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James Willard Cummings


Birth10 March 1819Farmington, Franklin, Maine, United States
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     Salt Lake County, Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Management and Archives), database with images, FamilySearch, James W Cummings, 19 May 1883; citing Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States, entry no. A11415; Management and Archives, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States; FHL microfilm 4139664. .

    Camp of Israel schedules and reports, 1845-1849 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Church History Library), entry for Ja W Cummings, folder "Daniel Spencer's 100, schedules, circa 1847 February" (#16), image 4, line 5.

    Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900, database with images, FamilySearch, entry for James Willard Cummings (10 March 1819), image 125, p. 15; citing Farmington, Franklin, Maine Town and Vital Records, 1794-1892, FHL microfilm 7595546 .
Death19 May 1883Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
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     Salt Lake County, Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Management and Archives), database with images, FamilySearch, James W Cummings, 19 May 1883; citing Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States, entry no. A11415; Management and Archives, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States; FHL microfilm 4139664. .

    Salt Lake Herald, Salt Lake Herald (Salt Lake City, Utah: W.C. Dunbar & E.L. Sloan, 1870-1920), "James W. Cummings Dead," 20 May 1883, p. 12, column 3..
Burial20 May 1883Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
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     Find A Grave, database and images, memorial page for James Willard Cummings (1819-1883), memorial #31785293.

    Salt Lake County, Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Management and Archives), database with images, FamilySearch, James W Cummings, 19 May 1883; citing Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States, entry no. A11415; Management and Archives, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States; FHL microfilm 4139664. .

    Salt Lake Herald, Salt Lake Herald (Salt Lake City, Utah: W.C. Dunbar & E.L. Sloan, 1870-1920), "James W. Cummings Dead," 20 May 1883, p. 12, column 3..
FatherJames Cummings Jr
MotherSusannah Willard
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   • Aura Annette Atwood
Married14 December 1845Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
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    "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (: FamilySearch.org), entry for James Willard Cummings and Aura Annette Wood, ID: L8W8-2RV and ID: L8W8-2RK.
          Children:
               James Willard Cummings Jr.
               Oscar Dealton Cummings
               Laron Atwood Cummings
               Hiran Tuffey Cummings
               Melvin Elisha Cummings
               Annabell Cummings
               Heber Lacelle Cummings
               Merriam C. Cummings
               Ernest Monroe Cummings
               Charles Milton Cummings


   • Hannah Topham
Married14 December 1851Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
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    "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (: FamilySearch.org), entry for James Willard Cummings and Hannah Topham, ID: L8W8-2RV and ID: L8W8-2YL.
          Children:
               Delos Topham Cummings
               Marlow Livesy Cummings
               Arthur Franklin Cummings
               Clarence Alonzo Cummings


   • Elizabeth Tuffley
Married11 December 1855Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
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    "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (: FamilySearch.org), entry for James Willard Cummings and Elizabeth Tuffley, ID: L8W8-2RV and ID: L8W8-2YG.
          Children:
               Augusta Jane Cummings

Residences Label
• 1842Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
• 1850Pottawattamie County, Iowa, United States
• 1860Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
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• 1842 Population CensusNauvoo, Hancock, IllinoisExtractImage
• 1850 Population Censusthe District No 21, Pottawattamie, IowaExtractImage
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• 1860 Population Census14th Ward G't Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake, Utah TerritoryExtractImage
• 1870 Population CensusSugar House Ward, Salt Lake, Utah TerritoryExtractImage
• 1870 Population Census14 Ward Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah TerritoryExtractImage
• 1880 Population CensusSalt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah TerritoryExtractImage
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Crossing the Plains

• James W. Cummings CompanyView Source
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    Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Pioneer Overland Travel" (Salt Lake City, UT: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
       Departure1 Jul 1851
       Arrival30 Sept-7 Oct 1851

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