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Henry Brummett
and Mary Jane Boggs

Henry Brummett (aka Brumit) b 25 Sep 1868 Eolia, Letcher Co KY d 21 Feb 1944 McRoberts, Letcher KY of Tuberculosis; buried 23 Feb 1944 Riley Mullins Cemetery, Mullins Fork, Bold Camp, Wise VA; s/o George Washington Brummett, Sr, and Martha Jane (Patsy) Riggs. Henry Brummett m. 9 Aug 1889 (in John Boggs home) Mullins Fork, Bold Camp, Wise Co, VA to (1) Mary Jane Boggs b 2 Jul 1868 Mullins Fork Bold Camp, Wise VA d 31 Jul 1917 Mullins Fork Bold Camp, Wise VA of Hodgkin's Disease; buried 2 Sep 1917 Riley Mullins Cemetery, Mullins Fork, Bold Camp, Wise VA; d/o John A. Boggs and Rebecca A. Horton. Children of Henry Brummett and Mary Jane Boggs;

1. Chester (Ted) Brummett b 5 Jul 1905 Mullins Fork, Bold Camp, Wise Co VA d Tuesday, 31 Mar 1992 Jenkins Community Hospital, Jenkins, Letcher Co KY; m. Leah Johnson. Child of Chester "Ted" Brummett and Leah Johnson;

I. Jack Brummett; children; i. Don Brummett ii. Scott Brummett iii. Tamara Brummett m. Male Brown  iv. Leah Brummett m. Male Parker.

Obituary: Brummett, Ted, age 86 of Jenkins, KY; husband of Leah (Johnson) Brummett, retired machine shop foreman of Beth Elkhorn Coal Corp., member of the First Baptist Church of Jenkins, passed from this life on Tuesday, March 31, 1992, at the Jenkins Community Hospital. He was the son of the late Henry Brummett and Mary Jane (Boggs) Brummett, born July 5, 1905 at Bold Camp of Wise County, VA. Survivors in addition to his wife are a son, Jack Brummett of Austin, TX; and four grandchildren: Don and Scott Brummett, Tamara Brown and Leah Parker; a sister Julia Jenny of Sheridan, WY.

2. Ida Elvira Brummett b 4 Mar 1893 Indian Creek, Wise Co, VA d 6 Feb 1975 Limestone, Washington Co TN; buried 9 Feb 1975 Riley Mullins Cemetery, Mullins Fork, Bold Camp, Wise Co VA; m. 11 Feb 1910 Wise Co VA to Leonard Dolphis Mann b 5 Jun 1886 Blackmore, Scott Co VA d 11 Apr 1966 Johnson City, Washington Co TN; buried 14 Apr 1966 Riley Mullins Cemetery, Mullins Fork, Bold Camp, Wise Co VA; s/o James M Mann and Mary Victoria Ramey.

Leonard Mann worked around the mines in Jenkins, Kentucky a few years after his marriage to Ida Brumit. Later they went into business for themselves. Leonard had a taxi service in Neon, Kentucky while Ida operated a beauty shop. They owned a restaurant in Grundy, Virginia and Ida subsequently operated a beauty shop in Bristol, Virginia. Later they built and operated the Plantation Court which was located on the highway between Abingdon and Bristol. Children of Ida Elvira Brummett and Leonard Mann;

i. Bonnie May Mann b 10 Feb 1912 Pound, Wise Co VA d 24 May 1972 Lexington, Fayette Co KY; buried 27 May 1972 Pikeville, Pike Co KY; m. 8 Dec 1933 Neon Letcher Co KY to Dewey Rufus Honaker b 26 Nov 1909 Zebulon, Pike Co KY d 14 Nov 1979 Lexington, Fayette Co KY; buried 17 Nov 1979 Pikeville, Pike Co KY; s/o James Ballard Honaker and Nancy Burnett.

Dewey worked at an automobile dealership in Pikeville, Kentucky for many years before becoming a successful owner in the business. He did some of the first research on the Henry Brumit family history and the pedigree chart which he compiled was a major part of the early background used to develop Brummett and Boggs genealogy.

ii. Russell Howard Mann b 27 Apr 1921 No 2 Burdine, Letcher Co KY d 3 Mar 1993 Baptist Hospital, Nashville, Davidson Co TN; m. Female Martin; d/o Thomas Jefferson Martin and Fleda Almada Clark.

