Field, Samuel Warren 1815 – 1905

FIELD, MATTESON, PORTER, HUGHES

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Date: 4/3/2019 at 09:52:46

Source: Decorah Republican Nov. 23, 1905 P6 C1, 2

SAMUEL WARREN FIELD.
Samuel Warren Field died Monday afternoon at two o’clock, at his rooms at the home of his niece, Mrs. D. H. Hughes, after an illness of two weeks from uraemic poisoning, and this afternoon his funeral will be held at Unity church, Rev. Margaret Olmstead officiating.
Mr. Field was born July 9th, 1815, at Hounsfield, Jefferson Co., N. Y., where he grew to manhood, becoming first a teacher in district schools and later engaging in the drug business. Here, on Feb. 4th, 1839, he was married to Tamson Marin Matteson, the ceremony being performed by elder Libbeus Field, the groom’s father, a preacher in the Christian church. Four children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Field. Two died in infancy, one son, Adelbert, was killed by the cars, and one daughter, Adel, dying in March, 1880. The latter was married to George W. Porter in 1876, and their son, Adelbert Field Porter, of this city, is the only direct descendant of Mr. Field now living. Mrs. Field died July 27, 1895.
In 1855 Mr. Field came west and for two years resided in Janesville, Wis. Two years later he moved to Mauston, where he engaged in the clothing business until some time in the sixties, when he retired and came to Decorah to make his home. Here for forty years he has lived, moving among our citizens in an unaustentious{sic} way, winning friends on every hand by his quiet, geniality and friendly, helpful demeanor toward all who came within his acquaintance. It may be said of him—and it is a rare thing, indeed—that he was one of the few men whose presence was ever welcome, whether the company was composed of young people or of those more nearly his own age, and no thought of restraint was entertained by those about him. He was a man of more than average intelligence, kept constantly in touch with the movement of the affairs of the world, and in his daily life lived a christianity that those who were nearest to him knew to be of the sincerest and that leads to higher and better things. Although past ninety years his enjoyment of the best things of life was as keen as it was at the age of eighteen. As he once expressed it to this writer the only difference was in his ability to move about. Even in his last illness, he was bright and cheerful, often replying to the remarks of those about him with a dry humor that was one of his marked characteristics, and up to a few moments before his death he recognized and spoke to those at his bedside. When the end came the spirit passed out quietly and serenely, almost typical of the life he had lived. If it were given to man to choose what his days should be, he might well covet the character and disposition of this man whose remains will be laid away this afternoon in our silent city.

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