Friday, February 21, 2014

Six Degrees of Separation Caston & Brumfield Families Part 1


While searching for genealogy information, I had an opportunity to meet a cousin online.  I later attended a family reunion and found a connection between the Brumfield and the Caston families.  Liddie (last name unknown) was the mother of the Brumfield and Caston children.   Louis Brumfield was Liddie's first husband.  I have been unable to locate Louis in census records or verify when he died. According to her death certificate, she was born in Mississippi and her parents are unknown. Her approximate date of birth is December 1825 from the Federal 1900 census. She is thought to have been 93 years upon her death on July 5, 1916. Calvin Caston was born in Mississippi approximately April 1832 and was married to Liddie in 1872 from the Federal 1900 census. I have been unable to verify when he died at this time.
  Liddie and Louis Brumfield's children           
1)      Richard Brumfield
2)     Frank Brumfield
3)     Irving Brumfield
4)     Tom Brumfield
5)     Elvira Brumfield
6)     Rosann Brumfield
7)     Isham Brumfield



Liddie and Calvin Caston
1)      Green Caston
2)     Silas Caston
3)     Jesse Caston
4)     Adline Caston
5)     Monroe Caston

UPDATE June 21, 2022
Since the original blog post on February 21, 2014, I have found additional information. Calvin Caston died on July 19, 1912. This information was obtained from his will. The children of Liddie (Lydia) Brumfield Caston.

The children of Liddie (Lydia) and Louis Brumfield are the following: 
1)    Richard Brumfield
2)   Frank Brumfield
3)   Irving Brumfield
4)   Tom Brumfield

The children of Liddie (Lydia) and Calvin Caston are the following:
1)     Elvira Brumfield
2)     Rosann Brumfield
3)     Isham Brumfield
4)     Green Caston
5)     Silas Caston
6)     Jesse Caston
7)     Adline Caston
8)    Monroe Caston
 The research continues.
----- The Tree Gardener

1 comment:

Unknown said...

Hello! I am conducting research with the Civil Rights and Restorative Justice Project on Silas Caston. I have been looking for his relatives to interview regarding his death. I would appreciate it if you could contact me as soon as possible regarding his relatives. Thank you!

Ada Goodly (adagoodly2@gmail.com)
Legal Fellow
Civil Rights and Restorative Justice Project
http://www.northeastern.edu/civilrights/