Question

Trying to find out parents of Alexander Gray Cummins, NC born in 1800

Comments

He's found in the 1850 and 1860 census in Pigeon Roos, Prarie Co. Arkansas, but no parents mentioned, Sorry. 

 

"United States Census, 1850," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M67D-D1V : accessed 01 Oct 2012), Alexander Cummins in household of Alexander Cummins, Pigeon Roost, Prairie, Arkansas, United States; citing dwelling 271, family 272, NARA microfilm publication M432, roll 29.

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I am the person who originally posted the info on Ancestry; He's in my direct blood line.  We know his dad was John, who added Sr, after his son John, Jr, was born.  Think there were 2 wives, but don't know which kids belong where.  I have documentation on Ancestry of Alexander to present, in a public tree.  If you are not on Ancestry, please email me and I will be glad to share anything I have.

Wife - Harriett Stewart

Possible wife: Mary Morrison Gray

Daughter Mary Morrison Cummins

Sons: Alexander Gray went to AR; 4 kids to TX, then Greer County, IT (now Harmon Co, OK)

John, Jr - became the miller at Cummins Falls, TN

David - went to Texas

(Please put "Alexander G CUmmins" in the subject line so I don't discard.)

(We have documentation that he was married to Harriett Stewart.)

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OK, you say email me and I will be glad to share.  Where is the

email address?   DEC405@comcast.net.  Frances T aslo interested,

email ftut05@gmail.com

 

R/  DEC405

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Thanks!  He is also in several census records in that area; Prairie and Lonoke. I wonder why he left Obion County, TN, and moved to AR as a widower with 7 children, the oldest 12.

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Is there documentation for wife Harriet Stewert?  Or the second, Mary Morrison, for that matter?

Answer 1

This seems like a possible match from "Ancestry":

Although I don't have the historical documentation just yet

(and because of that, I don't know if I'd personally consider it 100% accurate without documentation - it was apparently user-submitted)

Alexander Gray Cummins

• Birth:  15 Mar 1800 - Orange, United States
• Death:  28 Aug 1862 - Prairie, Arkansas, United States
• Parents:  David Cummins, Elizabeth Lewis Fielder

 

Comments

Thanks, Matt.  The original submitter was me! lol

Answer 2

I have the father as Jonathan (OF Scotland) Cummins.  Two wives, not even first names, Children of Jonathan.