Kendall Vanhook Bumpass

Kendall VanHook Bumpass (November 6, 1809 – 1885) was a cowboy and early settler, who, in 1865, broke through the surface of a scalding hot mudpot in an active geothermal area and consequently lost a leg by amputation.[1] The geothermal area was later named "Bumpass Hell", and is today located in Lassen Volcanic National Park in California.

References
  1. Entry for "Bumpass, Kendall VanHook" at RootsWeb.com. Accessed 2018-08-26


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