The Guardians Part 2 Jack Gatlin Guardian

Jack Gatlin    Guardian  

Henry Sartin and Katie Gatlin  children

In previous blogs I have presented Jack Gatlin's family. He was an black African American farmer who established a homestead in Pike county, Mississippi in 1880.  Jack Gatlin's daughter Katie (Katy) married Henry Sartin March 4, 1906 in Pike County, Mississippi (File # 000049790 Book "L" page 556). Henry Sartin a 22 years old farmer is enumerated with his wife Katie 21 and son Cicero 1 years old in the Pike County, Mississippi 1910 Federal Census. They are the last family on the image.

Source Citation  Year: 1910; Census Place: Beat 2, Pike, Mississippi; Roll: T624_756; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0098; FHL microfilm: 1374769

1910 Federal Census Walthall County  transcribed with corrections

NAME	RELATIONSHIP	RACE	SEX	AGE
Sartin Henry	Head	B	M	22
Katie	wife	B	F	21
Cisero(Cicero)	son	B	M	1

I don't known exactly what happened to Henry Sartin but he died  approximately in 1913.  I have not been able to locate his death certificate at this time. Henry and Katie (Katy) Sartin had three additional children Shelly (male) born 1911, Elsie (female) born 1913 and Henry (male) in 1914. Jack Gatlin became the guardian of the children of Henry Sartin on October 13, 1913. On review Henry Sartin Jr. was born April 25, 1914 and Henry Sartin Sr. died  sometime in 1913. Jack Gatlin his grandfather who was the guardian did not list Henry as one of the children.  Katie was probably pregnant with Henry Jr. at the time of Henry Sartin Sr. death. The guardian document image is listed.

Katie Gatlin Sartin married Carroll "Cal" Rayborn in Pike County, Mississippi Jan 5, 1916  File # 00039428 Book "S" page 453. With the marriage of the widow Katie Sartin, Jack Gatlin probably was no longer guardian of the children of Henry Sartin. Jack Gatlin died October 27, 1924.  Henry and Katie Gatlin Sartin  three additional children Shelly, Elsie, Henry Jr. along with Cicero were enumerated in the Walthall County, Mississippi Federal 1920 census as step-children to C. R. Rayborn.  Carroll and Katie Rayborn had two children Dott Rayborn born 1918 and Alma Rayborn  born 1920 who are also enumerated in this census.  The family is listed at the end of the census image below near the bottom of the page.

Source Citation Year: 1920; Census Place: Tylertown, Walthall, Mississippi; Roll: T625_896; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 117

1920 Federal Census Walthall County  transcribed with corrections

NAME	RELATIONSHIP	RACE	SEX	AGE
Rayborne (Rayborn) C R	Head	B	M	33
Katie	wife	B	M	31
Sartin Cicero	Step-son	B	M	11
Shelly	Step-daughter	B	M	9
Elsie	Step-daughter	B	F	7
Henry	Step-son	B	M	5
Rayborne (Rayborn)  Dott	daughter	B	F	2
Alma	daughter	B	F	8/12

Carroll Rayborn was born in Pike County, Mississippi on August 26, 1886 according to his World War I registration of June 7, 1917.  He states he has a wife and a five children. The five children were probably Cicero, Shelly, Elsie and Henry Sartin Jr. with Dott Rayborn.

In the McComb Semi-Weekly Journal on December 15, 1928,  reported that Carroll Rayborn who had been drinking heavily attacked his two step-sons Shelly  "Shirley" and Cicero Sartin. He fatally stabbed Shelly and seriously injured  Cicero with a stomach and arm wound. Shelly "Shirley" Sartin loss his life at estimated 17 years of age in the Tylertown hospital. Cicero survived.

I do not know if Carroll Rayborn was incarcerated for the death of Shelly Sartin. Carroll Rayborn however is not listed with the family in the 1930 Federal Census. Katie Rayborn is listed as a widow. The family is enumerated on two separate census pages.  The youngest child listed was less than two years old.  This suggests that Cal Rayborn was in the household shortly before the census.  In other documents, it is evident that Katie Rayborn is not a widow and the enumeration is erroneous. 

Cal and Katie Rayborn  had more children Johnny 1920, Lavergne 1923,  Macllie 1927, Chris  1925, Nadie 1924(?)  Exie Will 1929, Eddie Ville 1932. I have been able to locate Nadie  only in the 1930 census possibly she might have died as a child.

    Source Citation Year: 1930; Census Place: Beat 2, Walthall, Mississippi; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 0003; FHL microfilm: 2340904

1930 Federal Census Walthall County  transcribed with corrections

NAME	RELATIONSHIP	RACE	SEX	AGE
Rayborne Katie	Head	B	M	40
Sartin Sisero  (Cicero)	son	B	M	20
Henry	son	B	M	15
Johnnie	son	B	M	10
Dott	daughter	B	F	9
Alma	daughter	B	F	8
Laverge	son	B	M	6
Chris	son	B	M	4
Nadie	daughter	B	F	2
Elie W (Exie Will)	daughter	B	F	?

In the 1940 Walthall Federal Census, Carroll Rayborn is enumerated with the family.

