. Views of the Cemetery Views from the Cemetery [home|field|cemeteries]