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Viola Ruth Bumstead

Female 1910 - 1999  (89 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Viola Ruth Bumstead was born Jun 09, 1910, Hampton, Texas, USA (daughter of James Whitfield Bumstead and Amy Lea Wiess); died Aug 28, 1999.

    Viola married Luther Allen Keen circa 1927. Luther (son of William Gorden Keen and Jerusha (__)) was born Oct 28, 1906, Trinity, Trinity county, Texas, USA; died Dec 1972. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Murrell Wiess Keen was born Feb 15, 1928, Trinity county, Texas, USA; died Feb 06, 2012, Tomball, Harris county, Texas, USA.

    Viola married Percy L. Young Bef 1933. Percy died Y. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Samuel David Young was born Nov 11, 1933, Trinity county, Texas, USA; died Sep 05, 2021.

    Viola married Eugene Cooper "Gene" Carothers circa 1941. Eugene (son of [son] Carothers) died circa 1944. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Geneva Nell Carothers was born Jan 16, 1942, Trinity county, Texas, USA; died Feb 19, 2002.
    2. Robbie Louise Carothers was born Dec 07, 1943, Trinity county, Texas, USA; died Jan 17, 2011.

    Viola married Anthony Comminsky 1945. Anthony was born May 30, 1908, Trotter, Pennsylvania, USA; died Aug 06, 1980. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Living
    2. Living
    3. Living

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  James Whitfield Bumstead was born circa 1880, Texas, USA (son of Jacob Franklin Bumstead and Laura Amanda "Amanda" Fairchild); died May 04, 1914, Carmona, Polk county, Texas, USA.

    James married Amy Lea Wiess Aug 27, 1899, Hardin county, Texas, USA. Amy (daughter of Willie Simon Wiess and Mary Mellissa "Nannie" Sims) was born Mar 02, 1882, Cairo, Jasper county, Texas, USA; died Sep 13, 1958, Houston, Harris county, Texas, USA; was buried Sep 15, 1958, Trinity county, Texas, USA. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Amy Lea Wiess was born Mar 02, 1882, Cairo, Jasper county, Texas, USA (daughter of Willie Simon Wiess and Mary Mellissa "Nannie" Sims); died Sep 13, 1958, Houston, Harris county, Texas, USA; was buried Sep 15, 1958, Trinity county, Texas, USA.
    Children:
    1. Dixie Lurline Bumstead was born 1900; died 1981.
    2. Willie Dee Bumstead was born Dec 18, 1905, Hampton, Texas, USA; died Apr 12, 1956; was buried , Cedar Grove Cemetery, Trinity, Trinity county, Texas, USA.
    3. Birdie Mae Bumstead died Bef 1920, youth.
    4. Gussie Bumstead was born Jan 16, 1908; died Sep 05, 1988.
    5. 1. Viola Ruth Bumstead was born Jun 09, 1910, Hampton, Texas, USA; died Aug 28, 1999.
    6. Jacob Franklin "Jake" Bumstead was born Aug 23, 1912, Texas, USA; died Oct 16, 1992, Livingston, Polk county, Texas, USA; was buried , Magnolia Cemetery, Onalaska, Texas, USA.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Jacob Franklin Bumstead was born 1852, Jefferson county, Texas, USA (son of Mourad Whitfield Bumstead and Jane Cravey); died Jan 06, 1929, Trinity county, Texas, USA; was buried , Cedar Grove Cemetery, Trinity, Trinity county, Texas, USA.

    Jacob married Laura Amanda "Amanda" Fairchild Nov 04, 1879, Hardin county, Texas, USA. Laura (daughter of [son] Fairchild) was born circa 1857; died Jan 06, 1929, Trinity county, Texas, USA; was buried , Cedar Grove Cemetery, Trinity, Trinity county, Texas, USA. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Laura Amanda "Amanda" Fairchild was born circa 1857 (daughter of [son] Fairchild); died Jan 06, 1929, Trinity county, Texas, USA; was buried , Cedar Grove Cemetery, Trinity, Trinity county, Texas, USA.
    Children:
    1. 2. James Whitfield Bumstead was born circa 1880, Texas, USA; died May 04, 1914, Carmona, Polk county, Texas, USA.
    2. Cora Bumstead died Bef Apr 25, 1910, youth.
    3. Robert Bumstead was born circa 1892, Texas, USA; died circa 1923.
    4. Robert H. Bumstead was born Dec 27, 1917, Chester, Tyler county, Texas, USA; died Dec 28, 1917, Chester, Tyler county, Texas, USA.

