Effa's father was John Davis. When Effa was a little girl, her mother was killed by Cherokee Indians, and the Indians then kidnapped her and her sister Elizabeth. The Indians took the two little girls back to their camp near Chattanooga, TN. They held them there for years. When Effa was about 14 years old, she was released. She was then pregnant, and she was also "half-scalped."
For the rest of her life, Effa always wore a bonnet, even to bed, as she was so ashamed of the way that her head looked (all the scars and the missing chunks of hair).
When Effa's child was born, she named him Asa (FAG #151137778). He was, of course, half-Cherokee Indian. Shortly after Asa was born, a man named Davis Lansford Fields offered to marry Effa, because he knew that nobody else would. It was said that Davis was distantly related to Effa.
Davis Fields raised Effa's young son Asa as his own. Davis and Effa also had several children of their own, including a son named William Jason Fields, who married a woman whose first name was Lydia; and a son named Isaac Fields, who married Ailsie Day.
Asa Fields later married Rachel Sargent, on 7-12-1811, in Greene County, Tennessee. They had nine children: William Turner Fields (b. 10-14-1812), who married Rebecca Back in 1842; Jane "Jincy" Fields (b. 12-25-1815), who married Solomon Back in 1835; Ephraim Fields (b. 2-16-1818), who married Lydia Noble in 1840; Debbie Fields (b. about 1821), who married John Cockrell Jr. in 1838; Elizabeth "Betsy" Fields (b. about 1823), who never married but had ten children out of wedlock; Abraham Fields (b. 5-24-1822), who married Mary Noble and Margaret Burgess; Stephen B. Fields (b. 9-6-1828), who married Katherine Back and Eliza Jane Barnes; Asa Fields Jr. (b. about 1836), who was crippled in one knee, and married Sarah Gibson; and Polly Fields (b. about 1837).
Asa and his family left eastern Tennessee and migrated to eastern Kentucky around 1817. Asa's mother Effa, his stepfather Davis Fields, and Rachel's parents, went with them, as did at least two of Asa's brothers (William Jason and Isaac). They first settled in Harlan County, along the Poor Fork of the Cumberland River, where Effa and Davis joined the Oven Fork Church. They were all seen living in Harlan County, in the 1830 Census Report. Davis Fields died around 1835. Sometime after 1840, William Jason Fields and his family moved near Olive Hill, KY; Isaac Fields and his family moved near Whitesburg, KY; and Asa Fields and his family moved to Breathitt County, and they settled near the town of Jackson, near "the Pan Bowl," on land that later became Lees College. They lived near the farm of Elbert Hargis.
Asa's wife Rachel died in 1853. She was buried in on their farm, on land that is now the southwest corner of Lees College. Shortly after Rachel died, Asa, his five sons, his daughter Polly, and his daughter Debbie and her husband and children, left Kentucky and migrated to Arkansas. But his daughter Elizabeth remained in Kentucky, as did his daughter Jincy.
His daughter Debbie, her husband John Cockrill Jr., and their children were last seen in the 1850 Census Report, living in Breathitt County. But they cannot be found in any records, after they moved to Arkansas, except that their son Asa (born 1847) was seen in the 1870 Census Report, in Izard County, Arkansas. (He had served in the Civil War, in the 40th Missouri Infantry, Company K.)
John Cockrill Jr. (also spelled as Cockrell) was the son of John Cockrill Sr. and Millie Alley. John Cockrill Sr. was the son of Simon Cockrill, who owned a great deal of land in Breathitt County. John Cockrill Jr. had first married Miss Stacy, and had two sons (John and Shade), but his first wife had died, which was when he married Debbie Fields, and he had five children with her (Dillard, Asa, Emilia, and twins, Martha and Mary). Curiously, many members of John Cockrill's family had also migrated to Arkansas and Missouri, years before; it was said that John's father was killed by Indians, along the Arkansas River, in 1828. (He may not have migrated there; he may have just been hunting there.)
Also travelling with Asa Fields and his family to Arkansas (and then Missouri) was Lewis Back and his wife Elizabeth Pennington. Their two daughters, Rebecca and Katherine, had married two of Asa Fields' sons.
Later on, Asa and his wife Rachel, and some of their children, and Lewis and his wife Elizabeth, and some of their children, migrated onto Missouri.
