BIO: Charles FIELDS, Huntingdon County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Dave Wilson Copyright 2006. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/pafiles.htm ************************************************************** __________________________________________________________ McElroy, James Thomas Jr., McElroy's Family Memories, Huntingdon, PA: (Author), 1930, page 70. __________________________________________________________ CHARLES FIELDS Mount Union, Pa. Charles Fields, the subject of this sketch, was born at Mount Union, Pa., August 9, 1887. He is a son of Cyrus C. and Rebecca E. (Kauffman) Fields. Cyrus C. Fields was born in Wayne Township, Mifflin Co., Pa., December 7, 1847. He is son of William A. and Keziah Fields. His early schooling was in the rural schools of the period. He later spent some time at Kishacoquillas Seminary. He learned the trade of a saddler, was a miller, and for many year was a butcher. He was a stockholder of the Central Banking Company of Mount Union, Pa. He took part in the early oil rush in Venango County; was in business at Mattawana, Mifflin County, Pa.; died March 15, 1915, at the age of sixty-seven years. He married Rebecca A. Kauffman. She was born in 1847, and resides at the home of her son, E. Clark Fields. Charles Fields comes of that ancestry that has made history, a do or die class of people, namely, Scotch-Irish. He attended the Mount Union grade schools, and in the meantime learned the butcher business. For eight years was with the late Elmer Ewing in the milling business. He then was engaged with the late R.J. Faust, Sr., as bottler of carbonated beverages, and for three years with the Mount Union Planing Mill Company, and for the past eleven years has been with the Joseph Shapiro Mercantile establishment. He has swerved on the election board as judge, clerk and inspector, and for some nine years has been an active member of the Mount Union Fire Co. He was formerly a member of the Mount Union Band, which gained a reputation which was known far and wide. Under the tutelage of professors of music such as Profs. Buys, Potteiger, Thomas, Kearns and Stouffer, Mr. Fields had the advantage of expert instruction. He has two brothers: E. Clark Fields, who was for many years Mayor of Mount Union, Pa.; William is deceased. Sisters are Mrs. Mertie Brown and Mrs. Emory Long. A sister, Alice, died at the age of seventeen years. Charles Fields was married to Vida Johnson, of Mount Union, Pa., and to this union was born a daughter, Adaline; she is graduate of the Mount Union High School, class of 1926; she is in the office of Carl B. Wharton, insurance broker. A daughter, Melvina, died at the age of six months. Two sons: Thomas, a Freshman, Mount Union High School; Thoburn, seventh grade. Both sons are members of the Mount Union High School Band. Thomas has been a member for six years, while Thoburn is serving his second year as a member. Charles Fields takes an interest in all that pertains to the welfare of Mount Union.