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#52Ancestors: 2nd Great-Grandfather William Sanford Fields Imprisoned for Rape in 1898 Texas

September 22, 2015 by Colleen Greene Leave a Comment

#52Ancestors: 2nd Great-Grandfather William Sanford Fields Imprisoned for Rape in 1898 Texas

Prison records, case registers, newspapers, and census records confirm a dark episode from our family history.

People Referenced: Fields, Laura Mae (d. 1933), Fields, William Sanford (1868-1945)
Applicable Surnames: Fields
Filed Under: Jeff's Ancestors Topics: #52Ancestors (2015), convict camps, court records, newspapers, prison records, Texas

Finally a Contemporary Marriage Record for Texas Great-Grandparents Andrew Jackson Pace and Laura Mae Fields

September 17, 2015 by Colleen Greene Leave a Comment

Finally a Contemporary Marriage Record for Texas Great-Grandparents Andrew Jackson Pace and Laura Mae Fields

The recent discovery of an obituary and death record for great-grandmother Laura Mae Fields leads to finding a rural Texas newspaper announcement of her marriage to Andrew Jackson Pace.

People Referenced: Fields, Laura Mae (d. 1933), Pace, Andrew Jackson (d. 1961)
Applicable Surnames: Fields, Pace
Filed Under: Jeff's Ancestors Topics: census records, marriages, newspapers, Texas

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