EIGHTH GENERATION

190. Davis BRUMFIELD ^(48)(70) was born on 1 Jan 1795 in South Carolina. He died on 23 Apr 1863 in Pike Co,MS. Birthdate not given in Moving On: The Stovalls

DAVIS BRUMFIELD

BORN 1795 DIED 23 APR 1863

MARRIED Cynthia Holmes 23 NOV 1823

CHILDREN 1) Elijah Brumfield b. ca 1825, d. ca 1860
2) John Brumfield b. 8 NOV 1830, d. 25 MAR 1896
3) William Brumfield b. ca 1833
4) Emily Brumfield b. 6 FEB 1835, d. 23 JUL 1914
5) Eveline Brumfield b. 8 AUG 1837, d. 20 JAN 1922
6) Angeline Brumfield b. abt 1837-1840, d. 8 JUL 1866
7) Elisha Brumfield b. 1 DEC 1840, d. 25 NOV 1911
8) Isaac Brumfield b. 15 MAR 1843, d. 26 OCT 1921
9) Jesse Brumfield b. 4 MAR 1845, d. 6 DEC 1918
10) Louisa Brumfield b. ca 1847

BACKGROUND
(extracted from BRUMFIELD HISTORIES by Albert Ray Brumfield and Dell Magee Clawson)
Davis Brumfield was born in 1795 in South Carolina, and
died April 23, 1863 in Pike County, Mississippi. He married November
23, 1823 Cynthia Holmes, daughter of Elisha Holmes and Sally Stovall.
Cynthia's syster Nancy married Willis Brumfield and her sister
Elizabeth married Isaac Brumfield. Cynthia was born in 1804 in
Georgia,and died 7-10-1884. They are buried in the Davis Brumfield
cemetery, southeast of Tylertown, Mississippi.

Davis Brumfield served in the War of 1812 as Private in the 12th &
13th Consolidated Regiment of the Louisiana Militia. That regiment
appears to have guarded the Madisonville, Louisiana Naval Base during
the Battle of New Orleans. In the service record, we find an
affidavit by Cynthia in her application for his veteran's bounty land:

Abstract: DAVIS BRUMFIELD: 25 April 1878, Cynthia Brumfield, widow of
soldier, age 73, certified that soldier had black hair, blue eyes,
and was 6 feet high; That she married soldier in Pike County,
Mississippi 23 November 1823, by Thomas Pleasant, J.P., that her
maiden name was Cynthia Holmes; that soldier died 23 April 1863 in
Pike County, Mississippi.

Davis originally settled on 608 acres, Section 48, T2S, R2E, on the
West Bank of the Bogue Chitto River, between Franklinton and
Richardson, Louisiana. They moved to Pike County, Missisippi as
attested to by son John's birth in Mississippi in 1830. Davis and
Cynthia had 10 children as reported by the 1850 census, Pike County,
Mississippi.

He was married to Cynthia HOLMES on 23 Nov 1823 in Pike Co,MS.

191. Cynthia HOLMES ⁽⁴⁸⁾ was born about 1804 in Lincoln Co,GA. She died on 10 Jul 1884 in Pike Co,MS. Children were:

i. Elijah BRUMFIELD⁽⁴⁸⁾ was born about 1826 in Louisiana.
ii. John BRUMFIELD⁽⁴⁸⁾ was born on 8 Nov 1830 in Pike Co,MS. He died on 25 Mar 1896.
iii. William BRUMFIELD⁽⁴⁸⁾ was born about 1833 in Pike Co,MS.
iv. Emily BRUMFIELD⁽⁴⁸⁾ was born on 6 Feb 1835. She died on 23 Jul 1914.
95 v. Eveline BRUMFIELD.
vi. Angeline BRUMFIELD⁽⁴⁸⁾ was born on 8 Aug 1839 in Pike Co,MS. She died on 8 Jul 1866.
vii. Elisha Kelly BRUMFIELD⁽⁴⁸⁾ was born on 1 Dec 1840 in Pike Co,MS. He died on 25 Nov 1911. He was buried in New Zion Cemetery,Walthall Co,MS. Served as a private in Company K, 39th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry, CSA
viii. Isaac Preston BRUMFIELD^{(48) (70)} was born on 5 Mar 1843. He died on 16 Oct 1921. ISAAC PRESTON "IKE" BRUMFIELD

