Mary Jane Cummings

Brief Life History of Mary Jane

When Mary Jane Cummings was born on 28 October 1834, in Gibson, Gibson, Tennessee, United States, her father, John Cummings, was 31 and her mother, Rachel Ann Canarda, was 21. She married Richard R Jones on 12 December 1855, in Provo, Utah, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. She died on 6 May 1906, in Heber City, Wasatch, Utah, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Heber City Cemetery, Heber City, Wasatch, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Richard R Jones
1836–1895
Mary Jane Cummings
1834–1906
Marriage: 12 December 1855
Richard Jones
1856–1926
John William Jones
1858–1929
Elisha Jones
1861–1915
Edward Jones
1865–1867
Mary Jane Jones
1868–1926
David Alexander Jones
1870–1954
Ada Jones
1872–1922

Sources (25)

  • Mary Jones in household of Richd Jones, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Mary Jones, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"
  • Mary Cummings in entry for Richard Jones Jr., "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"

World Events (8)

1835 · The Hermitage is Built

The Hermitage located in Nashville, Tennessee was a plantation owned by President Andrew Jackson from 1804 until his death there in 1845. The Hermitage is now a museum.

1846

Iowa is the 29th state.

1857 · The State Capital moves to Des Moines

The Capitol was located in Iowa City until the 1st General Assembly of Iowa recognized that the Capitol should be moved farther west than Iowa City. Land was found two miles from the Des Moines River to start construction of the new building. Today the Capitol building still stands on its original plot.

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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Richard R. Jones and Mary Jane Cummings A Heber Fort Family

Richard R. Jones KWJD-GK6 and Mary Jane Cummings KWJD-GKN A Heber Fort Family By Jerry Duke Heber Valley Heritage Foundation Richard Jones and his wife, Mary Jane Cummings, were in 1859, a yo …

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