Henry Harrison Cumings Jr. (1871 - 1928)

Born 24 Aug 1871 in Tidioute, Warren, Pennsylvania, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Bertha Garetta (Pierce) Cumings — married 15 Jul 1896 (to before 1920) in Erie, Pennsylvania, United States

Husband of Cora E (Smith) Cumings — married 24 Jan 1924 in Atlantic City, Atlantic, New Jersey, United States

Died 28 Dec 1928 at age 57 in Saint Petersburg, Pinellas, Florida, United States

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Biography

Henry Harrison Cumings Jr. was born on 24 Aug 1871 in Tidioute, Warren, Pennsylvania, United States. His parents were Captain Henry Harrison Cumings (1840 - 1913) and Charlotte Jane (Sink) Cumings (1846 - 1913).

His siblings were...

1. Harriet Emily (Cumings) Ellis (1868 - 1922)
2. Charles Andrew Cumings (1869 - 1940)
3. Sarah Charlotte Cumings (1875 - 1875)
4. Ralph Hunter Cumings (1876 - 1933)
5. Laura Frances (Cumings) White (1879 - 1964)
6. Infant Daughter Cumings (1883 - 1883)
7. Benjamin Rue Cumings (1887 - 1890)
8. Abigail Lynch (Cumings) Haines (1893 - 1969)

He attended the Tidioute Public Schools, followed by a year at Oberlin, then three years at Allegheny College in Meadville, PA. Initially going into the oil refining business with brother-in-law Theodore Horatio Ellis (1867-1945) for a few years, Henry was called to Rome, NY to take over managment of Stanwix Hall, one of the hotels owned by his grandfather, Andrew Jackson Sink (1823-1880), and continued to be a hotelier for the remainder of his career.

Henry married Bertha Garetta Pierce (1871 - 1945) on 15 Jul 1896 in Erie, Pennsylvania..^[1]

Their children were...

1. Henry Harrison Cumings III (1897 - 1917)
2. Pierce Amsden Cumings (1900 - 1946).

After they divorced, Henry married second Cora E Smith (~1885 - ) on 24 Jan 1924 in Atlantic City, Atlantic, New Jersey., ^[2]

The couple retired to St. Petersburg, Pinellas, Florida, where Henry died on 28 Dec 1928 at age 57. He is buried in Royal Palm South Cemetery, St. Petersburg, Florida.

Sources

1. ↑ John Woolf Jordan, ed. "Genealogical and Personal History of the Allegheny Valley, Pennsylvania, Volume 1." Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913 - Allegheny River Valley (Pa. and N.Y.) - 1162 pages, p. 307
2. ↑ Ancestry.com. New Jersey, United Methodist Church Records, 1800-1970 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016. Original data: Church Records. Greater New Jersey United Methodist Church Commission on Archives and History, Madison, New Jersey.

• State of Florida Department of Health, Bureau of VItal Statistics, Florida Death Certificates, 1877-1939 Items 1 - 3 Death certificates, v. 403-405, (cert. no. 9501-10967) 1928 Florida death certificates, 1877-1939 Items 4 - 6 Death certificates, v. 406-408, (cert. no. 1-1500) 1929 (See Image)

• Ancestry.com. U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data: Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls.

Census

• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWVK-FXZ : 15 July 2017), Henry H Cumings in household of Henry H Cumings, Tidioute, Warren, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district ED 263, sheet 34B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1200; FHL microfilm 1,255,200.