Marshall Field’s Sister is Dead
Mrs Helen Field James was Native of Conway
Williamsburg, Nov 14 – Mrs Helen Field James, 93, only surviving sister of the late Marshall Field of Chicago, died in her home here tonight after a lingering illness.
A native of Conway, she taught in the district school here when she was about 20 for the sum of $1.50 a week. She later taught at the Maplewood school for girls. Where there she received her first gift of money from Marshall Field – a $5 bill. Fifty years later, he left her $500,000.
She was married in 1857 to Lyman James of this town. He died in 1902.
The town of Williamsburg benefited considerably by Mrs James’s generosity. She gave a $40,000 high school in 1914 together with a $3000 fund for its maintenance. At that time, she said: “Any one who gives a town a better building than it could build itself, should also give something toward its upkeep.” The building is now valued at $120,000.
Among other gifts was a town firehouse, a chapel and spire for the Congregational church and a $3000 room at the Dickinson Hospital, Northampton.
Mrs James is survived by two sons, Henry D of Pittsfield, and Philip L, head of the New York branch of Marshall Field, and a daughter, Mrs George Mirick of Brookline, Mass
(Boston Herald, Saturday, 15 November 1930 p13)
Marshall Field’s Sister Succumbs at Williamsburg
Mrs Helen F. James, 93, Native of Conway, Generous Benefactor of Town in Which She Long Lived
Williamsburg, Nov 14 - Mrs Helen Field James, 93, last surviving sister of the late Marshall Field, Chicago “merchant prince,” died at her home here early tonight after an illness of several months.
Born at Conway, a daughter of Mr and Mrs John Field, she came to Williamsburg as the bride of Lyman E James in 1855. Her husband died in 1902. She had previously taught school for a short time on Nash hill, receiving $1.50 a week for her servies. She later taught at the Maplewood School for Girls. While there she received her first gift of money from Marshall Field – a $5 bill. Fifty years later, he left her $500,000.
Mrs James was a generous benefactor of the town of Williamsburg. She gave a $40,000 high school in 1914 together with a $3000 fund for its maintenance. The building, which was named after her, is valued now at $120,000. She provided for the remodeling of the Congregational church, giving at the same time an endowment for the upkeep of the addition which was made to the edifice.
She also gave to the town a fire engine house and a cement walk up Village hill to the cemetery. It was her money which provided for the regrading of the road up Village hill. Another of her gifts was a $3000 room at the Dickinson Hospital, Northampton.
Mrs James was a member of the Congregational church for about three-quarters of a century. She leaves two sons, Henry Dwight James of Hartford, Ct., and Phillip L of New York city, head of the New York branch of Marshall Field; a daughter, Mrs George H Mirick of Brookline; six grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
The funeral will be held Monday afternoon at 1, Rev John Pierpont of Amherst and Rev J P Manwell of this town officiating. Burial will be in Village Hill cemetery.
(Springfield Daily rEpublican, Saturday 15 November 1930, p4)
Mrs Helen Field James was Native of Conway
Williamsburg, Nov 14 – Mrs Helen Field James, 93, only surviving sister of the late Marshall Field of Chicago, died in her home here tonight after a lingering illness.
A native of Conway, she taught in the district school here when she was about 20 for the sum of $1.50 a week. She later taught at the Maplewood school for girls. Where there she received her first gift of money from Marshall Field – a $5 bill. Fifty years later, he left her $500,000.
She was married in 1857 to Lyman James of this town. He died in 1902.
The town of Williamsburg benefited considerably by Mrs James’s generosity. She gave a $40,000 high school in 1914 together with a $3000 fund for its maintenance. At that time, she said: “Any one who gives a town a better building than it could build itself, should also give something toward its upkeep.” The building is now valued at $120,000.
Among other gifts was a town firehouse, a chapel and spire for the Congregational church and a $3000 room at the Dickinson Hospital, Northampton.
