VETERANS DAY 2021

 

On the 11^th hour of the 11^th day on the 11^th month in 1918 an armistice between Germany and the Allied nations during the Great War known as World War I was established. This day was known as Armistice Day. This day has transformed to an official holiday to honor all members of the United States Armed forces now called Veterans Day.  Today I would like to honor my living relatives and ancestors on my genealogy trees who were in the armed forces. My research has not allowed me to identify all the veterans past or present. I have included veterans from all the trees I have researched which includes extended families. I will continue to search. They however are not forgotten.  Grateful for their service. God bless them all. Let’s support our living veterans. Thank you for family  who provided pictures. Hover cursor  over pictures to see each individual name.

Name	State of Residence	Enlistment Date		Branch of Service	Rank
Gerald R. Hollins			16 Sep 1969-1 Sep 1993	US Air Force	Master Sergeant (E-7)
Linda Hollins				US Air Force	Sergeant
Roy Jefferson-Lampton			1990-2000	US Army	Sergeant
Eddie Brumfield Jr.			19 Mar 1969	US Air Force	Airman
Bertha Bearden	Mississippi		17 Feb 1943	US Women’s Army Corp (WAC)	Sergeant WWII
Charles David McEwen			09 Dec 1941	US Army	Private WWII
Chris Seay	Mississippi		03 Dec 1943	US Army Air Force	Sergeant WWII
Timothy Turner				US Air Force	Lieutenant Colonel
Wiley Caston	Mississippi		23 Jan 1943	US Army
James Conerly				US Army	Private
Steven RaVey Brumfield	Indiana		2004-2005   2003-2010	US Army	National Guard 12B Combat Engineer Operation Iraqi Freedom National Guard  E-4 Specialist/ Corporal
Harry Caston Jr.			1/1955-12/1957 2/1958-8/1975	US Army US Air Force	Technical Sergeant Viet Nam
Russell Caston				US Army
Keith Caston			1980-1983	US Air Force	A1C(E-3) Lebanon Multi-national peace keeping force
Eric B. Caston			5/1984-3/1988	US Army	Sergeant Lebanon Multi-national peace keeping force
Wallace Caston	Mississippi			US Army
Cicero Caston	Mississippi		10 Dec 1942	US Army	Private WWII
Claude Sibley			25 Sep 1942	US Army	Private WWII
Earche Raymond Banks	Louisiana		19 Feb 1946	US Army	Private
Eddie Dunlap			28 Jan 1953	US Army
Eddie Lee Osby	Mississippi		14 Apr 1943	US Army	Private WWII
Edward Lee Elam	Illinois		14 Sep 1966	US Army	Private Viet Nam
Elijah Brumfield	Mississippi		28 July 1918	US  Army	WWI
Woodrow Brumfield	Mississippi			US Navy	WWII
Jethro Gatlin	Mississippi		28 July 1918	US  Army	WWI
Elmer Gatlin				US Army	WWII
Ernest Benjamin Strickland Sr	Tennessee		23 Mar 1941	US  Army	Sergeant WWII
Frank M. Strickland				US Army	WWI
Thomas Claude Strickland			29 June 1949	US Army	Corporal Korea
Florziel Jefferson	Mississippi		20  Aug 1942	US Army	Private WWII
Freddie Donnell	Texas		31 Mar 1916	US Army	Private  WWI
Howard Lee Graves	Louisiana			US Navy	WWII
Willie Graves	Louisiana		22 Feb 1943	US Navy	WWII
Jasper Graves	Mississippi		5  Mar 1918	US Army	WWI
Sylvester Hill	Ohio		2 Jun 1942	US Army	WWII
Iddo Brent Jr	Mississippi		17  Aug 1942	US Army	Private WWII
Isom Brumfield Jr	Mississippi		20 July 1943	US Army	Private WWII
James Edwards Sr	Mississippi		03 Aug 1942	US  Army	Private WWII
Jessie Caston Jr.	Mississippi		13  Dec 1945	US  Army	Private first class
Martin William Watkins	Texas		14 Sep 1951	US Army	Corporal Korea
Mattie Donnell Hicks			10 Mar 1946	US Army	Major WWII KOREA VIET NAM
Rudolph Knight			3 Oct 1943	US Army	WWII
Rudolph Knight Jr.	Louisiana		10 June 1960
Leamon Jefferson	Louisiana		27 July 1944	US Navy
Thomas Cornelius Brumfield	Louisiana		19 Feb  1943	US Army
Thad Brumfield	Mississippi		20 July 1943	US Army	WWII
Thad Brumfield Jr.				US Air Force	Lieutenant Cornonal
Owen Brumfield	Mississippi		16 Oct 1942	US Army	WWII
Virgil Downs	Mississippi		1 Mar 1951	US Army
Mack Quinn			23 Feb 1943	US Army
Clifton Louis Brumfield			30 Jun 1959	US Army

