When Melinda Ann Cummings was born on 6 April 1840, in Gibson, Gibson, Tennessee, United States, her father, John Cummings, was 37 and her mother, Rachel Ann Canady, was 27. She married James Andrew Ross on 6 March 1857, in President's Office, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. She lived in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States in 1839. She died on 31 January 1910, in Pleasant View, Provo, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Provo City Cemetery, Provo, Utah, Utah, United States.
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In 1841, the Nauvoo Legion was organized. It was a group of men formed to protect the people of Nauvoo but also fought in different wars. Joseph Smith was the Lieutenant General of this group. Other leaders included Brigham Young, John C. Bennett, and others. They were part of the Illinois Mormon War (1844-1846), Mexican-American War (March of California, Capture of Tucson), Indian Wars (Battle Creek Massacre, Battle of Fort Utah, Walker War, Ute Black Hawk War, Mountain Meadows Massacre), American Civil War, and Morrisite War. The Legion was disbanded in 1887.
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Illinois contributed 250,000 soldiers to the Union Army, ranking it fourth in terms of the total men fighting for a single state. Troops mainly fought in the Western side of the Appalachian Mountains, but a few regiments played important roles in the East side. Several thousand Illinoisians died during the war. No major battles were fought in the state, although several towns became sites for important supply depots and navy yards. Not everyone in the state supported the war and there were calls for secession in Southern Illinois several residents. However, the movement for secession soon died after the proposal was blocked.
Scottish and English (of Norman origin): variant of Cumming , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.
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Possible Related NamesBy Beatrice Smith Pierson On March 3 1839 in a little home filled with love and faith in Gibson County, Tennessee, my grandmother Margaret Ann Ross opened her eyes in a new world. What a joy and bles …
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