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Ernest Garrett Phields, III

Ernest Garrett Phields, III



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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Ernest Garrett Phields, III was born in 1945 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA (son of Ernest Gilbert Phields, II and Miriam Elizabeth Garrett); died in in Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Ernest Gilbert Phields, II was born on 10 May 1911 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA (son of Ernest Garfield Phields, I and Corrie Bell Harris); died on 16 Jul 1947 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Race: Negro
    • Name: Eoniese G Phields
    • Name: Ernest Fielde
    • Name: Ernest Fields
    • Name: Ernest G Phields
    • Name: Ernest G. Phields Jr
    • Residence: 1935, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    • Residence: 1940, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; StreetAddress: Federal Street; 27 Age: 27; Clerk Claims Dept Occupation: Clerk Claims Dept; AttendedSchool: No; CityWard: 36; EmploymentCode: 1; EmploymentDetails: No; EmploymentHistory: No; EnumerationDistrict: 51-1328; GradeCompleted: College, 5th or subsequent year; HoursWorked: 40; Income: 1860; IncomeOtherSources: No; IsEmployed: Yes; PublicEmergencyWork: No; ResidenceFarmNineteenThirtyFive: No; SeekingWork: No; WeeksWorked: 52; Single MaritalStatus: Single; Son RelationToHead: Son
    • Newspaper Clipping: 16 Jul 1947, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; Murder-Suicide
    • Newspaper Clipping: 16 Jul 1947, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; Murder-Suicide

    Ernest married Miriam Elizabeth Garrett on 11 May 1940 in Warrenton, Fauquier, Virginia, USA. Miriam (daughter of James Edward Garrett and Bessie Lee Blalock) was born on 13 Mar 1917 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 16 Jul 1947 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in Steelton, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Miriam Elizabeth Garrett was born on 13 Mar 1917 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA (daughter of James Edward Garrett and Bessie Lee Blalock); died on 16 Jul 1947 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in Steelton, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Elizabeth Garrett Phields
    • Name: Marrian Elizabeth Phields
    • Name: Miriam E Garrett
    • Residence: 1920, Ward 9, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Daughter
    • Residence: 1930, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Daughter
    • Newspaper Clipping: 16 Jul 1947, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; Murder-Suicide
    • Newspaper Clipping: 16 Jul 1947, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; Murder-Suicide

    Notes:

    Husband committed murder-suicide one year after she moved back to Harrisburg with her children to live with her parents.

    Buried:
    William Howard Day

    Children:
    1. Elizabeth Lee Phields was born on 22 Sep 1940 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 23 Mar 2018 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in Steelton, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.
    2. 1. Ernest Garrett Phields, III was born in 1945 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; died in in Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Ernest Garfield Phields, I was born on 15 Sep 1882 in Guilford, North Carolina, USA (son of Charles Phields and Ibbe Phields); died on 31 Dec 1963 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Race: Black
    • Race: Negro
    • Name: Earnest Garfield Phields Sr
    • Name: Ernest G Fielde
    • Name: Ernest G Fields
    • Name: Ernest G Phields
    • Name: Ernest G Phields
    • Residence: 1913; 30 Age: 30
    • Residence: 1935, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    • Residence: 1940, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; StreetAddress: Federal Street; Age: 54; Occupation: Porter; AttendedSchool: No; CityWard: 36; ClassofWorker: Wage or salary worker in private work; EmploymentCode: 3; EmploymentDetails: No; EmploymentHistory: No; EnumerationDistrict: 51-1328; GradeCompleted: High School, 1st year; HomeOwnership: Rented; Income: 800; IncomeOtherSources: No; IsEmployed: No; MonthsUnEmployedPastYear: 20; OwnsFarm: No; PublicEmergencyWork: No; SeekingWork: Yes; ValueOfHome: 30; WeeksWorked: 40; MaritalStatus: Married; RelationToHead: Head
    • Residence: 1942, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Relation to Head: Head

    Ernest married Corrie Bell Harris. Corrie was born in in Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Corrie Bell Harris was born in in Virginia, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Race: Black
    • Race: Negro
    • Name: Carrie B Harris
    • Name: Carrie B Harris Harris
    • Name: Carrie Unknown
    • Name: Corrie Fielde
    • Name: Corrie Fields
    • Name: Harrie Phields
    • Residence: 1913; Age: 22
    • Residence: 1935, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    • Residence: 1940, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; StreetAddress: Federal Street; 45 Age: 45; AttendedSchool: No; CityWard: 36; EmploymentCode: 5; EmploymentDetails: Home Housework; EmploymentHistory: No; EnumerationDistrict: 51-1328; GradeCompleted: High School, 3rd year; Income: 0; IncomeOtherSources: No; IsEmployed: No; PublicEmergencyWork: No; ResidenceFarmNineteenThirtyFive: No; Respondent: Yes; SeekingWork: No; WeeksWorked: 0; Married MaritalStatus: Married; Wife RelationToHead: Wife

