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John William Cummings 1820–1896 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Mar 1820

Birth Location: Limestone County, Alabama, USA

Death Date: 9 May 1896

Death Location: Ecru, Pontotoc, Mississippi, USA

Father: Mason Cummings

Mother: Sarah Berry

Spouse(s): Margaret Betts

Children(s): Mary Cummings

In 1820, John William Cummings entered the world in Limestone County, Alabama, USA, born to Mason Monroe Cummings And Sarah Berry. In 1850, John William Cummings resided in District 6, Itawamba, Mississippi. In 1860, John William Cummings resided in Itawamba, Mississippi, United States. John William Cummings married Margaret Elizabeth Betts, and had children including Mary Elizabeth Cummings. John William Cummings passed away in 1896 in Ecru, Pontotoc, Mississippi, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1820, John William Cummings entered the world in Limestone County, Alabama, USA, born to Mason Monroe Cummings And Sarah Berry.
  • In 1850, John William Cummings resided in District 6, Itawamba, Mississippi.
  • In 1860, John William Cummings resided in Itawamba, Mississippi, United States.
  • John William Cummings married Margaret Elizabeth Betts, and had children including Mary Elizabeth Cummings.
  • John William Cummings passed away in 1896 in Ecru, Pontotoc, Mississippi, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Mason Cummings
1799–1873
Birth Location: Fauquier, Virginia, USA
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Sarah Berry
1805–1863
Birth Location: Edgefield County, South Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Betts
1827–1913
Birth Location: Jasper County, Georgia, USA
MB

Children(s)

Mary Cummings
1847–1903
Birth Location: Saltillo, Lee, Mississippi, USA
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John Cummings's Ancestors

Self
John Cummings
1820–1896
Birth Place: Limestone County, Alabama, USA
Parents
Mason Monroe Cummings
1799–1873
Fauquier, Virginia, USA
Sarah Berry
1805–1863
Edgefield County, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Levi Cummings
1776–1840
Halifax County, Virginia, USA
Naomi Keas
1782–1819
Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Cummings's Descendants

