Keen Wesley Howard Field & Mary Alice Barr
1. Keen Wesley Howard9 Field (Keen Withers8, Abraham*7, Keen*6, Abraham*5, Keene*4, Abraham*3, Daniel*2, Abraham*1)1,2,3,4,5 was born 8 April 1864 in Gibson County, Indiana6, and died 12 December 1957 in Libby, Lincoln County, Montana7,8. He married Mary Alice Barr9 26 July 1888 in Shelbyville, Shelby County, Illinois9,10, daughter of Samuel Barr and Nancy Cossell. She was born 28 December 1865 in Fairfield County, Ohio11, and died 15 May 1928 in Opheim, Valley County, Montana11,12.
Notes for Keen Wesley Howard Field:
Lived on family farm in Indiana. Moved to Shelbyville, Illinois with family sometime after 1870.
Moved to Kingman, Kansas after 1902 although he returned to Shelbyille for his fathers funeral in 1906.
Homesteaded with the Clark Henry family in Kansas and Montana. He was known as "Doc" as he would take care of the livestock and treat them when they were sick or injured. Later in life, took name as Kenneth; date unknown. He was living with his daughter, Myrtle Yaple at time of death. (Info from Rodney L. Field)
Keen wrote in Gabrilla S. Gordon's Autograph Book: Windsor, Ill. January the 21st A.D. '82 "Miss Della, Remember me and don't forget the time you and I first met. Kind friend and Schoolmate, Yours K. H. Field" (copy in possesion of Eugene and Lucie Field)
More About Keen Wesley Howard Field:
Burial: 18 December 1957, Whitefish, Flathead County, Montana13,14
Census 1880 1: Richland Township, Shelby County, Illinois
Census 1880 2: Richland Twp., Shelby County, Illinois
Death Cause: Complication from broken hip14
Residence: 1906, Langdon, Kansas15,16
More About Mary Alice Barr:
Burial: 15 May 1928, Whitefish, Montana
Census 1880: Richland Twp., Shelby County, Illinois
More About Keen Field and Mary Barr:
Marriage: 26 July 1888, Shelbyville, Shelby County, Illinois17,18
Children of Keen Field and Mary Barr are:
2 i. Sylvia Sarko10 Field19, born 10 June 1889 in Shelbyville, Shelby County, Illinois19,20; died 29 March 1974 in Pretty Prairie, Kansas. She married Joseph Wayne Clark21,22 17 December 190523; born 14 April 1885 in Clinton County, Indiana24; died 5 December 1969 in McPherson, Kansas24.
More About Joseph Clark and Sylvia Field:
Marriage: 17 December 190525
3 ii. Howard Wesley Field25, born 21 September 1890 in Shelbyville, Shelby County, Illinois25,26; died 18 March 1972 in Whitefish, Flathead County, Montana27. He married Linnie Dorcas Henry27,28,29 23 February 1910 in Sego, Reno County, Kansas30,31; born 14 November 1889 in Sego, Reno County, Kansas32,33,34; died 12 May 1979 in Whitefish, Flathead County, Montana35,36.
More About Howard Wesley Field:
Burial: 20 March 1972, Whitefish, Flathead County, Montana36
Occupation: Bet. 1920 - 1955, Railroad, Great Northern36
More About Howard Field and Linnie Henry:
Marriage: 23 February 1910, Sego, Reno County, Kansas37,38
4 iii. Myrtle Nancy Field39, born 3 August 1896 in Shelbyville, Shelby County, Illinois39,40; died 16 June 1983 in Libby, Lincoln County, Montana40. She married Loyd Evan Yaple40 1 January 1914 in Kingman, Kingman County, Kansas40; born 29 November 1893 in Nickerson, Kansas40; died 6 August 1980 in Libby, Lincoln County, Montana40.
More About Myrtle Nancy Field:
Immigration: 1915, Baylor, Montana40
Residence 1: 1928, Kalispell, Montana40
Residence 2: 1944, Libby, Lincoln County, Montana40
More About Loyd Yaple and Myrtle Field:
Marriage: 1 January 1914, Kingman, Kingman County, Kansas40
5 iv. Mildred Dora Field41, born 28 September 1900 in Shelbyville, Shelby County, Illinois41; died 24 January 1981 in Whitefish, Flathead County, Montana42. She married George Augusta Klem42 10 October 1921 in Opheim, Valley County, Montana42; born 28 May 1900 in Spooner, Wisconsin42; died October 1979 in Whitefish, Flathead County, Montana42.
