When William Carroll Fielden was born on 28 May 1854, in Arkansas, United States, his father, Pvt. Leander Fielden, was 25 and his mother, Louisa Parker Barnes, was 21. He married Sarah Ann Reynolds on 31 December 1874, in Upshur, Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Bryan, Oklahoma, United States in 1935 and Bokchito Township, Bryan, Oklahoma, United States in 1940. In 1939, at the age of 85, his occupation is listed as minister - baptist in Bennington, Bryan, Oklahoma, United States. He died on 4 July 1947, in Gilmer, Upshur, Texas, United States, at the age of 93, and was buried in Willow Oak Cemetery, Gilmer, Upshur, Texas, United States.
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Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Historical Boundaries: 1875: Morris, Texas, United States
Grenville M. Dodge oversaw the construction of the Fort Worth & Denver Railway. Work began at Hodge Junction, and eventually extended to the New Mexico border by 1888. Service began on April 1, 1888, with trains travelling between Fort Worth and Denver.
English: from a Middle English survival of the dative plural of Old English feld, denoting someone who lived ‘in the fields’. The lost district name Feldon in Warwickshire may be named with this word. Perhaps also a habitational name from Feldom in Marske, North Yorkshire, recorded as Feldon in 1231. See Field .
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