Lester Wayne Cummins Sr.

Brief Life History of Lester Wayne

When Lester Wayne Cummins Sr. was born on 9 July 1930, in Oklahoma, United States, his father, William Henderson Cummins Sr., was 42 and his mother, Mattie Elizabeth Fox, was 36. He lived in Jefferson Township, Washington, Oklahoma, United States in 1940 and Dewey, Oklahoma, United States in 1989. He died on 28 March 2015, in Bartlesville, Washington, Oklahoma, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Dewey, Washington, Oklahoma, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Henderson Cummins Sr.
1888–1968
Mattie Elizabeth Fox
1894–1983
Ray H Cummins
1913–1997
Alva Earl Cummins
1923–2005
Elvin Murl Cummins
1925–2004
Louise Cummings
1927–
William H. Cummins
1927–
Chester Baline Cummins
1929–
Roy Franklin Cummins
1914–1987
Mildred M Cummins
1917–
Wilford George Jefferson Cummins
1919–1991
Donald William Cummins
1921–1993
Mary Louise Cummins
1925–2002
Ruby Jean Cummins
1927–2013
Lester Wayne Cummins Sr.
1930–2015
Billy Cummins
1934–

Sources (6)

  • Lester Cumins, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Lester W Cummins Sr, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages 1980-2014"
  • Lester Wayne Cummins, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1931

The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the national anthem.

1940

Galloping Gertie is the reference used to describe the Tacoma Narrows Bridge. It opened on July 1, 1940 four months later it no longer existed. On November 7, 1940 the wind gusts came up to 40 miles an hour causing the bridge to twist and vibrate violently before it collapsed into Puget Sound. The only victim of the bridge collapsing was a three-legged paralyzed dog named Tubby whose owner tried to rescue him from the car but he wouldn’t go with him.

1955 · The Civil Rights Movement Begins

The civil rights movement was a movement to enforce constitutional and legal rights for African Americans that the other Americans enjoyed. By using nonviolent campaigns, those involved secured new recognition in laws and federal protection of all Americans. Moderators worked with Congress to pass of several pieces of legislation that overturned discriminatory practices.

Name Meaning

Scottish and English (of Norman origin): variant of Cummings .

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

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