More About George Augusta Klem:
Burial: 1979, Whitefish Cemetery42
Miscellaneous 1: Part of a wood and coal fuel business after working for the railroad42
Miscellaneous 2: Helped construct first chair lift for Big Mountain Ski Resort42
Miscellaneous 3: Volunteer fireman for Whitefish42
Occupation 1: abt. 1920, Worked for the Great Northern Railroad42
Occupation 2: Later in life was gardner for Whitefish Golf course42
More About George Klem and Mildred Field:
Marriage: 10 October 1921, Opheim, Valley County, Montana42
6 v. Son Field43, born 8 January 1911 in Sego, Kansas43,44; died 8 January 1911 in Sego, Kansas45,46.
Endnotes
1. Family Bible: Keen W. Field, 1844, Originally owned by Keen W. Field, now owned by Kenneth H. Field of Whitefish, Montana. (Photocopy in possession of Lucie and Eugene Field).
2. Probate Docket of Keen W. Field--Petition--Admitting Will to Probate, Estate 85, Shelby County Court House, Shelbyville, Illinois, 12 March 1906.
3. Will: Keen W. Field, Estate 85, Shelby County Court House, Shelbyville, Illinois, 23 February, 1900.
4. Obituary: Keen W. Field--Nearly Four Score--Ten, Shelbyville Democrat, Shelbyville, Illinois, 8 March 1906, pg.1, Lists K. H. Field of Langdon, Kansas.
5. Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900, http://www2.sos.state.il.us/cgi-bin/marriage, Marriage of K. Howard Field and Alice Barr.
6. Family Bible: Keen W. Field, 1844, Originally owned by Keen W. Field, now owned by Kenneth H. Field of Whitefish, Montana. (Photocopy in possession of Lucie and Eugene Field).
7. Family Bible: Keen W. Field, 1844, Originally owned by Keen W. Field, now owned by Kenneth H. Field of Whitefish, Montana. (Photocopy in possession of Lucie and Eugene Field), (month, year).
8. Field, Rodney L., fieldrl@mindspring.com (unverified information) (Descendant of Keen W. Field, eldest child of Abraham Field and Grace Rainey).
9. Family Bible: Keen W. Field, 1844, Originally owned by Keen W. Field, now owned by Kenneth H. Field of Whitefish, Montana. (Photocopy in possession of Lucie and Eugene Field).
10. Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900, http://www2.sos.state.il.us/cgi-bin/marriage, Marriage of K. Howard Field and Alice Barr, Book 1, pg. 219.
11. Family Bible: Keen W. Field, 1844, Originally owned by Keen W. Field, now owned by Kenneth H. Field of Whitefish, Montana. (Photocopy in possession of Lucie and Eugene Field).
12. Field, Rodney L., fieldrl@mindspring.com (unverified information) (Descendant of Keen W. Field, eldest child of Abraham Field and Grace Rainey).
13. Family Bible: Keen W. Field, 1844, Originally owned by Keen W. Field, now owned by Kenneth H. Field of Whitefish, Montana. (Photocopy in possession of Lucie and Eugene Field).
14. Field, Rodney L., fieldrl@mindspring.com (unverified information) (Descendant of Keen W. Field, eldest child of Abraham Field and Grace Rainey).
15. Probate Docket of Keen W. Field--Petition--Admitting Will to Probate, Estate 85, Shelby County Court House, Shelbyville, Illinois, 12 March 1906.
16. Obituary: Keen W. Field--Nearly Four Score--Ten, Shelbyville Democrat, Shelbyville, Illinois, 8 March 1906, pg.1, List K. H. Field of Langdon, Kansas as a son of Keen W. Field.
17. Family Bible: Keen W. Field, 1844, Originally owned by Keen W. Field, now owned by Kenneth H. Field of Whitefish, Montana. (Photocopy in possession of Lucie and Eugene Field).
18. Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900, http://www2.sos.state.il.us/cgi-bin/marriage, Marriage of K. Howard Field and Alice Barr, Book 1, pg. 219.
19. Family Bible: Keen W. Field, 1844, Originally owned by Keen W. Field, now owned by Kenneth H. Field of Whitefish, Montana. (Photocopy in possession of Lucie and Eugene Field).
20. Field, Rodney L., fieldrl@mindspring.com (unverified information) (Descendant of Keen W. Field, eldest child of Abraham Field and Grace Rainey), This source state Sylvia was born 10 June 1889 in Shelbyville, Shelby County, Illinois.
21. Family Bible: Keen W. Field, 1844, Originally owned by Keen W. Field, now owned by Kenneth H. Field of Whitefish, Montana. (Photocopy in possession of Lucie and Eugene Field).
