Isham Brumfield
Irvin and Robert Brumfield
homesteaded 80 and 160 acres respectively in Pike County Mississippi. My mother
Irvin Brumfield’s granddaughter stated that Isham or possibly Isom Brumfield
was Irvin’s father. I have yet been unable to verify this information.
Subsequent research suggests that this information is incorrect. Isham
Brumfield (Broomfield/ Bromfield) however homestead 160.26 acres of
land in Walkers Bridge, Pike County, Mississippi beginning in
December 1870. At the time of his homestead, his family consisted of 3
children. The 1870 Federal Pike County census lists Isham Brumfield as 49
years old with 3 children Eli 14, Henrietta 18, and Hester 10. His
initial application was filed on March 6, 1873.
He almost missed the opportunity to own the
land because of a missed proof filing date. He missed the filling date after
five weekly notices dated from March 12th to April 9 1880 in the newspaper Magnolia Gazette.
He requested that his homestead application be reinstated which was
canceled on January 14, 1881. The reason for the missed filing in the
request for reinstatement was secondary to “severe disease of both of his eyes from which he became totally
blind.” and ignorance of the law. In the
testimony of the claimant dated October 21, 1881, he stated he was 63 years old
with three children. He had a dwelling
house, and stables valued at $200.00 and cultivated 20 acres, and raised 5 crops. His
witnesses Solomon Singleton and Jacob Ellzey also verified his homestead from December,
1870 to October 12, 1881. Isham Brumfield displayed fortitude of
character because with sightlessness his homestead was reinstated and he received
title to the land on December 13, 1884.
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