Dora Bumstead^[1]

1871 - 1951  (80 years)

• Name	Dora Bumstead
  Born	Feb 10, 1871	Hardin county, Texas, USA
  Gender	Female
  Died	Mar 26, 1951	Silsbee, Hardin county, Texas, USA   [2]
  	Death certificate: Dora WIESS; parents: M.W. BUMSTEAD (NY) and Jane CRAVEY (GA); informant: W.S. WIESS (her son).
  Buried	Bumstead Cemetery, East Walton Road, Lumberton, Hardin county, Texas, USA
  Notes	William died two years after they married, leaving Jessie 14 months old and William Simon Jr. yet unborn.  Dora's mother, Jane Cravey Bumstead, was still living but she was also widowed, so Dora's brother, Henry, helped Dora care for her two infant children.  Even though he only had one arm, he would come and plow the fields for Dora and help her with the cows. 1900 Census Hardin county, Texas, 2nd pct, p. 256B dwelling household 221/230 Wiess, Dora, head, W, F, Feby, 1871, 28 yrs old, widowed, TX, , NT, FL   "  , Jessie, daughter, W, F, Sept, 1892, 7, TX, TX, TX   "  , Willie S., son, M, W, May, 1894, 6, TX, TX, TX Living with her is her mother, Jane Cravey Bumstead, listed as dwelling 221, household 229.  Jane is listed as W, F, 71, b. Florida with no birth dates and no place of birth for her parents. Living next to her on one side is her brother, Henry Bumstead and on the other side is Richard Call (40, b. MO) and wife Mary with son Toni and daughters Allie and Beulah.  Next door to Henry Bumstead and family is the family of their sister Olia Bumstead Fairchild and next door to that is the household (218/226) of another sister, Ella Bumstead Mitchell. 1910 census, Hardin county, Texas, e.d. 26, sheet 1-B enumerated April 16, 1910, lines 66-69 Wise, Dora, head, F, W, 39, widowed, 2 children, 2 living, TX, NJ, SC   " , Jessie, dau, 17, single, TX, TX, TX   " , Willie S., son, 15, single, TX, TX, TX Bumstead, Jane, mother, 83, widowed, 1 child, 1 living, SC, SC, SC
  Person ID	I1320	mykindred
  Last Modified	Apr 26, 2016

  
  