 

Samuel Conerly		Dec 17, 1942		WWII
Purvis Conerly
Ado Brumfield Jr	Louisiana		US Marine
Roosevelt Conerly	Mississippi	Oct 24, 1941	US Army	WWII
Abraham Brumfield Jr		Enlist date October 3, 1967 Sept  25,1969 release date	US Army
Walter Brumfield		July 24, 1945	US Army	WWII
Iddo Smith		March 31, 1918	US Army	WWI
Murdock Smith			US Army
Artie Bullock				WWI
Louis Johnson		March 27, 1944	US Army	WWII
Lattimore Zackery			US Army	WWII
Johnnie Rayborn		Oct 14, 1945	US Army	WWII
Lavergne Rayborn	Pennsylvania		US Army	Staff Sergeant WWII
Robert Brumfield
Larry D.Brumfield
Mark A.Brumfield
James Weldon Brumfield	Mississippi	2 Dec 1942	US Army	WWII
Stevie Brumfield
Sammie Brumfield
Nathaniel Wilson Martin Sr.			US army	WWII
David T. Brumfield	Mississippi	10 Sep 1942	US Army	WWII
Elijah Brumfield	Mississippi	10 Oct 1942	US Army	WWII
Otis Brumfield	Mississippi	16 Oct 1942	US Army	WWII
James Bearden	Mississippi	3 Oct 1942	US Army	WWII
James Jackson Jr.	Mississippi	31 Apr 1948	US Air Force
Alexander E. Martin	Mississippi		US Army
Bernard Caston Sr			US Army
Will Robinson			US Army	WWII
Paul McEwen	Mississippi	23 Oct 1941	US Army	WWII
Silas McEwen	Mississippi		US Navy	WWII and Viet Nam
Johnnie B. Govan Sr.	Mississippi	11 Mar 1941	US Army	WWII
Melvin Walker			US Army	Private
Percy Ray Carson			US Army	Private
Russell Caston			US Army
James Jackson		31 May 1948	US Air Force
Walter Moore Downs	Mississippi	1 June 1942	US Air Force	WWII Lieutenant Colonel Tuskegee Airman
David Thomas	Louisiana	20 June 1918		WWI

 

 

 

Finding Frank Brumfield Part 4

 Understanding Genetic Genealogy

 

My goal is to provide a basic understanding of genetic genealogy.  I know biology and genetics can be boring to anyone not interested science.  Now I know you wished you stayed awake in biology!  

What is DNA? DNA or Deoxyribonucleic Acid is the name of the molecule that carries the genetic information for reproduction of all living things. It has a double helix structure and located in the nucleus and small amount of the mitochondria of a cell. The nucleus and mitochondria are organelles (little organs) in a cell.  You body consists of millions of cells. 

DNA molecule

Human cell: pink center is the nucleus and pink hot dog shapes with mustard are mitochondria

Okay now... what are chromosomes? A chromosome is located in the nucleus and mitochondria of a cells holds protein and DNA. All humans without any genetic abnormalities has 23 pairs of chromosomes in the nucleus.   

