Tuesday, February 18, 2014

Tombstone Tuesday Fannie McGowen Brumfield


 
Inscription
MOTHER
Fannie Brumfield
1884-1945
 
 Fannie McGowen  Brumfield was the wife of Isom Brumfield Sr. They were married in 1917 according to the Federal 1910. She was born in Mississippi.
 


Tuesday, February 4, 2014

Tombstone Tuesday Isom Brumfield Sr

Isom Brumfield Sr. Pike County Mississippi


 
 inscription 
Isom Brumfield
 1883 - 1961
A Loving Husband & Father
 
 
Isom Brumfield Sr. was a farmer and the son of Irvin Brumfield and Lue (Louisa) Ellzey (McEwen) .   His death certificate states date of birth December 27, 1883 and date of death September 3, 1961. On his World War I registration record  the date of birth is December 27, 1880 he lived 80 years 8 months and 8 days from this date.

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Monday, September 23, 2013

Six Degrees of separation The Edmund (Edmun) Downs Family Part 3



I was able to locate the Edmund Downs children in the 1885 Pike County in Holmesville School census. The children Milford, Jeremiah and W Buckhalter with Edmund Downs designated as "Gdn" guardian are located in the census separately from the Downs children.  These records show that Edmond Downs was responsible for Caroline his wife's children.  The following is the transcribed information.

"Mississippi Enumeration of Educable Children, 1850-1892; 1908-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939F-PV9F-WD?cc=1856425&wc=M6NC-7P8%3A167436801%2C167437202 : 18 September 2015), Pike > 1885 > image 6 of 178; Government Records, Jackson.  EDMUND DOWNS Gdn


"Mississippi Enumeration of Educable Children, 1850-1892; 1908-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939F-PV9F-7F?cc=1856425&wc=M6NC-7P8%3A167436801%2C167437202 : 18 September 2015), Pike > 1885 > image 8 of 178; Government Records, Jackson. EDMOND DOWNS


CHILDREN
AGE
SEX
PARENT/ GUARDIAN Edmund Downs
Richard
19
M
Ann
17
F
Thomas
15
M
Mary
11
F
Edmund
5
M
Buckhaltter  Milford
16
M
Buckhalter  Jeremiah
(Jerry)
12
M
Buckhalter  W
8
M






The homestead of Edmun Downs was also identified in the 1880 Federal Agriculture Census located on line 6 and Frank Brumfield on line 9. 



From the labor contract, population and agriculture census and school records, I have been able to identify the Edmond Downs family and break down the 1870 brick wall.

--- The Tree Gardener

Updated October 4, 2022

Wednesday, September 18, 2013

Going to School


It was through school records that I looked for genealogy information.  In previous posts, I made some connections in the Brumfield tree. In the segregated post-Civil War south, racial designations of colored and white are present in many records. School records were not an exception. The geographic locality of many families can often be found by race in the school records. I have started my research with Pike County, Mississippi school reports.


This division of races has helped me find information. The Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandon Lands established from March, 1865 to April, 1872   was established to help impecunious survivors of the Civil War.  The Freedman’s Bureau helped launch early schools. Pre-Civil War laws precluded slave education which increased dependency on the slaveholder.  Literacy allows autonomy that is beyond the physical ties of slavery. 


1870 CENSUS

County
COLORED POPULATION
COLORED MALES 10-14 WHO CANNOT WRITE

COLORED FEMALES 10-14 WHO CANNOT WRITE

COLORED MALES 15-20 WHO CANNOT WRITE

COLORED FEMALES 15-20 WHO CANNOT WRITE

COLORED MALES 21 AND OVER WHO CANNOT WRITE

COLORED FEMALES 21 AND OVER WHO CANNOT WRITE
PIKE
5,312
363
340
292
336
872
945


 Many families including their children had signed labor contracts and initially did not attend school.  The necessities of life food, clothing, and shelter were the priorities at that time. I, however, was able to find family trees and branches in later school records.    


1870 CENSUS

County
COLORED POPULATION
COLORED MALES ATTENDING SCHOOL
COLORED FEMALES ATTENDING SCHOOL
Pike
5,312
33
45



Monday, July 15, 2013

Six Degrees of separation The Edmund (Edmun) Downs Family Part 2


Several of the ways I analyze genealogical data are by the geographic location and groups of names which been clustered together. I am still trying to break the 1870 brick wall. Edmund signed the labor contract in 1865.  The next area I have investigated was the census records. 

In the 1870 Federal Census for Pike County, Mississippi a Edward Downs is enumerated with Courtney Downs and children. Edward and Edmund are the same individuals.   An important fact to remember is that in the 1870 census, individuals' relationship to each other is not identified.

1870 Federal Census Pike County, Mississippi Township 2 Range 8 Dwelling 193 family 194



Name
Age
Sex
Race
Occupation
Place of birth
Edward
24
male
black
Farm hand
Louisiana
Courtney
26
female
black
Keeping house
Mississippi
Richard
4
male
black
Ann
3
female
black
Thomas
10/12
male
black
Jesse
15
male
black

1870 Federal Census Pike County, Mississippi Township 2 Range 8 Dwelling/family 193/194870 F

The children listed were not born in 1865 except Jesse who would have been 10 years old.  In the labor contract, 7 male and 8 female children without names are listed. These children may have been related to Edmund Downs.


In the 1880 Federal Census for Pike County Mississippi, Edmun Downs is listed with Caroline Downs as wife and additional children.  Courtney Downs who was enumerated in 1870 with children Jessie, Richard, Ann and Thomas (Tom) probably died.  Jessie in 1880 would have been 25 years old and possibly living elsewhere or dead.  Edmund has three children enumerated as step-children. Caroline was probably married to Mr. Buckhalter.  Mary Downs and Jerry Buckhalter are both 6 years old and Willis Buckhalter is 3 years old. The age of these three children suggests that Courtney Downs and Mr. Buckhalter died 3 years previously approximately 1877.


1880 United States Federal census Pike County, Mississippi SD 3, ED 37 page 29 dwelling 40 family 41  



Name

Age

Sex

Race

Relationship

Occupation

Place of birth

Edmun Downs

36

male

black

 

Farming

Louisiana

Caroline Downs

27

female

black

wife

Keeps house

Louisiana

Francis Downs

18      

male

black

son

Field hand

Mississippi

Richard Downs

14

male

black

son

Field hand

       “

Annie V. Downs

12

female

black

daughter

At home

        “

Tom H. Downs

11

male

black

son

       “

        “

Mary Downs

6

female

black

daughter

        “

        “

Edmun Downs Jr.

1/12

male

black

son

        “

        “

Melford Buckhalter

11

male

black

step-son

        “      

        “

Jerry Buckhalter

6

male

black

step-son

        “

        “

Willis Buckhalter     

3

male

black

step-son

        “

        “



More information on Edmund Downs will be in Part 3

----The Tree Gardener  
Post updated February 9, 2022