Source Citation Year: 1940; Census Place: Walthall, Mississippi; Roll: m-t0627-02073; Page: 16B; Enumeration District: 74-5

1940 Federal Census Walthall County  transcribed with corrections

NAME	RELATIONSHIP	RACE	SEX	AGE
Rayborn Carrol	Head	B	M	53
Katie	wife	B	F	50
Dott Erroll	daughter	B	F	23
Johnnie	son	B	M	20
Lavern (Lavergne)	son	B	M	17
Cris(Chris)	son	B	M	15
Marcile(Macille)	daughter	B	F	12
Xie Will(Exie Will)	daughter	B	F	10
Eddie (Eddie Vill)	son	B	M	7

Cal Rayborn was listed as guardian of the children in the 1941 and  1943 census Pike County, Mississippi school record. 

"Mississippi Enumeration of Educable Children, 1850-1892; 1908-1957," database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK66-S1GK : 24 July 2017), Cal Rayborn in entry for Criss Rayborn, 1941; citing School enrollment, , Pike, Mississippi, United States, Mississippi Department of Archives & History, Jackson.

"Mississippi Enumeration of Educable Children, 1850-1892; 1908-1957," database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK66-3YPK : 24 July 2017), Cal Rayborn in entry for Lavern Rayborn, 1943; citing School enrollment, , Pike, Mississippi, United States, Mississippi Department of Archives & History, Jackson.

  Katie was listed as guardian of her children in the 1947 Pike county, Mississippi not Cal. Katie Gatlin Sartin Rayborn died February 15, 1952.  I have not found the date when Carroll Rayborn died. My hypothesis is Carroll Rayborn died between 1943 and 1947. 

-----The Tree Gardener

The Guardians Part 1 Thomas Brumfield Guardian

Fragmented Families

Thomas Brumfield Guardian

I have taken a long sabbatical from blogging but not from my search of tree family history.  I will continue to continue to blog and hopefully more family members will follow the blog. 

One of my primary interests in my family trees is to go beyond the brick wall of 1870. The year 1870 is the first time that black Africans previously enslaved in the United States were identified in the United State census.   I realize that my ancestors may have been sold, freed before the Emancipation Proclamation, escaped from enslavement, transported to other continents during the diaspora and died unidentified.

Identification of different families father, mother and children have been the nucleus of my research.   Many of the families however have been fragmented.  It is my attempt to identify descendants of fragmented families which include widows and orphans. I would like to start a series of blogs that I call The Guardians. This series is based on information I have found related to my family trees.  

The 1865 Mississippi Black Codes further restricted and regulated the lives of freed black people.   The Apprentice laws stated that any child under 18 years old who was an orphan or family unable to provide support for the child could be assigned to the former owner. Black men with limited rights were the guardians of the family, widows, and orphans after slavery.  I have chosen the term "Guardians" because all women had minimal social and no voting rights. Black orphans had no rights.

This research project is constantly evolving because I am looking for new information.  In reviewing some of my research, I found the names of children who had guardians of my trees in Pike County, Mississippi. 

Thomas Brumfield (1852-1926)  was a child of Liddie and Louis (?) Brumfield.  He was a farmer and homesteaded land in Pike County, Mississippi. Thomas and Celia (1850-unknown) had a daughter Mary.  Mary Brumfield married Willis (Parker) Bowens on January 11, 1894 in Pike County, Mississippi File # 0043983 Book "D" page 322.  Mary and Willis Bowens are enumerated with their children in the Pike County, Mississippi 1900 Federal census.   

Source Citation

Year: 1900; Census Place: Beat 1, Pike, Mississippi; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 0105; FHL microfilm: 1240825

 Bowens Willis           Head B     Oct 1861   32

                Mary            Wife B     Dec 1877   23

                Courtney   Daughter B     Dec 1895     4

                 Isaac           Son          B     Mar 1897     2

                Thomas        Son    B      Jan 1900    4/12

By 1910 Mary and Willis with their children were living in the household of Tom and Celia Brumfield Mary's parents.  Courtney is not listed with the family.

Source Citation

Year: 1910; Census Place: Beat 1, Pike, Mississippi; Roll: T624_756; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0094; FHL microfilm: 1374769

Brumfield Thomas Head                   M  58  

                           Celia     wife                    F   49

Bowens     Mary     daughter             F  33

                 Isaac      grandson             M 12

                 Thomas  grandson            M 10

                 Mattie    granddaughter     F  8

                Willis Jr.  grandson            M  6

                Nehemiah grandson           M  4

                Rosebel     grandson           M 1 10/12  

                (Roosevelt)

Mary Bowens died sometime in 1914 at the age of 33 years old. I do not know the cause of death and have not located a death certificate. His father Thomas Brumfield became the guardian of her children. I have not located any additional information concerning Willis Bowens. 

In this document dated December 17, 1914,  Thomas Brumfield Sr. takes responsibility for his daughter Mary Bowens' estate and agrees to take inventory of her goods, and chattels (personal possessions)  and pay her debts.  

In my blog post Six Degrees of Separation Caston & Brumfield families Part 12 date 2/24/2015, I discuss Tom Brumfield and some of Mary's children.