Richard Roy Commins

Brief Life History of Richard Roy

When Richard Roy Commins was born on 1 April 1895, in Nebraska, United States, his father, Henry Commins, was 35 and his mother, Ida Jane McCarter, was 34. He had at least 5 sons and 2 daughters with Adelaide Elizabeth Yeo. He lived in Lexington, Dawson, Nebraska, United States for about 50 years. He died on 25 August 1975, in Nebraska, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Lexington, Dawson, Nebraska, United States.

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Richard Roy Commins
1895–1975
Adelaide Elizabeth Yeo
1895–1976
Richard R Commins
1922–2004
Roy R Cummins
1922–2004
Ruth Elizabeth Commins
1928–2012
Mary Jane Commins
1929–2001
E Dean Commins
1932–
George Earl Commins
1933–1992
Martin Henry Commins
1936–2011

Sources (22)

  • Richard R Commins, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Richard Roy Commins, "Nebraska Marriages, 1855-1995"
  • Richard R Commins, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"

World Events (8)

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

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.

1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress

Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman to hold a federal office position in the House of Representatives, and remains the only woman elected to Congress by Montana.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Cummings .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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