Brief Life History of Edith Luella
When Edith Luella Cummings was born in January 1894, in New York, United States, her father, Corwin E. Cummings, was 40 and her mother, Arabella Klock, was 36. She married Dwight Amos Eades on 16 March 1919, in Cortland, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. She lived in Preble, Preble, Cortland, New York, United States for about 20 years and Tully, Tully, Onondaga, New York, United States for about 10 years. She died on 21 December 1977, in Eugene, Lane, Oregon, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Cortland, Cortland, New York, United States.
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- Edith Cummings in household of Corwin Cummings, "New York State Census, 1905"
- Edith Luella Cummings Eades, "Find A Grave Index"
- Edith in entry for Dwight Amo Eades, "Oregon Death Index, 1971-2008"
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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 · Oregon Historical Society
The Oregon Historical Society was founded on December 17, 1898, for the “collection, preservation, exhibition, and publication of material of a historical character, especially that relating to the history of Oregon and of the United States.”
1917 · Women Given the Right to Vote in New York
Voters in New York approve a bill giving women the right to vote. This is passed three years prior to the 19th amendment to the U.S. Constitution which allowed women to vote nationwide.
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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