Bio: Fields, Isaac & Unice A. "Minnie"
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Surnames: Cornwell, Fields, Goodrich

Isaac & Unice A. "Minnie" Fields

Neillsville, Pine Valley, Wisconsin

 

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Isaac Fields was born in England during 1843.  He was a Civil War Soldier who fought with Company F of the 14th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry.

He likely married his wife, Unice A., "Minnie" who was born April 5, 1842 in New York, after his military service. 

They had at least three children, two daughters: Caroline (b. 1872), Georgia A. (b. 1874) and a son, Earle (b. 1876).  When their first child was born in 1872, they were living in Elm Grove, Martin, Minnesota, but by the time their second child arrived in 1874, they'd already settled in Wisconsin.  They were early pioneers of Pine Valley, Wisconsin.

June 12, 1884, Helen M. (Goodrich) Cornwell and her husband, Orson, sold five acres of land of section 16 in Pine Valley Township to Isaac Fields for $100, via a Warranty Deed.  It was an elegant residence and productive land.

 

When he was forty-four and just four years after they purchased the Cornwell property, Isaac lost Minnie.  She died of "apoplexy" the day after her forty-fifth birthday, March 6, 1888.  At the time of her death, Caroline was sixteen, Georgia A. was fourteen and Earle was just twelve years old.  Historically, the word "apoplexy" was used to describe any sudden death that began with a sudden loss of consciousness, especially when the victim died within a matter of seconds after losing consciousness. 

 

Isaac apparently died before the 1900 Census was taken.  He and his wife are both buried in the Neillsville, Wisconsin City Cemetery.

Census Records

1860 Federal Census - De Pere, Brown Co., Wisconsin

Name

Age

Sex

Race

Occupation

Value of Real Estate

Value of Personal Estate

Birth Place

Field, William

35

m

w

Laborer

600

20

England

Field, Lida

62

f

w

 

 

 

England

Field, Isaac

16

m

w

 

 

 

England

1870 Federal Census - Elm Creek, Martin County, Minnesota

P.O. - Walnut Grove, MN

Relative or Wrong age & birthplace of Isaac ?

Name Age Sex Race Occupation Value of Real Estate Value of Personal Estate Birth Place
Field, Isaac 32 (26?) m w Farmer $1600 $500 Ireland (England?)
Field, George 13 m w Farmer     Iowa
Laurey, James 48 m w Black Smith     Ireland

 

1870 Federal Census - De Pere, Brown Co., Wis.

(Father and Grandmother of Isaac)

Name Age Sex Race Occupation Value of Real Estate Value of Personal Estate Birth Place
Field, William  45 m w Works in Saw Mill $1000 $125 England
Field, Lydia 72 f w Keeping House for Son     England

 

1880 Federal Census-Neillsville, Pine Valley, Wis.

Name Age Sex Race Occupation Value of Real Estate Value of Personal Estate Birth Place
Fields, Isaac 37 m w laborer     England
Fields, Unice A. 38 f w housekeeping     New York 
Fields, Caroline 8 f w attending school     Minnesota
Fields, Georgia A. 6 f w       Wisconsin
Fields, Earle 4 m w       Wisconsin

 

Military Records


Name: Isaac Fields
Side: Union 
Regiment State/Origin: Wisconsin 
Regiment Name: 14 Wisconsin Infantry. 
Regiment Name Expanded: 14th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry 
Company: F 
Rank In: Private 
Rank In Expanded: Private 
Rank Out: Private 
Rank Out Expanded: Private 
Alternate Name: Isaac/Field 
Film Number: M559 roll 9

 

American Civil War Soldiers about Isaac Field


Name: Isaac Field 
Residence: Depere, Wisconsin 
Enlistment Date: 17 Dec 1861
Side Served: Union 
State Served: Wisconsin 
Service Record: Enlisted as a Corporal on 17 December 1861.
Enlisted in Company F, 14th Infantry Regiment Wisconsin on 17 Dec 1861.
Mustered Out Company F, 14th Infantry Regiment Wisconsin on 9 Oct 1865 at Mobile, AL.
Served: Union; State served: Wisconsin; Enlistment date: 17 Dec 1861.

 

 


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