BIOGRAPHY: Much of the information surrounding William Webster Fields and his ancestry or his descendants comes from paperwork I receieved by Sandra Ward and my aunt, Janet Watters Fryer.  This included information taken by Lucy Kate McGhee from the Guion Miller application for W. W. Fields.  A copy of the  Cherokee Nation Cherokee Roll #10214. And some copy work of James Manford Carselowey, Adair, OK, January 1962. Emmet Starr's work is included among these ancestry lines as well. 

1/4 cherokee in Starr's Book

1910 Census: Las Animas, Bent Co., Colorado, Cherokee Indian Reservation.

Fields, William W., m, IN (for Indian), age at last birthday: 52, M2, number of years in present marriage: 19, born in Oklahoma, father in Oklahoma, mother in Oklahoma, farm laborer.

Sarah A., f, W (for White), age at last birthday: 44, M1, number of years in present marriage: 19, children born: 10, children now living: 9.

Della, 16

Eugene, 14

Howard E., 12

Cledah, 9

Inez, 8

Rose, 7

Elma, 2 (this says son and male)

It also has information about the degree of Indian blood they all have.  For William he is 1/4 Indian and 3/4 White, for the children, they are all listed as 1/16 Indian and 15/16 White.

Oh, and it also asks if this Indian is tamed!  He, of course, is.  @

1900 census District 5, township 27, Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory

Fields, William W. IN(dian), m, Aug 1859, 40, married 9 years, b. Indian Territory, father b. GA, mother b. Indian Territory, states he is a druggist.

Fields, Anna, wife, W(hite), f, 1869, 31, married 9 years, 6 children born, 6 children living, INdiana, IN, IN

Fields, Jesse, son, IN, m, Feb. 1889, 11, In Terr., In Terr., Missouri

Fields, Birdie, dau, IN, f, Dec. 1890, 9, In Terr., In Terr., Indiana

Fields, Dora, dau, IN, f, Feb. 1892, 8, In Terr., In Terr., Indiana

Fields, Della, dau, IN, f, Oct. 1893, 6, In Terr., In Terr., Indiana

Fields, Eugene, son, IN, m, Dec. 1894, 5, In Terr., In Terr., Indiana

Fields, Howard, son, IN, m, Feb. 1897, 3, In Terr., In Terr., Indiana

Fields, Baby, dau, IN, f, Apr. 1900, 1/12, In Terr., In Terr., Indiana

Hadley, Lottie, sis-in-law, W, f, Sept. 1872, 27, single, Missouri, Indiana, Indiana

Hadley, Elsie, niece, W, f, Oct. 1891, 8, In Terr., Un, Missouri

Further down on this census are "special inquiries relating to Indians"

for William W. Fields is states that the tribe of himself, father and mother is Cherokee, it asks if this Indian has any white blood and if so, how much.  It states 7/8. "Is this Indian, if married, living in polygamy?" answer is "No"  "Is this Indian taxed?" answer is "Yes"  "Is this Indian living in a fixed or in a movable dwelling?" answer is "fixed"

For all of the children it lists Cherokee, Cherokee and White (for tribe of themself, father and mother), then it only lists the white blood and the fixed part. They all show 15/16 and fixed.

1920 census Dist 19, Venita Ward-4, 338 N. 6th St.

Fields, William W., 62, OK, GA, GA, wholesale salesman, dry goods

Fields, Sarah A., 53, IN, OH, VA

Fields, Rosa, 16, OK, OK, IN

Slagle, Wilbur W., 9, CO, Unknown, MO