                             National Center for Biotechnology Information (US).

Bethesda (MD): National Center for Biotechnology Information (US); 1998-.

At this time there are 3 tests for genetic genealogy:
1.       autosomal DNA represents the 22 non-sex determining chromosomes in an individual
2.       Y-chromosome DNA represents the sex chromosome present in males
3.       mitochondrial DNA represents the maternal (from the mother) only DNA in a man or woman. Unlike the DNA in the nucleus it does the same amount.

In finding Frank Brumfield, the Ancestry.com autosomal DNA test was used in conjunction with the family tree or pedigree.  Below is a chart of the percentage of DNA that is expected to be transferred at each of Frank Brumfield's descendants.  

	Percentage of DNA	Generation
Frank Brumfield	100%
Child	50%	First generation
Grandchild	25%	Second generation
Great- grandchild	12.5%	Third generation
Great-great-grandchild	6.25%	Fourth generation
Great-great-g- grandchild	3.12%	Fifth generation
Great-great-g-g- grandchild	1.56%	Sixth generation

--- The Tree Gardener

Finding Frank Brumfield Part 3

 

In my previous blog post (Finding Frank part 2), I named Jesse E. Brumfield as a child of Frank Brumfield. My two astute cousins who are my blog readers identified my error. He is a descendant of Liddie Brumfield Caston from her son Richard Brumfield and Ellen Walker.

The question remains did Frank Brumfield have a child named Jesse (Jessy, Jessie) ? The answer is yes but the sex of the child in the 1900 and 1910  census is different.
The Pike County, Mississippi 1900 federal census Jesse Brumfield is enumerated as a son 4 years old born June, 1896. 

"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9XT-1CT : accessed 14 September 2021), Frank Brumfield, Beat 1 (part of), Pike, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 105, sheet 5B, family 77, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,825.

In the Pike County, Mississippi 1910 federal census Jessie is enumerated as a daughter 14 years old.  Her brother Elijah 15 years old is listed above her name. Other family members are enumerated on the previous page.

United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPDN-4LX : accessed 14 September 2021), Jessie Brumfield in household of Frank Brumfield, Beat 1, Pike, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 94, sheet 6B, family 104, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 756; FHL microfilm 1,374,769.

It is apparent that the use of census records has errors and may affect the family trees lineage. I have used the census records and school records to determine the  first and second generation descendants of Frank Brumfield. The accuracy of these records is questionable. I have made a reasonable but not an exhaustive search.  My search tools were Ancestry.com and Family Search websites  From research information Frank Brumfield had 10 children 42 grandchildren.  Knowledge of the descendants is necessary to analyze DNA results. 

More information to follow.

---- The Tree Gardener

Finding Frank Brumfield Part 2

 In identifying Frank Brumfield the son of Liddie Brumfield Caston, the names of his  spouse and children was my first research goal. DNA  analysis links would be based on his these identified descendants who have submitted DNA. All descendants were not know to have children.

I have identified one of the three individuals named Frank Brumfield who maybe the son of Liddie Caston Brumfield. Frank Brumfield was born in September, 1855 in Mississippi. He died in about 1935 in Mississippi. He married Liza Anderson about 1879. She was born in approximately in 1862 and died in Mississippi.  To this union they had 10 children which have been identified.   

      Frank Brumfield and Liza Anderson had the following children:

1.         NOAH BRUMFIELD was born on 01 Nov 1877 in Mississippi, USA. He died in 1950 in Mississippi. He married (1) CALLIE FORREST, daughter of Willie Forrest and Mary Harris, on 23 Dec 1905 in Pike County, Mississippi (Book L/Page 476). She was born on 14 Oct 1885 in Mississippi. She died on 15 Mar 1967 in Mc Comb, Pike, Mississippi. He married (2) MAGGIE BRUMFIELD. She was born on 14 Oct 1885 in Mississippi. She died on 15 Mar 1967 in Pike, Mississippi.

