The biography of William Field and Charlotte Bult indicates that William Heber Field was called "Heber." When he lost his wife, when their two children were very young (2 and 2 months), the grandparents William and Charlotte cared for them until they were "8 or 9 years of age," after which Heber took them to live with unnamed "other relatives who lived closer to him." Apparently, Heber and Henrietta had been living in Idaho, because in "A History of George Wesley Field," by George's daughter LaMon Field Cheney, she notes that Heber Field with his wife Henrietta went to Idaho in the spring of 1895 with George; first Heber rented acreage with George, and then later shared half-ownership of a farm with him in the Coltman District of Eagle Rock (later Idaho Falls); she reports that after George had married, Heber sold out his interest in that farm to George and with another brother, Robert Field, bought another acreage across the road from George's farm.
This information is confirmed in an Autobiography of Ida Anzanetta Clifford Field, wife of George Wesley Field, which she wrote at age 81. She also mentions that Heber and "Rob" boarded with her and George for a year before getting their place, and paid her the sum of $10.00 for doing a year's laundry! She said that Heber had spent all his money for Retty's funeral, and that she and George bought his furniture "such as it was," and then described the few modest items. She also states that "Elly" took Herber's two motherless children back home from the funeral of Grandma Field (Charlotte Bult Field) when it was discovered that Delta Field, George and Ida's daughter, had scarlet fever (See Autobiography, pg.8), This seems to imply that Robert and Ellen Randell Field were the relatives caring for Heber's children.
What became of Heber and Henrietta's Delbert, born in 1897, and their dauther Eva, who was two years older, has not been found.
Written by Janet Blair
Elsy Howard was probably named for William's deceased step-father, Elsy Enzlow, who married his mother Mary after William Field Sr. died back in Nauvoo, and then himself died of cholera in Burlington, Iowa, as they had begun their trek to Utah.
Written by Janet Blair
Married Haines Robert Howell in Ogden, Utah. How she met him is not known, but it is known that Haines was not a member of the LDS faith, and did not allow Lucy to practice it or to raise her children in that faith (although some of them apparently returned to it, as did Lucy, after Haines death in 1926). They had one set of twins who died at birth believed to have been born about 1896 in Glenns Ferry, Idaho; they are buried in Pocatello, Idaho, next to Haines and Lucy, and the headstone reads 1904. She and Haines moved from Glenns Ferry to Pocatello in 1900. Possibly our information from Genevieve about the place and date of the twins' birth was incorrect, or they could've been moved to Pocatello for reburial in 1904. (?)While Lucy's grand-daughter Carol Criswell Cullen never heard Lucy talk much about her brothers and sisters, the autobiography of Ida Clifford Field, Lucy's sister-in-law (wife of brother George) mentions that George stayed overnight with them in Pocatello once on a snowy winter's night in late 1909, and that Ida herself stayed with them one night on her way to North Ogden, Utah for her mother's funeral in July 1910, and again on her return home to Burley.
Lucy Field Howell was one of ten charter members of the Bannock County Chapter of American War Mothers (Organized in Pocatello, Idaho in 1921). Other memberships: Relief Society in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 10th Ward (her obituary notes that she was an active worker in this until her final illness); Royal Neighbors of America; Idaho Pioneers. Former member of the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers.
Last address was 1252 No. Hayes, Pocatello, ID (where she lived until just the final year of her life). The old "homestead" sold March 9, 1965 for $3,700.00 cash.
She received a Mormon burial at her death, and is buried in Mountain View Cemetery, Pocatello, ID (Lot 4E Row 16 Grave 04).
This writing was done by Janet Blair a direct decendant of Lucy Field Howell.
Lucy was blessed 6 Jul 1871 by Edwin W. Smart. Lucy was baptized 5 Jun 1879 by John Knight Jr. and confirmed 5 Jun 1879 by William Field. The above information was taken from the Slaterville Ward, Record of Members, Film #27302.
Now the ward record has this information about Martha:
Martha was a twin with Lucy Field born 2 May 1871 and blessed by her Uncle James Field 2 May 1871. The above information was taken from the Slayetville Ward, Record of Members, Film #27302.
Why she is not listed on any family Group Sheets, I can only presume that she was still born. But then why would they name her and bless her???
The above information (3 paragraphs) was obtained by Terry Chadwick, descendant of William Field and George Wesley Field.
Change Date: 17 Feb 2003 at 06:37:05
Family remembrances of Carol Criswell Cullen are that her grandmother, Lucy Field Howell, had a sister living in Pocatello. As the only other sister, Charlotte, had died in 1928 in Utah, it is probable that Mary was the sister whom Carol knew about (Mary lived until 1951) but we have not confirmed this, nor do we know where Mary died and was buried.
Written by Janet Blair
Note: newspaper clip 1949: Mrs. Phoebe Osborne was taken to the Silbaugh Nursing Home in Salmon on Tuesday in the Marvel ambulance. Her son, Ralph Larter, with whom she has been making her home, accompanied her on the trip. Mr. Osborne who is 96 years of age, was taken ill the fore part of last week and has been bedfast since that time.
Note: newspaper clip 1949: Mrs. Phoebe Osborne was taken to the Silbaugh Nursing Home in Salmon on Tuesday in the Marvel ambulance. Her son, Ralph Larter, with whom she has been making her home, accompanied her on the trip. Mr. Osborne who is 96 years of age, was taken ill the fore part of last week and has been bedfast since that time.