Samuel Tilden 'Sam' FIELDS

                   Note written by Eric T.Wood and taken from the Union County Heritage book:
The (Samuel Tilden) Fields family lived on a farm just south of Blairsville. They were a large family and told many stories of how they enjoyed life. Sam played several musical instruments including the violin, banjo and guitar. Two of his brothers and their wives sang as a quartet at churches throughout GA.
Because of economic reasons,  Sam and Lou, along with many other families, left Union Co. in 1908. They traveled together in covered wagons and settled in Arnoldsville, near Athens, GA. There, the families organized churches, built homes and stores, a cotton gin and a grist mill.
Sam and Lou never forgot Blairsville and Union Co., They visited as often as they could.