Born about in Mississippi, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Jake Cummings
and Theodosia Elizabeth (Gill) Cummings
Sister of
Sophie M (Cummings) Hart
Wife of
John Erwin
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Wife of
Leon McBride
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
[children unknown]
Died about
at about age 99
in Mississippi
Profile last modified
| Created 26 Jan 2013
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Biography
Bessie was the daughter of Jake Cummings (Aka John B Cummins) and Docia E Cummins. Her brothers and sisters were Lee Cummins, and Sophia M Cummins listed in the 1910 Census. Bessie J Cummings married Leon J McBride when she was 16. Their children were Mack Elred McBride and Luther J McBride. Her second husband was John Ewins.
Sources
- Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Year: 1910; Census Place: Beat 3, Lincoln, Mississippi; Roll: T624_749; Page: 16B; Enumeration District: 0088; FHL microfilm: 1374762.
- Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002. Year: 1930; Census Place: Beat 3, Lincoln, Mississippi; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0009; FHL microfilm: 2340891; Dwelling Number: 136; Family Number: 139.
- Ancestry.com. 1940 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Year: 1940; Census Place: Brookhaven, Lincoln, Mississippi; Roll: m-t0627-02045; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 43-1; Sheet Number: 8B.
- Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2014.
Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
- Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Original data: Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007.
Acknowledgments
Thank you to George Berthelson for creating WikiTree profile Cummings-1048 through the import of Ruth Ann Summers.ged on Jan 26, 2013.
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