2.         NOLA BRUMFIELD was born in Dec 1882 in Mississippi. She died in Mississippi date unknown at this time

 3.         VICTORIA BRUMFIELD was born on 04 May 1885 in Magnolia, Mississippi. She married Henry Jefferson on 28 Dec 1909 in Pike County, Mississippi (Book J O Page 274). He was born on 12 Oct 1879. Date of their deaths unknown at this time

4.         LULA BRUMFIELD was born on 20 Apr 1888 in Mississippi, USA. She died in Sep 1977 in New Orleans, Louisiana. She married Walter Dillion on 24 Feb 1926 in Pike County, Mississippi (File # 0034741 Book/Page Z/210). He was born  in Mississippi. Date of his death unknown at this time.

5.         GUSSIE BRUMFIELD was born on 01 Jul 1890 in Magnolia, Pike, Mississippi. She died on 07 Jul 1974 in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana. She married Jasper Graves, son of Amos Graves and Adeline Collins, on 22 Mar 1914 in Pike County, Mississippi. He was born on 23 Mar 1891 in Covington, Mississippi, USA. He died on 30 Sep 1955 in New Orleans, Jefferson, Louisiana .

6.         OTIS BRUMFIELD was born on 03 Mar 1892 in Fernwood, Mississippi, United States. He died in Sep 1978 in Covington, Saint Tammany, Louisiana.

7. ELIZA BRUMFIELD was born in Nov 1894 in  Mississippi. Date of her death unknown at this time.

8. JESSE E. BRUMFIELD was born on 21 Jun 1897 in Mississippi. He died on 15 May 1963 in Rochester, Monroe, New York, USA. He married Hattie Turner, daughter of Turner, on 24 Dec 1919 in Pike County, Mississippi (File # 0036515 Book W" page 71). She was born about 1901 in Mississippi. She died on 17 Jun 1963 in Rochester, Monroe, New York.

9. OWEN BRUMFIELD was born on 03 May 1900 in Mississippi, USA. He died on 27  June 1965 in Mississippi, USA (Pleasant Hill Cemetery Vicksburg, Mississippi). He married Lucille.  Date of her death and maiden name unknown at this time.

 10.    ELIJAH BRUMFIELD was born on 08 Apr 1922 in Mississippi, USA. He died on 30 May 1963 in Ontario, New York (Riverside Cemetery Rochester New York). He married Willie Mae Tillman on 24 Oct 1948 in Rochester. New York. Date of her death  unknown at this time.

--- The Tree Gardener

Finding Frank Brumfield Part 1

 DNA Analysis

Liddie Brumfield Caston born 1825 in Mississippi had children with the surname Brumfield and Caston.  Liddie and the presumptive father Louis Brumfield had 4 known identified children  Richard, Irvin, Thomas and Frank. These children born in Mississippi prior to the end of the Civil War were enslaved.  Information of the lives of Richard, Irvin and Thomas have been given in previous blogs.  Frank Brumfield identification has been elusive.

I have been searching for Liddie’s Frank. Finding Frank Brumfield has been a genealogy brick wall. From family history, I know there was a Frank Brumfield.    I have identified 3 black individuals with the name Frank Brumfield. They lived in the same geographic area corresponding to the slave owners surname Brumfield in Washington Parish, Louisiana  and Pike County, Mississippi. This is also the geographic area that Liddie Brumfield Caston lived.  The estimated date of birth are similar ranging from 1845 to1855.  

My initial goal was to present my research for each of the three Frank Brumfield to determine Liddie's son. The research records I found did not allow me to definitively identify Frank Brumfield. I was however have been able to identify Frank Brumfield through genealogy research and genetic autosomal DNA analysis.  

The Facts and Assumptions that have been identified concerning Richard, Irvin, Tom and Frank Brumfield:

1. They all are brothers and have the same mother Liddie. It is the presumption or reasonable to assume that they have the same father Louis.

