Clara Effie Cummings

Brief Life History of Clara Effie

When Clara Effie Cummings was born on 6 July 1875, in Iowa, United States, her father, William Henry Harrison Cummings, was 35 and her mother, Mary Campbell Taylor, was 26.

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Family Time Line

William Henry Harrison Cummings
1840–1927
Mary Campbell Taylor
1849–1930
Mary Etta Cummings
1866–1961
Anna Belle Cummings
1868–1958
Amanda Alice Cummings
1870–1959
James William Cummings
1872–1946
Clara Effie Cummings
1875–
Nellie Mariah Cummings
1878–1950
Viola Letitia Cummings
1881–1961
Iva May Cummings
1884–1956
Thomas Franklin Cummings
1886–1951
Ida Elsie Cummings
1888–1968
George Henry Cummings
1890–1970

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    World Events (3)

    1876 · The First Worlds Fair in the U.S.

    The First official World's Fair, was held to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. 37 Countries provided venues for all to see.

    1876 · The Battle of Little Bighorn

    An armed conflict between the Lakota, Northern Cheyenne, and Arapaho tribes and the 7th Cavalry of the US Army. The battle was the most significant action of the Great Sioux War of 1876.

    1884 · There is now a Capital Building

    The capitol building in Des Moines originally had a budget of $1,500,000 but complications arose because of the need of a redesign. The building was dedicated on January 17, 1884, but it wasn’t completed until 1886. On January 4, 1904, a fire started and swept through the areas that housed the Supreme Court and Iowa House of Representatives. A major restoration was performed and documented, with the addition of electrical lighting, elevators, and a telephone system. By the early 1980s, the sandstone exterior of the Capitol had started deteriorating and prompted the installation of canopies to protect pedestrians from falling rubble. The entire reconstruction process took around 18 years to complete.

    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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