Jesse Caston

 Jesse Caston is the son of Liddie Brumfield Caston and Calvin Caston. Born in 1866 according to the 1880 federal census and 1885 school census in Pike County, Mississippi probably on the homestead established by his parents.   Jesse was enumerated in the 1870 and 1880 federal Census along with his parents and siblings.

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Source Citation: Year: 1870; Census Place: Township 2 Range 9 East, Pike, Mississippi; Roll: M593_745; Page: 128B; Image: 262; Family History Library Film: 552244.

1870

NAME	AGE
Caston, Calvin	38
Lydia	41
Thomas	17
Elvira	15
Rosann	14
Isham	12
Greene	10
Silas	7
Jesse	4
Adeline	3

"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4G1-JB2: 14 January 2022), Criston, Beat 1, Pike, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district ED 37, sheet, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm

1880

NAME	AGE
Caston, Calvin	47
Lydia	50          Wife
Greene	19          Son
Silas	16          Son
Jesse	14         Son

Jesse also attend school and was enumerated in the 1885 Pike School census with his father Calvin and siblings Adeline and Monroe. There names are recorded near the bottom of the image.

NAME

AGE

Caston, Calvin

47          

Lydia

50          Wife

Greene

19          Son

Silas

16          Son

Jesse

 14         Son

Mississippi Enumeration of Educable Children, 1850-1892; 1908-1957," database with images, <i>FamilySearch</i> (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939F-PV9F-G9?cc=1856425&wc=M6NC-7P8%3A167436801%2C167437202 : 18 September 2015), Pike > 1885 > image 7 of 178; Government Records, Jackson.

1885

Name of Child	Age	Sex	Color	Parent or Guardian
Caston   Jesse	19	M	Col	Calvin Caston
“         “   Adeline	17	F	“	“                      “
“         “    Monroe	12	M	“	“                     “

Jesse was enumerated in the 1900 Pike County federal census as a single man who is a log sawyer living as a boarder in the house of Mack Raybon. A log sawyer is someone who saws logs for a sawmill. The Fernwood Lumber Company was the largest logging company at that time.  In the census, his birthday is recorded as May, 1866 but his age is listed as 34 which should be 24.

"United States Census, 1900," database with   images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9XT-ZNZ : accessed 13 September 2022), Jesse Caston in household of Mack Raybon, Beat 4 (part excl. McComb town), Pike, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 110, sheet 75A, family 71, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,825.

Name	Relationship	Color	Sex	Date of birth	Age	Married
Caston  Jesse	boarder	B	M	May 1866	34	S

I have identified an individual with the name Jesse Caston in Pike County with a family. My genealogy research has been unable to definitely  identify Jesse Caston  beyond 1900 at this time.   The search will continue.

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Gail (Gayle) Brumfield

 

I  first identified Gale Brumfield with his children  in the 1885 Pike County, School census. He is listed with  Edmund Downs, Frank Brumfield, Eli Brumfield, Robert Brumfield, Irvine (Irvin) Brumfield, Tom Brumfield and Calvin Caston. It is from this school record I am convinced he knew these men and their families. I decided to search for more information about Gale Brumfield.  

I was able to locate Gail (Gayle) Brumfield in the 1870 Federal Census in  Washington Parish, Louisiana. It is important to note that everyone was born in Mississippi except William 2 years old born in Louisiana. It is inferred that  Theonise Brumfield is his wife. She however was not his wife from other information to follow. The children's names which are enumerated with Gayle Brumfield correspond to the names in the 1885 Pike County, Mississippi school census. 

Year: 1870; Census Place: Ward 2, Washington, Louisiana; Roll: M593_535; Page: 224A; Family History Library Film: 552034

Household Members	Age
Gayle Brumfield	45
Theonise Brumfield	28
George Brumfield	14
Louisa Brumfield	12
Sylvia Brumfield	10
Rosellia Brumfield	8
Martha Brumfield	6
Jeannette Brumfield	4
William Brumfield	2

Gale Brumfield is enumerated in the 1880 Federal census in Edward Dykes, Washington Parish, Louisiana. In this census record his wife is identified as Harriet. Also, Willie 10 and Sylvia 21 are identified as Gale Brumfield's nephew and niece. Theonise Brumfield who is no longer enumerated was possibly Gale Brumfield's sister.

