Ruth P West

Ruth Fields was a Cherokee woman

Biography

Ruth Fields was born in the Cherokee Nation (East) in 1815. She was the daughter of George Fields and Sarah Coody, both Cherokee. She married John West about 1834. The couple appears on the 1835 Cherokee Census living at Creek Path (now Alabama). [1] They were the parents of William, George, Martha, John, James, Kiamitia, Ruth, and Franklin. [2] John died in 1867 and Ruth died in 1869. They are buried together at the McClure Cemetery, Muskogee County, Oklahoma. [3]

Sources

1. ↑ 1835 Cherokee Census, transcription published by the Oklahoma Chapter, Trail of Tears Association, Park Hill, OK. 2002. Original records: National Archives and Records Administration, Microfilm publication T496, Census Roll, 1835, of Cherokee Indians East of the Mississippi with Index. p. 13
2. ↑ The National Archives at Fort Worth, Texas, USA; Record Group Number: 75; Record Group Title: Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1793-1999; NARA Series Number: 7RA-04; NARA Series Title: Tompkins Roll, 1867, Canadian District
3. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5254176/ruth-west : accessed 05 May 2022), memorial page for Ruth Fields West (11 Dec 1815–22 Sep 1869), Find a Grave Memorial ID 5254176, citing McClure Cemetery, Briartown, Muskogee County, Oklahoma, USA ; Maintained by Wes T. (contributor 48190645) .

Source: The WikiTree Native American Project @ https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Fields-5138
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Ruth was the daughter of Captain George Fields and Sarah (Coody) Fields. She was born in Cherokee Nation East.

She married John W. West and they had eight children: William Mosley, George Rider, Martha S. (Cozens), John Calhoun, James Polk, Kiamitia C., Ruth E., and Franklin Pierce West. She was the niece of Chief Richard Fields,Jr.

They traveled from Tellico Plains, TN to Indian Territory in the early 1830's, prior to the forced removal called the Trail of Tears.

John & Ruth are the parents of John Calhoun West and Franklin Pierce West, noted Marshalls in the Indian Territory in the late 1800's.

Link to son - William Mosley West

One other daughter not linked yet - Kiamitia Comel West Gilbert.

Son George Rider West was born Mar. 18, 1838 in Oklahoma and died May 22, 1863, killed in action near Ft. Gibson, Indian Territory. He served as a Private in 2nd Co. G, 1st Cherokee Mounted Volunteers under Stand Watie. It was thought he was buried at Fort Gibson National Cemetery, but no solid evidence has been found.

• Updated from MyHeritage Family Trees via daughter Ruth P. West (born Fields) by SmartCopy: Feb 9 2015, 20:43:07 UTC
• Updated from Find A Grave Memorial by SmartCopy: Feb 9 2015, 20:50:56 UTC
• Descendants of Nanye'hi the Ghi-ga-u