I have been told (and have read somewhere) that Brumley was named for William Carroll Brumley who was an old friend and Civil War comrade to James M. Hawkins, an early resident of Brumley......It is said that Mr. Hawkins gave the town its name in honor of his old friend. Peg Hake ----- Original Message ----- From: <Thehensons@aol.com> To: <MOMILLER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 10:36 AM Subject: [MOMILLER] Brumley (the town) Listers, There was an article in the Jefferson City paper on Sunday, 2/11/07 about small towns. The article said that "no one knew why the town was named Brumley". Duh! Wasn't it named after the Brumley family?? ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MOMILLER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

>From Mill Creek, An Ozarks Heritage William Carroll Brumley was a prominent name in Miller County politics during the Reconstruction Years following the Civil War. Brumley was elected sheriff and collector during the wild emotional campaign and election of 1872 when an alliance of Democrats and Liberal Republicans was formed to topple the Radical Republicans in power. With Brumley leading the opposition the attempt by this unlikely union proved unsuccessful--barely--not winning a single office on the county level. Brumley appointed a young supporter from Glaize Township as deputy collector whose name was James Martin Hawkins. Five years later Hawkins would return the favor when he surveyed and platted a town he named Brumley. An obituary published 30 April 1891 in the Miller County Autogram quotes of Brumley, "To him the Republican party of Miller County owes its supremacy today." Though once a political hero, William Carroll Brumley rest eternally beside his wife, Sisley Wilson (granddaughter of John Wilson) in an unkempt and overgrown grave beside Highway 17 amidst the farm buildings of Ralph and Ruby Vaughn Hendley. -----Original Message----- From: momiller-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:momiller-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Peggy Hake Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 11:18 AM To: MO MILLER-L Subject: [MOMILLER] Fw: Brumley (the town) I have been told (and have read somewhere) that Brumley was named for William Carroll Brumley who was an old friend and Civil War comrade to James M. Hawkins, an early resident of Brumley......It is said that Mr. Hawkins gave the town its name in honor of his old friend. Peg Hake ----- Original Message ----- From: <Thehensons@aol.com> To: <MOMILLER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 10:36 AM Subject: [MOMILLER] Brumley (the town) Listers, There was an article in the Jefferson City paper on Sunday, 2/11/07 about small towns. The article said that "no one knew why the town was named Brumley". Duh! Wasn't it named after the Brumley family??