Source Citation Year: 1880; Census Place: Edward Dykes, Washington, Louisiana; Roll: 473; Page: 167D; Enumeration District: 194

Household Members	Age	Relationship
Gale Brumfield	60	Self (Head)
Harriet Brumfield	48	Wife
George W. Brumfield	25	Son
Sylvia Brumfield	21	Daughter
Rosellia Brumfield	19	Daughter
Martha A. Brumfield	17	Daughter
Jennetta Brumfield	14	Daughter
Grant Brumfield	11	Son
Wesley Brumfield	9	Son
Oliver Brumfield	7	Son
Oscar Brumfield	5	Son
Joseph Brumfield	1	Son
Willie Brumfield	15	Nephew
Sylvia Brumfield	21	Niece

From labor contracts from Washington Parish, Louisiana (seen in previous blog), I was able to identify the wife Sarah (Sally) and two children Keziah (Kizzie) and Charlotte (Lottie) of Eli Brumfield. Eli Brumfield was enumerated with them in the Federal Census of Pike County, Mississippi.  Gale Brumfield’s wife Harriet was identified in the labor contract and the 1880 Federal census for Washington Parish, Louisiana.  I do not know at this time if Gale and Harriet Brumfield are related to Eli, Isham, or Charlotte. Their lives and children however are intertwined with each other.    

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A Brick In The Wall Has Fallen Part 5 Eli Brumfield

Eli Brumfield

This is Part 5 of a series identifying the individuals in the above photograph. Eli Brumfield is identified in the above picture as the black man standing on the right side in the picture. In the 1900 Pike County, Mississippi Federal census, the enumerator recorded that none of Eli Brumfield's children could read or write. In 1900, 44.5 % of Black and other non-whites were literate or unable to read or write in any language.*    His children however did attend school. The Pike County, Mississippi school census was divided into colored and white. I was able to identify Eli's children.  In the 1885 Pike County school census, Kizzie Brumfield 6 years old is listed with her father Eli Brumfield. Their names are at the bottom of the page.

Mississippi Enumeration of Educable Children, 1850-1892; 1908-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939F-PV9F-WD?cc=1856425&wc=M6NC-7P8%3A167436801%2C167437202 : 18 September 2015), Pike > 1885 > image 6 of 178; Government Records, Jackson.

Kizzie (Kizza) 11  and Lotty 6 years old are listed with Ely (Eli) Brumfield in the 1890 Pike County school census. 

Allen County Library Fort Wayne, Indiana  Pike County, Mississippi Records and Correspondence Black families1890 author Serena Abbess Haymon collation 

Lottie 10, Charles 8 and Maude 5  years old are listed with Eli Brumfield in the 1896 Pike County school census.

  

Allen County Library Fort Wayne, Indiana  Pike County, Mississippi Records and Correspondence Black families1896 author Serena Abbess Haymon collation 

Dudley 14 years old is listed with Eli Brumfield in the 1908 Pike County school census. 

The Allen County Library Fort Wayne, Indiana  Pike County, Mississippi Records and Correspondence Black families1908 author Serena Abbess Haymon collation 

The number of days that the children actually attended school a year is unknown. As the children became older, they were probably helping on the farm with their parents.  The quality of education in the segregated school at that time has been well documented in United States history. 

*SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Historical Statistics of the United States, Colonial Times to 1970; and Current Population Reports, Series P-23, Ancestry and Language in the United States: November 1979. (This table was prepared in September 1992.)

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A Brick In The Wall Has Fallen Part 2 Richard Brumfield

Richard "Dick" Brumfield

 In the research of my family tree, one of the biggest challenges is to find information before 1870 in the United States concerning black African Americans. My family’s roots were planted in the southern portion of the United States.  Prior to 1865, most black African Americans were someone’s property as slaves. Formerly enslaved individuals were not enumerated in the United States Federal census until 1870.  In prior blogs, I have focused on the descendants of Liddie Brumfield Caston an enslaved woman who had two husbands with two sets of children in Mississippi. Louis Brumfield her first husband thought to be an enslaved man was sold or died.  Calvin Caston was Liddie’s second husband whom she helped established a homestead.  In my blog post "Six Degrees of Separation  Caston & Brumfield Families Part 4" information about Richard Brumfield was also given. 

Richard Brumfield was one of Liddie and Louis Brumfield's children. Richard Brumfield is identified in the above picture as the black man on the left with his left hand on the shoulder of the seated Caucasian male.   He was probably enslaved based on approximate birth years from federal census records, his death certificate and family oral history. Mississippi by law did not require birth or death certificates until November 1, 1912.

I was able to identify a Richard Brumfield in the Pike County, Mississippi 1870 census. It is documented he was 27 years old and enumerated on the third line.

Year: 1870; Census Place: Township 2 Range 9 East, Pike, Mississippi; Roll: M593_745; Page: 126B; Family History Library Film: 552244

1870 Federal Census Pike County Mississippi  transcribed copy of  entry for Richard Brumfield

Richard (Richard Bromfield) married Catherine Love August 19, 1875 in Hinds county, Mississippi.  The marriage was officiated by minister Robert Jones. The official marriage document was recorded August 26, 1875.

