He came from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Iowa as a young boy with his family. He became one of the pioneer regular physicians of Scott County, Iowa. He died in the Cholera Epidemic of 1873 while practicing his vocation.
p. 499 - "Dr. F. W. Bellfield [Frederick], regular[physician], located in Valley City [now known as Pleasant Valley, Scott County, Iowa] in 1861. and practiced there until his death in 1873"
(source- History of Davenport and Scott County Iowa : Illustrated (1910), Downer, Harry E, Volume: 1, Publisher: Chicago : S. J. Clarke, in Chapter XVII, The Medical Profession, EARLY PHYSICIANS Davenport, [Scott County], Iowa)
Parents:
William Thomas Belfield (1809-1900)
Selener Emily Marshall (1802-1875)
Both came from Nottingham, England. The Belfields and the Marshall Families came to Philadelphia in 1820. They settled in Baltimore, Maryland, moving later to Philadelphia. They moved to Iowa in the late 1840s, Missouri in the 1850s, and Chicago by the 1860s.
Siblings:
Dr. Henry Holmes, Education, (1837-1912) married Anna Wallace Miller(1848-1928)
- 8 children
Emma Selener Belfield (1841-1845) born Camden, New Jersey, across from Philadelphia, died in Philadelphia, Penn. died age 4
Selener Emma Belfield, twin (1847 - 1938) born Iowa, died Chicago
Charles Edward Belfield, twin (1847-1888) born Iowa, died Chicago
William Marshall Belfield, died at the age of 16 when he fell off a river boat on the Mississippi.
Anne Elizabeth Belfield, died at the age of two years in St. Louis Misouri
Dr. William Thomas M.D. (1854-1929) born Iowa, died Chicago
-no children
Spouse: Frances Eloda 'Frankie B.' Vosburgh
Children:
Evaline Belfield
Henry Earl Belfield b. 1823 Scott county, Iowa, d. 1946, Fargo, Cass, North Dakota
Never married.
The autobiography of Henry Holmes Belfield(1837-1912), 'the educator of Chicago', indicates that his brother. F. W. Belfield, (1844-1873) was married and left two children.
He was married in 1868 to Frances E. Vosburg[h] in DuPage, Illinois. The family lived in Valley City. He left two children - Evaline Belfield and Henry Earl Belfield. By 1875 Frances remarried to George Hoffman of Scott co., Iowa.
Birth in 1844: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Home in 1850: St. Louis, Ward 3, Missouri
Home in 1860: Dubuque, Dubuque, Iowa
Parent's Home in 1863: Chicago, Illinois
Married in 1868: Dupage co., Illinois
Home in 1870: Valley City, Scott Co., Iowa
Death in 1873: Valley City, Scott Co., Iowa
Frances remarries in 1875: George Hoffman, Scott Co., Iowa.
He came from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Iowa as a young boy with his family. He became one of the pioneer regular physicians of Scott County, Iowa. He died in the Cholera Epidemic of 1873 while practicing his vocation.
p. 499 - "Dr. F. W. Bellfield [Frederick], regular[physician], located in Valley City [now known as Pleasant Valley, Scott County, Iowa] in 1861. and practiced there until his death in 1873"
(source- History of Davenport and Scott County Iowa : Illustrated (1910), Downer, Harry E, Volume: 1, Publisher: Chicago : S. J. Clarke, in Chapter XVII, The Medical Profession, EARLY PHYSICIANS Davenport, [Scott County], Iowa)
Parents:
William Thomas Belfield (1809-1900)
Selener Emily Marshall (1802-1875)
Both came from Nottingham, England. The Belfields and the Marshall Families came to Philadelphia in 1820. They settled in Baltimore, Maryland, moving later to Philadelphia. They moved to Iowa in the late 1840s, Missouri in the 1850s, and Chicago by the 1860s.
Siblings:
Dr. Henry Holmes, Education, (1837-1912) married Anna Wallace Miller(1848-1928)
- 8 children
Emma Selener Belfield (1841-1845) born Camden, New Jersey, across from Philadelphia, died in Philadelphia, Penn. died age 4
Selener Emma Belfield, twin (1847 - 1938) born Iowa, died Chicago
Charles Edward Belfield, twin (1847-1888) born Iowa, died Chicago
William Marshall Belfield, died at the age of 16 when he fell off a river boat on the Mississippi.
Anne Elizabeth Belfield, died at the age of two years in St. Louis Misouri
Dr. William Thomas M.D. (1854-1929) born Iowa, died Chicago
-no children
Spouse: Frances Eloda 'Frankie B.' Vosburgh
Children:
Evaline Belfield
Henry Earl Belfield b. 1823 Scott county, Iowa, d. 1946, Fargo, Cass, North Dakota
Never married.
The autobiography of Henry Holmes Belfield(1837-1912), 'the educator of Chicago', indicates that his brother. F. W. Belfield, (1844-1873) was married and left two children.
He was married in 1868 to Frances E. Vosburg[h] in DuPage, Illinois. The family lived in Valley City. He left two children - Evaline Belfield and Henry Earl Belfield. By 1875 Frances remarried to George Hoffman of Scott co., Iowa.
Birth in 1844: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Home in 1850: St. Louis, Ward 3, Missouri
Home in 1860: Dubuque, Dubuque, Iowa
Parent's Home in 1863: Chicago, Illinois
Married in 1868: Dupage co., Illinois
Home in 1870: Valley City, Scott Co., Iowa
Death in 1873: Valley City, Scott Co., Iowa
Frances remarries in 1875: George Hoffman, Scott Co., Iowa.
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