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John (William) Cummings (22 Mar 1820–9 May 1896) m. Margaret (Elizabeth) Betts (24 Sep 1827–11 Jul 1913)
  1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth) Cummings 1847–1903 m. James (Samuel) Owings 1844–1926
    1. 1. Ida Owings 1870–1923 m. Shelby (Jefferson) Barber 1871–1940
      1. 1. Luther (Curtis) Barber 1890–1961 m. Myrtle (Belle) Davidson 1892–1973 m. Anna (Eliza) Payne 1895–1980
        1. 1. James (Earl) Barber 1918–1991 m. Archie (Sue) Dunavan 1925–2016 m. Nellie (F) Barber 1922–
        2. 2. Buford (Curtis) Barber 1917–1944 m. Anna (Mae) Church 1921–1941
        3. 3. Roy (Talmage) Barber 1924–2009 m. Melba (Jo) Hunter 1926–2014
        4. 4. Jack (Tillman) Barber 1921–1995 m. Violet (Lauerna) Barber 1923–2016
        5. 5. Lois (Essie) Barber 1913–2005 m. Roy (A.) Holland 1912–1983 m. Robert (Dolphus) Scallions 1912–1964
        6. 6. Orvel (Cornelius) Barber 1915–1995 m. Enid (Jewel) Haney 1923–2013
      2. 2. Lora (Essie) Barber 1893– m. Clifford (Gravers) Roden 1888–1949
        1. 1. Hubert (Earl) Raden 1913–1975 m. Bertie (Lee) Mize 1919–1989
        2. 2. Dillard (Murl) Raden 1920–1971 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Kuykendall 1923–2001
        3. 3. Lee (Ray) Raden 1932–2020
      3. 3. Grady (Marcus) Barber 1895–1964 m. Shelly McGlaughlin 1902–1923 m. Grace (L) Prince 1897–1976 m. Bertha (Alma) Christeson 1909–1964
        1. 1. Dorothy (Louise) Barber 1920–1987 m. Herbert (Chandler) Rogers 1913–1990 m. Irvin (Madison) Gillingham 1915–1989 m. William (Charles) McConnaughay 1929–1995
        2. 2. Virginia (Mary) Barber 1921–1998 m. Carl (Copeland) Ganong 1909–1970 m. Fred Detorne 1918–
        3. 3. James (Andrew) Barber 1933–1997
        4. 4. Edward (Marcus) Barber 1926– m. Josephine (Violet) Hess 1924–1996
        5. 5. Louis (Eugene) Barber 1927–2014 m. Virginia (Ruth) Wiggins 1929–2014
      4. 4. Shelby (Dewey) Barber 1898–1978 m. Anvie (Marie) Langford 1897–1971 m. Mimia (Katherine) Riddle 1906–1982
        1. 1. Evelyn (Marie) Barber 1923–2001 m. Leroy (Arthur) Berkley 1919–2005
        2. 2. Wendell (Tom) Barber 1919–1984
        3. 3. Thomas (Lee) Barber 1943–1994
        4. 4. Infant (Daughter) Barber 1919–1919
      5. 5. Mary (Elizabeth) Barber 1900–1942 m. William (Young) Craig 1891–1971
        1. 1. William (Clark) Craig 1924–2004
        2. 2. Margaret (Merie) Craig 1918–1989 m. Olcott (Rutherford) Abbott 1912–2000
      6. 6. Paul (Johnson) Barber 1903–1940 m. Lora Hale 1908–1978
        1. 1. Dorothy (Louise) Barber 1931–1994 m. Herman (Leroy) Morris 1931–1994
        2. 2. Pauline Barber 1934–2019
      7. 7. Rufus (Aaron) Barber 1907–1994 m. Exie (Kazell) Higgins 1908–1998
        1. 1. Joan Barber 1930–2014 m. Alfred (Bruce) Coyle 1929–2018
        2. 2. Charles (Ralph) Barber 1933–2013 m. Mary (Ruth) Jones 1933–2020
        3. 3. Ray (Aaron) Barber 1926–1926
        4. 4. Mary (Lee) Barber 1927–1999 m. William (Allen) Swope –1992 m. Jirmon (Andrew) Briley 1923–1996
      8. 8. Viola (Mahaley) Barber 1891–1964 m. Bishop (Marvin) Pearce 1879–1941 m. Bayard (Byron) Dotson 1893–1964
        1. 1. Odelle Pearce 1910–2006 m. John (William) Stravino 1903–1979 m. Clarence (Houston) Sanders 1906–1969
        2. 2. Twila Pearce 1917–1981 m. Wendell (Tipton) Pope 1913–
        3. 3. Mary (Belva) Pearce 1914–2000 m. Edgar (Herman) McGee 1908–1983
        4. 4. Vola (Katheryn) Pearce 1925–2017 m. Roy (Edward) Declue 1921–2004 m. Clinton Sarten 1921–
        5. 5. Nell Pearce 1923–1997 m. James (Harold) Dacus 1925–1979 m. Harold (S) Cardin 1924–
      9. 9. Cayce (Lee) Barber 1909–1997 m. Virginia (Lucille) McCall 1918–2006
    2. 2. William (Marcus) Owings 1877–1954 m. Hugh (Ella) McCulley 1878–1966
      1. 1. Ethel (Mellie) Owings 1908–2002 m. George (Perry) Partlow 1905–1984
      2. 2. Betty Owings 1904–2002 m. Claude (Luther) Rogers 1901–1965
      3. 3. Reginald (Edgar) Owings 1900–1900
      4. 4. Vera (Naomi) Owings 1901–1990 m. Homer (Virgil) McCollum 1894–1952
        1. 1. Homer (Owens) McCollum 1925–1991 m. Coleene (Atkinson) Berry 1926– m. Louise (Ruth) Colbert 1938–2013
      5. 5. Allen (Dewitt) Owings 1919–1920
      6. 6. Florence (R) Owings 1910–2003 m. Herbert (L) Green 1906–1978
      7. 7. William (Milburn) Owings 1914–1917
      8. 8. Lawrence (Marcus) Owings 1904–1904
    3. 3. Margarette Owings 1875–1914 m. Clinton (Fancher) Whitaker 1872–1951
      1. 1. Bernice (Sue) Whitaker 1907–1928
      2. 2. Oye (Marie) Whitaker 1903–1986 m. John (David) Hamilton 1895–1959
        1. 1. John (Whitaker) Hamilton 1925–2013 m. Julia (Beryl) Bailey 1927–1997
        2. 2. Clinton (David) Hamilton 1924–1999 m. Margaret Allen 1926–2013
        3. 3. Margaret Hamilton 1931–1981 m. Donald (Bruton) Boyd 1921–1982
    4. 4. Mary (Nancy) Owings 1872–1966 m. Willis (Otha) Thornley 1871–1951
      1. 1. Offie (Lucille) Thornley 1904–1997 m. Charlie (Lee) Norris 1903–1962
        1. 1. Frances (O B) Norris 1925–2007 m. Cecil (Roane) Hall 1921–2000
        2. 2. Charles (Willis Norris) Sr 1926–1974 m. Gloria (Jean) Mallgren 1926–2002
        3. 3. James (Robert Norris) Sr 1932– m. Ruth (Patsy) Bilderback 1932–2019
        4. 4. Virgil (Lee) Norris 1934–2023
      2. 2. Bonnie (Marie) Thornley 1909–1977 m. Herman (Selma) Corkran 1900–1972
        1. 1. Mary (Ann) Corkran 1932–2020 m. Harold (Carter) Smith 1924–2004
        2. 2. Martha (Nell) Corkran 1933–2017
      3. 3. Opal (Belle) Thornley 1897–1980 m. Robert (Lee) Sandlin 1896–1947 m. Boone Magers 1895–
        1. 1. Jackie (Thornley) Sandlin 1934–1986
        2. 2. Estelle Sandlin 1916–2000 m. Thomas (Halbert) McNeil 1911–1987
        3. 3. James (Harran) Sandlin 1920–2001 m. Bertha (Frances) Eudaley 1919–2010
        4. 4. Margaret (Syble) Sandlin 1918–1918
        5. 5. Mary (Rachel) Sandlin 1914–1999 m. Sisco (Knox) Phyfer 1900–1992
        6. 6. Betty (Jane) Sandlin 1931–1935
        7. 7. Cecil (Leroy) Sandlin 1922–1993 m. Mary (Edith) Putt 1930–2016
        8. 8. Robert (Harold Sandlin) Sr 1927–1999 m. Helen (Earldine) Bacon 1925–1999
      4. 4. James (Samuel) Thornley 1901–1994 m. Lois Johnson 1904–1997
      5. 5. Claud (Markus) Thornley 1895–1950 m. Mertie (Ann) King 1904–1992
        1. 1. Helen (Jewell) Thornley 1928–2004 m. James (Allen) West 1926–1989
        2. 2. LaVale (Mary) Thornley 1924–2012 m. Nicholas (Anthony) Bahles 1927–2000
      6. 6. Littie (Frances) Thornley 1906–2000 m. John (Moman) Hall 1898–1992
      7. 7. Clara (Ellison) Thornley 1893–1969 m. Robert (E) Riley 1890–1957
        1. 1. Dorothy Riley 1926–2020 m. Clifton (Loy) Harwood 1926–1992
        2. 2. Robert (Eugene Riley) Jr. 1930– m. Syble (Ann) Gilchrist 1930–1997 m. Dorothy (Louise) Benton 1926–2014
        3. 3. Mildred (Burr) Riley 1921–1999 m. Garvin (Chaffin) Cunningham 1918–1998
        4. 4. Barbara (Ann) Riley 1933–2011 m. William (Le Roy) Sigafoos 1933–2002
        5. 5. Aubrey (H) Riley 1910–1985 m. Elizabeth Tanner 1912–1996
        6. 6. Mary (Sue) Riley 1917–2011 m. James (Marvin) Hunter 1911–1962
        7. 7. Horace (Ray) Riley 1914–1916
      8. 8. Margaret (Lorette) Thornley 1899–1979 m. William (Dewey) Morris 1899–1975
        1. 1. Charles (Allen) Morris 1920–1971 m. Vadis (Eleanor) Boren 1919–1996
        2. 2. Sarah (Clytee) Morris 1924–2006 m. Bryce Prestage 1923–1992
        3. 3. Wilma (Jeannine) Morris 1929–1995 m. Hugh (Wilburn Coker) Sr. 1919–2006
      9. 9. Infant (Son) Thornley 1914–1914
      10. 10. Zera (Avanel) Thornley 1911–1995 m. Robert (Ashley "Buster") Shaver 1910–1986
        1. 1. Nancy (Sue) Shaver 1936–2023 m. William (Thomas) Brown 1928–2005

