The Fields Cemetery is located in the community of Clark, Liberty County, Texas
Marked graves inventoried September 3, 2000 by Lloyd D. (Danny) & Joyce Munson and family. Additional graves located in part using a hand drawn plot or map provided by Helen Sutton Land, daughter of Dewey & Exa Sutton. There are an unknown number of graves here whose identity and location have been lost.
This family cemetery is located on
a hill on private property. It is divided into two
sections. The Fields & Sutton families on the left and
the Burress families on the right. When the land surrounding it
became a cow pasture, the Fields/Sutton family wanted to lock the
gate to keep the cows out.
The Burress family did not want their side locked, a new fence
was built dividing the cemetery into two "L shaped"
sections.
Abbreviations used are:
HS - Headstone
FHM - Funeral Home Marker
Additional information added in {---}
An Historical Marker is located inside the fence.
"1756 - 1956
Liberty Bicentennial Observance
Isaiah Fields Original Homestead,
Granted by Republic of Mexico 1835,
Bill Daniel Director General, W. D. Partlow Chairman
Historical Marker Committee"
This cemetery was transcribed by Lloyd D. (Danny) & Joyce Munson and family. They have transcribed this cemetery to the best of their ability, but no matter how careful they may have been, this transcription may contain errors. Always refer to the original source for accurate information. If you have any corrections or additions, please contact the webmaster of this site.
Fields - Sutton Section
Row # 1
Wallace, L. V. born Oct 20, 1927 died Aug 26,
1986
{Leon Vernon, S/o Iney Sutton & Sidney
Clay "Sid" Wallace}
Military Marker - AS US Navy World
War II
Wallace, Iney {Sutton} born Apr 4, 1894 died
Jan 20, 1974
{D/o William Cullen Sutton & Mattie
Stephenson, W/o Sid Wallace}
Wallace, Sid born July 13, 1884 died Mar
19, 1958
{Sidney Clay "Sid" Wallace, H/o Iney
Sutton}
Row # 2
Henley, Thelma Rea born 1924 died 1998,
{W/o Turner D. Henley, Sr.}
Between these two graves is a cement plaque in
the shape of Texas
with the insc. "May You All Rest in Peace
at Home"
Henley, Turner D., Sr. born Nov 4, 1918
died Aug 5, 1989,
{Turner Dewey, S/o Lillian Sutton & Willie
Henley}
Military Marker - Pvt US Army
Row # 3
Sutton, Dewey born Sept 29, 1899 died Nov 9,
1933, "At Rest"
{S/o William Cullen Sutton & Mattie
Stephenson, H/o Exa C. Legg}
Row #4
Henley, Lillian Sutton born {Sept
18,}1897 died {Dec 23,}1968
{D/o William Cullen Sutton & Mattie
Stephenson, W/o Willie Henley}
Row # 5
Henley, Chester born Oct 1, 1915 died Oct 26,
1915
{S/o Lillian Sutton & Willie Henley,
Twin/o Ester}
Homemade HS, very hard to read
Wallace, Susie born Apr 8, 1912 died Aug 8,
1912
{D/o Iney Sutton & Sidney Clay
"Sid" Wallace}
Homemade HS, very hard to read
Double Stone....Sutton's....W. C. & Mattie: {married Dec 24,
1886}
Sutton, W. C. {William Cullen} born 1867 died
1902,
{S/o Oliver & Mary Deason Sutton, H/o
Mattie Stephenson}
Sutton, Mattie {Stephenson} born {May 16,}1870
died {Jan 8,}1907
{Martha "Mattie", D/o Eli S.
Stephenson & Selina J. Fields,
W/o William Cullen Sutton}
Sutton, Birdie born Sept 17, 1895 died July
11, 1899
{D/o William Cullen Sutton & Mattie
Stephenson}
Row # 6
Wallace, Audry born July 9, 1913 died
Sept 12, 1922,
{Audrey Mae, D/o Iney Sutton & Sidney Clay
Wallace}
Homemade HS
Foster, Don Leon born Mar 24, 1947 died
Dec 24, 1947, "Son"
{S/o Lucille Wallace & Estel Foster}
Foster, Estel born June 25, 1909 died Sept 7,
1990, "Our Loved One"
{H/o Lucille Wallace}
Foster, Lucille {Wallace} born June 23, 1916
died Sept 24, 1999,
"OurLoved One" {D/o Iney Sutton
& Sidney Clay Wallace,
W/o Estel Foster} FHM - "Alma L."
Row # 7
Unknown, against the inside fence at the foot of what used
to be a large
Cedar tree a grave is now marked with
the old HS of Randolph R. Fields.
The identity of the person buried there is not
known.
