Wednesday, November 11, 2020

VETERANS DAY 2020

 

On the 11th hour of the 11th day on the 11th 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 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.

  

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)

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 Forces

Sergeant

WWII

Wiley Caston

Mississippi

23 Jan 1943

 

US Army

 

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

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

Robert Brumfield

Mississippi

16 Oct 1942

 

 

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

North  Carolina

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

 

Viet Nam

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

Owen Brumfield

Mississippi

16 Oct 1942

US Army

WWII

Virgil Downs

Mississippi

1 Mar 1951

US Army

 

Mack Quinn

 

23 Feb 1951

US Army

 

Clifton Louis Brumfield

 

30 Jun1959

US Army

 

Lavergne Rayborn

Pennsylvania

26 Dec 1945

Staff Sergeant

 US Army

 

Johnnie Rayborn

 

14 Oct 1945

US Army

 

Murdock Smith

 

 

US Army

 

Frank M. Strickland

 

 

US Army

WWI

Henry Sartin Jr.

Mississippi

25 Jan 1943

US Army

WWII

Gale Brumfield

Mississippi

16 Feb 1942

 

 

Purvis Conerly Jr

Mississippi

 

US Navy

 

James Weldon Brumfield

Mississippi

2 Dec 1942

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

 

WWII

James Jackson Jr.

Mississippi

31, Apr 1948

US Air Force

 

Alexander E. Martin

Mississippi

 

US Army

 

Bernard Caston Sr.

 

 

US Army

 

 

  ----- The Tree Gardener

 

 

 

 


Tuesday, March 17, 2020

A Brick In the Wall Has Fallen Part 1 Ancestral Photograph

Ancestral Photograph

In my research of my family trees, one of the biggest challenge is to find information prior to 1870 in the United States concerning black African Americans.  In genealogy parlance, it is a "brick wall".  It is considered a major brick wall because prior to 1870 enslaved black people were not enumerated by first and last name in the United States federal census.

 It is important to know there were exceptions where black or people of color were enumerated in the federal census prior to 1870. In the 1790 and 1810 census, free non-white people were entitled in a category of "all other free persons".  It is not clear if this distinction included black and or native american people. Free people of color were enumerated in the federal census in 1850 and 1860.  The Federal Mortality schedules of 1850 and 1860 slaves are listed and cause of death.  Military records can also be a source for locating black African Americans prior to 1870 who were union and confederate soldiers.  In the 1860 census, enslaved black people were enumerated who were over 100 years old.  These enslaved black centenarians were usually listed by first name only. I have included a link with listed names and locations.
https://sites.rootsweb.com/~ajac/slave100up.htm
  
 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. I have made the assumption that my ancestors were enslaved.  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 who was probably enslaved was sold or died.  Calvin Caston who was Liddie’s second husband whom she helped established a homestead. The blended family tree of Liddie Brumfield Caston.
 Elvira's surname maybe  Brumfield or Caston based on information found on records which will be disclosed latter blog. The surname of the former enslaved may be from a slave master at the time of the Emancipation Proclamation, former slave master or an adopted name. In the case of Liddie Brumfield Caston, the surname of the former slave owner was retained. 
A brick in the wall of Liddie Brumfield Caston family tree has been removed with the help of the descendant of Henry S. Brumfield. A photograph was given to my cousin Manuel Graves by Laura Brumfield descendant of Henry S. Brumfield   identifies several of our ancestors. 


The Black individuals in the picture are Calvin "Cad" Caston and Lydia Brumfield "Bromfield" Caston,  Richard Brumfield "Dick Bromfield" and Eli Brumfield "Bromfield".  The Caucasian   individuals are Henry S. Brumfield "Grandpa Bromfield" Lucinda Brumfield Andrews "Aunt Lucinda Andrews" and Joseph Warren Brumfield "Uncle Joe Bromfield". This is an amazing and exciting discovery. More information concerning the individuals in the picture will be coming in future posts.


Forever Grateful ----- The Tree Gardener