James Ernest was born November 10th, 1892, just two days following the presidential election that saw Grover Cleveland elected as the twenty-second president of the United States. He entered this world in the far east Texas county of Shelby as the youngest child of Nancy Elizabeth "Betty" Carrow and James "Jim" Fielder". His older siblings were John Carroll (1887) and Nancy Ethel (1890). Their grandfather, John W. Fielder came to Texas from Missouri and received a land grant of 340 acres.(1) Tragically their mother Nancy died at the age of 32 on December 12, 1892, a month after James' birth. More tragedy followed the next year when their father James also died in June at the age of 35.(2) The three children then lived with their Uncle William in Joaquin, Shelby County for the next few years.(3) By the 1910 census his brother John had married and brought James, age 17, into his household on Ashton Ferry Road where he rented a farm.(4)
The United States entered the World War on April 6, 1917, and held the first mandatory draft registration on June 5, 1917, for all men between the ages of 21 and 45. James now age 24 completed his registration card (Form 1) at Precinct # 1, Logansport, Louisiana. The card noted: he was a natural-born citizen; employed as a farmer for Joel Wiggins in DeSoto Parish, Louisiana; single; of the Caucasian race; no prior military service and did not claim an exemption to the draft. Physically he was of medium height and built, with grey eyes, red hair, and was not bald. He signed the registration with "his mark X" although the 1910 census showed he could read and write.(5)
Thirteen months later James received his draft notice and was inducted into the US Army in Mansfield, Louisiana on July 16th, 1918. Assigned serial # 2922814, Private Fielder was sent to Camp Logan, Houston, Texas. Following basic training, he joined Company A, 43rd Infantry Regiment of the newly organized 15th Division. While training James became ill and entered the Camp Hospital on September 9th. Twenty days later, on September 29th, 1918 he died there of Addison's disease, less than two months before his 25th birthday.(6)
The Shreveport [Louisiana] Times newspaper, October 5th, 1918 reported "The remains of Private James E. Fielder were brought here [Logansport, Louisiana] yesterday and interred in Brookland cemetery at 3 o'clock. All business houses and schools closed during the funeral and a large concourse of friends followed the flag-draped coffin to the cemetery. His parents were also buried in the Brookland Cemetery, Shelby County, Texas. Day is done, God is nigh.
SOURCES:
(1): Shelby County Historical Society. History of Shelby County, Texas 1988. Curtis Media Corporation, 1988.
(2): Find A Grave memorials, 59667701 and 74493154
(3) Year: 1900; Census Place: Joaquin, Shelby, Texas; Roll: 1669; Page: 18; Enumeration District: 0089; FHL microfilm: 1241669
(4): Year: 1910; Census Place: Justice Precinct 4, Shelby, Texas; Roll: T624_1588; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 0150; FHL microfilm: 1375601
(5): Registration State: Louisiana; Registration County: De Soto County
(6):"Louisiana World War I Service Records, 1917-1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-9968-Z31X?cc=2489920&wc=3FC8-GP8%3A1584202202 : 8 February 2017), Desoto image 414 of 482; citing The Louisiana State Archives, Baton Rouge.
The United States entered the World War on April 6, 1917, and held the first mandatory draft registration on June 5, 1917, for all men between the ages of 21 and 45. James now age 24 completed his registration card (Form 1) at Precinct # 1, Logansport, Louisiana. The card noted: he was a natural-born citizen; employed as a farmer for Joel Wiggins in DeSoto Parish, Louisiana; single; of the Caucasian race; no prior military service and did not claim an exemption to the draft. Physically he was of medium height and built, with grey eyes, red hair, and was not bald. He signed the registration with "his mark X" although the 1910 census showed he could read and write.(5)
Thirteen months later James received his draft notice and was inducted into the US Army in Mansfield, Louisiana on July 16th, 1918. Assigned serial # 2922814, Private Fielder was sent to Camp Logan, Houston, Texas. Following basic training, he joined Company A, 43rd Infantry Regiment of the newly organized 15th Division. While training James became ill and entered the Camp Hospital on September 9th. Twenty days later, on September 29th, 1918 he died there of Addison's disease, less than two months before his 25th birthday.(6)
The Shreveport [Louisiana] Times newspaper, October 5th, 1918 reported "The remains of Private James E. Fielder were brought here [Logansport, Louisiana] yesterday and interred in Brookland cemetery at 3 o'clock. All business houses and schools closed during the funeral and a large concourse of friends followed the flag-draped coffin to the cemetery. His parents were also buried in the Brookland Cemetery, Shelby County, Texas. Day is done, God is nigh.
SOURCES:
(1): Shelby County Historical Society. History of Shelby County, Texas 1988. Curtis Media Corporation, 1988.
(2): Find A Grave memorials, 59667701 and 74493154
(3) Year: 1900; Census Place: Joaquin, Shelby, Texas; Roll: 1669; Page: 18; Enumeration District: 0089; FHL microfilm: 1241669
(4): Year: 1910; Census Place: Justice Precinct 4, Shelby, Texas; Roll: T624_1588; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 0150; FHL microfilm: 1375601
(5): Registration State: Louisiana; Registration County: De Soto County
(6):"Louisiana World War I Service Records, 1917-1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-9968-Z31X?cc=2489920&wc=3FC8-GP8%3A1584202202 : 8 February 2017), Desoto image 414 of 482; citing The Louisiana State Archives, Baton Rouge.
