tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203921263391858427.post4344781954524851438..comments2024-03-27T13:00:33.582-04:00Comments on Leaves & Branches: Charles Brumfield's Obituary, Is it Accurate?Colleen G. Brown Pasqualehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16402783115333431440noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203921263391858427.post-35679063959839892792017-08-31T06:54:25.862-04:002017-08-31T06:54:25.862-04:00Thanks, Anna. I am using Chronicling America to lo...Thanks, Anna. I am using Chronicling America to look for other newspapers reports of the death. Glad you stopped by & commented.Colleen G. Brown Pasqualehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16402783115333431440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203921263391858427.post-21494185514079105552017-08-30T10:02:59.352-04:002017-08-30T10:02:59.352-04:00I would lean towards the obituary and follow the s...I would lean towards the obituary and follow the suggestions above and also find out if there are any cemetery records.Anna Matthewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06900231457574329121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203921263391858427.post-28668236982406028922017-08-29T18:26:47.870-04:002017-08-29T18:26:47.870-04:00Linda, I agree. Thanks for your comment!Linda, I agree. Thanks for your comment!Colleen G. Brown Pasqualehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16402783115333431440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203921263391858427.post-77308774578995392032017-08-29T17:49:44.548-04:002017-08-29T17:49:44.548-04:00Wendy, you're right. I just wish I knew where ...Wendy, you're right. I just wish I knew where that 7 August date originated. If people cited sources I could follow it up.Colleen G. Brown Pasqualehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16402783115333431440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203921263391858427.post-9664208309739554252017-08-29T17:48:11.798-04:002017-08-29T17:48:11.798-04:00Dara, I will look into that idea. Thanks.Dara, I will look into that idea. Thanks.Colleen G. Brown Pasqualehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16402783115333431440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203921263391858427.post-31986497440730152092017-08-29T06:46:27.978-04:002017-08-29T06:46:27.978-04:00A week is a big discrepancy, so you end up wonderi...A week is a big discrepancy, so you end up wondering whether the first date was when he became ill or when he actually died, and whether the second date was when he died or when he was buried.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203921263391858427.post-14848920439597201262017-08-28T03:59:25.934-04:002017-08-28T03:59:25.934-04:00I'd say you can probably be sure he died befor...I'd say you can probably be sure he died before 19th August, Colleen, given they published his obituary. ;-) Are daily newspapers available, where you might find the funeral announcement?Dara https://www.blogger.com/profile/16643201998217385573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203921263391858427.post-67349180867508106412017-08-27T11:43:07.767-04:002017-08-27T11:43:07.767-04:00I would most definitely believe a published obitua...I would most definitely believe a published obituary in the right time frame over many unsourced sites sharing a different date or a modern gravestone. I agree, it might be that probate began on 7 August. It's also possible that perhaps due to heavy rains or other weather conditions, he wasn't buried until 7 August. Linda Stufflebeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10652044674485948749noreply@blogger.com