Elizabeth Danigan (Grissom) Cummings (1874 - 1944)

Born 25 Jun 1874 in Van Buren County, Tennessee, USA

Ancestors

Wife of Gabriel Penn Cummings — married 6 Mar 1892 in Van Buren, Tennessee

Descendants

Died 14 Oct 1944 at age 70 in Rock Island, Warren, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

Lizzie (Grissom) Cummings was born in Appalachia, in Tennessee.

Elizabeth Danigan (Grissom) Cummings was born on 25 Jun 1874 in Van Buren County, Tennessee, USA, daughter of Pvt Samuel Burton Grissom (1847 - 1908) and Harriet (Bouldin) Grissom (1852 - 1883).

Her siblings were:

1. Eva Jane (Grissom) Blackburn (1872 - 1949)
2. Dora Ethel Grissom (1873 - 1911)
3. John Alexander Grissom (1878 - 1957)
4. Morgan Grissom (1880 - 1942)
5. Arminda Isabelle Grissom (1882 - 1952)
6. Bonnie June (Grissom) Simons (1887 - 1966)
7. Irene (Grissom) Simons (1889 - <1930)
8. Charles Alexander Grissom (1890 - 1934)

Elizabeth married Gabriel Penn Cummings (1873 - 1944) on 6 Mar 1892 in Van Buren, Tennessee.^[1]

Their children were:

Edna Cummings (1893–1893)

Eva Lou Cummings (1894–1949)

Dora Ethel Cummings (1896–1976)

Clarence Leonadas Cummings (1899–1960)

William Leaton Cummings (1902–1904)

Mollie C Cummings (1904–1925)

John Burton Cummings (1906–1966)

Laura Jewel Cummings (1908–1985)

Malcolm Ruth Cummings (1910–1998)

Eula Ione Mildred Cummings (1912–1937)

In the 1880 census Elizabeth (age 5) was the daughter of Samuel Grissom in Van Buren, Tennessee, United States.^[2]

In the 1900 census Elizabeth (age 26) was the wife of P Cummings in Warren, Tennessee, United States.^[3]

In the 1910 census Lizzie (age 35) was the wife of Gabrel P Cummings in Civil District 3, Warren, Tennessee, United States.^[4]

In the 1920 census Daisy (age 45) was the wife of Gabe G Cummings in Civil District 4, Warren, Tennessee, United States.^[5]

In the 1930 census Lizzie (age 55) was the wife of G P Cummings in District 03, Warren, Tennessee, United States.^[6]

In the 1940 census Elizabeth (age 65) was the wife of Gabriel P Cummings in Civil District 8, Van Buren, Tennessee, United States.^[7]

Elizabeth died on 14 Oct 1944 in Rock Island, Warren, Tennessee, United States aged 70. She is buried in Crain Hill Cemetery, White Hill, Tennessee.^[8][9]

Census Tables

Sources

1. ↑ Marriage: "Tennessee Marriages, 1796-1950"
   citing FHL microfilm: 583166;
   FamilySearch Record: XD38-4MK (accessed 15 November 2022)
   Lizzie Grissom marriage to Gabrel Cummings on 6 Mar 1892 in Van Buren, Tennessee, United States.
2. ↑ 1880 Census: "United States Census, 1880"
   citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
   FamilySearch Record: MDWN-PZ8 (accessed 15 November 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9YBL-9MRC Image number 00564
   Elizabeth Grissom (5), single daughter, in household of Samuel Grissom (33) in Van Buren, Tennessee, United States. Born in Tennessee, United States.
3. ↑ 1900 Census: "United States Census, 1900"
   citing Affiliate Publication Number: T623; Line: 15; FHL microfilm: 1241603; Record number: 8483;
   FamilySearch Record: MSZN-JJ2 (accessed 15 November 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HT-6657-6SW Image number 00176
   Elizabeth Cummings (26), wife, in household of P Cummings (7) in Warren, Tennessee, United States. Born in Tennessee.
4. ↑ 1910 Census: "United States Census, 1910"
   citing enumeration district (ED) ED 176, sheet 2A, family 31, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1524; FHL microfilm 1,375,537.
   FamilySearch Record: MGNN-XF4 (accessed 15 November 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9YY2-3SVV Image number 00175
   Lizzie Cummings (35), wife, in household of Gabrel P Cummings (36) in Civil District 3, Warren, Tennessee, United States. Born in Tennessee.
5. ↑ 1920 Census: "United States Census, 1920"
   citing Affiliate Publication Number: T625; Affiliate Film Number: 1769; Line: 86; FHL microfilm: 1821769; Record number: 34369;
   FamilySearch Record: MNGR-TJY (accessed 15 November 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GRF7-82F Image number 00716
   Daisy Cummings (45), wife, in household of Gabe G Cummings (47) in Civil District 4, Warren, Tennessee, United States. Born in Tennessee.
6. ↑ 1930 Census: "United States Census, 1930"
   citing enumeration district (ED) ED 6, sheet 27A, line 50, family 259, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2283; FHL microfilm 2,342,017.
   FamilySearch Record: SP7L-D4F (accessed 15 November 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GR8Z-TR4 Image number 00213
   Lizzie Cummings (55), wife, in household of G P Cummings (56) in District 03, Warren, Tennessee, United States. Born in Tennessee.
7. ↑ 1940 Census: "United States Census, 1940"
   citing Affiliate Publication Number: T627; Line: 72;
   FamilySearch Record: K4HX-1VN (accessed 15 November 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-89M1-ZV4W
   Elizabeth Cummings (65), wife, in household of Gabriel P Cummings (66) in Civil District 8, Van Buren, Tennessee, United States. Born in Tennessee.
8. ↑ Death: "Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966"
   citing FHL microfilm: 2137352; Record number: 65;
   FamilySearch Record: NSSV-1HL (accessed 15 November 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HT-DTM9-JTN Image number 00300
   Elizabeth Danigan Cummings death 14 Oct 1944 (born 25 Jun 1874), daughter of Samuel Grissom & Harriet Bouldin, wife of G.P. Cummings, in Rock Island, Warren, Tennessee, United States.
9. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #30748260 (accessed 15 November 2022)
   Memorial page for Elizabeth “Lizzie” Grissom Cummings (25 Jun 1874-14 Oct 1944), citing Crain Hill Cemetery, White Hill, Van Buren County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by Reba Bain (contributor 46851099).