Sonora in Sutton County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

W.J. & Viola Gibbons Fields

Photographed by Brian Anderson, May 28, 2018

1. W.J. & Viola Gibbons Fields Marker

Inscription. W.J., born in 1868, came to Sutton Co. from his home in Manor, TX. in 1887 to operate ranch land his father Dr. J.D. Fields of Manor had owned since 1883. The land remains in the family in 1990. ”Will" met Viola, daughter of Emory Gibbons, in Sonora. They married in 1894 and had these children:
Thelma Fields Johnson
Eleanor Fields Hopkins
John David Fields
Margaret Annie Fields
Mary Fields Perrine
William John Fields, Jr.
Herbert Wardlaw Fields

Fields-Johnson-Hopkins families
October 1990

Erected 1990.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers.

Location. 30° 34.322′ N, 100° 38.665′ W. Marker is in Sonora, Texas, in Sutton County. It is at the intersection of North Water Avenue and East Main Street, on the right when traveling north on North Water Avenue. Marker is located on the courthouse grounds. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 300 East Oak Street, Sonora TX 76950, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Hill Country.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Republic of Texas,

and one of the Confederate States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: In Memory of Ed Jackson (here, next to this marker); William Forrest Whitehead (here, next to this marker); Crawford Benton (Dutch) Wardlaw

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(here, next to this marker); D.B. Cusenbary (here, next to this marker); Joe Berger (here, next to this marker); Sol & Ernestine Mayer (here, next to this marker); Leroy P. & Martha Ann Valliant (here, next to this marker); WTO Holman and Wife, Annie Gray (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sonora.

More about this marker. This marker is one of 22 that commemorate early settler families of Sutton County. Although the markers bear the seal of the State of Texas, these are not official historical markers placed by the Texas Historical Commission.

The W.J. & Viola Gibbons Fields Marker is the far right marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, July 3, 2022

2. The W.J. & Viola Gibbons Fields Marker is the far right marker

The view of the 22 markers from the street image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, July 3, 2022

3. The view of the 22 markers from the street

Credits. This page was last revised on July 8, 2022. It was originally submitted on June 27, 2018, by Brian Anderson of New Albany, Ohio. This page has been viewed 461 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on June 27, 2018, by Brian Anderson of New Albany, Ohio. 2, 3. submitted on July 7, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.