Gibson County TN Obituary — Fields

Gibson County TN Obituary

Davy Crockett's Daughter Dead

Mrs. Matilda Fields passed away Sunday Last

On July 6, 1890, died at the home of her daughter in Kenton, Mrs. Matilda

Fields, in the 69th year of her age.  She was the youngest daughter of Davy

Crockett.  She had three brothers and two sisters, all of whom she outlived.

Mrs. Fields married three times.  Her first husband was Thomas Tyson; her

second was James Wilson; and the third, R. Fields.  By her second marriage

she became step-mother to esteemed fellow citizen, W.H. Wilson.

In girlhood she was remarkably handsome, of vivacious temperament, fond of

dancing and carried into all company the sunshine of her own joyous

disposition.  In her early womanhood she became a convert to the Christian

faith and joined the Methodist Church and lived up to the time of her death

an upright, consistent and devoted member.  She inherited the firmness and

candor of her father; was rather slow to reach conclusions and tenacious of

them when formed.  She exemplified fully his noted maxim, "Be sure you're

right, then go ahead."

Her education was quite limited owing to lack of schools in her early years

for West Tennessee was then a new country and sparsely settled.  Yet she was

a woman of clear mind and adhered to duty with unyielding fidelity.  She died

surrounded by all her living children; Mrs. Mary Floyd, Mrs. Candace

Edmundson, and Mrs. Sallie Bryant and a host of relatives and friends.

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