William Morrell Cummings, Sr.^[1]

1835 - 1922  (86 years)

• Name	William Morrell Cummings, Sr.
  Suffix	Sr.
  Born	31 Jul 1835	Gibson, Gibson County, Tennessee, USA
  Gender	Male
  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: 15
  		1850 Federal Census, John Cummings Family, Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa
  Census	4 Oct 1860	Provo, Utah, Utah, USA   [3]
  	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.
  	Age: 25
  		1860 US Federal Census, John Cummings, Provo, Utah
  Census	4 Jul 1870	Kanosh, Millard, Utah, USA   [4]
  	Census 1870 Utah, Millard, Kanosh, 4 Jul 1870, page 12, dwelling 95, family 87 William Cummings, head 34. Mary A., wife 24. Children: William, son 7; Mary E., daughter 5; Rachael, daughter 1. He is a farmer; value of personal property is $750; real estate $750. William and Mary are attending school. William Sr. was born in Tennessee, moth in Illinois; the children in Utah.
  	Age: 34
  Census	4 Jun 1880	Kanosh, Millard, Utah, USA   [5]
  	Census 1880 Utah Territory, Millard, Kanosh, 4 and 5 Apr 1880, page 11, SD 136, ED 33, dwelling 100, family 100 William Cummings, head 45; farmer. May A., wife 35. Children: William, son 17; Elizabeth, daughter 15; Jane, daughter 8; Ada, daughter 6; Annie 3; Mary, daughter 1. Also living with them is her mother, Elizabeth Meeks, 63; widow. William is assisting on the farm. Jane and Ada are attending school. William was born in Tennessee; May in Illinois; the children in Utah; Elizabeth in Indiana. Next door to John and Jane Black; Susan Paxton.
  	Age: 45
  Census	8 Jun 1900	Kanosh, Millard, Utah, USA   [6]
  	Census 1900 Utah, Millard, Kanosh, 8 Jun 1900, SD Utah, ED 107, sheet 6A, dwelling 102, family 103 William Cummings, head 65 (Jul 1834). Emma A., wife 54 (Nov 1845). They have been married for 40 years; 11 children born, 8 living. Children: Harvey, son 19 (Nov 1880); Isaac, son 16 (May 1883); Eva, daughter 13 (Mar 1887). He is a farmer working on his own account; owns farm free of mortgage. All the children are attending school; all can read and write. He was born in Tennessee (parents as well). Emma was born in Illinois; father and mother in Indiana; children in Utah. Next door to Charles and Ada Whitaker; 6 doors down from son William and wife.
  	Age: 65
  Census	3 May 1910	Kanosh, Millard, Utah, USA   [7]
  	Census 1910 Utah, Millard, Kanosh, 3 May 1910, SD Utah, ED 63, sheet 5A, dwelling 66, family 67 William W. Commings, head 85. Mary A., wife 66. They have been married for 47 years; 11 children born, 8 living. He was born in Tennessee; father in South Carolina; mother in Tennessee. Her mother was born in Illinois; father in Indiana; mother in Indiana. Next to Charles W. and Annie George.
  	Age: 85
  Census	20 Jan 1920	Kanosh, Millard, Utah, USA   [8]
  	Census 1920 Utah, Millard, Kanosh, 20 Jan 1920, SD 2, ED 22, sheet 6A, dwelling 101, family 105 William M. Cummings, head 84. Mary Ann, wife 75. Owns home. He is not employed. Both can read and write. He was born in Tennessee; father in South Carolina, mother in Tennessee. She was born in Illinois; parents in Indiana. Next door to Wallace and Viola Paxton.
  	Age: 84
  Died	28 Jan 1922	Kanosh, Millard, Utah, USA   [9]
  Buried	1 Feb 1922	Kanosh Cemetery, Kanosh, Millard, Utah, USA   [10]
  		Headstone for William Morrell Cummings
  		William Morrell "Liam" Cummings, Sr (1835 - 1922) - Find A Grave
  Death Certificate	2 Feb 1922	Kanosh, Millard, Utah, USA   [11]
  	State file number 1922000443
  	Age: 86
  	Cause: Cardiac insufficiency contributed by old age and influenza
  		Death Certificate for William Cummings, 1922, Kanosh, Millard, Utah, USA
  Person ID	I778	clanSoren | I103-Ferguson, FRS101
  Last Modified	28 Oct 2014

  
  

  Father	John Cummings,   b. 2 Dec 1802, Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, USA ,   d. 8 Sep 1895, Heber City, Wasatch, Utah, USA  (Age 92 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Rachel Ann Carnada,   b. 20 Mar 1813, Gibson, Gibson County, Tennessee, USA ,   d. 29 Mar 1895, Heber City, Wasatch, Utah, USA  (Age 82 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Married	16 Mar 1834	Gibson County, Tennessee, USA   [12]
  	Actual date not verified.
  		Tennessee State Marriages, John Cummings and Rachell Kenady, 1834, Gibson County, Tennessee
  Family ID	F283	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Mary Ann Meeks,   b. 22 Nov 1844, Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, USA ,   d. 23 Sep 1928, Kanosh, Millard, Utah, USA  (Age 83 years)
  Children	+ 01. William Morrell Cummings, Jr.,   b. 29 Sep 1862, Center Creek, Wasatch, Utah, USA ,   d. 26 Nov 1916, Kanosh, Millard, Utah, USA  (Age 54 years) + 02. Mary Elizabeth Cummings,   b. 20 Dec 1864, Center Creek, Wasatch, Utah, USA ,   d. 13 Jul 1932, Inglewood, Los Angeles, California, USA  (Age 67 years)   03. John Cummings,   b. 26 Jan 1867, Heber City, Wasatch, Utah, USA ,   d. 9 Feb 1867, Heber City, Wasatch, Utah, USA  (Age 0 years)   04. Rachel Cummings,   b. 9 Jun 1869, Kanosh, Millard, Utah, USA ,   d. 29 Oct 1871  (Age 2 years) + 05. Nancy Jane Cummings,   b. 2 Sep 1871, Kanosh, Millard, Utah, USA ,   d. 12 Nov 1946, Mount Pleasant, Sanpete, Utah, USA  (Age 75 years) 06. Ada Evelyn Cummings,   b. 26 Apr 1874, Kanosh, Millard, Utah, USA ,   d. 8 Feb 1952, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA  (Age 77 years) + 07. Sarah Ann "Annie" Cummings,   b. 16 Oct 1876, Kanosh, Millard, Utah, USA ,   d. 12 May 1961, Kanosh, Millard, Utah, USA  (Age 84 years)   08. Mary Ann Ming Cummings,   b. 8 Apr 1879, Kanosh, Millard, Utah, USA ,   d. 8 Sep 1882, Kanosh, Millard, Utah, USA  (Age 3 years) + 09. Harvey McDonald Cummings,   b. 12 Nov 1881, Kanosh, Millard, Utah, USA ,   d. 7 Jul 1956, Fillmore, Millard, Utah, USA  (Age 74 years) + 10. Issac Cummings,   b. 26 May 1884, Kanosh, Millard, Utah, USA ,   d. 24 Mar 1962, Kanosh, Millard, Utah, USA  (Age 77 years) + 11. Eva Cummings,   b. 15 Mar 1887, Kanosh, Millard, Utah, USA ,   d. 11 Feb 1969, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA  (Age 81 years)
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2017
  Family ID	F468	Group Sheet

  
  

• Sources

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