    Children:
    1. 2. Ernest Gilbert Phields, II was born on 10 May 1911 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 16 Jul 1947 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.
    2. James Marshall Phields was born on 19 Feb 1913 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
    3. Corrie Phields was born on 25 Mar 1914 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 7 Aug 1940 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

  3. 6.  James Edward Garrett was born in 1881 in Virginia, USA; died in 1965; was buried in Steelton, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Name: James E Garret
    • Name: James E Garrett
    • Name: James E Garrett
    • Name: James E Garrett
    • Name: James Garrett
    • Residence: 1920, Ward 9, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Head
    • Residence: 1930, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Head

    James married Bessie Lee Blalock on 1 Jun 1916 in Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. Bessie (daughter of Martin Luther Blalock and Bettie Elizabeth Scott) was born on 6 Mar 1897 in Paterson, Passaic, New Jersey, USA; died on 28 Nov 1990; was buried in Steelton, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Bessie Lee Blalock was born on 6 Mar 1897 in Paterson, Passaic, New Jersey, USA (daughter of Martin Luther Blalock and Bettie Elizabeth Scott); died on 28 Nov 1990; was buried in Steelton, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Ethnicity: American
    • Race: Black
    • Name: Bessie B Garrett
    • Name: Bessie B Garrett
    • Name: Bessie B. Blalock
    • Name: Bessie B. Smith
    • Name: Bessie Blalock
    • Name: Bessie L Garrett
    • Name: Bessie L. Blalock
    • Name: Bessie L. Garett
    • Name: Bessie L. Garett
    • Residence: 1900, York, York, Pennsylvania, USA; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Daughter
    • Residence: 1910, Ward 4, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; StreetAddress: Liberty Street; 13 Age: 13; AttendedSchool: Yes; CanRead: Yes; CanWrite: Yes; EnumerationDistrict: 0063; NativeLanguageCode: English; Single MaritalStatus: Single; Daughter RelationToHead: Daughter
    • Residence: 1920, Ward 9, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Wife
    • Residence: 1930, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Wife

    Children:
    1. 3. Miriam Elizabeth Garrett was born on 13 Mar 1917 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 16 Jul 1947 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in Steelton, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Charles Phields

    Charles married Ibbe Phields. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Ibbe Phields
    Children:
    1. 4. Ernest Garfield Phields, I was born on 15 Sep 1882 in Guilford, North Carolina, USA; died on 31 Dec 1963 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

  3. 14.  Martin Luther BlalockMartin Luther Blalock was born on 4 Aug 1858 in Atlanta, De Kalb, Georgia, USA (son of Father Unknown Blalock and Margaret Blaylock, son of Henry Williams and Margaret Blaylock); died on 21 Jan 1942 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in 201 South 30th street, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Ethnicity: American
    • Race: Black
    • Race: Colored
    • Race: Negro
    • Name: M. L. Blalock
    • Name: Martin Blalock
    • Name: Martin L Blalock
    • Name: Martin L Blalock
    • Name: Martin L. Blalock
    • Job: Employer: Wage Earner
    • Residence: 3 Jan 1871, Atlanta, De Kalb, Georgia, USA; Age: 13. Goes to School, "Light Brown Complexion Almost White." Father Unknown. Two Half-siblings: Charley, Jane.
    • Residence: 1900, York, York, Pennsylvania, USA; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Head
    • Newspaper Clipping: 26 Apr 1908, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
    • Residence: 1910, Ward 4, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
    • Residence: 1910, Ward 4, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; StreetAddress: Liberty Street; 46 Age: 46; Preacher Occupation: Preacher; CanRead: Yes; CanWrite: Yes; EnumerationDistrict: 0063; HomeOwnership: Rent; Industry: ME Church; LiveOnFarm: House; NativeLanguageCode: English; OutOfWork: N; WeeksOutOfWork: 0; YearsMarried: 17; Married MaritalStatus: Married; Head RelationToHead: Head
    • Residence: 1935, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
    • Residence: 1940, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; StreetAddress: S 16th Street; Age: 75; Occupation: Minister; AttendedSchool: No; CityWard: 9; ClassofWorker: Working on own account; EmploymentCode: 4; EmploymentDetails: No; EmploymentHistory: Yes; EnumerationDistrict: 22-51; GradeCompleted: College, 2nd year; HomeOwnership: Owned; Income: 600; IncomeOtherSources: No; IsEmployed: No; OwnsFarm: No; PublicEmergencyWork: No; SeekingWork: No; ValueOfHome: 3500; WeeksWorked: 3; MaritalStatus: Married; RelationToHead: Head

