James Ross “Ross” Cummings

1846 - 1916  (69 years)

• Name	James Ross Cummings
  Nickname	Ross
  Birth	15 Nov 1846	Truro, Colchester, NS
  Gender	Male
  Census	1 May 1871	Truro, Colchester, NS ; age 25, born NS, mason, lives near his parents
  Census	1881	Truro, Colchester, NS ; age 36, born NS, Reg Employee
  Census	7 Apr 1891	Truro, Colchester, NS ; age 45, born NS, yard meoter(?), parents born NS/NS
  Census	19 Apr 1901	Truro, Colchester, NS ; age 54, born 15 Mar 1846 in NS, IGR station saster
  Census	25 Jan 1911	Truro, Colchester, NS ; age 63, born Oct 1847 in NS, station master
  Death	2 Jun 1916	Truro, Colchester, NS
  Burial		Union Cemetery, Truro, NS
  Person ID	I7453	Family Tree | Descendants of Francis & Elizabeth (Peck) Perkins
  Last Modified	20 Feb 2012

  
  

  Father	Robert Hunter Cummings,   b. 7 Jul 1808, Truro, Colchester, NS
  Mother	Sarah Ann Perkins,   b. 8 Apr 1815, Nova Scotia
  Marriage	1845	Truro, Colchester, NS
  Family ID	F386	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jessie Manson Baxter,   b. 16 Apr 1854, Addington Forks, Antigonish, NS d. 10 May 1929, Oakland, Alameda, CA (Age 75 years)  [1, 2]
  Marriage	10 Nov 1869	Addington Forks, Antigonish, NS
  Notes	from Nova Scotia Historical Vital Statistics (novascotiagenealogy.com) Ross Cummings, 24, trader, born Truro to Robert Cummings, a mason, and Jessie Baxter, 17, residing Addington Forks, dau of John and Mary Ann Baxter, a farmer, were married on 10 Nov 1869 in Addington Folks, NS.
  Children	1. John B Cummings,   b. 1870, Truro, Colchester, NS d. 4 Sep 1888 (Age 18 years) + 2. Annie M Cummings,   b. 5 Mar 1871, Truro, Colchester, NS d. 22 Feb 1939, Rochester, Olmsted, MN (Age 67 years)   3. George Cummings,   b. 1872, Truro, Colchester, NS d. 28 Jul 1873, Truro, Colchester, NS (Age 1 year)   4. Robert H Cummings,   b. 1874, Truro, Colchester, NS d. 14 Mar 1887, Truro, Colchester, NS (Age 13 years) 5. Elizabeth D Cummings,   b. 16 Apr 1875, Truro, Colchester, NS d. 6 Apr 1930, Antigonish, Antigonish, NS (Age 54 years) 6. William McDougal Cummings,   b. 7 Aug 1878, Truro, Colchester, NS d. 8 Sep 1944, Port Simpson, BC (Age 66 years) + 7. Harriett Crockett Cummings,   b. 4 Jan 1880, Truro, Colchester, NS d. 16 Apr 1930, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA (Age 50 years) + 8. Marion Baxter Cummings,   b. 11 Oct 1885, Truro, Colchester, NS d. 2 Apr 1974, Alameda, Alameda, CA (Age 88 years) + 9. Bertha Graham “Bert” Cummings,   b. 7 Mar 1890, Truro, Colchester, NS d. 24 Mar 1950, Merced Co, CA (Age 60 years) + 10. James Parker Cummings,   b. 1 Apr 1894, Truro, Colchester, NS d. 16 May 1942, Thunder Bay Co, ONT (Age 48 years)
  Family ID	F2497	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Feb 2012

  
  

• Notes

  from Nova Scotia Historical Vital Statistics (novascotiagenealogy.com) James Ross Cummings, age 70y 7m, stations agent born Folly Village, NS, died 2 Jun 1916 in Truro, NS of heart disease. Burial at Union Cemetery in Truro. Informant Mrs. W.P. Caubie

  
  

• Sources

  [S161] Various Authors, Family trees submitted by Ancestry members, (Ancestry.com), 17 Feb 2012, by rajohns189. [S161] Various Authors, Family trees submitted by Ancestry members, (Ancestry.com), 20 Feb 2012, Nancy Mannon Family Tree by NCMannon.