2. The brothers have the same maternal autosomal DNA.

3. The brothers lived in the same geographic area during most of their lives.

4. Genealogy research of Frank Brumfield and his family tree are available. 

5. All the brothers had descendant children.  

5. Results of most of the brothers descendants DNA are available.  

The Challenges of DNA Analysis in finding Frank Brumfield

1.  Ancestry.com DNA data base was used.  Ancestry.com  has the largest commercial DNA data base at this writing.  There are other commercial DNA data bases available which were not included.   I will not be disclosing specific DNA results or the names of descendants of recently deceased or living individuals used in identifying  Richard, Irvin, Tom and Frank Brumfield to protect their privacy.  

2.  Not all known living descendants of Richard, Irvin, Tom and Frank Brumfield have submitted DNA samples for analysis and comparison.  The DNA samples submitted may not be considered a  significant size number.

3.  The public published family trees in Ancestry.com and Family Search.org along with personal research of Richard, Irvin, Tom and Frank Brumfield was used to identify Frank Brumfield. These family trees may contain incomplete information.

4.  Not all descendants of Richard, Irvin, Tom and Frank Brumfield have submitted public published family trees in Ancestry.com and Family Search.org. There maybe DNA matches without family tree information which can be correlated together.  

5. Frank Brumfield date of birth is thought to be between 1845 to 1855. Pike County, Mississippi 2010 federal census states there are approximately 40,000 and Washington Parish, Louisiana 47,000 residents. Over 100 years ago the population was much smaller.  Frank Brumfield DNA tested descendants maybe related through more than one ancestral line.    

    

 To use a phrase from the book Alice in Wonderland  by Lewis Carroll  I will be going "down the rabbit hole", entering the situation of finding Frank Brumfield using  genetic genealogy. 

Special thanks to cousin K. S.

------The TreeGardener

MEMORIAL DAY 2021

IN MEMORIUM

For many, Memorial Day is considered the first day of summer a time to celebrate with family gatherings, cookouts and vacations. It is however a solemn day.

 Memorial Day was established as a United States federal holiday to honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice and died while serving in the military.  In honor of our fallen veterans "The   National Moment of Remembrance" ask all citizens to have one minute of silence at 3 PM local time in tribute.  Taps Across America  will be played at that time. 

This day is also a day I have chosen to acknowledge and remember non-military family member who have died. I would like to recognize family members who have died from all causes from Memorial Day 2020 to present. This year  the Coronavirus Pandemic has effected the world along with other causes of death. 

John Moses Robinson

Deoretha Hollins Simon

Lula Mae Hollins Lammie

Latrese Harris

Roniel Sylvester Jr.

RaVey Galen Brumfield

Zamarion Brumfield

Bobby Ray Caston

Lee Estes Caston

NAME	DATES	LOCATION
Zamarion Brumfield	August 14, 2012-November 19, 2020	Houston, Texas
Kaylup Deruise	June 1, 1990- October 30, 2020	Harris County, Texas
Stevie Brumfield	1947-September 1,2020	Syracuse, New York
Roniel Sylvester, Jr	August 4, 1993-August 3, 2020	Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Lee Estes Caston	March 9, 1961 -March 2, 2021	Lincoln County, Mississippi
Latrese Harris	February 22, 1979-January 16, 2021	Pike County, Mississippi
Bobbie Ray Caston	September 5, 1951-May 7, 2021	Greenville, South Carolina
John Moses Robinson	May 22, 1945-October 13, 2021	Easton, Pennsylvania
RaVey Galen Brumfield	May4, 1939-April 17, 2021	Indiana
Lula Mae Hollins Lammie	April 10, 1944-April 28, 2021	Danbury, Connecticut
Deoretha Hollins Simon	January 13, 1947-April 12, 2021	Detroit, Michigan

All in the care of GOD

----The TreeGardener