Sarah Cummings

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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Family Time Line

John Nelson Cummings
1816–1894
Martha Lease
1823–1895
Sarah Cummings
1840–1921
Juliet Cummings
1847–
Mary E Cummings
1852–1929
Susan Belle Cummings
1854–1880
Ada Cummings
1856–1880
Charles Cummings
1859–
Milo C Cummings
1861–1945
Belle Cummings
1866–1920

Sources (5)

  • 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"

World Events (8)

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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