Person:Uriah Cummings (2)

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Uriah Cummings
b.1780 Virginia
d.30 Jul 1831 Perry County, Indiana
m. 1 Sep 1801
  1. Artemesia Cummings1801 - 1832
  2. James Cummings1804 - 1844
  3. Nancy Cummings1804 - 1877
  4. Cyrus CummingsBet 1806 & 1808 -
  5. Uriah Cummings, Jr1813 - 1904
  6. Sarah Cummings1816 - 1869
  7. Lucinda CummingsBet 1818 & 1821 - Bet 1843 & 1844
  8. Isaiah Cummings1823 - 1886
  9. Harriet CummingsAbt 1825 -
Facts and Events
Name Uriah Cummings
Gender Male
Birth[1][2][3] 1780 Virginia(calculated from age on grave marker)
Marriage 1 Sep 1801 Washington County, Kentuckyto Sarah Lanman
Other Abt 1809 Cummings Bottom, Perry County, IndianaMigration
with Sarah Lanman
Occupation[1] 1815 Poison Creek, near Rome, Perry County, IndianaBought a corn mill and distillery on Poison Creek, near Rome.
Census[2] 1820 Perry County, Indiana
Occupation[1] 1829 Perry County, IndianaSold the mill, went back to the farm, and opened a store.
Death[1][3] 30 Jul 1831 Perry County, Indiana
Burial[1][3] Lower Cummings Cemetery, Derby, Perry County, Indiana

When Rome became the county seat, he donated 40 A. of land to be used for county buildings.


Perry County, Indiana, 1820 census:[2]

Cummings, Uriah ("St_tt_n" or "St_ll_n" - 1)
Males
under 10 - 2
16-18 - 1 [?]
26-45 - 1
Females
under 10 - 2
10-16 - 1
References
  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Van Winkle, Harold, and Gary M. Lanman. The Lanman Genealogy: The Descendants of James Lanman of Perry County, Indiana. (Decorah, Iowa: Anundsen Publishing, 1986).
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Perry, Indiana, United States. 1820 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration Publication M33)
    p. 146.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Find A Grave.

    Uriah Cummings
    "Uriah Cummings / died July 30, 1831 / in his 51st year"