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. 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 49 years old with 3 children Eli 14,
Henrietta 18 and Hester 10. His initial
application was filed 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 9th
1880 in the newspaper Magnolia Gazette.
He requested that his homestead application be reinstated which was
cancelled January 14, 1881. The reasons 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 claimant dated October 21, 1881, he stated he was 63 years old
with three children. He had a dwelling
house, 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 in December 13, 1884.
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