John Cummings

1802 - 1895  (92 years)

• Name	John Cummings
  Born	2 Dec 1802	Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, USA
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1830	Gibson County, Tennessee, USA   [1]
  	Age: 28
  Residence	1843	Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, USA   [1]
  Census	10 Oct 1850	Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA   [2]
  	Census 1850 Iowa, Pottawattamie, District 21, 10 Oct 1850, Dwelling 750, Family 750 John Cummings, 48, male, farmer. Rachael Cummings, wife 36. Children: Mary, daughter 17; William, son 15; Isaac, son 13; Sarah, daughter 11; Malinda, daughter 9; Nancy, daughter 6; John, son 4; Harmon, son 6/12. John was born in South Carolina. Rachael, Mary, William, Sarah, Malinda and Isaac born in Tenn; Nancy born in Illinois; John and Harmon born in Iowa. Next door to Cornelious Dunham and Abel and Amy Galland.
  	Age: 48
  		1850 Federal Census, John Cummings Family, Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa
  Residence	28 Jun 1852	Kanesville, , Iowa, USA   [3]
  	Migration to Utah Departed 28 Jun 1852 from the outfitting post at Kanesville, Iowa (present day Council Bluffs) in the Uriah Curtis Company. Arrival 29 Sep, 1 Oct 1852. Traveling in the Uriah Curtis Company were: Harmon Cummings (2), Isaac Cummings (14), John Cummings (49), John James Cummings (6), Mary Jane Cummings (18), Melinda Ann Cummings (10), Nancy Elizabeth Cummings (8), Rachel Ann Canada (39), Sarah Ann Cummings (13), Thomas Cummings (or H.T.) (infant), William Cummings (16).
  	Age: 49
  Residence	12 Oct 1852	Provo, Utah, Utah, USA   [4]
  	Mormon Migration Arrival in Provo, Utah.
  Census	4 Oct 1860	Provo, Utah, Utah, USA   [5]
  	Census 1860 Utah, Utah, Provo, Provo Post Office, page 426, 4 Oct 1860, Dwelling 3744, Family 2822 John Cummings, 58. Rachael, wife 46. Valve of real estate is $100; personal property $650. Children: Wm, son 25; Malinda, daughter 20; Nancy, daughter 16; John, son 14; Harmon, son 10; Joseph, son 1. Rachel, William and Malinda are born in Tenn; Nancy in Illinois; John and Harmon in Iowa; Joseph in Utah. Note: Ancestry transcribed surname as Comings.
  	Age: 58
  		1860 US Federal Census, John Cummings, Provo, Utah
  Census	1870	TBD Not known at this time
  Census	8 Jun 1880	Heber City, Wasatch, Utah, USA
  	Census 1880 Utah, Wasatch, Heber City and Precinct, ED 90, page 16, Family 144 John Cummings, 79 farmer. Rachel, wife 65. He is a farmer. He was born in South Carolina and she was born in Tenn.
  	Age: 79
  Died	8 Sep 1895	Heber City, Wasatch, Utah, USA
  Obituary	13 Sep 1895	Heber City, Wasatch, Utah, USA   [6]
  	Obituary Death of an Old Pioneer Old Grandpa Cummings, more familiarly known as "Pap" Cummings, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Sarah Ann Jones, in this city Tuesday evening last at 7:15 o'clock, at the ripe old age of 92 years, 9 months and 8 days. The deceased had been very feeble for some time and the cause of his death is attributed to old age. He was born in South Carolina on the 2nd day of December, 1802, and came to Utah with his wife and family in the year 1832. His wife preceded him in death about five months, dying on the 29th day of last March. He was the father of 10 children, 7 of whom are living, left 79 grandchildren and 90 great grandchildren. He was among the early settlers in this valley where he has resided ever since, and a man always highly respected by all his acquaintances. He held the distinction of being the oldest man in this county and was presented with a large armchair at an old folk's party last February for that honor. The last sad rites were performed over the departed yesterday afternoon, when fitting funeral ceremonies were held in the Stake House and a large cortege of relatives and friends followed the remains to the city of the dead. Peace be to his ashes.
  	Age: 92
  Buried	Heber City Cemetery, Heber City, Wasatch, Utah, USA   [7]
  		Headstone for John and Rachel Ann Canarda Cummings Married March 16, 1834 Pioneers 1852
  		John Cummings (1802 - 1895) - Find A Grave
  Notes	Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel, 1847–1868 Cummings, John Birth Date: 2 Dec 1802 Death Date: 8 Sep 1895 Gender: Male Age: 49 Company: Uriah Curtis Company (1852) Sources: Deseret News [Weekly], 18 Sep. 1852, 2. Uriah Curtis Company (1852) Departure: 28 June 1852 Arrival in Salt Lake Valley: 29 September, 1 October 1852 Company Information: About 365 individuals and 51 wagons were in the company when it began its journey from the outfitting post at Kanesville, Iowa (present day Council Bluffs). Source of Trail Excerpt: Cummings, Harmon, Autobiographical sketch, in Biographical sketches 1891-2006, reel 24, box 25, fd. 1, item 19. Available at the following institutions: Church Archives, Salt Lake City, Utah [8]
  Person ID	I776	clanSoren | I103-Ferguson, FRS101
  Last Modified	21 Sep 2015

  
  

