Brief Life History of Sarah
When Sarah Cummings was born on 21 May 1840, in Bartholomew, Indiana, United States, her father, John Nelson Cummings, was 23 and her mother, Martha Lease, was 17. She lived in LaGrange, Bloomfield Township, LaGrange, Indiana, United States in 1860. She died on 1 November 1921, in Clay Township, LaGrange, Indiana, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in LaGrange, Bloomfield Township, LaGrange, Indiana, United States.
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- Sarah Cummin in household of John N Cummin, "United States Census, 1870"
- Sarah Cummings, "Find A Grave Index"
- Sarah Cummings in household of John Cummings, "United States Census, 1880"
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1841 · Indiana Nears Bankruptcy
The State of Indiana was near bankruptcy in 1841 due to the inability to repay interest incurred for the Massive Internal Improvement Act. The state liquidated much of its public works. Many of the projects were handed over to the state’s creditors as a way to reduce debt. Only two of the eight proposed infrastructure projects were completed by the creditors.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
Scottish and English (of Norman origin): variant of Cumming , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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