Dyonisii (Cummins) Cummings (1830)

Born 1830 in Ireland

Descendants

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Biography

Dyonisii (Dannis, Denis) Cummins (Cummings) was born in 1830 in Ireland and died on an unknown date. He married Mariae O'Brien (Mary Catherine), Mary Catherine was also born in Ireland in 1832.

The spelling of the name has long been a bone of contention, and we have found it spelled in all of the following ways : Cumin, Cummin, Cumins, Cummins, Cumens, Cummens, Cuming, dimming, Cumings, Cummings, Comens, Comins, Comen, Coming, Comings, Commings.

It appears that the name change for this line occurs circa 1900, when son Michael was recorded in Iowa with his family. Record

Anyway, according to census records, we learn Dennis and Mary (English version of names) had a son named John Cummins while in England. Once the immigrated to the United States, in 1855, they had son Michael Cummings while in Iowa. They removed to Jackson, Missouri, circa 1859 where their daughters Margaritam Cummins , Mariam Cummins and Elleonoram Cathrinam Cummins, were born. All three girls were Christening at Immaculate Conception Cathedral Parish, Kansas City, Jackson Missouri. Birth Record

History of Church

Father Bernard Donnelly was a circuit-riding priest. From 1845 until his death in 1880, Donnelly tirelessly served the local Catholic people. He initiated the building of a permanent brick church on the site in 1857. Donnelly recruited 300 Irish day laborers (No doubt the Cummins were involved) to cut away the bluffs, level the ground and establish a brick works. The brick yard produced building material for the church that Donnelly consecrated Immaculate Conception. When the Cathedral opened it was the tallest building in Kansas City, Missouri. Tickets were sold to persons wishing to ascend the staircase to see the view.History

Nationality

Nationality: Irish

Date: 1855 Immigration

Age: 25

Occupation

Occupation: Laborer

Miner

Teamster

Census Records

Note:1856: Lee County, Iowa State Census

D. Cummins 26 IRE Laborer

Mary Cummins 24 IRE

John Cummins 2 ENG

Mary Cottral 23 IRE

Note: 1860: Kansas City, Jackson Co., Missouri

Dannis Commins 30 IRE Teamster

Mary Commins 28 IRE Housekeeper

John Commins 6 ENG

Michael Commins 3 IA

Margerit Commins 1 MO

More Research Needed

England and Wales Census, 1851. St Giles In The Fields & St George Bloomsbury. Dennis would be age 22, living with Father Daniel. He did mary Mariae before 1854, when John was born in England. This family makes sense. St Giles in the Fields, Middlesex

HO107/1509/146/17

Danl CUMMINS, 55, Head, Mar, Garden Market Man

Michl, 25

John, 34

DENNIS, 22

(All Market Garden Men)

Mary, 43, Wife, Mar, Garden Market Woman

Cathe, 14, Daug

Margt, 33, Lodger, Widow

David, 7, Son, Scholar

Patr, 14

All born Cork, Ireland

Not a very informative Census.

1st 3 have no relationship shown to Daniel

All but youngest David are working in the Market.

RootsWeb England Census

Sources

• https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHZQ-NT3

• United States Census, 1860," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MHZQ-NT3 : accessed 17 February 2015), Dannis Commins, Kansas City Division Thirty Five, Jackson, Missouri, United States; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," Fold3.com; citing p. 41, household ID 351, NARA microfilm publication M653, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.; FHL microfilm 803,625.