“The History of Jefferson County, Wisconsin”, published: Chicago: Western Historical Company. 1879. S, FIELD, farmer; P. O. Fort Atkinson; born in Franklin Co., Mass., September, 1807; came to Wisconsin in 1855; settled on his present residence in Section 22. Married, in 1832, Miss Matilda Babcock, daughter of Johnson Babcock, of New York; had five children – Francis, born June 7, 1834, died in 1866; Mary, born Aug. 17, 1838; Alvin, July 15, 1836; Nelson, Sept. 16, 1842; Ellen, Aug. 8, 1846. Liberal in religion; Republican. Submitted by: Linda Pingel (LPingel@worldnet.att.net)