All of this information was well-documented by Dr. Wilgus Bach, in the early 1900s, in his genealogy of the families of Breathitt County. Dr. Bach also wrote that Asa Fields liked to say, "Work hard today, boys...it may rain tomorrow."
For the rest of her life, Effa always wore a bonnet, even to bed, as she was so ashamed of the way that her head looked (all the scars and the missing chunks of hair).
When Effa's child was born, she named him Asa (FAG #151137778). He was, of course, half-Cherokee Indian. Shortly after Asa was born, a man named Davis Lansford Fields offered to marry Effa, because he knew that nobody else would. It was said that Davis was distantly related to Effa.
Davis Fields raised Effa's young son Asa as his own. Davis and Effa also had several children of their own, including a son named William Jason Fields, who married a woman whose first name was Lydia; and a son named Isaac Fields, who married Ailsie Day.
Asa Fields later married Rachel Sargent, on 7-12-1811, in Greene County, Tennessee. They had nine children: William Turner Fields (b. 10-14-1812), who married Rebecca Back in 1842; Jane "Jincy" Fields (b. 12-25-1815), who married Solomon Back in 1835; Ephraim Fields (b. 2-16-1818), who married Lydia Noble in 1840; Debbie Fields (b. about 1821), who married John Cockrell Jr. in 1838; Elizabeth "Betsy" Fields (b. about 1823), who never married but had ten children out of wedlock; Abraham Fields (b. 5-24-1822), who married Mary Noble and Margaret Burgess; Stephen B. Fields (b. 9-6-1828), who married Katherine Back and Eliza Jane Barnes; Asa Fields Jr. (b. about 1836), who was crippled in one knee, and married Sarah Gibson; and Polly Fields (b. about 1837).
Asa and his family left eastern Tennessee and migrated to eastern Kentucky around 1817. Asa's mother Effa, his stepfather Davis Fields, and Rachel's parents, went with them, as did at least two of Asa's brothers (William Jason and Isaac). They first settled in Harlan County, along the Poor Fork of the Cumberland River, where Effa and Davis joined the Oven Fork Church. They were all seen living in Harlan County, in the 1830 Census Report. Davis Fields died around 1835. Sometime after 1840, William Jason Fields and his family moved near Olive Hill, KY; Isaac Fields and his family moved near Whitesburg, KY; and Asa Fields and his family moved to Breathitt County, and they settled near the town of Jackson, near "the Pan Bowl," on land that later became Lees College. They lived near the farm of Elbert Hargis.
Asa's wife Rachel died in 1853. She was buried in on their farm, on land that is now the southwest corner of Lees College. Shortly after Rachel died, Asa, his five sons, his daughter Polly, and his daughter Debbie and her husband and children, left Kentucky and migrated to Arkansas. But his daughter Elizabeth remained in Kentucky, as did his daughter Jincy.
His daughter Debbie, her husband John Cockrill Jr., and their children were last seen in the 1850 Census Report, living in Breathitt County. But they cannot be found in any records, after they moved to Arkansas, except that their son Asa (born 1847) was seen in the 1870 Census Report, in Izard County, Arkansas. (He had served in the Civil War, in the 40th Missouri Infantry, Company K.)
John Cockrill Jr. (also spelled as Cockrell) was the son of John Cockrill Sr. and Millie Alley. John Cockrill Sr. was the son of Simon Cockrill, who owned a great deal of land in Breathitt County. John Cockrill Jr. had first married Miss Stacy, and had two sons (John and Shade), but his first wife had died, which was when he married Debbie Fields, and he had five children with her (Dillard, Asa, Emilia, and twins, Martha and Mary). Curiously, many members of John Cockrill's family had also migrated to Arkansas and Missouri, years before; it was said that John's father was killed by Indians, along the Arkansas River, in 1828. (He may not have migrated there; he may have just been hunting there.)
Also travelling with Asa Fields and his family to Arkansas (and then Missouri) was Lewis Back and his wife Elizabeth Pennington. Their two daughters, Rebecca and Katherine, had married two of Asa Fields' sons.
Later on, Asa and his wife Rachel, and some of their children, and Lewis and his wife Elizabeth, and some of their children, migrated onto Missouri.
All of this information was well-documented by Dr. Wilgus Bach, in the early 1900s, in his genealogy of the families of Breathitt County. Dr. Bach also wrote that Asa Fields liked to say, "Work hard today, boys...it may rain tomorrow."