James Ernest was born November 10th, 1892, just two days following the presidential election that saw Grover Cleveland elected as the twenty-second president of the United States. He entered this world in the far east Texas county of Shelby as the youngest child of Nancy Elizabeth "Betty" Carrow and James "Jim" Fielder". His older siblings were John Carroll (1887) and Nancy Ethel (1890). Their grandfather, John W. Fielder came to Texas from Missouri and received a land grant of 340 acres.(1) Tragically their mother Nancy died at the age of 32 on December 12, 1892, a month after James' birth. More tragedy followed the next year when their father James also died in June at the age of 35.(2) The three children then lived with their Uncle William in Joaquin, Shelby County for the next few years.(3) By the 1910 census his brother John had married and brought James, age 17, into his household on Ashton Ferry Road where he rented a farm.(4)
The United States entered the World War on April 6, 1917, and held the first mandatory draft registration on June 5, 1917, for all men between the ages of 21 and 45. James now age 24 completed his registration card (Form 1) at Precinct # 1, Logansport, Louisiana. The card noted: he was a natural-born citizen; employed as a farmer for Joel Wiggins in DeSoto Parish, Louisiana; single; of the Caucasian race; no prior military service and did not claim an exemption to the draft. Physically he was of medium height and built, with grey eyes, red hair, and was not bald. He signed the registration with "his mark X" although the 1910 census showed he could read and write.(5)
Thirteen months later James received his draft notice and was inducted into the US Army in Mansfield, Louisiana on July 16th, 1918. Assigned serial # 2922814, Private Fielder was sent to Camp Logan, Houston, Texas. Following basic training, he joined Company A, 43rd Infantry Regiment of the newly organized 15th Division. While training James became ill and entered the Camp Hospital on September 9th. Twenty days later, on September 29th, 1918 he died there of Addison's disease, less than two months before his 25th birthday.(6)
The Shreveport [Louisiana] Times newspaper, October 5th, 1918 reported "The remains of Private James E. Fielder were brought here [Logansport, Louisiana] yesterday and interred in Brookland cemetery at 3 o'clock. All business houses and schools closed during the funeral and a large concourse of friends followed the flag-draped coffin to the cemetery. His parents were also buried in the Brookland Cemetery, Shelby County, Texas. Day is done, God is nigh.
SOURCES:
(1): Shelby County Historical Society. History of Shelby County, Texas 1988. Curtis Media Corporation, 1988.
(2): Find A Grave memorials, 59667701 and 74493154
(3) Year: 1900; Census Place: Joaquin, Shelby, Texas; Roll: 1669; Page: 18; Enumeration District: 0089; FHL microfilm: 1241669
(4): Year: 1910; Census Place: Justice Precinct 4, Shelby, Texas; Roll: T624_1588; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 0150; FHL microfilm: 1375601
(5): Registration State: Louisiana; Registration County: De Soto County
(6):"Louisiana World War I Service Records, 1917-1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-9968-Z31X?cc=2489920&wc=3FC8-GP8%3A1584202202 : 8 February 2017), Desoto image 414 of 482; citing The Louisiana State Archives, Baton Rouge.
The United States entered the World War on April 6, 1917, and held the first mandatory draft registration on June 5, 1917, for all men between the ages of 21 and 45. James now age 24 completed his registration card (Form 1) at Precinct # 1, Logansport, Louisiana. The card noted: he was a natural-born citizen; employed as a farmer for Joel Wiggins in DeSoto Parish, Louisiana; single; of the Caucasian race; no prior military service and did not claim an exemption to the draft. Physically he was of medium height and built, with grey eyes, red hair, and was not bald. He signed the registration with "his mark X" although the 1910 census showed he could read and write.(5)
Thirteen months later James received his draft notice and was inducted into the US Army in Mansfield, Louisiana on July 16th, 1918. Assigned serial # 2922814, Private Fielder was sent to Camp Logan, Houston, Texas. Following basic training, he joined Company A, 43rd Infantry Regiment of the newly organized 15th Division. While training James became ill and entered the Camp Hospital on September 9th. Twenty days later, on September 29th, 1918 he died there of Addison's disease, less than two months before his 25th birthday.(6)
The Shreveport [Louisiana] Times newspaper, October 5th, 1918 reported "The remains of Private James E. Fielder were brought here [Logansport, Louisiana] yesterday and interred in Brookland cemetery at 3 o'clock. All business houses and schools closed during the funeral and a large concourse of friends followed the flag-draped coffin to the cemetery. His parents were also buried in the Brookland Cemetery, Shelby County, Texas. Day is done, God is nigh.
SOURCES:
(1): Shelby County Historical Society. History of Shelby County, Texas 1988. Curtis Media Corporation, 1988.
(2): Find A Grave memorials, 59667701 and 74493154
(3) Year: 1900; Census Place: Joaquin, Shelby, Texas; Roll: 1669; Page: 18; Enumeration District: 0089; FHL microfilm: 1241669
(4): Year: 1910; Census Place: Justice Precinct 4, Shelby, Texas; Roll: T624_1588; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 0150; FHL microfilm: 1375601
(5): Registration State: Louisiana; Registration County: De Soto County
(6):"Louisiana World War I Service Records, 1917-1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-9968-Z31X?cc=2489920&wc=3FC8-GP8%3A1584202202 : 8 February 2017), Desoto image 414 of 482; citing The Louisiana State Archives, Baton Rouge.
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