My Genealogy Hound

HARRY K. BUMPUS, a well known citizen of Romulus, was born in that part of Tompkins County which is now in Schuyler County, and his father, John Bumpus, was born in the same place. His mother’s maiden name was Matilda Adee. The parental family comprised two children, our subject and his sister Jane, the latter of whom is now the wife of L, Osborne, and lives in West Romulus.

Mr. Bumpus was married, November 15, 1837, to Miss Mary, daughter of Joseph Benedict. She was born September 17, 1812, and died March 27, 1880. Her remains are now resting in the peaceful seclusion of Ovid Cemetery. She became the mother of six children, of whom the eldest-born, Augustus, is deceased; Henry was a private in Company E, One Hundred and Twenty-fourth New York Infantry, and was killed at the battle of Petersburg by a sharpshooter; Matilda died in 1870; William is a professor in the public schools of Waterloo; Mary is the wife of Edward Gillen, and lives at Hayt Corners; and Sarah is a dressmaker.

Mr. Bumpus began to care for himself when he had barely reached the age of eighteen, and entered on life’s labors by engaging to work on a farm by the month. In 1835 he came to this county. The first farm which he purchased was soon afterward exchanged for one in Schuyler County, and he has purchased and improved several farms in Seneca County. In 1876 he removed to the farm which he now owns and manages, and which consists of one hundred and seven acres of well cultivated land. He is a member of the Baptist Church, for several years serving as Trustee in that organization, and has taken much interest in church work.