22. Field, Rodney L., fieldrl@mindspring.com (unverified information) (Descendant of Keen W. Field, eldest child of Abraham Field and Grace Rainey), This source lists his name as Jospeh Wayne Clark.
23. Family Bible: Keen W. Field, 1844, Originally owned by Keen W. Field, now owned by Kenneth H. Field of Whitefish, Montana. (Photocopy in possession of Lucie and Eugene Field).
24. Field, Rodney L., fieldrl@mindspring.com (unverified information) (Descendant of Keen W. Field, eldest child of Abraham Field and Grace Rainey).
25. Family Bible: Keen W. Field, 1844, Originally owned by Keen W. Field, now owned by Kenneth H. Field of Whitefish, Montana. (Photocopy in possession of Lucie and Eugene Field).
26. Field, Rodney L., fieldrl@mindspring.com (unverified information) (Descendant of Keen W. Field, eldest child of Abraham Field and Grace Rainey).
27. Family Bible: Keen W. Field, 1844, Originally owned by Keen W. Field, now owned by Kenneth H. Field of Whitefish, Montana. (Photocopy in possession of Lucie and Eugene Field).
28. Jo Martin's Page of History, http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/m/a/r/Mary--J-Martin/GENE11-0014.html.
29. Field, Rodney L., fieldrl@mindspring.com (unverified information) (Descendant of Keen W. Field, eldest child of Abraham Field and Grace Rainey).
30. Family Bible: Keen W. Field, 1844, Originally owned by Keen W. Field, now owned by Kenneth H. Field of Whitefish, Montana. (Photocopy in possession of Lucie and Eugene Field).
31. Field, Rodney L., fieldrl@mindspring.com (unverified information) (Descendant of Keen W. Field, eldest child of Abraham Field and Grace Rainey), This source lists the marriage as being in Sego, Reno County, Kansas.
32. Family Bible: Keen W. Field, 1844, Originally owned by Keen W. Field, now owned by Kenneth H. Field of Whitefish, Montana. (Photocopy in possession of Lucie and Eugene Field).
33. Field, Rodney L., fieldrl@mindspring.com (unverified information) (Descendant of Keen W. Field, eldest child of Abraham Field and Grace Rainey).
34. Jo Martin's Page of History, http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/m/a/r/Mary--J-Martin/GENE11-0014.html.
35. Family Bible: Keen W. Field, 1844, Originally owned by Keen W. Field, now owned by Kenneth H. Field of Whitefish, Montana. (Photocopy in possession of Lucie and Eugene Field).
36. Field, Rodney L., fieldrl@mindspring.com (unverified information) (Descendant of Keen W. Field, eldest child of Abraham Field and Grace Rainey).
37. Family Bible: Keen W. Field, 1844, Originally owned by Keen W. Field, now owned by Kenneth H. Field of Whitefish, Montana. (Photocopy in possession of Lucie and Eugene Field).
38. Field, Rodney L., fieldrl@mindspring.com (unverified information) (Descendant of Keen W. Field, eldest child of Abraham Field and Grace Rainey), This source lists the marriage as being in Sego, Reno County, Kansas.
39. Family Bible: Keen W. Field, 1844, Originally owned by Keen W. Field, now owned by Kenneth H. Field of Whitefish, Montana. (Photocopy in possession of Lucie and Eugene Field).
40. Field, Rodney L., fieldrl@mindspring.com (unverified information) (Descendant of Keen W. Field, eldest child of Abraham Field and Grace Rainey).
41. Family Bible: Keen W. Field, 1844, Originally owned by Keen W. Field, now owned by Kenneth H. Field of Whitefish, Montana. (Photocopy in possession of Lucie and Eugene Field).
42. Field, Rodney L., fieldrl@mindspring.com (unverified information) (Descendant of Keen W. Field, eldest child of Abraham Field and Grace Rainey).
43. Family Bible: Keen W. Field, 1844, Originally owned by Keen W. Field, now owned by Kenneth H. Field of Whitefish, Montana. (Photocopy in possession of Lucie and Eugene Field).
44. Field, Rodney L., fieldrl@mindspring.com (unverified information) (Descendant of Keen W. Field, eldest child of Abraham Field and Grace Rainey), States birth and death place as Sego, Kansas.
45. Family Bible: Keen W. Field, 1844, Originally owned by Keen W. Field, now owned by Kenneth H. Field of Whitefish, Montana. (Photocopy in possession of Lucie and Eugene Field).
46. Field, Rodney L., fieldrl@mindspring.com (unverified information) (Descendant of Keen W. Field, eldest child of Abraham Field and Grace Rainey), States birth and death place as Sego, Kansas.
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