 1837 - 1908 (71 years)
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| Name |
Fielding Wilhite MEANS |
| Born |
7 Sep 1837 |
Howard Co, MO  |
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Birth Date of Fielding Wilhite Means
Hand written record in his family Bible.
Detail from Births page |
| Gender |
Male |
| 1860 Census |
9 Jul 1860 |
Grand River Twp, Henry Co, MO |
Pg23 D535:F535
MEANS, William B. - 60 wm (1800) farmer - $4000-$2811 - Kentucky
MEANS, Mary A. R. - 57 wf (1803) - Kentucky
MEANS, Fielding W. - 22 wm (1838) - Missouri
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| Died |
3 Nov 1908 |
Poplar, Benton Co, MO |
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Death record of Fielding Wilhite Means
Handwritten in family Bible
Detail from Deaths page |
| Buried |
Bird Cemetery, Benton Co, MO |
| Notes |
- "When about seven years of age, his parents moved to Clinton, where he lived until the war broke out. When a young man, he served over a year in the state militia, but on account of his regiment not being mustered in, he was unable to get a pension. He moved to Benton County in 1863. In 1887 during a protracted meeting at Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church, he made his peace, calling and election sure with God, and united with the church of which he lived a faithful member until God saw fit to take him to His home above. He will be greatly missed as a member. He was true to the church and true to God's cause, and he will be remembered at Mt. Pleasant. He was a kind husband to his wife, loving and affectionate to his children, and was always ready and willing to lend a helping hand to all his friends and neighbors. He was confined to his bed about three months, but was patient in all his suffering. (obit.)"
"Fielding Wilhite (my grandfather) served as school teacher, surveyor and later carried the mail, horseback, from Lexington, Boonville, Sedalia, Warsaw and Clinton before the Civil war... He was blind in one eye and unable to serve in the regular army during the Civil War, so he enlisted in the State Militia and served under Capt. Miller and Lt. Douglas, hauling supplies for the army. He had many narrow escapes, but said the Lord always delivered him. Once at night he was surrounded by the enemy and managed to get among a herd of cattle. He cut the strap from the bell from around the cow's neck and crawling on his stomach, jingling the bell now and then, he escaped through the woods.
Most of their married life after the war was spent on a farm south of Linclon, Mo. near Mt. Pleasant Church where they were faithful members. I have the container in which Grandfather took wine to church for "Communion Service". Grandmother made the unleaven bread for the service. They were known as Uncle Whig and Aunt Sarah."
(Imo Means Pfetcher)"
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| Person ID |
I242 |
William Means Descendants |
| Last Modified |
16 May 2007 |
| Father |
William Brunston MEANS, b. 1 Feb 1800, Christian Co, KY , d. 20 Jan 1885, Clinton, Henry Co, MO (Age 84 years) |
| Mother |
Parmelia Bozarth REED, b. Abt 1803, VA , d. Between 1845 and 1846, Clinton, Henry Co, MO (Age ~ 42 years) |
| Married |
1 May 1818 |
Christian Co, KY |
| Family ID |
F101 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Sarah Francis BIRD, b. 22 Sep 1841, Benton Co, MO , d. 27 Dec 1921, Sedalia, Pettis Co, MO (Age 80 years) |
| Married |
22 Feb 1861 |
Benton Co, MO [1] |
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Marriage record of Fielding Wilhite Means and Sarah Francis Bird
Hand written record in family Bible.
Detail of marriage page. |
| Children |
| | 1. William Atwood MEANS, b. 2 Mar 1862, Poplar, Benton Co, MO , d. 6 Feb 1943, Windsor, Henry Co, MO (Age 80 years) |
| | 2. Almira Jane MEANS, b. 23 Apr 1864, MO , d. 6 Mar 1865, Benton Co, MO (Age 0 years) |
| | 3. James A. Zachariah MEANS, b. 28 Sep 1867, Benton Co, MO , d. 20 Sep 1868, Benton Co, MO (Age 0 years) |
| | 4. Albert Henry MEANS, b. 6 Aug 1870, Poplar, Benton Co, MO , d. 4 Aug 1956, Sedalia, Pettis Co, MO (Age 85 years) |
| | 5. Mary Euphemia Ann MEANS, b. 7 Jan 1873, Poplar, Benton Co, MO , d. 2 Apr 1959, Sedalia, Pettis Co, MO (Age 86 years) |
| | 6. Arthur Birden MEANS, b. 14 Apr 1880, Lincoln, Benton Co, MO , d. 6 Jan 1960, Clinton, Henry Co, MO (Age 79 years) |
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| Documents
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 | Page from Bible of Fielding Wilhite and Sarah Francis Means
Hand written birth dates of family. |
 | Page from Bible of Fielding Wilhite and Sarah Francis Means
Hand written birth dates |
 | Page from Bible of Fielding Wilhite and Sarah Francis Means
Hand written marriage dates. |
 | Page from the family Bible of Fielding Wilhite and Sarah Francis Means
Hand written death records |
| Last Modified |
27 Mar 2011 |
| Family ID |
F113 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Sources |
- [S27695] Benton Co, MO Marrage Book-A (1839-1865), pg. 294.
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