Mrs James is survived by two sons, Henry D of Pittsfield, and Philip L, head of the New York branch of Marshall Field, and a daughter, Mrs George Mirick of Brookline, Mass
(Boston Herald, Saturday, 15 November 1930 p13)
Marshall Field’s Sister Succumbs at Williamsburg
Mrs Helen F. James, 93, Native of Conway, Generous Benefactor of Town in Which She Long Lived
Williamsburg, Nov 14 - Mrs Helen Field James, 93, last surviving sister of the late Marshall Field, Chicago “merchant prince,” died at her home here early tonight after an illness of several months.
Born at Conway, a daughter of Mr and Mrs John Field, she came to Williamsburg as the bride of Lyman E James in 1855. Her husband died in 1902. She had previously taught school for a short time on Nash hill, receiving $1.50 a week for her servies. She later taught at the Maplewood School for Girls. While there she received her first gift of money from Marshall Field – a $5 bill. Fifty years later, he left her $500,000.
Mrs James was a generous benefactor of the town of Williamsburg. She gave a $40,000 high school in 1914 together with a $3000 fund for its maintenance. The building, which was named after her, is valued now at $120,000. She provided for the remodeling of the Congregational church, giving at the same time an endowment for the upkeep of the addition which was made to the edifice.
She also gave to the town a fire engine house and a cement walk up Village hill to the cemetery. It was her money which provided for the regrading of the road up Village hill. Another of her gifts was a $3000 room at the Dickinson Hospital, Northampton.
Mrs James was a member of the Congregational church for about three-quarters of a century. She leaves two sons, Henry Dwight James of Hartford, Ct., and Phillip L of New York city, head of the New York branch of Marshall Field; a daughter, Mrs George H Mirick of Brookline; six grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
The funeral will be held Monday afternoon at 1, Rev John Pierpont of Amherst and Rev J P Manwell of this town officiating. Burial will be in Village Hill cemetery.
(Springfield Daily rEpublican, Saturday 15 November 1930, p4)
Marshall Field’s Sister is Dead
Mrs Helen Field James was Native of Conway
Williamsburg, Nov 14 – Mrs Helen Field James, 93, only surviving sister of the late Marshall Field of Chicago, died in her home here tonight after a lingering illness.
A native of Conway, she taught in the district school here when she was about 20 for the sum of $1.50 a week. She later taught at the Maplewood school for girls. Where there she received her first gift of money from Marshall Field – a $5 bill. Fifty years later, he left her $500,000.
She was married in 1857 to Lyman James of this town. He died in 1902.
The town of Williamsburg benefited considerably by Mrs James’s generosity. She gave a $40,000 high school in 1914 together with a $3000 fund for its maintenance. At that time, she said: “Any one who gives a town a better building than it could build itself, should also give something toward its upkeep.” The building is now valued at $120,000.
Among other gifts was a town firehouse, a chapel and spire for the Congregational church and a $3000 room at the Dickinson Hospital, Northampton.
Mrs James is survived by two sons, Henry D of Pittsfield, and Philip L, head of the New York branch of Marshall Field, and a daughter, Mrs George Mirick of Brookline, Mass
(Boston Herald, Saturday, 15 November 1930 p13)
Marshall Field’s Sister Succumbs at Williamsburg
Mrs Helen F. James, 93, Native of Conway, Generous Benefactor of Town in Which She Long Lived
Williamsburg, Nov 14 - Mrs Helen Field James, 93, last surviving sister of the late Marshall Field, Chicago “merchant prince,” died at her home here early tonight after an illness of several months.
Born at Conway, a daughter of Mr and Mrs John Field, she came to Williamsburg as the bride of Lyman E James in 1855. Her husband died in 1902. She had previously taught school for a short time on Nash hill, receiving $1.50 a week for her servies. She later taught at the Maplewood School for Girls. While there she received her first gift of money from Marshall Field – a $5 bill. Fifty years later, he left her $500,000.
