Joseph Washington "Joe Cummins Jr

Brief Life History of Joseph Washington "Joe

When Joseph Washington "Joe Cummins Jr was born on 14 July 1931, in Mississippi, United States, his father, Joseph Washington Cummins, was 40 and his mother, Lillie Caldwell, was 24. He lived in Beat 5, Carroll, Mississippi, United States in 1940. He died on 7 June 2015, in Mississippi, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Grenada Memorial Gardens, Grenada, Grenada, Mississippi, United States.

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Joseph Washington "Joe Cummins Jr
1931–2015
Retha Mae Norton
1935–2017

Sources (2)

  • Joe Cummins, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Joseph Washington Cummins, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1932

Amelia Earhart completes first solo nonstop transatlantic flight by a woman.

1939 · First Oil Well in Mississippi Located in Yazoo County

Fredric F. Mellen was a geologist that was surveyed a clay and minerals project. While doing this he instead struck oil and started the oil industry in Mississippi.

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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