Johnny Glenn (Glenn) Fields1,2

M, b. 13 July 1929
FatherWilliam Herschel Fields1 b. 11 Feb 1880, d. 14 Apr 1941
MotherLaura Ross1 b. 15 Oct 1896, d. 29 Mar 1974
Last Edited23 Sep 2012
Birth*Johnny Glenn (Glenn) Fields was born on 13 July 1929 at Gaston, North Carolina.1 
(Witness) CensusHe appeared on the census of 5 April 1930 Gastonia, Gaston, North Carolina, in the household of William Herschel Fields and Laura Ross; ED 31, sheet 5B, occupation night watchman - cotton mill, renting-$2 month, 4 children from first marriage and 6 from second marriage.2 

Citations

  1. [S974] North Carolina Dept. of Health & Human Services, North Carolina Birth Records.
  2. [S1] Census of Population 1930.

Unknown Son Fields1

M, b. 15 April 1934
FatherWilliam Herschel Fields1 b. 11 Feb 1880, d. 14 Apr 1941
MotherLaura Ross1 b. 15 Oct 1896, d. 29 Mar 1974
Last Edited23 Sep 2012
Birth*Unknown Son Fields was born on 15 April 1934 at Gaston, North Carolina; no first name on birth record.1 

Citations

  1. [S974] North Carolina Dept. of Health & Human Services, North Carolina Birth Records.

Marjie H. Fields1

F, b. 27 March 1926
FatherWilliam Herschel Fields1 b. 11 Feb 1880, d. 14 Apr 1941
MotherLaura Ross1 b. 15 Oct 1896, d. 29 Mar 1974
Last Edited23 Sep 2012
Birth*Marjie H. Fields was born on 27 March 1926 at Gaston, North Carolina.1 
(Witness) CensusShe appeared on the census of 5 April 1930 Gastonia, Gaston, North Carolina, in the household of William Herschel Fields and Laura Ross; ED 31, sheet 5B, occupation night watchman - cotton mill, renting-$2 month, 4 children from first marriage and 6 from second marriage.2 

Citations

  1. [S974] North Carolina Dept. of Health & Human Services, North Carolina Birth Records.
  2. [S1] Census of Population 1930.

Bessie Fields1

F, b. 1921
FatherWilliam Herschel Fields1 b. 11 Feb 1880, d. 14 Apr 1941
MotherLaura Ross1 b. 15 Oct 1896, d. 29 Mar 1974
Last Edited23 Sep 2012
Birth*Bessie Fields was born in 1921 at Fannin, Georgia.1 
(Witness) CensusShe appeared on the census of 5 April 1930 Gastonia, Gaston, North Carolina, in the household of William Herschel Fields and Laura Ross; ED 31, sheet 5B, occupation night watchman - cotton mill, renting-$2 month, 4 children from first marriage and 6 from second marriage.1 

Citations

  1. [S1] Census of Population 1930.

Otis Fields1,2

M, b. 9 February 1923, d. 5 December 1977
FatherWilliam Herschel Fields1 b. 11 Feb 1880, d. 14 Apr 1941
MotherLaura Ross1 b. 15 Oct 1896, d. 29 Mar 1974
Last Edited8 Aug 2007
Birth*Otis Fields was born on 9 February 1923 at Fannin, Georgia.1,2 
(Witness) CensusHe appeared on the census of 5 April 1930 Gastonia, Gaston, North Carolina, in the household of William Herschel Fields and Laura Ross; ED 31, sheet 5B, occupation night watchman - cotton mill, renting-$2 month, 4 children from first marriage and 6 from second marriage.1 
Marriage*Otis Fields married Sallie Jordan circa 1948 at North Carolina.3 
Death*Otis Fields died on 5 December 1977 at Belmont, Gaston, North Carolina, at age 54; died in Rowan County.2,4 

Family

Sallie Jordan b. c 1925

Citations

  1. [S1] Census of Population 1930.
  2. [S44] Social Security Death Index.
  3. [S974] North Carolina Dept. of Health & Human Services, North Carolina Birth Records.
  4. [S1011] North Carolina State Archives, North Carolina Death Records.

Virginia Fields1

F, b. 1924
FatherWilliam Herschel Fields1 b. 11 Feb 1880, d. 14 Apr 1941
MotherLaura Ross1 b. 15 Oct 1896, d. 29 Mar 1974
Last Edited15 Oct 2012
Birth*Virginia Fields was born in 1924 at Gaston, North Carolina.1 
(Witness) CensusShe appeared on the census of 5 April 1930 Gastonia, Gaston, North Carolina, in the household of William Herschel Fields and Laura Ross; ED 31, sheet 5B, occupation night watchman - cotton mill, renting-$2 month, 4 children from first marriage and 6 from second marriage.1 

Citations

  1. [S1] Census of Population 1930.