Russell Howard Mann served in the U. S. Army 4th Division in Europe during World War II. His wife, Mary Martin Mann, served as a Lieutenant, U. S. Army Nurse Corps, in World War II while assigned to the 165th General Hospital in Europe. Mary retired a few years ago from the Veteran Affairs Hospital in Nashville, Tennessee. Howard was involved in several business ventures after the war and later worked for many years for Waylon Jennings and Jessie Colter in Nashville, Tennessee. Mary was the nurse and godmother of Shooter, the son of Waylon and Jessie. Howard's body was cremated and his ashes were scattered in his favorite trout stream in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Mary Mann lives at 117 Lancaster Drive, Franklin, Tennessee 37064.

iii. Stella Ruth Mann b 14 Dec 1915 No 3 Burdine, Letcher Co KY d 16 Jan 1995 Johnson Memorial Hospital, Abingdon, Washington Co VA buried 18 Jan 1995 Glenwood Cemetery, Bristol, Sullivan Co TN m. 12 Dec 1934 Neon, Letcher Co KY to Charles Clarence Hicks b 16 Jan 1913 Whiteside, Marion Co TN d 16 Jun 1952 Lexington, Fayette Co KY buried 19 Jun 1952 Middlesboro, Bell Co KY s/o Robert Hicks and Annie Allen. Stella Ruth Mann m. 22 Dec 1951 Kingsport, Sullivan Co TN to Elmer Hensley b 9 Mar 1916 Muncie Delaware Co IN d 27 Nov 1975 Knoxville, Knox Co TN buried 30 Nov 1975 Bristol, Sullivan Co TN.

Ruth was a petite lady and is remembered for her dry wit and candid comments. She worked many years as a Licensed Practical Nurse. Charles Hicks attended high school in Fleming, Kentucky and Bowling Green College, Bowling Green, Kentucky. While playing football at Bowling Green College he sustained an injury which resulted in a slight disability in his left hip for the remainder of his life. Charles held a high-level position as Secretary of the national United Mine Workers of America labor union. Elmer Hensley was a truck driver.

iv. Female Mann m. Hubert Elmer Rexrode b 9 Aug 1923 Clinchburg, Washington Co VA d 22 Oct 1993 Edgewater, Volusia Co FL s/o Edward Jones Rexrode and Callie Barker.

v. Mary Louise Mann b 5 Sept 1924 Dunham, Letcher Co KY d 31 Mar 1996 Bradenton, Manatee, Co FL m. Male Peterson; m. Male Lee; m. Male Sanford. There were no children born to Mary Louise from either of her marriages. Her body was cremated.

3. James Orbin Brummett b 18 Dec 1894 Mullins Fork, Bold Camp, Wise Co VA

4. Cora Ann Brummett (aka Brumit) b 22 Jun 1890 Indian Creek, Wise Co VA

5. Verna Brummett b 9 Feb 1898 Mullins Fork, Bold Camp, Wise Co VA

6. Johnny Brummett b 20 May 1902 Mullins Fork, Bold Camp, Wise Co VA

7. Julia Belle Brummett b 21 Nov 1899 Mullins Fork, Bold Camp, Wise Co VA

8. Docta Brummett b 6 Jun 1907 Mullins Fork, Bold Camp, Wise Co VA

9. Hobart Brummett b 22 Sep 1896 Mullins Fork, Bold Camp, Wise Co VA

10. William S. Brummett b 10 Feb 1892 Mullins Fork, Bold Camp, Wise Co VA


Henry Brummett and
Ida Draughn Casebolt

Henry Brummett (Brumit) b 25 Sep 1868 Eolia, Letcher Co. KY d 21 Feb 1944 in McRoberts, Letcher KY of Tuberculosis buried 23 Feb 1944 Riley Mullins Cemetery, Mullins Fork, Bold Camp, Wise Va; s/o George Washington Brummett and Martha Jane Patsy Riggs. Henry Brummett m. 24 Jul 1922 Whitesburg, Letcher Co KY; to (1) Ida Draughn Casebolt b 1887 Knott Co, KY d 1933 McRoberts, Letcher Co, KY; buried 1933 Riley Mullins Cemetery, Mullins Fork, Bold Camp, , Wise Co, VA.


Henry Brummett and
Hattie McPeak Webb

Henry Brummett (aka Brumit) b 25 Sep 1868 Eolia, Letcher Co KY d 21 Feb 1944 McRoberts, Letcher KY of Tuberculosis; buried 23 Feb 1944 Riley Mullins Cemetery., Mullins Fork, Bold Camp, Wise Va; s/o George Washington Brummett, Sr b 13 Nov 1833 Carter Co TN and Martha Jane (Patsy) Riggs b 2 Nov 1834 Scott Co Va. Henry Brummett Brumit m. 26 Sep 1939 Freewill Baptist Church, Payne Gap, Letcher Co, KY to (2) Hattie McPeek Webb b 1899 Pike Co KY


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