In my previous blog post (Finding Frank part 2), I named Jesse E. Brumfield as a child of Frank Brumfield. My two astute cousins who are my blog readers identified my error. He is a descendant of Liddie Brumfield Caston from her son Richard Brumfield and Ellen Walker.
The question remains did Frank Brumfield have a child named Jesse (Jessy, Jessie) ? The answer is yes but the sex of the child in the 1900 and 1910 census is different.
The Pike County, Mississippi 1900 federal census
Jesse Brumfield is enumerated as a son 4 years old born June, 1896.
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| "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9XT-1CT : accessed 14 September 2021), Frank Brumfield, Beat 1 (part of), Pike, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 105, sheet 5B, family 77, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,825. |
In the Pike County, Mississippi 1910 federal census Jessie is enumerated as a daughter 14 years old. Her brother Elijah 15 years old is listed above her name. Other family members are enumerated on the previous page.
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| United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPDN-4LX : accessed 14 September 2021), Jessie Brumfield in household of Frank Brumfield, Beat 1, Pike, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 94, sheet 6B, family 104, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 756; FHL microfilm 1,374,769. |
It is apparent that the use of census records has errors and may affect the family trees lineage. I have used the census records and school records to determine the first and second generation descendants of Frank Brumfield. The accuracy of these records is questionable. I have made a reasonable but not an exhaustive search. My search tools were Ancestry.com and Family Search websites From research information Frank Brumfield had 10 children 42 grandchildren. Knowledge of the descendants is necessary to analyze DNA results.
More information to follow.
---- The Tree Gardener
