OBITUARY: J. W. Fields - Smith County, TX Submitted by Vicki Betts 1 January 2003 Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ***************************************************************** TEXAS CHRISTIAN ADVOCATE, February 3, 1887, p. 7, c. 4 [obituary of J. W. Fields] In 1852, appointed to Palestine circuit; in 1853, to Tyler circuit; in 1854, Tyler district. In 1855, on account of ill-health, he was granted a superannuated relation. In 1856, restored to the effective relation and appointed to Marshall station; in 1857, Harrison circuit. At this conference he was elected a delegate to the General Conference, which met at Nashville in 1858. In the fall of 1858 and 1859, stationed at Tyler. In 1860 and 1861, Palestine district; 1862, Tyler and Garden Valley circuit; 1863, Tyler circuit. During this year he was greatly bereaved by the death of his wife, who died at Dalby Springs, Bowie county, Sept. 17, 1864. This year conference at Jefferson; 1865, conference at Paris. He was appointed presiding elder on Palestine district. Oct. 4, 1865, Bro. Fields was married to Mrs. Pearson, the widow of Rev. J. F. Pearson, of the St. Louis Conference, an excellent lady, who survives him. In 1866 the East Texas Conference was divided, and the Trinity (now the North Texas) Conference was formed. Fields was appointed to the Garden Valley circuit, then in the bounds of the Trinity Conference. In 1867 he was transferred to the East Texas Conference, and took a supernumerary relation in connection with Tyler station, Bro. Scales, who was the supply in Tyler station, moving to Dallas. Fields was put in charge of the work; 1868, supernumerary, Tyler station. In 1869 was transferred to Trinity (North Texas) Conference, and appointed to Rockwall circuit. . . .