Person:Richard Fields (29)

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Chief Richard Fields
b.Abt 1762 Monroe, Tennessee, United States
d.1827 Texas, United States
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  1. Chief Richard FieldsAbt 1762 - 1827
  2. George FieldsAbt 1764 - 1849
  3. John FieldsAbt 1767 -
  4. Luvica FieldsAbt 1770 -
  5. Rev. Turtle FieldsAbt 1774 -
  6. Thomas FieldsAbt 1776 -
  7. Susannah FieldsAbt 1776 -
Spouse and Children
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  • H.  Chief Richard FieldsAbt 1762 - 1827
  • W.  Jennie Buffington (add)
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  • H.  Chief Richard FieldsAbt 1762 - 1827
  • W.  Elizabeth Hicks (add)
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Facts and Events
Name[1] Chief Richard Fields
Gender Male
Birth[1] Abt 1762 Monroe, Tennessee, United States
Marriage to Jennie Buffington (add)
Marriage to Elizabeth Hicks (add)
Residence[1] Abt 1820 Texas, United States
Other[1] From 1820 to 1827 Texas, United Stateschief of the Texas Cherokee
Death[1] 1827 Texas, United Statesexecuted on order by John Watts Bowles, another Cherokee leader
Nationality[1] Cherokee - Long Hair Clan
References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Susannah Emory, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
    last accessed Sep 2024.

    Richard Jr., who was born around 1762 [84], moved to Texas around 1820, became the chief of the Texas Cherokee and served until his death in 1827, when he was ordered to be killed by The Bowl. [85][86]

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    84. Phillips, Joyce B.; Phillips, Paul Gary, eds. (1998). The Brainerd Journal: A Mission to the Cherokees, 1817–1823. Lincoln, Nebraska: University of Nebraska Press. ISBN 978-0-8032-3718-6, p 502.

    85. Litton, Gaston L. (Autumn 1937). "The Principal Chiefs of the Cherokee Nation" (PDF). The Chronicles of Oklahoma. 15 (3). Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: Oklahoma Historical Society: 253–270. ISSN 0009-6024. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 6, 2024. Retrieved August 6, 2024, p 256.

    86. Washburn, Cephas (1910). Cherokees 'West', 1794-1839. Claremore, Oklahoma: Emmet Starr. OCLC 226660819, p 145, 153.

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