Effa's father was John Davis. When Effa was a little girl, her mother was killed by Cherokee Indians, and the Indians then kidnapped her and her sister Elizabeth. The Indians took the two little girls back to their camp near Chattanooga, TN. They held them there for years. When Effa was about 14 years old, she was released. She was then pregnant, and she was also "half-scalped."
For the rest of her life, Effa always wore a bonnet, even to bed, as she was so ashamed of the way that her head looked (all the scars and the missing chunks of hair).
When Effa's child was born, she named him Asa (FAG #151137778). He was, of course, half-Cherokee Indian. Shortly after Asa was born, a man named Davis Lansford Fields offered to marry Effa, because he knew that nobody else would. It was said that Davis was distantly related to Effa.
Davis Fields raised Effa's young son Asa as his own. Davis and Effa also had several children of their own, including a son named William Jason Fields, who married a woman whose first name was Lydia; and a son named Isaac Fields, who married Ailsie Day.
Asa Fields later married Rachel Sargent, on 7-12-1811, in Greene County, Tennessee. They had nine children: William Turner Fields (b. 10-14-1812), who married Rebecca Back in 1842; Jane "Jincy" Fields (b. 12-25-1815), who married Solomon Back in 1835; Ephraim Fields (b. 2-16-1818), who married Lydia Noble in 1840; Debbie Fields (b. about 1821), who married John Cockrell Jr. in 1838; Elizabeth "Betsy" Fields (b. about 1823), who never married but had ten children out of wedlock; Abraham Fields (b. 5-24-1822), who married Mary Noble and Margaret Burgess; Stephen B. Fields (b. 9-6-1828), who married Katherine Back and Eliza Jane Barnes; Asa Fields Jr. (b. about 1836), who was crippled in one knee, and married Sarah Gibson; and Polly Fields (b. about 1837).
Asa and his family left eastern Tennessee and migrated to eastern Kentucky around 1817. Asa's mother Effa, his stepfather Davis Fields, and Rachel's parents, went with them, as did at least two of Asa's brothers (William Jason and Isaac). They first settled in Harlan County, along the Poor Fork of the Cumberland River, where Effa and Davis joined the Oven Fork Church. They were all seen living in Harlan County, in the 1830 Census Report. Davis Fields died around 1835. Sometime after 1840, William Jason Fields and his family moved near Olive Hill, KY; Isaac Fields and his family moved near Whitesburg, KY; and Asa Fields and his family moved to Breathitt County, and they settled near the town of Jackson, near "the Pan Bowl," on land that later became Lees College. They lived near the farm of Elbert Hargis.
Asa's wife Rachel died in 1853. She was buried in on their farm, on land that is now the southwest corner of Lees College. Shortly after Rachel died, Asa, his five sons, his daughter Polly, and his daughter Debbie and her husband and children, left Kentucky and migrated to Arkansas. But his daughter Elizabeth remained in Kentucky, as did his daughter Jincy.
His daughter Debbie, her husband John Cockrill Jr., and their children were last seen in the 1850 Census Report, living in Breathitt County. But they cannot be found in any records, after they moved to Arkansas, except that their son Asa (born 1847) was seen in the 1870 Census Report, in Izard County, Arkansas. (He had served in the Civil War, in the 40th Missouri Infantry, Company K.)
John Cockrill Jr. (also spelled as Cockrell) was the son of John Cockrill Sr. and Millie Alley. John Cockrill Sr. was the son of Simon Cockrill, who owned a great deal of land in Breathitt County. John Cockrill Jr. had first married Miss Stacy, and had two sons (John and Shade), but his first wife had died, which was when he married Debbie Fields, and he had five children with her (Dillard, Asa, Emilia, and twins, Martha and Mary). Curiously, many members of John Cockrill's family had also migrated to Arkansas and Missouri, years before; it was said that John's father was killed by Indians, along the Arkansas River, in 1828. (He may not have migrated there; he may have just been hunting there.)
Also travelling with Asa Fields and his family to Arkansas (and then Missouri) was Lewis Back and his wife Elizabeth Pennington. Their two daughters, Rebecca and Katherine, had married two of Asa Fields' sons.
Later on, Asa and his wife Rachel, and some of their children, and Lewis and his wife Elizabeth, and some of their children, migrated onto Missouri.