    Notes:

    Buried:
    Lincoln Cemetery

    Died:
    77 Age: 77

    Martin married Bettie Elizabeth Scott on 16 Dec 1892 in Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA. Bettie (daughter of Arthur Fett Scott and Not Ascertainable Scott) was born on 25 Jul 1874 in Jefferson, Alabama, USA; died on 9 Sep 1951 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in 201 South 30th street, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 15.  Bettie Elizabeth Scott was born on 25 Jul 1874 in Jefferson, Alabama, USA (daughter of Arthur Fett Scott and Not Ascertainable Scott); died on 9 Sep 1951 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in 201 South 30th street, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Ethnicity: American
    • Race: Black
    • Race: Negro
    • Name: Bettie Blalock
    • Name: Bettie E Blalock
    • Name: Bettie R. Scott
    • Name: Betty Blalock
    • Name: Betty Blalock
    • Name: Betty E Blalock
    • Name: Betty E Blalock
    • Name: Betty E. Blalock
    • Name: Betty E. Blalock
    • Name: Betty E. Blalock
    • Name: Betty Scott
    • Name: Betty Williams
    • Name: Scott
    • Residence: 1880, Loachapoka, Lee, Alabama, USA; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Daughter
    • Residence: 1900, Ward 6, York, York, Pennsylvania, USA; StreetAddress: King; 25 Age: 25; AbleToSpeakEnglish: Yes; CanRead: Yes; CanWrite: Yes; CityWard: 6; EnumerationDistrict: 0192; NumberOfChildrenBorn: 3; NumberOfChildrenLiving: 3; YearsMarried: 8; Married MaritalStatus: Married; Wife RelationToHead: Wife
    • Residence: 1910, Ward 4, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
    • Residence: 1910, Ward 4, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; StreetAddress: Liberty Street; Age: 35; CanRead: Yes; CanWrite: Yes; EnumerationDistrict: 0063; NativeLanguageCode: English; NumberOfChildrenBorn: 6; NumberOfChildrenLiving: 5; YearsMarried: 17; MaritalStatus: Married; RelationToHead: Wife
    • Residence: 1920, Ward 9, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; StreetAddress: South Sixteenth Street; 45 Age: 45; AbleToSpeakEnglish: Yes; CanRead: Yes; CanWrite: Yes; EnumerationDistrict: 202; Married MaritalStatus: Married; Wife RelationToHead: Wife
    • Residence: 1935, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
    • Residence: 1940, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; StreetAddress: S 16th Street; 63 Age: 63; 53 Age: 53; AttendedSchool: No; CityWard: 9; EmploymentCode: 5; EmploymentDetails: Home Housework; EmploymentHistory: No; EnumerationDistrict: 22-51; GradeCompleted: Elementary school, 8th grade; Income: 0; IncomeOtherSources: No; IsEmployed: No; PublicEmergencyWork: No; Respondent: Yes; SeekingWork: No; WeeksWorked: 0; Married MaritalStatus: Married; Wife RelationToHead: Wife

    Notes:

    Buried:
    Lincoln Cemetery

    Children:
    1. Margaret I Blalock was born on 9 Jan 1888 in Mobile, Mobile, Alabama, USA; died on 28 Jun 1978 in Susquehanna, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, USA.
    2. Jane Grace Blalock was born in Sep 1893 in Kentucky, USA.
    3. 7. Bessie Lee Blalock was born on 6 Mar 1897 in Paterson, Passaic, New Jersey, USA; died on 28 Nov 1990; was buried in Steelton, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.
    4. Martin Luther Blalock, II was born on 26 Apr 1899 in Chester, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 22 Feb 1918 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in 201 South 30th street, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.
    5. Marian Genevieve Blalock was born in 1902 in York, York, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 16 Oct 1903 in 413 Filbert street, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.
    6. Mary Blalock was born in 1905 in Pennsylvania, USA.
    7. Derell Ellis Blalock was born on 10 Apr 1908 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 11 Jan 1992 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
    8. Charles Wesley Blalock was born on 24 Jan 1911 in Virginia, USA; died on 30 Aug 1968 in Laurinburg, Scotland, North Carolina, USA; was buried in 201 South 30th street, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.



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