Mrs James was a generous benefactor of the town of Williamsburg. She gave a $40,000 high school in 1914 together with a $3000 fund for its maintenance. The building, which was named after her, is valued now at $120,000. She provided for the remodeling of the Congregational church, giving at the same time an endowment for the upkeep of the addition which was made to the edifice.
She also gave to the town a fire engine house and a cement walk up Village hill to the cemetery. It was her money which provided for the regrading of the road up Village hill. Another of her gifts was a $3000 room at the Dickinson Hospital, Northampton.
Mrs James was a member of the Congregational church for about three-quarters of a century. She leaves two sons, Henry Dwight James of Hartford, Ct., and Phillip L of New York city, head of the New York branch of Marshall Field; a daughter, Mrs George H Mirick of Brookline; six grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
The funeral will be held Monday afternoon at 1, Rev John Pierpont of Amherst and Rev J P Manwell of this town officiating. Burial will be in Village Hill cemetery.
(Springfield Daily rEpublican, Saturday 15 November 1930, p4)
Mrs Helen Field James was Native of Conway
Williamsburg, Nov 14 – Mrs Helen Field James, 93, only surviving sister of the late Marshall Field of Chicago, died in her home here tonight after a lingering illness.
A native of Conway, she taught in the district school here when she was about 20 for the sum of $1.50 a week. She later taught at the Maplewood school for girls. Where there she received her first gift of money from Marshall Field – a $5 bill. Fifty years later, he left her $500,000.
She was married in 1857 to Lyman James of this town. He died in 1902.
The town of Williamsburg benefited considerably by Mrs James’s generosity. She gave a $40,000 high school in 1914 together with a $3000 fund for its maintenance. At that time, she said: “Any one who gives a town a better building than it could build itself, should also give something toward its upkeep.” The building is now valued at $120,000.
Among other gifts was a town firehouse, a chapel and spire for the Congregational church and a $3000 room at the Dickinson Hospital, Northampton.
Mrs James is survived by two sons, Henry D of Pittsfield, and Philip L, head of the New York branch of Marshall Field, and a daughter, Mrs George Mirick of Brookline, Mass
(Boston Herald, Saturday, 15 November 1930 p13)
Marshall Field’s Sister Succumbs at Williamsburg
Mrs Helen F. James, 93, Native of Conway, Generous Benefactor of Town in Which She Long Lived
Williamsburg, Nov 14 - Mrs Helen Field James, 93, last surviving sister of the late Marshall Field, Chicago “merchant prince,” died at her home here early tonight after an illness of several months.
Born at Conway, a daughter of Mr and Mrs John Field, she came to Williamsburg as the bride of Lyman E James in 1855. Her husband died in 1902. She had previously taught school for a short time on Nash hill, receiving $1.50 a week for her servies. She later taught at the Maplewood School for Girls. While there she received her first gift of money from Marshall Field – a $5 bill. Fifty years later, he left her $500,000.
Mrs James was a generous benefactor of the town of Williamsburg. She gave a $40,000 high school in 1914 together with a $3000 fund for its maintenance. The building, which was named after her, is valued now at $120,000. She provided for the remodeling of the Congregational church, giving at the same time an endowment for the upkeep of the addition which was made to the edifice.
She also gave to the town a fire engine house and a cement walk up Village hill to the cemetery. It was her money which provided for the regrading of the road up Village hill. Another of her gifts was a $3000 room at the Dickinson Hospital, Northampton.
Mrs James was a member of the Congregational church for about three-quarters of a century. She leaves two sons, Henry Dwight James of Hartford, Ct., and Phillip L of New York city, head of the New York branch of Marshall Field; a daughter, Mrs George H Mirick of Brookline; six grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
The funeral will be held Monday afternoon at 1, Rev John Pierpont of Amherst and Rev J P Manwell of this town officiating. Burial will be in Village Hill cemetery.
(Springfield Daily rEpublican, Saturday 15 November 1930, p4)
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