 Richard and Catherine are found in the 1880 Hinds County, Mississippi Federal Census in the geographic area of  Byram and Terry which is located near the city of Jackson, Mississippi. Richard and his parents were born in Mississippi. His occupation was farm labor.  Catherine was born in Louisiana and her parents were from " S C" which is the probable designation for South Carolina.  They are enumerated in the last family entry on the page. In later Federal census records, Catherine's enumeration states that she and her parents were born in Mississippi.

Year: 1880; Census Place: Byram and Terry, Hinds, Mississippi; Roll: 649; Page: 422D; Enumeration District: 014

1880 Federal Census Pike County Mississippi  transcribed copy of  entry for Richard Brumfield

School attendance was important to black African Americans following the Civil War. Prior to the war both enslaved and free black African Americans were prohibited by state law from receiving an education. Richard Brumfield was not an exception to the law. In the 1870 Pike County census it is documented that he could not read or write.  School census records have been an important source of information for me to document a family location. The schools were segregated into Black "colored" and Caucasian "white" at that time. The school census records reflect this segregation in the documented records. Several sources were available which enabled me to locate the information that is presented. The Mississippi Department of Archives and History in Jackson, Mississippi,  Allen County Library in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and  the website www.FamilySearch.org. 

 Richard and his family returned to Pike County, Mississippi by 1885 which is inferred by the school census. Richard and his children are identified and documented in the Tylertown Pike County 1885 school census. Edna age 9, Percy age 7, and Pearlie age 5 are listed. Tylertown was part of Pike County until 1912 when Walthall County was formed. 

"Mississippi Enumeration of Educable Children, 1850-1892; 1908-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK6W-568F: 17 December 2020), Richard Brumfield in entry for Percy, 1885; citing School enrollment, , Pike, Mississippi, United States, Mississippi Department of Archives & History, Jackson.

Richard "Dick"  Brumfield was identified and documented in the Tylertown Pike County 1890 school census. Edna age 17, Percy age 15, Fred 12 Pearlie 10 and Lizzie age 7 are listed.

Allen County Library Fort Wayne, Indiana  Pike County, Mississippi Records and Correspondence Black families1890 author Serena Abbess Haymon collation 

Richard Brumfield was identified and documented in the Tylertown Pike County 1896 school census. Percy , Fred 14 Pearlie 15 and Lizzie age 12, Dudley 9 and Jesse 7 are listed. I have enlarged the image. 

Allen County Library Fort Wayne, Indiana  Pike County, Mississippi Records and Correspondence Black families1896 author Serena Abbess Haymon collation 

Allen County Library Fort Wayne, Indiana  Pike County, Mississippi Records and Correspondence Black families1896 author Serena Abbess Haymon collation Richard Brumfield

Richard Brumfield had an identified second family with Ellen Walker and their children in Pike County, Mississippi. I was able to identify Ellen Walker in the 1880 Pike County, Mississippi Federal census. with children Thomas 11, Irvin 10, Lucius 6, Richard 3 and  Charley 1 years of age. She is the fourth household enumerated on the census page.

Year: 1880; Census Place: Pike, Mississippi; Roll: 662; Page: 374D; Enumeration District: 038

Year: 1880; Census Place: Pike, Mississippi; Roll: 662; Page: 374D; Enumeration District: 038 Ellen Walker transcribed

Ellen Walker and her children are identified and documented in the Tylertown Pike County 1885 school census. The children are Tom 18, Irvin 15, Lucius 12, Guy 10 and Caroline 8 years old.

"Mississippi Enumeration of Educable Children, 1850-1892; 1908-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK6W-58B9 : 17 December 2020), Ellen Walker in entry for Lucius, 1885; citing School enrollment, , Pike, Mississippi, United States, Mississippi Department of Archives & History, Jackson

Ellen Walker married George Lundy on July 15, 1886 in Pike County, Mississippi. This information was obtained from the Pike County, Mississippi marriage link website file number 0042260 book/page B/95 and Hunting For Bears, comp.. Mississippi Marriages, 1776-1935. Mississippi marriage information taken from county courthouse records. Many of these records were extracted from copies of the original records in microfilm, microfiche, or book format, located at the Family History Library.

In the Pike County, Mississippi school census, Ellen Walker children are established with the surname Brumfield. In the census, Tom Brumfield 20, Ervin (Irvin) Brumfield 19, Lucius 15 Brumfield and the probable children of her husband George Lundy; George Lunda (Lundy) George Lunda (Lundy) 13, Charlie Lunda (Lundy) 12, Howell Lunda (Lundy) 9, Mary Lunda (Lundy) 8 and Martha Lunda (Lundy) 7 are identified. 

More information is to come in part 3.

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