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Personal data William Robert Cummings 

  • He was born on March 21, 1867 in Sanilac Co., MI.
  • (note1) .Source 1
    Sources: Cathy Taylor; Betty Sorenson Turman, Lois Steffler, H. H. White, Jan Royce Hooker,
  • He died on February 3, 1946 in Ionia city, Ionia Co., MI, he was 78 years old.
  • He is buried on February 6, 1946 in Millbrook, Mecosta Co., MI (Decker Cem.).
  • This information was last updated on March 4, 2022.

Household of William Robert Cummings

He is married to Bertha Maud Spayd.

They got married on August 8, 1888 at Seville Twp., Gratiot Co., MI, he was 21 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Nina B M Cummings  1904-1998 


Notes about William Robert Cummings

William Robert Cummings

Sources: Author: Turman, Beverly Sorenson; Steffler, Lois; Hooker, Jan Royce; Title: "William Rober Cummings," (Publication location: Salt Lk. City, UT, Publisher: FamilySearch, Publication date: xxi Nov MMXX), Repository: The Cloud

Link: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/2RBN-DFZ

"... William Robert Cummings Last Changed: October 18, 2015 by Beverly Sorenson Turman Sex Male Last Changed: June 1, 2012 by H. H. White Birth 29 March 1867 Sanilac, Michigan, United States Last Changed: July 19, 2019 by Jeanette D. Death 3 February 1946 Ionia, Ionia, Michigan, United States Burial 6 February 1946 Decker Cemetery, Millbrook, Mecosta, Michigan, United States

Birth Name Wm. Cummings
Residence 1880 Grant, Huron, Michigan, United States
Residence 1910 Rolland, , Michigan
...
Residence 1940 Ionia Township, Ionia, Michigan, United States Last Changed: November 22, 2018 by Jan Royce Hooker

Spouses and Children

William Robert Cummings 1867 - 1946
Marriage: 8 August 1888 Seville Township, Gratiot, Michigan, United States
Bertha Maud Spayd 1870 - 1920

Children of Bertha Maud Spayd and William Robert Cummings (10)

[1] William Burton Cummings 1889 - 1960
[2] Charles F Cummins 1890 - 1956
[3] Anna Viola Cummings 1893 - 1981
[4] Earl E Cummings 1894 - 1950
[5] Francis I Cummings 1895 - 1978
[6] Mary Marie Cummings 1902 - 1941
[7] Nina B M Cummings 1904 - 1998
[8] Leslie Carl Cummings 1907 - 1973
[9] Robert Lloyd Cummings 1909 - 1974
[10] George K Cummings 1912 - 1997

Parents and Siblings

William John Cummings 1837 - 1915
Marriage: 30 May 1864 Wentworth, Ontario, Canada
Mary Jane Tomblin 1844 - 1931

Children of Mary Jane Tomblin and William John Cummings (9)

[1] Agnes Elisa Cummings 1865 - 1917
[2] William Robert Cummings 1867 - 1946
[3] Francis Maranda Cummins 1869 - 1895
[4] Mary Ann Cummings 1872 - 1872
[5] Benjamin Austin Cummings 1873 - 1947
[6] John H Cummings 1876 - 1897
[7] Maizie E Cummings 1878 - 1941
[8] Delbert Elias Cummings 1880 - 1956
[9] Frederick Richard Cummings 1883 - 1957"

Author: Taylor, Cathy, Title: "William Robert Cummings," (Publication location: Millbrook, MI, Publisher: Find-a-Grave, Publication date: iii Dec MMXI), Repository: The Cloud

Link: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/81472955/william-robert-cummings

"Photo [man] added by A touch of TLC
Picture of [his stone] Added by Cathy Taylor

William Robert Cummings Birth 1867 Sanilac County, Michigan, USA Death 1946 (aged 78 - 79) Michigan, USA Burial Decker Cemetery Millbrook, Mecosta County, Michigan, USA Memorial ID 81472955

Parents
Photo [man] William John Cummings 1837 - 1915
Photo [woman] Mary Jane Tomblin Cummings 1844 - 1931

Spouses

Photo [her stone] Lucy Jane LaFave Cummings 1870 - 1930 (m. 1928)
Photo [woman] Bertha Maud Spayd Cummings 1870 - 1920

Siblings

Photo [her portion of a grave marker shared with James W. Pumfrey] Agnes Eliza Cummings Pumfrey 1865 - 1917
Photo [woman & man] Francis Maranda Cummings Sheets 1869 - 1895
Photo [man & woman] Benjamin Austin Cummings 1873 - 1947
Photo [woman] Mazie Cummings Marsh 1878 - 1941
Photo [stone shared with Anna K. Cummings] Delbert E Cummings 1880 - 1956
Photo [man] Frederick Richard Cummings 1883 - 1957