BORN 15 MAR 1843, DIED 26 OCT 1921

MARRIED GEORGEANN MCCLENDON 11 OCT 1871 b. 18 OCT 1853 d. 6 May 1931

CHILDREN 1) Mattie Estelle Brumfield b. 17 SEP 1872, d. 14 JUL 1902 2) William Preston Brumfield b. 27 APR 1874, d. APR 1950 3) Fred Lafayette Brumfield b. 1 JAN 1876, d. 1 AUG 1966 4) Minnie Louiza Brumfield b. 26 JUL 1878 5) Dudley Lawrence Brumfield b. 20 NOV 1881, d. 21 DEC 1971 6) Florence Cuturah "Kitty" Brumfield b. 5 NOV 1883, d. 16 NOV 1971

BACKGROUND (extracted from BRUMFIELD HISTORIES by Albert Ray Brumfield and Dell Magee Clawson) Ike had no taste for the Civil War and according to family tradition, evaded military service. Once when a patrol was sent to bring him in, he hid in a dry pigpen a short distance from the house. The patrol on horseback rode by without seeing him. There is listed I.P. Brumfield on the Civil War portion of the monument at the Franklinton, Louisiana courthouse. This may be an error, another person, or perhaps he actually served an enlistment before hiding out.

Ike was an outdoorsman and a crack shot. He preferred to hunt, rather than the hard and confining life of cultivating crops. Ike killed some 200 deer and numerous turkeys in his lifetime. The table was always provided with wild game.

GeorgeAnn was a small person, weighing approximately 110 lbs. She smoked a corncob pipe. GeorgeAnn's McClendon and Simmons ancestry is traced in "The Silver Creek Simmons Family".

GeorgeAnn lost both of her parents in 1862 while she was only 8 years old. Even though she had a grown brother and sisters, and relatives, this was during the Civil War and we can only assume she had a difficult time. From accounts, she was a very practical person, showing intense purpose in everything she did. As a midwife, she delivered about 2,000 babies in her lifetime, with only 3 or 4 deaths. She examined mothers-to-be, and when problems were likely, she would insist that the patient go to a doctor and better facilities. She worked with doctors, assisting, and asked opinions and explanations for future cases. She served black and white alike. She earned much of the cash money and trade that the family received. GeorgeAnn's recognition of the value of education and her interest in medicine obviously influenced her grandchildren. Five grandsons became Pharmacists, three granddaughters became nurses, and a grandson did some veterinary work as part of his Vocational-Agricultural teaching.

In their first 12 years or so of marriage, Ike and GeorgeAnn lived near Progress, or Simmonsville, Mississippi where they were harassed by a neighboring clan. What their resentment was is not known. The harassment included riding horseback through the place during fox hunts. They would ride through the crops, leave gates open, knock bee hives over, and cause a general nuisance. Once when most of the family was away from home, eleven year old Fred was left to guard the place. The tormentors came through on a raid, shot and killed one of their own, mistaking him for one of the Brumfield boys. They charged Fred Brumfield with murder but whispered the truth among their kin. The Grand Jury did not accept the charges, which intensified their dislike for the Brumfields.

Ike decided to avoid a shooting feud in which both sides would lose. Ike moved his family into Marion County near Dexter, Mississippi which solved the problem.

ix. Jesse E. BRUMFIELD⁽⁴⁸⁾ was born on 4 Mar 1845. He died on 16 Dec 1918. He was buried in Jap Holmes Cemetery,Walthall Co,MS.
x. Louisa BRUMFIELD⁽⁴⁸⁾ was born about 1847 in Pike Co,MS.

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