Person:Turtle Fields (2)

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Rev. Turtle Fields
b.Abt 1774 Monroe, Tennessee, 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 -
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  • H.  Rev. Turtle FieldsAbt 1774 -
  • W.  Ollie (add)
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  • H.  Rev. Turtle FieldsAbt 1774 -
  • W.  Sarah Timberlake (add)
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Facts and Events
Name Rev. Turtle Fields
Gender Male
Birth? Abt 1774 Monroe, Tennessee, United States
Marriage to Ollie (add)
Marriage to Sarah Timberlake (add)
Military[1] 1813 Creek war
Nationality[1] Cherokee - Long Hair Clan
Religion[1] 1826 became a Methodist preacher
References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Susannah Emory, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
    last accessed Sep 2024.

    Turtle served as a soldier in the Creek War [55] and became a Methodist preacher in 1826. [90]

    Turtle was one of the signers of the Cherokee Constitution of 1839 [91] and a member of the Cherokee Council in 1840. [92]

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    55. Meserve, John Bartlett (Autumn 1936). "Chief Dennis Wolfe Bushyhead" (PDF). The Chronicles of Oklahoma. 14 (3). Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: Oklahoma Historical Society: 349–359. ISSN 0009-6024. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 28, 2024. Retrieved July 28, 2024. p 350.

    90. McFerrin, John B. (1895). History of Methodism in Tennessee. Vol. 3. From the Year 1818 to the Year 1840. Nashville, Tennessee: Publishing House of the M. E. Church, South. OCLC 9497653. p 526.

    91. Harris, C. J. (August 14, 1900). "Ex-Chief C. J. Harris Writes an Early Cherokee History". The Daily Chieftain. Vol. 2, no. 271. Vinita, Indian Territory. p. 1. Archived from the original on August 6, 2024. Retrieved August 6, 2024. p 1.

    92. Brown, Opal Hartsell (March 27, 1986). "Sooner Footprints". The Oklahoma Eagle. Vol. 68, no. 16. Tulsa, Oklahoma. p. 17. Archived from the original on August 6, 2024. Retrieved August 6, 2024. p 17.

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