Robert Brumfield homestead located in Pike County, Mississippi was near the homesteads of Ervin (Irvin) Brumfield, Jack Gatlin and Calvin Caston. Irvin Brumfield was a homestead witness for Robert Brumfield. The geographic location of the other men's land suggest that knew each other.
Diagram of Land Patent Pike County T2-N, R9-E Section 15 and part of Section 22 |
I have been unable to locate Robert and Ann Brumfield in the 1900 Federal census. Many times adult children live near their parents. I used the names of their children and their spouses to try to locate them.
Senia Brumfield and James Brumfield 1900 Federal Census Pike County, Mississippi extracted |
Jack Gatlin is listed on the marriage bond of Seany Brumfield and Richard Conerly on January 29, 1891. A marriage bond is different from a marriage license. A marriage bond requires that an individual give a monetary amount for the intent to marry. If it is later found that there was a legal reason for the marriage not to take place the bond amount is forfeited. Jack Gatlin assisted in paying the bond.