Brief Life History of Fredrick Cyrus
The Roosevelt Standard (UT), Thursday, December 6, 1956, Page 5: F. C. Cummings Dies In Upalco Funeral services were held Monday in Upalco chapel, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, for Fredrick Cyrus Cummings, 80, who died Friday at his home after an illness. Mr. Cummings was born May 24, 1876, in Alma, Mich., to Joseph Freeman and Katherine Russell Cummings. He was married to Amanda Peterson in Fillmore in 1900. He is survived by his wife; a son, Floyd of Upalco; three grandchildren, five great-grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Clara Shields, and a brother, William E., both of Fillmore. Burial was in Upalco Cemetery under the direction of Olpin Mortuary.
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- Fred C Cummings, "United States 1950 Census"
- Frederick Cummins, "Michigan, County Births, 1867-1917"
- Frederick C Cummings, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
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1879
Historical Boundaries: 1879: Osborne, Kansas, United States
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
1898 · War with the Spanish
After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.
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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