  Father	Mourad Whitfield Bumstead,   b. Feb 12, 1811, Hempstead, Queens county, Long Island, New York, USA ,   d. May 17, 1887, Fletcher, Hardin county, Texas, USA  (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Jane Cravey,   b. Jul 03, 1829, Georgia, USA ,   d. Jul 11, 1912, Hardin county, Texas, USA  (Age 83 years)
  Married	May 11, 1848	Jefferson county, Texas, USA
  Notes	They were on the 1860 Hardin county census, p. 338, Concord P.O.. In 1908, T.J. Russell, a long-time resident of Jefferson County, wrote that "Murad W. Bumstead lived on the west side of Village Creek, near Cook's ferry".  Later, in the same piece, he wrote "Down on Village creek lived at the old Cook Ferry, Capt. James Chesher; then Murad W. Bumstead on the West side of the creek and near him was Job Foster". Byron and Ezra died in a diphtheria epidemic in 1869. - 1860, TX, Hardin cty, Concord PO, (M653-1296, 338) June 28, 1860, lines 29-35, HH 67 Morad BUMSTEAD, 49, M, farmer, 830, 290, NJ Jane BUMSTEAD, 30, F, Geo Joseph BUMSTEAD, 10, M, Texas Jacob BUMSTEAD, 8, M, do Morad BUMSTEAD, 4, M, do Byron BUMSTEAD, 2, M, do Ezra BUMSTEAD, 11/12, M, do - 1870 census, Hardin county, Concord, TX, pct 2; p. 460B, (M593-1589, p.460) July 8, 1870, HH 130/130 BUMSTEAD, M.W., 59, M, W, Farmer, NJ BUMSTEAD, Jane, 40, F, W, Keeping House, Georgia BUMSTEAD, Joseph, 20, M, W, Farm Hand, Texas BUMSTEAD, Jacob, 18, M, W, Farm Hand, Texas BUMSTEAD, Morad, 14, M, W, Farm Hand, Texas BUMSTEAD, Henry, 4, M, W, Texas BUMSTEAD, Olia, 7, F, W, Texas BUMSTEAD, Ella, 1, F, W, Texas - 1880 census, TX, Hardin cty ,e.d. 29 p. 15, (T9-1308,422C) June 18, 1880, lines 10-22, HH 113/119 Bumstead, M.W., W, M, 69, farmer, NJ, NY, NY BUMSTEAD, Jane, W, F, 50, wife, keepinghouse, GA, GA, GA BUMSTEAD, Joseph P, 30, son, farmer, TX, NJ, GA BUMSTEAD, Henry, 15, son, farmer BUMSTEAD, Ellen, 10, daughter, at home BUMSTEAD, Dora, 8, daughter BUMSTEAD, Mary E, 28, dau-in-law, at home (Mary Johnson, wife of Joseph, above) BUMSTEAD, Beulah E, 9, g-dau BUMSTEAD, ?Joseph?, 8, g-son BUMSTEAD, Cave J, 9, g-son BUMSTEAD, Olia, 4, g-dau BUMSTEAD, Margret J, 3, d-dau BUMSTEAD, Ida G?, ?/12, b. Oct, g-dau - lines 23-24, same home, different family HH 113/121 FAIRCHILD, Henry, W, M, 28, lumberman, TX, MS, LA FAIRCHILD, Olia, 19, wife, keepinghouse, TX, NJ, GA - Mourad died in 1887.  In 1900, Jane is living with her daughter, Dora Wiess (dwelling 221, households 229 and 230, 1900 Census Hardin county, Texas, 2nd pct, p. 256B).  Next door is her son Herman. [3]
  Family ID	F493	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Willie Simon Wiess,   b. Jun 20, 1862, Wiess Bluff, Jasper county, Texas, USA ,   d. Nov 14, 1893, Hooks Switch, Hardin county, Texas, USA  (Age 31 years)
  Married	Dec 21, 1891	Sharon, Hardin county, Texas, USA   [4]
  	Notation in their family Bible:  "Married Dec. 23rd 1891 at Sharon Hardin Co. Tex  Dora Bumstead to Willie S. Wiess of Beaumont Texas"
  Notes	- 1900 census, TX, Hardin, pct 2, ed 10, 12-B, June 27, 12-A & B, June 26-27 -- HH 216-224 BUMSTEAD, M, head, W, M, Jan 1856, 44, m 11 yrs, TX, NY, GA, farmer BUMSTEAD, Seawillow, wife, W, F, ??, 32, m 11 yrs, TX, TX, TX BUMSTEAD, Jane, dau, June 1882, 18, TX, TX, TX BUMSTEAD, Richard, son, Nov 1883, 16, TX, TX, T SATCHER, Carrie, step-dau, Feby 1887, 13, TX, TX, TX BUMSTEAD, Walter S, son, Aug 1889, 10, TX, TX, TX BUMSTEAD, Claude S, son, Jan 1892, 9, TX, TX, TX BUMSTEAD, Audry, dau, Nov 1891, 8, TX, TX, TX BUMSTEAD, Jim, son, Feby 1895, 5, TX, TX, TX -- HH 217/225 BUMSTEAD, Joseph, head, W, M, Feby 1850, 50, m 28 yrs, TX, NY, GA BUMSTEAD, Mary E, wife, W, F, July 1851, 48, m 28 yrs, 11/6 children, TX, TN, SC BUMSTEAD, Carl, Dec 1873, 26, TX, TX, TX HOOKS, Ola, dau, Dec 1875, 24, widowed, TX, TX, TX BUMSTEAD, Ida, dau, Oct 1878, 21, TX, TX, TX BUMSTEAD, Maud, dau, Dec 1881, 18, TX, TX, TX HOOKS, Vernon C, g-son, Jan 1893, 7, TX, TX, TX -- HH 218/226 MITCHELL, William, head, W, M, Apr 1870, 30, m 11 yrs, TN, FL, FL MITCHELL, Ella, wife, W, F, May 1869, 31, m 11 yrs, 7 children, TX, NJ, FL MITCHELL, Benjamin, son, Aug 1889, 10, TX, TN, TX MITCHELL, Morad, son, Sept 1891, 8, TX, TN, TX MITCHELL, Mabel, dau, Oct 1893, 6, TX, TN, TX MITCHELL, Ella May, dau, May 1896, TX, TN, TX MITCHELL, Bertha, dau, Apr 1898, 2, TX, TN, TX MITCHELL, Dora, dau, Mch 1900, 2/12, TX, TN, TX -- HH 216/226 FAIRCHILD, Olia, head, W, F, Jun 1864, 36, widowed, 8/6 children, TX, NY, -- FAIRCHILD,Ezra, son, Nov 1881, 18, TX, TX, TX FAIRCHILD, Jennie, dau, May 1883, 17, TX, TX, TX FAIRCHILD, Rubie, dau, Jan 1884, 16, TX, TX, TX FAIRCHILD, Ettie, dau, Oct 1888, 11, TX, TX, TX FAIRCHILD, Nellie, dau, Nov 1893, 6, TX, TX, TX FAIRCHILD, Hanry May, dau, July 1870, TX, TX, TX -- HH 217/227 BUMSTEAD, Henry, head, W, M, Aug 1865, 34, m 6 yrs, TX, NY, GA BUMSTEAD, Nancy A, wife, W, F, --, 21, m 6 yrs, 3/2 children, TX, --, -- BUMSTEAD, Minnie Lee, dau, Dec 1845, 4, TX, TX, TX BUMSTEAD, Nora C, dau, W, F, Feby 1898, 2, TX, TX, TX -- HH 218/228 BUMSTEAD, Jane, head, W, F, --, 71, FL -- HH 218/229 WIESS, Dora, head, W, F, Feby 1871, 28, widowed, 2 children, TX, NY, FL WIESS, Jessie, dau, Sept 1892, 7, TX, TX, TX WIESS, Willie S, son, May 1894, 6, TX, TX, TX -
  Children	1. Jessie Wiess,   b. Sep 24, 1892, Hooks Switch, Hardin county, Texas, USA ,   d. Nov 30, 1970, Port Arthur, Jefferson county, Texas, USA  (Age 78 years)   2. Willie Simon Wiess, II,   b. May 14, 1894, Hardin county, Texas, USA ,   d. Oct 03, 1952, Kountze, Hardin county, Texas, USA  (Age 58 years)
  Family ID	F492	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos		Bumstead, Dora (1871-1951)
  		Bumstead, Dora (1871-1951)

  
  

  Documents

  Bumstead, Dora (Wiess) Death Certificate

  
  

  Histories		Bumstead, Dora -- Family Bible The family Bible of Dora Bumstead Wiess and Willie Simon Wiess
  		The Bible of Willie Wiess & Dora Bumstead PDF version for printing

  
  

• Sources

  [S79] Gedcom - Bennett, Lynn. [S561] Death Certificate. [S83] Pioneer Reminiscences of Jefferson County, GC 976.514506 RUS. [S143] Bible of Dora Bumstead and Willie W. Wiess.