  3. 6.  Willie Simon Wiess was born Jun 20, 1862, Wiess Bluff, Jasper county, Texas, USA (son of Capt. Napoleon Bonaparte "Nap" Wiess, CSA and Cynthia Ann Sorrels); died Nov 14, 1893, Hooks Switch, Hardin county, Texas, USA; was buried , Bumstead Cemetery, East Walton Road, Lumberton, Hardin county, Texas, USA.

    Willie married Mary Mellissa "Nannie" Sims circa 1880. Mary was born Apr 08, 1861, Blakely, Miller county, Georgia, USA; died Mar 11, 1889, Beaumont, Jefferson county, Texas, USA. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Mary Mellissa "Nannie" Sims was born Apr 08, 1861, Blakely, Miller county, Georgia, USA; died Mar 11, 1889, Beaumont, Jefferson county, Texas, USA.
    Children:
    1. 3. Amy Lea Wiess was born Mar 02, 1882, Cairo, Jasper county, Texas, USA; died Sep 13, 1958, Houston, Harris county, Texas, USA; was buried Sep 15, 1958, Trinity county, Texas, USA.
    2. William Napoleon "Bud" Wiess was born Dec 16, 1883, Mount Carmel, Tyler county, Texas, USA; died Jul 21, 1903, Village Mills (near Kirbyville, Texas); was buried , Bumstead Cemetery, East Walton Road, Lumberton, Hardin county, Texas, USA.
    3. Thomas Edward Wiess was born Mar 21, 1888, Beaumont, Jefferson county, Texas, USA; died Jun 17, 1889, Mount Carmel, Tyler county, Texas, USA.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Mourad Whitfield Bumstead was born Feb 12, 1811, Hempstead, Queens county, Long Island, New York, USA (son of Jacob Bumstead and Rhoda Martin); died May 17, 1887, Fletcher, Hardin county, Texas, USA; was buried , Bumstead Cemetery, East Walton Road, Lumberton, Hardin county, Texas, USA.

    Mourad married Jane Cravey May 11, 1848, Jefferson county, Texas, USA. Jane (daughter of Henry Cravey and Mary Sapp) was born Jul 03, 1829, Georgia, USA; died Jul 11, 1912, Hardin county, Texas, USA; was buried , Bumstead Cemetery, East Walton Road, Lumberton, Hardin county, Texas, USA. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Jane Cravey was born Jul 03, 1829, Georgia, USA (daughter of Henry Cravey and Mary Sapp); died Jul 11, 1912, Hardin county, Texas, USA; was buried , Bumstead Cemetery, East Walton Road, Lumberton, Hardin county, Texas, USA.
    Children:
    1. Editha Bumstead was born 1849, Jefferson county, Texas, USA; died Bef 1850.
    2. Joseph P. Bumstead was born Feb 1850, Jefferson county, Texas, USA; died 1918, Hardin county, Texas, USA; was buried 1918, Bumstead Cemetery, East Walton Road, Lumberton, Hardin county, Texas, USA.
    3. 4. Jacob Franklin Bumstead was born 1852, Jefferson county, Texas, USA; died Jan 06, 1929, Trinity county, Texas, USA; was buried , Cedar Grove Cemetery, Trinity, Trinity county, Texas, USA.
    4. Morad Whitfield Bumstead, II was born Jan 19, 1856, Jefferson county, Texas, USA; died Nov 11, 1928, Fletcher, Hardin county, Texas, USA; was buried , Hooks Cemetery, Kountze, Hardin county, Texas, USA.
    5. Byron or Bryan Bumstead was born 1858; died 1869.
    6. Ezra Bumstead was born circa Jul 1859, Texas, USA; died 1869.
    7. Olia Bumstead was born Jan 23, 1863, Hardin county, Texas, USA; died May 05, 1929, Hardin county, Texas, USA; was buried , Bumstead Cemetery, East Walton Road, Lumberton, Hardin county, Texas, USA.
    8. Henry Bumstead was born Aug 30, 1865, Fletcher, Hardin county, Texas, USA; died Mar 04, 1945, Warren, Tyler county, Texas, USA; was buried , Bumstead Cemetery, Warren, Tyler county, Texas, USA.
    9. Ella Bumstead was born May 09, 1869, Fletcher, Hardin county, Texas, USA; died May 14, 1953; was buried , Bumstead Cemetery, East Walton Road, Lumberton, Hardin county, Texas, USA.
    10. Dora Bumstead was born Feb 10, 1871, Hardin county, Texas, USA; died Mar 26, 1951, Silsbee, Hardin county, Texas, USA; was buried , Bumstead Cemetery, East Walton Road, Lumberton, Hardin county, Texas, USA.

