Tranquil Tombstone: A Great Find at Find A Grave

Find A Grave can yield valuable information about our ancestors. Sometimes only information from the tombstone is available but occasionally there are facts about other family members with birth, marriage and death dates. You’ll want to verify those facts but they give you a place to begin.

Recently I was searching for my 3x great grand uncle, Jesse Kelly Brumfield (1807 – 1884), son of John & Margaret (Kelly) Brumfield at Find A Grave. I found him at Brumfield Cemetery, Pike County, Mississippi. The cemetery has a large plaque with information about Jesse, his wife and their children. It says:

Jesse Kelly Brumfield

Born March 12, 1807

York District, South Carolina

Died July 25, 1884

Amite Co., Mississippi

Hannah Youngblood Brumfield

Born October 22, 1808

Georgia

Died March 25, 1885

Amite Co., Mississippi

Jesse & Hannah married July 1, 1830

Parents of

George Washington Brumfield Born 1831

Andrew Jackson Brumfield Born 1831

Benjamin Kelly Brumfield Born 1832

Henry Sims Brumfield Born 1835

Mary Luezer Brumfield Born 1837

Jesse Alexander Brumfield Born 1839

Joseph Warren Brumfield Born 1841

James Monroe Born 1843

Susan Lucinda Brumfield Born 1845

John Richard Brumfield Born 1848

Leah Elizabeth Brumfield Born 1851

The plaque was erected by his great grandsons, George R Brumfield & Earl P Moore. Thanks goes out to them for the plaque! Thanks also to Connie G Lozier who added the photograph of the plaque to the website! Thanks to Find A Grave! This was a great find.