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 |
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 |