All of this information was well-documented by Dr. Wilgus Bach, in the early 1900s, in his genealogy of the families of Breathitt County. Dr. Bach also wrote that Asa Fields liked to say, "Work hard today, boys...it may rain tomorrow."
For the rest of her life, Effa always wore a bonnet, even to bed, as she was so ashamed of the way that her head looked (all the scars and the missing chunks of hair).
When Effa's child was born, she named him Asa (FAG #151137778). He was, of course, half-Cherokee Indian. Shortly after Asa was born, a man named Davis Lansford Fields offered to marry Effa, because he knew that nobody else would. It was said that Davis was distantly related to Effa.
Davis Fields raised Effa's young son Asa as his own. Davis and Effa also had several children of their own, including a son named William Jason Fields, who married a woman whose first name was Lydia; and a son named Isaac Fields, who married Ailsie Day.
Asa Fields later married Rachel Sargent, on 7-12-1811, in Greene County, Tennessee. They had nine children: William Turner Fields (b. 10-14-1812), who married Rebecca Back in 1842; Jane "Jincy" Fields (b. 12-25-1815), who married Solomon Back in 1835; Ephraim Fields (b. 2-16-1818), who married Lydia Noble in 1840; Debbie Fields (b. about 1821), who married John Cockrell Jr. in 1838; Elizabeth "Betsy" Fields (b. about 1823), who never married but had ten children out of wedlock; Abraham Fields (b. 5-24-1822), who married Mary Noble and Margaret Burgess; Stephen B. Fields (b. 9-6-1828), who married Katherine Back and Eliza Jane Barnes; Asa Fields Jr. (b. about 1836), who was crippled in one knee, and married Sarah Gibson; and Polly Fields (b. about 1837).
Asa and his family left eastern Tennessee and migrated to eastern Kentucky around 1817. Asa's mother Effa, his stepfather Davis Fields, and Rachel's parents, went with them, as did at least two of Asa's brothers (William Jason and Isaac). They first settled in Harlan County, along the Poor Fork of the Cumberland River, where Effa and Davis joined the Oven Fork Church. They were all seen living in Harlan County, in the 1830 Census Report. Davis Fields died around 1835. Sometime after 1840, William Jason Fields and his family moved near Olive Hill, KY; Isaac Fields and his family moved near Whitesburg, KY; and Asa Fields and his family moved to Breathitt County, and they settled near the town of Jackson, near "the Pan Bowl," on land that later became Lees College. They lived near the farm of Elbert Hargis.
Asa's wife Rachel died in 1853. She was buried in on their farm, on land that is now the southwest corner of Lees College. Shortly after Rachel died, Asa, his five sons, his daughter Polly, and his daughter Debbie and her husband and children, left Kentucky and migrated to Arkansas. But his daughter Elizabeth remained in Kentucky, as did his daughter Jincy.
His daughter Debbie, her husband John Cockrill Jr., and their children were last seen in the 1850 Census Report, living in Breathitt County. But they cannot be found in any records, after they moved to Arkansas, except that their son Asa (born 1847) was seen in the 1870 Census Report, in Izard County, Arkansas. (He had served in the Civil War, in the 40th Missouri Infantry, Company K.)
John Cockrill Jr. (also spelled as Cockrell) was the son of John Cockrill Sr. and Millie Alley. John Cockrill Sr. was the son of Simon Cockrill, who owned a great deal of land in Breathitt County. John Cockrill Jr. had first married Miss Stacy, and had two sons (John and Shade), but his first wife had died, which was when he married Debbie Fields, and he had five children with her (Dillard, Asa, Emilia, and twins, Martha and Mary). Curiously, many members of John Cockrill's family had also migrated to Arkansas and Missouri, years before; it was said that John's father was killed by Indians, along the Arkansas River, in 1828. (He may not have migrated there; he may have just been hunting there.)
Also travelling with Asa Fields and his family to Arkansas (and then Missouri) was Lewis Back and his wife Elizabeth Pennington. Their two daughters, Rebecca and Katherine, had married two of Asa Fields' sons.
Later on, Asa and his wife Rachel, and some of their children, and Lewis and his wife Elizabeth, and some of their children, migrated onto Missouri.
All of this information was well-documented by Dr. Wilgus Bach, in the early 1900s, in his genealogy of the families of Breathitt County. Dr. Bach also wrote that Asa Fields liked to say, "Work hard today, boys...it may rain tomorrow."
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