Brief Life History of William John
When William John Fifield was born on 17 April 1846, in St. Louis, Missouri, United States, his father, Levi Joseph Fifield, was 42 and his mother, Sarah Ann Smith, was 18. He married Mercy Ward on 2 August 1879, in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States. He lived in Weber, Utah, United States in 1850 and Kane Township, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States in 1860. He registered for military service in 1861. He died on 14 March 1905, in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States, at the age of 58, and was buried in Fairview Cemetery, Newport, Louisa, Iowa, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (22)
- William Fifield, "United States Census, 1860"
- Wm. Fifield, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"
- William A Fifield, "Iowa, Grand Army of the Republic Membership Records, 1861-1949"
Spouse and Children
1846–1905 Male
1848–1923 Female
Parents and Siblings
1803–1851 Male
1828– Female
Siblings (4)
1846–1905 Male
1847–1847 Female
1849–1855 Male
1852–1852 Female
World Events (8)
1847 · The Great Seal of the State of Iowa is made
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1850
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1863
Age 17
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from any of various places called Fifield or Fyfield, of which there are instances in Berkshire, Essex, Oxfordshire, Hampshire, Gloucestershire, Somerset, Dorset and Wiltshire, all so named from Old English fīf ‘five’ + hīde ‘hides’ (a hide being an Anglo-Saxon measurement of land area).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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