Gale Brumfield established a homestead in Washington Parish, Louisiana filed December 10, 1869 and finalized June 13, 1876. He continued to work as a farmer on the homestead which can be verified at least to October 23, 1879. Gale Brumfield and Ned Brock served as witnesses for the homestead of Sampson Dyson in Washington, Parish, Louisiana.
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| St. Tammany Farmer Covington, Louisiana 01 Nov 1879, Sat • Page 3 |
In March 22, 1883 in the Magnolia Gazette in a Petition For Retail License Gale Brumfield name is listed along with other residents of Pike County, Mississippi. It is not clear why he left his homestead and moved to Pike County. Gale and his children listed in the Pike County, Mississippi 1885 school census. Image of the school census seen in prior blog.
Gale is later found in the 1900 Federal Census for Yazoo County, Mississippi. Enumeration of his family at the bottom of the page.
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Year: 1900; Census Place: Green Hill, Yazoo, Mississippi; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 0123; FHL microfilm: 1240835 |
Household Member Age Relationship
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Gale Brumfield |
80 |
Head |
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Harriet
Brumfield |
64 |
Wife |
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Joseph
Brumfield |
20 |
Son |
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Jennett
Jones |
34 |
Daughter |
I have been unable to locate a death certificate for Gale or Harriet Brumfield. From the Social Security information for their child Joseph (Broomfield) Brumfield, Harriet's maiden name is Sanderson. I have obtained a death certificate of Grant Brumfield their son and his mother's surname is Washington the informant was Oscar Brumfield both older brothers of Joseph.
From research, several of his children continued to reside in Washington Parish, Louisiana as adults. I have not been able to establish a family connection of Liddie Brumfield Caston or Calvin Caston. From the 1885 Pike County school census , it is clear that Gale Brumfield knew Liddie's children. Descendants of Gale Brumfield married into the family descendants of Ned Brock, Washington Jackson and Van Causey.
---- The Tree Gardener