Ellen Fields1

F, b. 1927
FatherWilliam Herschel Fields1 b. 11 Feb 1880, d. 14 Apr 1941
MotherLaura Ross1 b. 15 Oct 1896, d. 29 Mar 1974
Last Edited23 Sep 2012
Birth*Ellen Fields was born in 1927 at Gaston, North Carolina.1 
(Witness) CensusShe appeared on the census of 5 April 1930 Gastonia, Gaston, North Carolina, in the household of William Herschel Fields and Laura Ross; ED 31, sheet 5B, occupation night watchman - cotton mill, renting-$2 month, 4 children from first marriage and 6 from second marriage.1 
Married Name As of circa 1951,her married name was Stiles.2 
Marriage*Ellen Fields married William Calvin Stiles circa 1951 at North Carolina.2 

Family

William Calvin Stiles b. c 1925

Citations

  1. [S1] Census of Population 1930.
  2. [S974] North Carolina Dept. of Health & Human Services, North Carolina Birth Records.

William Calvin Stiles1

M, b. circa 1925
Last Edited23 Sep 2012
Birth*William Calvin Stiles was born circa 1925; name son's birth record.1 
Marriage*He married Ellen Fields, daughter of William Herschel Fields and Laura Ross, circa 1951 at North Carolina.1 

Family

Ellen Fields b. 1927

Citations

  1. [S974] North Carolina Dept. of Health & Human Services, North Carolina Birth Records.

Sallie Jordan1

F, b. circa 1925
Last Edited23 Sep 2012
Birth*Sallie Jordan was born circa 1925; name from daughter's birth record.1 
Married Name As of circa 1948,her married name was Fields.1 
Marriage*She married Otis Fields, son of William Herschel Fields and Laura Ross, circa 1948 at North Carolina.1 

Family

Otis Fields b. 9 Feb 1923, d. 5 Dec 1977

Citations

  1. [S974] North Carolina Dept. of Health & Human Services, North Carolina Birth Records.

Howard Dennis Ross1

M, b. 5 August 1928, d. 21 July 2009
FatherGeorge Washington Ross1 b. 1901, d. 14 May 1963
MotherAda Lorine Fields1 b. 24 Apr 1906, d. 22 Jun 1972
Last Edited15 Oct 2012
Birth*Howard Dennis Ross was born on 5 August 1928 at Gaston, North Carolina.1 
Death*He died on 21 July 2009 at Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, at age 80; buried at Rowan Memorial Park Cemetery.2,3 
ObitHoward Dennis's obituary was published in the Unknown Newspaper on circa 22 July 2009:
Mr. Howard Dennis Ross Sr, 80, of Salisbury, N.C. died Tuesday, July 21, 2009, at his residence following a period of declining health. He was born Aug. 5, 1928, in Gaston County, a son of the late George Washington Ross Sr. and Ada Lorene Fields Ross. He was educated in Mt. Holly Schools and he had retired from Springs Industries, Doblin Plant. He was a woodworker. He was a member of Grace United Methodist Church in Salisbury and an U.S. Army veteran. He is survived by his wife of 17 years, Betty Shuping Ross; a son, Howard Dennis Ross Jr. of Icard; a daughter, Debra Ross Laws of Morganton; a stepdaughter, Terri Shuping Correll of Salisbury; three brothers, William Herchel Ross of Drexel, Hubert Patton Ross of Icard and Archie Vernon Ross of Waco; seven sisters, Mary Ross Puckett of Mooresville, Dora Lee Bridges of Kings Mt., Helen Louise Nations of Whitter, Dorothy Juanita Fortenberry of Grover, Margaret Angeline Sisk of Gastonia, Barbara Virginia King of Grover and Laura Rachel Christopher of Hickory; grandsons, Michael Ross of Tatertown, Thomas Laws of Morganton and Adam Ross of Icard; one stepgrandson, Chris Correll of Winston-Salem; stepgranddaughter, Amanda Correll Schnepper of Kingsville, Texas; and two great-grandsons, Dylan and Braedyn Laws. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, George Washington Ross Jr., and Elmer Coy Ross. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at Grace United Methodist Church with Pastor Paul Burke and the Rev. Greg Dickens officiating. The body will be placed in the church 30 minutes before the funeral hour. Interment will follow in Rowan Memorial Park.3 

Citations

  1. [S974] North Carolina Dept. of Health & Human Services, North Carolina Birth Records.
  2. [S44] Social Security Death Index.
  3. [S1368] Find A Grave, Find A Grave, Rowan, Rowan, North Carolina.