John Cummings's Timeline

6 Records

1820
22 Mar 1820
Birth of John William Cummings in Limestone County, Alabama, USA
Limestone County, Alabama, USA
1850
1850
Age 30
John William Cummings resided here in District 6, Itawamba, Mississippi
District 6, Itawamba, Mississippi
1860
1860
Age 40
John William Cummings resided here in Itawamba, Mississippi, United States
Itawamba, Mississippi, United States
1870
1870
Age 50
John William Cummings resided here in Township 8, Itawamba, Mississippi, United States
Township 8, Itawamba, Mississippi, United States
1880
1880
Age 60
John William Cummings resided here in Pontotoc, Mississippi, USA
Pontotoc, Mississippi, USA
1896
9 May 1896
Age 76
Death of John William Cummings in Ecru, Pontotoc, Mississippi, USA
Ecru, Pontotoc, Mississippi, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Mar 1820
    Event Place: Limestone County, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Carded Records Showing Military Service of Soldiers Who Fought in Confederate Organizations, compiled 1903 - 1927, documenting the period 1861 - 1865; Catalog ID: 586957; Record Group #: 109; Roll #: 125
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Pontotoc, Mississippi
    [3] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Township 8, Itawamba, Mississippi; Roll: M593_732; Page: 362B; Image: 60; Family History Library Film: 552231
    [4] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Itawamba, Mississippi; Roll: M653_583; Page: 192; Image: 199; Family History Library Film: 803583
    [5] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: District 6, Itawamba, Mississippi; Roll: M432_373; Page: 351B; Image: 248

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: District 6, Itawamba, Mississippi
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: District 6, Itawamba, Mississippi; Roll: M432_373; Page: 351B; Image: 248

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Itawamba, Mississippi, United States
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Itawamba, Mississippi; Roll: M653_583; Page: 192; Image: 199; Family History Library Film: 803583

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Township 8, Itawamba, Mississippi, United States
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Township 8, Itawamba, Mississippi; Roll: M593_732; Page: 362B; Image: 60; Family History Library Film: 552231

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Pontotoc, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Pontotoc, Mississippi

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 May 1896
    Event Place: Ecru, Pontotoc, Mississippi, USA
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