FURMAN FIELD, eldest son, of John Field, was born in Northampton county, New Jersey, July 14, 1818, and came to this county with his parents when eight years old. He remained with his father until the death of the latter, and towards the close of his father's life he took charge of his business, and at his death assumed all the liabilities. About 1838 he went into the lumber business at Fields Station, and has continued lumbering up to the present. His father traded the Quaker Hill farm for one-half of the lumber tract and saw mill, and Furman bought the other half from Joseph Keys. The first tract contained 220 acres, to which they, subsequently added until they owned 5,000 acres of timber land. Dr. Lehman, A German capitalist of Philadelphia, sent out Dr. Holler to the site of Field's Station for the purpose of establishing a German colony on his land in that vicinity. Dr. Holler did not like the appearance of the land at Field's Station, and finally selected Blooming Grove as the site of his home. He resided there until his death, and was recognized as the leader of the German settlers in that part of the county. Through some technicality or flaw in the title he lost three out of the five tracts which he had entered. The remaining two he traded to a Mr. Williams, for a lot on the banks of the Schuylkill river, which he subsequently sold for $4,000. This was all he realized out of his timber tracts, which cost him $80,000 and afterwards came into the possession of Mr. Field. The latter purchased 2, 000 acres from Ward & Mason, of Towanda, 1,100 acres of the McIntyre & Robinson estate, and 900 acres of the Joseph Keys estate. All of this land now belongs to Thomas E. Proctor. The mill which Mr. Field operated burned down about 1877, and was immediately rebuilt. It still stands as a landmark of his prosperity. Politically he is a Democrat, and has been township commissioner for twelve years.