  3. 10.  [son] Fairchild died Y.
    Children:
    1. James Henry Fairchild was born Mar 08, 1855; died Jan 30, 1933; was buried , Bumstead Cemetery, East Walton Road, Lumberton, Hardin county, Texas, USA.
    2. 5. Laura Amanda "Amanda" Fairchild was born circa 1857; died Jan 06, 1929, Trinity county, Texas, USA; was buried , Cedar Grove Cemetery, Trinity, Trinity county, Texas, USA.

  4. 12.  Capt. Napoleon Bonaparte "Nap" Wiess, CSA was born Mar 10, 1839, Port Neches, Jefferson county, Texas, USA (son of Simon W. Wiess and Margaret (Elizabeth?) Sturrock); died Mar 12, 1872, Wiess Bluff, Jasper county, Texas, USA; was buried , Wiess Cemetery, Wiess Bluff, Jasper county, Texas, USA.

    Napoleon married Cynthia Ann Sorrels Jul 20, 1861, Jasper county, Texas, USA. Cynthia was born Aug 15, 1845, Arkansas, USA; died Feb 06, 1891, Texas, USA; was buried , Wiess Cemetery, Wiess Bluff, Jasper county, Texas, USA. [Group Sheet]


  5. 13.  Cynthia Ann Sorrels was born Aug 15, 1845, Arkansas, USA; died Feb 06, 1891, Texas, USA; was buried , Wiess Cemetery, Wiess Bluff, Jasper county, Texas, USA.
    Children:
    1. 6. Willie Simon Wiess was born Jun 20, 1862, Wiess Bluff, Jasper county, Texas, USA; died Nov 14, 1893, Hooks Switch, Hardin county, Texas, USA; was buried , Bumstead Cemetery, East Walton Road, Lumberton, Hardin county, Texas, USA.
    2. Capt. Edward Sorrell Wiess was born Dec 14, 1865, Wiess Bluff, Jasper county, Texas, USA; died Jun 09, 1922, Boerne, Kendall county, Texas, USA; was buried , Sabine Pass, Jefferson county, Texas, USA.
    3. Martha Ann "Mattie" Wiess was born Jan 09, 1866, Wiess Bluff, Jasper county, Texas, USA; died Apr 01, 1948, Beaumont, Jefferson county, Texas, USA; was buried , Magnolia Cemetery, Beaumont, Jefferson county, Texas, USA.
    4. Margaret Isabell "Maggie" Wiess was born Jan 24, 1869, Wiess Bluff, Jasper county, Texas, USA; died Mar 10, 1960, Beaumont, Jefferson county, Texas, USA; was buried , Hooks Cemetery, Kountze, Hardin county, Texas, USA.
    5. Napoleon Bonaparte Wiess, II was born Oct 29, 1871; died Nov 08, 1874; was buried , Wiess Cemetery, Wiess Bluff, Jasper county, Texas, USA.
    6. Walter Wingate Wiess was born Dec 24, 1874, Hardin county, Texas, USA; died Aug 24, 1954, Longview, Texas, USA; was buried Aug 27, 1954, Grace Hill Cemetery, Longview, Gregg county, Texas, USA.