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.
Using this method, I was still unable to locate them. I was however able to locate two individuals who are probably their children Senia Brumfield and James Brumfield in the 1900 census enumerated on the same page as Jack Gatlin.
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.
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.