MEMORIAL DAY 2022

 For many, Memorial Day is considered the first day of summer a time to celebrate with family gatherings, shopping, cookouts, and vacations. It is however a solemn day.

 Memorial Day was established as a United States federal holiday to honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice and died while serving in the military.  "The   National Moment of Remembrance" ask all citizens to have one minute of silence at 3 PM local time in tribute.  Taps Across America will be played for the third year at that time.

This day is also a day I have chosen to acknowledge and remember all non-military family members who have died.  I would like to recognize family members who have died from all causes from Memorial Day 2021 to the present. We remember the smiling faces, life lessons learned, and celebrate their lives.

NAME	DATE	LOCATION
Stella Sylvester	June 19, 1948 to November 5, 2021	Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Debra D. Govan Smith	August 15, 1964, to February 16, 2022	California
Willie D. Caston Jr.	June 26, 1955, to March 8, 2022	McComb, Mississippi
Willie D. Caston Sr.	July 9, 1928 to December 2, 2021	McComb, Mississippi
Nancy Caston Smith	May 13, 1934 to March 5, 2022	McComb, Mississippi
Julian Deon Johnson	October 9, 1963 to March 5, 2022	Amite, Louisiana
Pastor Edgar Lewis Jr.	December 1, 1947 to March 5, 2022	McComb, Mississippi
Larry Caston	November 9, 1952, to February 7, 2022	New Orleans, Louisiana
Sterlin Mae Caston Johnson	January 5, 1946, to September 16, 2021	Washington DC
Shelia Marie Merit Perry	September 13, 1958 to September 3, 2021	Georgia
Beverly Ann Caston Gordon	April 22, 1945 to December 17, 2021
Wilsie Govan	October 16, 1963 to December 26, 2021	Kokomo, Mississippi
Jelani Baker	October 1, 1979 to June 2, 2021	Dallas, Texas
Danny Bush	August 14, 1959 to 2022	Mississippi
Angelicia Brumfield	February 10, 1994 to November 5,2021	Louisiana

---The Tree Gardener

Family Reunion

 Today is the tenth anniversary of  my blog.  Ten years ago I decided that my family and related families which I call the branches had important histories.  I have made 126 blog posts.  My genealogy research journey of my ancestors have given insight into their lives and the history of this country. I have found many ancestors'  lives were intertwined with families in the same geographic area. I have many cousins. My cousins have  travelled the research journey with me.  

 Through the years there have been family reunions which assembles the branches and generations together. The reunions continue  this year with the Brumfield, Caston, Nichols and Washington families.  Much fun is anticipated. More family stories will be gathered together for the research to continue. T-shirts of past  and future reunions.

---- The Tree Gardener

Finding Frank Brumfield Part 7 and The Genealogist Tool Box

Frank Brumfield has been identified as a child of Liddie Brumfield Caston by the late Rodger Dale Wilson in 2007. No documentation of the relationship has been located at this time.   Frank Brumfield born before 1870  is not enumerated in the Federal or state census as a child of Liddie.  

I have identified three individuals who might be a child of Liddie. There is the possibility of a fourth unidentified person.

Name	Spouse
Frank Brumfield	Liza (Elizabeth) Anderson
Frank E. Brumfield	Janie Foster
Frank Brumfield	Priscilla Ann Ricks

 

Assumptions that have been identified concerning Richard, Irvin, Tom, and Frank Brumfield:

1. They all are brothers and have the same mother Liddie and father Louis.

2. The brothers have the same maternal autosomal DNA.

3. The brothers lived in the same geographic area for most of their lives.

4. Genealogy research of Frank Brumfield and his family tree is available and accurate.

5. All the brothers had descendant of children.  

6. Results of most of the brothers' descendants' DNA are available.  

I have not been able to definitely find Frank Brumfield son of Liddie at this time. I will continue using the genealogist toolbox I have developed for research. I will also continue to look for more tools.

THE GENEALOGIST TOOLBOX

1) Interview the relatives especially the oldest living relatives 2) the family Bible 3) United States federal census population and agricultural records  4) state census records 5) school census records  6) homestead records from the Bureau of Land Management 7) birth certificates 8) death certificates  9) marriage certificates  10) birth announcements  11) divorce records 12) city directories 13) Social Security applications and records 14) military records including pensions 15) newspaper articles 16) obituaries 17) school yearbooks 18) personal letters  19) photographs with identified individuals 20) cemetery records and headstones 21) church records 22) wills and estates records  23) funeral home records 24) ship manifest  25 ) court records  26) bill of sales  27) genealogy information of FAN; friends, associates, and neighbors 28) historical books  29) genealogy books  30) Freedmen labor contracts 31) Freedmen bank records 32) slave insurance policies  33)  WPA and slave narratives 34) Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) records 34)voter's registration 35) Southern Claims Commission 35) Ellis Island and immigration records 37)  Louisiana slave database (Enslaved.org) 38) Use DNA analysis to find family members. Ancestry DNA has the largest database. Upload DNA test results to My Heritage, 23 and Me, Family Tree DNA. GED match can be used with caution.

The search continues.

---- The Tree Gardener