Wm. J. Fields, from Olive Hill, Carter County was Congressman from KY's old 9th District from 1911 to 1923, and Governor of the Commonwealth from 1923 to 1927. Fields is a very common name in northeastern Kentucky even today, especially in Boyd County. My cousin, Tom Fields, from Maysville, retired a few years ago as chief of the Sarasota, FL Fire Department. Interesting that Carter County was covered in your book since it's in the far NORTHeastern corner of KY. I have lots of relatives and friends in the Fields clan, so I shall see if any are familiar with Elihu "Daniel Boone" Fields, and will let you know, directly. That's all the info I have. Ben NatrLvrnMT@aol.com wrote: In a message dated 7/7/05 10:45:16 AM, captnemo1958@yahoo.com writes: > other early pioneers who were involved in and around Washington included > Daniel Boone, his cousin Jacob Boone > Ben, Thank you for taking the time to get me up-to-date on the history of this area! I have another question for the mailing list. I have a copy of some of the pages of the book, Early Families of Eastern and Southeastern Kentucky and on pages 224, 225, it speaks of the Fields family and lists an "Elihu N. "Daniel Boone" Fields." Is "Daniel Boone" his real name or is Fields his real surname? The pages also speak of Walter A. Fields of Carter Co. and his wife Amanda Banfield and family. Leander Calloway Fields of Carter Co. and wife Maggie Browning and family, James M. Fields (born in TN) of Carter Co. and wife, and other Fields' families. My question, is Daniel Boone his real name or is this Elihu possibly just nicknamed Daniel Boone? Thanks! Donna in MT ==== KYMASON Mailing List ==== Visit the Mason County Website! http://www.rootsweb.com/~kymason/mason.htm Be sure to bookmark it! __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com