Date Original
1855-1914
Description
This collection includes correspondence between Fielder family members, a photograph from a Fielder family reunion circa 1914, and genealogical research on the Fielder family. In much of the correspondence, the Fielder family members who had moved to Texas were asking Ragus Fielder to move there, as well. One of the letters also discusses the beginning of the Civil War. Another contains a lock of human hair.
Biographical/Historical Note
The Fielder family were among the earliest settlers in Dallas County, Arkansas, arriving circa 1845. Most of the correspondence in this collection is addressed to James Ragus Fielder (1820-1888), his wife, Martha Ann Jones Fielder, and his sister, Julia Fielder McMurry (1829-1898). James and Julia stayed in Dallas County, Arkansas, while their siblings moved out of state. James Ragus Fielder was a farmer who enlisted in the Confederate Army as a private in Company A, 10th Arkansas Cavalry at Camden, Arkansas, on September 10, 1863. On October 25, 1865, he was wounded and captured at Mine Creek, Kansas. He was imprisoned at U.S. Military Prison, Camp Morton, Indiana, until he was released on oath of allegiance on May 20, 1865. James and Martha had eleven children. Julia Fielder McMurry had four children. Fielder, Jr. later married Tennessee Tucker. He had eleven children. Richmond R. Fielder (1819-1884) and his wife, Rutha Elizabeth Vaughn (1831-1910), wrote from Texas, as well. They had four children. Other correspondents include: Martha Fielder's parents, James and Juliet Jones, and Thomas Franklin Scroggin (1828-1888) and Tempa Ruth Fielder Scroggin (1832-1860). The Scroggins had five children.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
Dallas County (Ark.); Texas
Language
English
Identifier
MS.001055
Resource Type
Text
Collection
Fielder family papers, MS.001055
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
Fielder family papers, Arkansas State Archives, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Rights
Use and reproduction of images held by the Arkansas State Archives without prior written permission is prohibited. For information on reproducing images held by the Arkansas State Archives, please call 501-682-6900 or email at state.archives@arkansas.gov.
Disciplines
United States History
