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Willis Wesley Cummings 1875–1960 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 August 1875

Birth Location: Missouri, USA

Death Date: 5 May 1960

Death Location: Maud, Bowie County, Texas, USA

Father: Lewis Cummings

Mother: ELIZA (LAIR)

Spouse(s): Mary Ladd, Virginia Holley

Children(s): Ruth Mathis, Elva Cummings, Arthur Cummins, Frances Cummins, Detmer Cummins, Arlie Cummins, LEON CUMMINGS, Francis Cummings, Ellis Cummings

Willis Wesley Cummings was born in 1875 in Missouri, USA, the child of Lewis Cummings And Eliza Pleasy Jane Lear Lair. In 1935, Willis Wesley Cummings resided in Sh, Bowie, Texas. In 1940, Willis Wesley Cummings resided in Bowie, Texas, USA. Willis Wesley Cummings married Mary Ann Ladd, Virginia Callie F Holley, and had children including Arlie Cummins, Arthur Cummins, Detmer Cummins, Ellis Cummins, Ellis D Cummings, Elva Delores Cummings, Frances Cummins, Francis Cummings, Leon Franklin Cummings, Ruth Cummings Mathis. Willis Wesley Cummings passed away in 1960 in Maud, Bowie County, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • Willis Wesley Cummings was born in 1875 in Missouri, USA, the child of Lewis Cummings And Eliza Pleasy Jane Lear Lair.
  • In 1935, Willis Wesley Cummings resided in Sh, Bowie, Texas.
  • In 1940, Willis Wesley Cummings resided in Bowie, Texas, USA.
  • Willis Wesley Cummings married Mary Ann Ladd, Virginia Callie F Holley, and had children including Arlie Cummins, Arthur Cummins, Detmer Cummins, Ellis Cummins, Ellis D Cummings, Elva Delores Cummings, Frances Cummins, Francis Cummings, Leon Franklin Cummings, Ruth Cummings Mathis.
  • Willis Wesley Cummings passed away in 1960 in Maud, Bowie County, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Willis Cummings's Ancestors

Self
Willis Cummings
1875–1960
Birth Place: Missouri, USA
Parents
Lewis Cummings
1840–1916
Missouri, USA
ELIZA (PLEASY JANE LEAR) (LAIR)
1845–1929
Indiana, USA
Grandparents
John Cummings
1814–1890
Indiana, USA
Nancy
1816–
Indiana, United States
Joseph (G) Lear
1823–1905
Culpeper, Virginia, United States
Martha (Ellen) Bunnell
1823–
Ohio, USA
Great-Grandparents
MALACHAI CUMMINGS
1791–1868
SUSANNAH MCBRIDE
1795–1865
William Bennell
1792–
Christina Neu
1780–
Nathaniel Lear
1795–1864
Nancy Spicer
1797–1823
William Bunnell
1792–
Christena
1792–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Cummings
1762–1853
Roseanna Sellers
1765–1839
Samuel Jr.
1775–1824
Sarah Clements
1776–1850
John Lear
1761–
Frances Morgan
1760–

Willis Cummings's Descendants

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Willis (Wesley) Cummings (4 August 1875–5 May 1960) m. Mary (Ann) Ladd (About Sep 1878–17 Feb 1926) m. Virginia (Callie F.) Holley (1885–)
  1. 1. Ruth (Cummings) Mathis 1907–2001 m. Bill Mathis 1901–1969
    1. 1. John (Wesley Mathis) Sr 1930–2011 m. Eugenia (Margeret) McLain 1947–2019
    2. 2. James (Edward) Mathis 1925–
    3. 3. Mary Mathis 1928–1935
  2. 2. Elva (Delores) Cummings 1903–1991
  3. 3. Arthur Cummins 1912–1983
  4. 4. Frances Cummins 1896–
  5. 5. Detmer Cummins 1898–1980
  6. 6. Arlie Cummins 1900–
  7. 7. LEON (FRANKLIN) CUMMINGS 1917–1986
  8. 8. Francis Cummings 1910–
  9. 9. Ellis (D.) Cummings 1914–1983

Willis Cummings's Timeline

4 Records

1875
4 August 1875
Birth of Willis Wesley Cummings in Missouri, USA
Missouri, USA
1935
1935
Age 60
Willis Wesley Cummings resided here in Sh, Bowie, Texas
Sh, Bowie, Texas
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 65
Willis Wesley Cummings resided here in Bowie, Texas, USA
Bowie, Texas, USA
1960
5 May 1960
Age 85
Death of Willis Wesley Cummings in Bowie, Texas, United States
Bowie, Texas, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 August 1875
    Event Place: Missouri, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Bowie, Texas; Roll: T627_3990; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 19-20
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Web: Texas, Find A Grave Index, 1761-2012, Find A Grave. Find A Grave. accessed 19 January 2012.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Sh, Bowie, Texas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Bowie, Texas; Roll: T627_3990; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 19-20

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Bowie, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Bowie, Texas; Roll: T627_3990; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 19-20

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 May 1960
    Event Place: Bowie, Texas, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: Texas, Find A Grave Index, 1761-2012, Find A Grave. Find A Grave. accessed 19 January 2012.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Maud, Bowie County, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: Texas, Find A Grave Index, 1761-2012, Find A Grave. Find A Grave. accessed 19 January 2012.

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