Thomas Meredith Brumfield
13 Jan 1837 MS - 20 Nov 1923 MS
Son of Charles Brumfield & Harriet Knight
My 1st cousin, 4x removed
My 1st cousin, 4x removed
Another Pioneer
‘Crosses the River’
Tom Brumfield,
Veteran of the Civil War, Passes Away near
Concord
One by one the pioneers of Yazoo
County are answering the call of another land. On November 20, Tom Brumfield,
who was one of the few Confederate veterans that had stood the winter’s cold
and the summer’s heat for 87 years, all of which were spent in this county,
passed to his reward. He was born near Dover and after his marriage bought a
farm and settled near Concord church, where he and his family became part of
the institution, attending the services and giving their names for its support.
When the call came for the defence of the principals for which the south
contended Mr. Brumfield was young and his soul became fired with the justice of
the cause, so he, like the true southerner that he was, enlisted and took his
stand with the Confederate army. Mr. Brumfield was injured in a railroad wreck
which made him practically an invalid for the past 60 years, but his spirit
never failed and he stuck to his post and worked until death claimed him.
Besides his wife he is survived by six children, all of whom are grown and
settled in life. They are Mrs. Mollie Compton, of Belzoni, Mrs. E. S. Manor, of
Yazoo City, Route One, Willie Brumfield, who makes his home in the delta, and
Tom, Joe and Todd, whom live near Anding. The funeral, which took place at Concord
church on Nov. 21, was largely attended.
from:
Another Pioneer ‘Crosses the River’ (1923, Dec. 28). The Yazoo Herald, p. 4. Retrieved March 7, 2017. Yazoo City, MS. Tom Broomfield.
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