Children

Photo [his stone] William Burton Cummings 1889 - 1960
Photo [man] Charles Francis Cummins 1890 - 1956
Photo [his military-style stone] Earl E. Cummings 1892 - 1967
Photo [her stone] Anna V. Cummings Royce 1893 - 1981
Photo [stone shared with Edward A. Harkness] Frances I. Cummings Harkness 1895 - 1978
Photo [stone shared with Betty Jane Olger & Glenn V. Olger] Mary I Cummings Olger 1902 - 1941
Photo [stone shared with Asa George Schlappi] Nina Cummings Schlappi 1904 - 1998
Photo [stone shared with Nellie F. Cummings] Leslie C. Cummings 1907 - 1973
Photo [man] Robert Loyd Cummings 1909 - 1974
Photo [stone shared with Marie M. Cummings] George K Cummings 1912 - 1997

Created by: A touch of TLC Added: 3 Dec 2011 Find a Grave Memorial 81472955"

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Ancestors (and descendant) of William Robert Cummings

William Robert Cummings
1867-1946

1888

Bertha Maud Spayd
1870-1920

Nina B M Cummings
1904-1998

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Historical events

Birthday March 21, 1867

  • The temperature on March 21, 1867 was about -2 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 79%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • From June 1, 1866 till June 4, 1868 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Heemskerk with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.J.A. graaf Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (AR) and Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief).
  • In the year 1867: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
    • February 13 » Work begins on the covering of the Senne, burying Brussels's primary river and creating the modern central boulevards.
    • April 1 » Singapore becomes a British crown colony.
    • June 19 » Maximilian I of the Second Mexican Empire is executed by a firing squad in Querétaro, Querétaro.
    • July 17 » Harvard School of Dental Medicine is established in Boston, Massachusetts. It is the first dental school in the U.S. that is affiliated with a university.
    • September 2 » Mutsuhito, Emperor Meiji of Japan, marries Masako Ichijō, thereafter known as Empress Shōken.
    • November 23 » The Manchester Martyrs are hanged in Manchester, England, for killing a police officer while freeing two Irish Republican Brotherhood members from custody.

Day of marriage August 8, 1888

  • The temperature on August 8, 1888 was about 19.1 °C. The air pressure was 10 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 83%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from April 21, 1888 to August 21, 1891 the cabinet Mackay, with Mr. A. baron Mackay (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1888: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • March 23 » In England, The Football League, the world's oldest professional association football league, meets for the first time.
    • May 12 » In Southeast Asia, the North Borneo Chartered Company's territories become the British protectorate of North Borneo.
    • May 16 » Nikola Tesla delivers a lecture describing the equipment which will allow efficient generation and use of alternating currents to transmit electric power over long distances.
    • September 22 » The first issue of National Geographic Magazine is published.
    • September 30 » Jack the Ripper kills his third and fourth victims, Elizabeth Stride and Catherine Eddowes.
    • October 14 » Louis Le Prince films the first motion picture, Roundhay Garden Scene.

Day of death February 3, 1946

  • The temperature on February 3, 1946 was between 5.9 °C and 10.9 °C and averaged 8.3 °C. There was 21.4 mm of rain during 10.4 hours. The average windspeed was 6 Bft (strong wind) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • From June 24, 1945 till July 3, 1946 the Netherlands had a cabinet Schermerhorn - Drees with the prime ministers Prof. ir. W. Schermerhorn (VDB) and W. Drees (PvdA).
  • In The Netherlands , there was from July 3, 1946 to August 7, 1948 the cabinet Beel I, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1946: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 9.3 million citizens.
    • January 10 » The United States Army Signal Corps successfully conducts Project Diana, bouncing radio waves off the Moon and receiving the reflected signals.
    • February 1 » The Parliament of Hungary abolishes the monarchy after nine centuries, and proclaims the Hungarian Republic.
    • July 4 » The Kielce pogrom against Jewish Holocaust survivors in Poland.
    • July 22 » King David Hotel bombing: A Zionist underground organisation, the Irgun, bombs the King David Hotel in Jerusalem, site of the civil administration and military headquarters for Mandatory Palestine, resulting in 91 deaths.
    • October 1 » The Daegu October Incident occurs in Allied-occupied Korea.
    • October 16 » Nuremberg trials: Ten defendants found guilty by the International Military Tribunal are executed by hanging.

Day of burial February 6, 1946

  • The temperature on February 6, 1946 was between 2.9 °C and 8.1 °C and averaged 5.3 °C. There was 1.0 mm of rain during 1.4 hours. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • From June 24, 1945 till July 3, 1946 the Netherlands had a cabinet Schermerhorn - Drees with the prime ministers Prof. ir. W. Schermerhorn (VDB) and W. Drees (PvdA).
  • In The Netherlands , there was from July 3, 1946 to August 7, 1948 the cabinet Beel I, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1946: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 9.3 million citizens.
    • January 3 » Popular Canadian American jockey George Woolf dies in a freak accident during a race; the annual George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award is created to honor him.
    • January 10 » The first General Assembly of the United Nations opens in London. Fifty-one nations are represented.
    • February 1 » The Parliament of Hungary abolishes the monarchy after nine centuries, and proclaims the Hungarian Republic.
    • April 20 » The League of Nations officially dissolves, giving most of its power to the United Nations.
    • December 9 » The "Subsequent Nuremberg trials" begin with the "Doctors' trial", prosecuting physicians and officers alleged to be involved in Nazi human experimentation and mass murder under the guise of euthanasia.
    • December 25 » The first European self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction is initiated within the Soviet Union's F-1 nuclear reactor.


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