Lydia was an enslaved black woman born in December 1825 in Mississippi and died July 5, 1916, in Pike County Mississippi. Lydia had offspring from two men with Brumfield and Caston surnames. Enslaved individuals were not allowed to marry. Some of her children were born before the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863 which freed the enslaved in southern states.
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Her first consort Louis Brumfield was identified from the death certificate of her son Richard Brumfield born between 1841 and 1843. Louis is thought to be an enslaved black man. What ultimately happened to Louis is presently unknown at this time.
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| Mississippi Death Certificate of Richard Brumfield |
Lydia Caston was identified as the mother of Thomas Brumfield on his death certificate.
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| Mississippi Death Certificate of Tom Brumfield |
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| Headstone of Irvin Brumfield in the Caston Cemetery |
Irvin Brumfield was born on August 13, 1844, died on August 27,1900 and Frank Brumfield's death certificates have not been found. Identification of Frank Brumfield is pending. Autosomal DNA analysis and genealogy research of descendants of Richard, Irvin, and Tom Brumfield have correlated a familial relationship. The Brumfield children may have different fathers. DNA "Y" chromosome analysis of male descendants is pending.
Henry Sims Brumfield born Feb 5, 1835- Dec 5, 1915, has been identified as the former slave owner of Richard Brumfield Liddle's son. Henry Sims Brumfield was the son of Jesse Kelly Brumfield who was born in York District, South Carolina Mar 12, 1807-July 25, 1884. They moved to "Love Plantation" near the Bogue Chitto River south of Holmesville which was previously settled by William Love in 1809. William Love 1758 or 1765 -1839 was born in South Carolina. The plantation was passed down to Henry Sims. Jesse Kelly Brumfield in 1856 moved to the "Brumfield Plantation" 3 miles east of Liberty Amite County, Mississippi residing to his death. In the 1860 Pike County, Mississippi slave census enumerated 62 enslaved individuals for Jesse Kelly and 12 individuals for Henry S Brumfield. It can be inferred that Henry Sims or his father Jesse Kelly were the probable owners of Liddie, Louis, and Calvin.
Details concerning how Calvin and Liddie Caston become owners of 80 acres of land in Pike County and information about Richard, Irving, Tom, Frank Brumfield, Elvira, and Rosann Caston have been given in prior blog posts. Liddie continued to maintain the family home with Calvin. Calvin died July 19, 1912. In his will, he appointed Silas Caston to be Lydia's guardian without bond. Lydia continued to live on their land until her death on July 5, 1916, at 90 years old.
After the death of Liddie, the homestead land still had her name on the deed. A notice for the sale of land for taxes for Pike county, Mississippi was published in the newspaper on the first Monday of July, 1931. The sale of land was to be on the Magnolia court house for cash for unpaid taxes. Property with Silas and Lydia Caston's names is listed for sale.
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Semi-Weekly Journal |
Taxes were paid in 1931. On the third Monday in September, 1935 property with Lydia Caston's name is listed for sale for outstanding unpaid taxes. I have not researched land records to determine the present land ownership.
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Semi-Weekly Journal |
