Frank Fields was born a slave in Virginia. The son of slaves Harry & Caroline (Payton) Fields. His mother died in 1881 and is also buried in Greenlawn Cemetery Columbus next to her son. Frank served three months in the Civil War as a body servant for his master. later he was captured and was brought here in 1862. He was set free he joined Company G Third United States heavy artillery and fought through the balance of the war for the Union. The first man Fields worked for after he was a free man was John Nelson one of the first residents of Columbus. Fields was later a janitor for the Clinton Building, at 8 East Chestnut Street and was on the same job for 25 years and never missed a single day. He was given a $25 in gold by P.W. Huntington and R.S. Warner, owners of the building on the 25th anniversary of the erection of the building. Fields took charge the first day that the building opened. He was married and lived on Taylor Avenue and was the father of seven children.
Frank Fields was born a slave in Virginia. The son of slaves Harry & Caroline (Payton) Fields. His mother died in 1881 and is also buried in Greenlawn Cemetery Columbus next to her son. Frank served three months in the Civil War as a body servant for his master. later he was captured and was brought here in 1862. He was set free he joined Company G Third United States heavy artillery and fought through the balance of the war for the Union. The first man Fields worked for after he was a free man was John Nelson one of the first residents of Columbus. Fields was later a janitor for the Clinton Building, at 8 East Chestnut Street and was on the same job for 25 years and never missed a single day. He was given a $25 in gold by P.W. Huntington and R.S. Warner, owners of the building on the 25th anniversary of the erection of the building. Fields took charge the first day that the building opened. He was married and lived on Taylor Avenue and was the father of seven children.
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