Row # 8
Fields, Randolph R. born {Feb}1839 died 1902,
{S/o Isaiah & Sarah Gowin Fields, He married (1)
Eliza Tarkington
(2) Martha J. "Mattie" Ross}
CSA Marker - Pvt Co K 5 Tex Inf Reg Hoods
Texas Brig CSA
Fields, William H. born Aug 10, 1843 died July
7, 1863
{S/o Isaiah & Sarah Gowin Fields,
buried in Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond,
Va. in an unidentified grave}
CSA Marker - In Memory, Killed in Action
- Gettysburg
Pvt Co K Hoods Brig 5 Tx Inf CSA
Fields, Vernal B. born 1842 died 1872
{S/o Isaiah & Sarah Gowin Fields, H/o
Miranda Thompkins,
He was fatally struck by lightening while
working in his field}
CSA Marker - Pvt Co K Hoods Brig 5 Tx Inf CSA
Row # 9
Pool, Annie {Pipkin} born Feb 29, 1874
died April 11, 1966
{D/o Selina Fields & Laird David Pipkin,
She married: (1) John Isler, (2) Thea Rye, (3)
Richard Hart, (4) Dan Pool}
Homemade HS is now unreadable. FHM added.
Pipkin, Selina {Fields} born June 6, 1833 died
Feb 15, 1915
{D/o Isaiah & Sarah Gowin Fields; she
married:
(1) W. C. "Billy" Claybrooks, (2)
Eli Stephenson, & (3) Laird David Pipkin}
Homemade HS, with "S" written
backwards, is now broken & hard to read.
FHM added.
Claybrooks, W. C. no dates readable
{Either 1st H/o or S/o Selina Fields, both had
same name}
Unknown, now marked with the old & broken HS of Dewey
Sutton.
{May be grave of 2nd H/o Selina J. Fields,
Stephenson, Eli Sechart, born Feb 25, 1835 died Aug
12, 1871,
S/o William Stephenson & Mary Prewette.
He married Selina Fields Aug 2, 1868}
Akins, Serena L. {Fields} born 1830 died 21
June, 1896
{D/o Isaiah & Sarah Gowin Fields, she
married:
(1) Valentine Buxton, & (2)
Henderson Akins}
Homemade HS, with "S" written
backwards, is now broken and unreadable,
FHM added.
Fields, Sarah {Gowin} born 1800 died 1889
{D/o Thomas & Nancy Johnson Gowin,
W/o Isaiah S. Fields}
Homemade HS, written with the "S"
backwards, is now unreadable.
FHM added.
Fields, Isaiah S. born about 1790 died
Nov 18, 1858,
Marked only with a piece of stone, which had
been covered by dirt and
grass.{H/o Sarah Gowin, He served in the Army
of Texas July 7, 1836 -
Oct 7, 1836 as a member of Capt. Hardin's Co.}
FHM added.
Note:
(A) There are two children, sons of James Michael & Sarah Ann
Buxton Cain, buried here in unmarked graves. The location of
their graves has been lost, but their names are:
1) Cain, Dyer Swan born August 8, 1875
died August 21, 1888.
2) Cain, Robert Lee Wyatt born April 16, 1883
died July 19, 1888
(B) Isaiah & Sarah Gowin Fields had another daughter:
Stevens, Sophronia, born 1829 died June 14, 1872.
She married (1) Samuel D. Sansom & (2)
John Walker Stevens on
May 1, 1853. Her place of burial is unknown.
Burress Section:
Row # 1
Williams, James Thomas born 1945 died 1977,
FHM only
Williams, Eliza born "193" (only numbers
there) died 1959, Homemade HS
Williams, Joe born 1931 died 1941, Homemade HS
Williams, J. C. died 1949, Homemade HS
Unknown, marked with pink Cement Block
Wright, Andrea Jo "Jody", born June
18, 1973 died July 23, 1974
Stepp, Lillie Mae born Jan 23, 1940 died Dec 29,
1999, FHM only
Row # 2
Young, May born 19__6 died 1926
Infant, "Baby At Rest". 1924 only date given
Burress, J. M. born 1863 died
1919, Homemade HS
Burress, Nellie no dates, "At Rest"
Howard, Mrs Nellie no dates, "At
Rest"
Jennie Burress Blakly, born Oct 20, 1881 died Feb 2,
1932,
Homemade HS
Row # 3
Unknown, marked only with Cinder Block
Kelly, Jennie born 1941 died 1941,
Homemade HS
Unknown, unreadable cement HS with a Dove
{Probably is grave of Dirkin, Zella
A., born June 18_3
died Feb 15, 1914}
Unknown, marked with Cement Pad
Mallicote, Noah born 1883 died 1960
The submitter/transcriber has given expressed written
permission to the webmaster of this website to store this file
permanently for free access. Submitted and transcribed by: Lloyd D. (Danny)
& Joyce Munson and family