  Father	Harmon Cummings,   b. 25 Mar 1756, Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, USA ,   d. 9 Feb 1851, Anderson, Anderson, South Carolina, USA  (Age 94 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Mary James,   b. 19 Nov 1763, Maryland, USA ,   d. 29 Mar 1847  (Age 83 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Married	7 Sep 1778	Hagerstown, Washington, Maryland, USA   [10]
  	Alternate date of marriage is 7 Sep 1779 in Washington County, Maryland [9]
  Notes	A portion of information that appears for this family was obtained via rootsweb, database d9rdozer, last updated 15 May 2008. Source citations are noted where information and events have been validated. Variations in surname have been recorded as Cumins, Cummings, Commings, Cummins during the research on the family but recorded as Cummings within the database to facilitate searching. The database owner of this site is a descendant of John Cummings.
  Family ID	F403	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Rachel Ann Carnada,   b. 20 Mar 1813, Gibson, Gibson County, Tennessee, USA ,   d. 29 Mar 1895, Heber City, Wasatch, Utah, USA  (Age 82 years)
  Married	16 Mar 1834	Gibson County, Tennessee, USA   [11]
  	Actual date not verified.
  		Tennessee State Marriages, John Cummings and Rachell Kenady, 1834, Gibson County, Tennessee
  Children	+ 01. Mary Jane Cummings,   b. 28 Oct 1834, Gibson, Gibson County, Tennessee, USA ,   d. 5 May 1906, Centerwood, Wasatch, Utah, USA  (Age 71 years) + 02. William Morrell Cummings, Sr.,   b. 31 Jul 1835, Gibson, Gibson County, Tennessee, USA ,   d. 28 Jan 1922, Kanosh, Millard, Utah, USA  (Age 86 years) + 03. Isaac Cummings,   b. 31 May 1837, Gibson, Gibson County, Tennessee, USA ,   d. 7 Apr 1906, Heber City, Wasatch, Utah, USA  (Age 68 years) + 04. Sara Ann Cummings,   b. 20 Mar 1839, Gibson, Gibson County, Tennessee, USA ,   d. 28 Sep 1909, Heber City, Wasatch, Utah, USA  (Age 70 years) + 05. Melinda Ann Cummings,   b. 06 Apr 1840, Gibson, Gibson County, Tennessee, USA ,   d. 30 Jan 1910, Pleasant View, Utah, Utah, USA  (Age 69 years) + 06. Nancy Elizabeth Cummings,   b. 07 Sep 1843, Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, USA ,   d. 18 Oct 1881, Daniel, Wasatch, Utah, USA  (Age 38 years) + 07. John James Cummings 2x ,   b. 25 Mar 1846, Montrose, Lee, Iowa, USA ,   d. 28 Mar 1929, Heber City, Wasatch, Utah, USA  (Age 83 years) + 08. Harmon Cummings,   b. 07 Jul 1850, Hollows Grove, Harrison, Iowa, USA ,   d. 11 Feb 1920, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA  (Age 69 years)   09. Thomas [ or H.T.] Cummings,   b. 1852,   d. Yes, date unknown   10. Joseph Cummings,   b. 6 Jan 1857, Provo, Utah, Utah, USA ,   d. 5 Jun 1877, Heber City, Wasatch, Utah, USA  (Age 20 years)
  Last Modified	16 Mar 2017
  Family ID	F283	Group Sheet

  
  

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  [S123] Rootsweb WorldConnect Project, (Rootsweb, Ancestry.com), Our Family Tree, database owner d9rdrozer, last updated 15 May 2008, 8 Aug 2012. MATERIAL TAKEN FROM A JOURNAL OF THE LIFE AND PARENTAGE OF JOHN CUMMINGS AND WIFE [S120] 1850 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: District 21, Pottawattamie, Iowa; Roll: M432_188; Page: 111 (Reliability: 3). [S96] Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel, 1847–1868, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, (http://www.lds.org/churchhistory/library/pioneercompanysearch), Urah Curtis Company (1852) (Reliability: 3), 8 Aug 2012. [S123] Rootsweb WorldConnect Project, (Rootsweb, Ancestry.com), Our Family Tree, database owner d9rdrozer, last updated 15 May 2008, 8 Aug 2012. [S111] 1860 United States Federal Census, Bureau of the Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Provo, Utah, Utah Territory; Roll: M653_1314; Page: 892 (Reliability: 3). [S140] Newspaper Articles, Clippings, On-Line Documents, The Wasatch Wave, 13 Sep 1895, page 3 (Reliability: 3). [S157] Findagrave.com, (Findagrave.com), Memorial 30816772 (Reliability: 3). [S96] Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel, 1847–1868, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, (http://www.lds.org/churchhistory/library/pioneercompanysearch) (Reliability: 3). [S42] Maryland, Compiled Marriages, 1655-1850, Dodd, Jordan, Liahona Research, comp.. Maryland Marriages, 1655-1850, (Ancestry) (Reliability: 3). Name: Herman Cumming Gender: Male Marriage Date: 7 Sep 1779 Spouse: Mary James Spouse Gender: Male County: Washington County [S123] Rootsweb WorldConnect Project, (Rootsweb, Ancestry.com), Database d9rdozer, last updated 15 May 2008, 6 Aug 2012. 7 Sept 1778 Marries Mary James in Hagerston, Washington, Maryland 1785-1788 [S308] Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002, Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002. Nashville, TN, USA: Tennessee State Library and Archives. Microfilm., (Ancestry.com), Tennessee, Gibson County, 1834 (Reliability: 3), 8 Aug 2012.