Emma Ross1

F, b. circa 1903, d. circa 1903
FatherGeorge Patton Ross1 b. 11 Nov 1872, d. 8 Sep 1951
MotherMalinda Angaline Curtis1 b. 22 Oct 1875, d. 7 Sep 1973
Last Edited8 Aug 2007
Death*Emma Ross died circa 1903 at Fannin, Georgia.1 
Birth*She was born circa 1903 at Fannin, Georgia.1 

Citations

  1. [S1466] Everette Dillard, "Descendants of Reuben Brock", Ancestral File.

Peter Curtis Duncan1

M, b. 11 December 1904, d. 19 October 1973
Last Edited8 Aug 2007
Birth*Peter Curtis Duncan was born on 11 December 1904 at Habersham, Georgia.2 
Marriage*He married Flora Ruemma Ross, daughter of George Patton Ross and Malinda Angaline Curtis, on 10 April 1926 at York, York, South Carolina.1 
Death*Peter Curtis Duncan died on 19 October 1973 at Mount Holly, Gaston, North Carolina, at age 68.2 

Family

Flora Ruemma Ross b. 31 Aug 1905, d. 26 Apr 1997
Children

Citations

  1. [S1466] Everette Dillard, "Descendants of Reuben Brock", Ancestral File.
  2. [S44] Social Security Death Index.

Thelma Angeline Duncan1

F, b. 29 May 1927
FatherPeter Curtis Duncan1 b. 11 Dec 1904, d. 19 Oct 1973
MotherFlora Ruemma Ross1 b. 31 Aug 1905, d. 26 Apr 1997
Last Edited23 Sep 2012
Birth*Thelma Angeline Duncan was born on 29 May 1927 at Demorest, Habersham, Georgia; married Earl James Lynch.1 

Citations

  1. [S1466] Everette Dillard, "Descendants of Reuben Brock", Ancestral File.

Margaret Amanda Duncan1

F, b. 27 May 1929, d. 22 February 2003
FatherPeter Curtis Duncan1 b. 11 Dec 1904, d. 19 Oct 1973
MotherFlora Ruemma Ross1 b. 31 Aug 1905, d. 26 Apr 1997
Last Edited8 Aug 2007
Birth*Margaret Amanda Duncan was born on 27 May 1929 at Demorest, Habersham, Georgia; married Keith B. Martin.2 
Death*She died on 22 February 2003 at Lagrange, Lagrange, Indiana, at age 73.2 

Citations

  1. [S1466] Everette Dillard, "Descendants of Reuben Brock", Ancestral File.
  2. [S44] Social Security Death Index.

Kenneth William Duncan1

M, b. 23 April 1932, d. 4 March 2005
FatherPeter Curtis Duncan1 b. 11 Dec 1904, d. 19 Oct 1973
MotherFlora Ruemma Ross1 b. 31 Aug 1905, d. 26 Apr 1997
Last Edited8 Aug 2007
Birth*Kenneth William Duncan was born on 23 April 1932 at Belmont, Gaston, North Carolina.2 
Death*He died on 4 March 2005 at Stanley, Gaston, North Carolina, at age 72; married Gertie O'Donahue.2 

Citations

  1. [S1466] Everette Dillard, "Descendants of Reuben Brock", Ancestral File.
  2. [S44] Social Security Death Index.

James Curtis Duncan1

M, b. 24 February 1937, d. 9 July 1981
FatherPeter Curtis Duncan1 b. 11 Dec 1904, d. 19 Oct 1973
MotherFlora Ruemma Ross1 b. 31 Aug 1905, d. 26 Apr 1997
Last Edited8 Aug 2007
Birth*James Curtis Duncan was born on 24 February 1937 at Belmont, Gaston, North Carolina.2 
Death*He died on 9 July 1981 at Mount Holly, Gaston, North Carolina, at age 44; married Eloise Griffin, Gale Litton.2,3 

Citations

  1. [S1466] Everette Dillard, "Descendants of Reuben Brock", Ancestral File.
  2. [S44] Social Security Death Index.
  3. [S1011] North Carolina State Archives, North Carolina Death Records.

Loretta Duncan1

F, b. 21 August 1939, d. 22 August 2005
FatherPeter Curtis Duncan1 b. 11 Dec 1904, d. 19 Oct 1973
MotherFlora Ruemma Ross1 b. 31 Aug 1905, d. 26 Apr 1997
Last Edited8 Aug 2007
Birth*Loretta Duncan was born on 21 August 1939 at Belmont, Gaston, North Carolina.2 
Death*She died on 22 August 2005 at Dover, Kent, Delaware, at age 66; married Carol Lee Hester; buried at Shkaron Hills Cemetery in Dover.2,1 

Citations

  1. [S1466] Everette Dillard, "Descendants of Reuben Brock", Ancestral File.
  2. [S44] Social Security Death Index.