Tombstone Tuesday Essie Brumfield McEwen and Edna McEwen

 Essie Brumfield McEwen and Edna McEwen

Essie Brumfield McEwen and her daughter Edna McEwen have family roots for generations in Pike County, Mississippi. They tragically lost their lives in a motor vehicle accident on June 6, 1971. 

The Greenwood Commonwealth Newspaper Greenwood, Mississippi o7 June 1971 page 12

 They are at rest in the Pink Hill Church Cemetery located at 1154 Jewel Drive McComb, Mississippi 39648 which is located across the street from the Pink Hill Church located. 

Precious are our memories ...

----The Tree Gardener

Silas Caston Part 2

 Silas Caston is the son of Liddie Brumfield Caston and Calvin Caston. On July 19, 1912, Calvin Caston died in Pike County, Mississippi.   Calvin was a member of the Masonic Benefit Association.  As a member of this association, he purchase a policy with a graduated payout with a maximum face value of $700.00 he bequeathed 1/3 to his wife Lydia (Liddie) Caston and 2/3 to his son Silas Caston. In his will, Silas was named executor and guardian without bond for Liddie.  Liddie died July 5, 1916.

Silas Caston had an identified second family with Francis Moses Lane and their children in Pike County, Mississippi. From this union Myrtis on May 3, 1903, Eugene Edward 1910 and Rovelia on June 14, 1911 were born. Frances Moses was married to Harry Lane on February 10, 1889.

"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPDN-263 : accessed 22 August 2022), Francis Lane, Beat 1, Pike, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 95, sheet 14A, family 236, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 756; FHL microfilm 1,374,769

On the 1910 census, Francis Lane was enumerated as a widow with children.  Her family was the next household enumerated in the census after Silas Caston's family, 

Name                Relationship            Sex         Age

Lane, Francis         Head                            F              38

           Alpha         daughter                        F               14

           Julie Ann  daughter                        F               12

           Robert            son                             M              10 

            Myrtis       daughter                        F                 6

           Edward           son                            M                3

The birthdate of Myrtis on her Social Security Death Index does not correspond to the birthdate on her obituary and headstone which is May 3, 1907.   Edward (Eugene Edward) 's 1907 date of birth does not correspond to the family reunion record and the 1910 census record. Rovelia on her Social Security Application and Claims Index identifies her parents as Harry Lane and Francis Mosses (Moses).

On Eugene Edward's marriage certificate to Rosa Mae Powell on April  5, 1940 to he identifies his parents as Silas Caston and Francis Caston.

Silas and his family continued to live in Pike County near Magnolia and Walker's Bridge Roads. The family was enumerated in the 1920 Federal census.

1920 U.S. census, Pike County, Mississippi, population scheduled, Leggett precinct Beat 1, supervisor district 7. enumeration district 100, sheet 20B, dwelling 245, family 382, Silas Caston Database with images Ancestry.com 

Name             Relationship        Sex         Age 

Caston, Silas         Head               M           56

              Ruth           wife                 F           52

              Rosa         daughter          F            23

              Dora         daughter          F            21

              Lidy           daughter         F            19

              Fannie's    daughter         F            17

              Golden      daughter         F            10

              Ernest           son               M             4

              Dorie's           son              M           15

Ernest Caston was a grandson. 

The 1930 Federal census is below  

1930 U.S. census, Pike County, Mississippi, population scheduled, Leggett precinct Beat 1, supervisor district 10, enumeration district 57-1, sheet 3B, dwelling 57, family 57, Silas Caston Database with images Ancestry.com

Name             Relationship        Sex         Age 

Caston, Silas                Head                            M               66

              Ruthie              wife                              F                63

               Dora             daughter                        F                29

              Littie              daughter                       F                 27

              Earnest         grandson                       M                14

               Jessie           granddaughter              F                  8

                 S.D.             grandson                       M               7/12

Ruth Williams Caston was enumerated on April 23, 1930 in the census and died in October.  Silas Caston died on January 23, 1938.