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Susana (Cummings) James (abt. 1838 - 1903)

Susana James formerly Cummings aka Harper
Born about in Athens County, Ohio, USAmap
Ancestors ancestors
Daughter of [father unknown] and
Sister of [half] and [half]
Wife of — married 6 Jan 1855 in Perry, Ohio, United Statesmap
Descendants descendants
Died at about age 64 in Wheatland Township, Mecosta, Michigan, United Statesmap
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Biography

US Black Heritage Project
Susana (Cummings) James is a part of US Black heritage.

Susana was on November 16, 1838, in Athens, Ohio. She was the daughter of Joseph Cummings/Cummins and Susannah Lett. She married Alexander Harper in 1855. She married John James in 1879. She passed away in 1903.

When Susannah was born , her father, Joseph, was 39, and her mother, Susannah, was 36.

She married Alexander Harper on 6 Jan 1855 in Perry, Ohio, USA and they had seven children together.

She then married John E James on April 15, 1879, in Wheatland, Michigan.

She died on June 24, 1903, in Wheatland, Michigan, at the age of 64, and was buried there.

Sources

  • '"United States Census, 1850,"' database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXQY-PPH), Susanna Cummins in household of John Cummins, Salt Lick Township, Perry, Ohio, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
  • 1855 Alexander Harper & Susannah Cummins Marriage Return, Ohio, Perry County, Circuit Court clerk, Marriage Return, Vol. , p. 336-337, No. 563, Alexander Harper & Susannah Cummins, 6 January 1855, digital image 209 of 243, FamilySearch.org ([1]: accessed 11 April 2023)
    • Alexander Harper and Susannah Cummins were married 6-Jan-1855 by Wm. A. Kidwell, M.G.
  • 1860 U.S. census, Belmont County, Ohio, population schedule, Warren, Vol. 1, p. 15 (penned), dwelling 471, family 450, Susana Harper in the Alexander Harper household, digital image 35 of 57, FamilySearch.org ([2]: accessed 11 April 2023); citing NARA microfilm publication M653, roll xxx.
    • Alexander was 25 years old and was born in Ohio. He was a farmer. His wife, Susan, was 22 years old and was born in Ohio. They lived near Alexander's father, William.
  • 1870 U.S. census, Mecosta County, Michigan, population schedule, Wheatland twp., p. 5 (penned), dwelling 43, family 43, Susana Harper in the Alexander Harper household, digital image 5-6 of 12, FamilySearch.org ([3]: accessed 07 April 2023); citing NARA microfilm publication M593, roll 690.
    • Alexander was 37 years old and was born in Ohio. He was a farmer. His wife, Susana, was 32 years old and was born in Ohio.
  • 1879 John James & Susan Cummings Harper Marriage Return, Michigan, Mecosta County, Circuit Court clerk, Marriage Return, Vol. , p. 307, No. 950, John James & Susan Cummings Harper, 15 April 1879, digital image 557 of 681, FamilySearch.org ([4]: accessed 11 April 2023).
    • John James was 39 years old and was born in Ohio. He was a farmer living in Wheatland twp. Susan Cummings Harper was 38 years old and was born in Ohio. Whe was living in Wheatland twp. They were married 15-Apr-1879 in Wheatland twp., Mecosta Co., Michigan by Enis F. Wood, Justice of the Peace.
  • 1880 U.S. census, Mecosta County, Michigan, population schedule, Wheatland twp., p. 3C (penned), dwelling 16, family 16, Alice Harper in the John James household, digital image 3 of 21, FamilySearch.org ([5]: accessed 07 April 2023); citing NARA microfilm publication T9, roll 594.
    • John was 40 years old and was born in Illinois. He was a farmer. His wife, Susan, was 44 years old and was born in Ohio.
  • 1900 U.S. census, Mecosta County, Michigan, population schedule, Wheatland twp., p. 12B (penned), dwelling 249, family 250, Susie Harper in the Susie Harper household, digital image 24 of 26, FamilySearch.org ([6]: accessed 11 April 2023); citing NARA microfilm publication T623, roll 731.
    • Susie, was born in Nov-1838 in Ohio. She was the mother of 8 children, 6 were still living. She was a widow. She owns her farm. Her grandson Lawrance Sleet lived with her.
  • 1900 Plat Map Myers, P.A. & J.W. Plat Book of Mecosta County, Minneapolis, Minn. : Consolidated Pub. Co., 1900, p. 14, Library of Congress, image 12 of 34, (Link to Map: accessed 12 April 2023)
    • Susan Harper lived on 80 acres of land in the east half of the northwest quarter of Section 22.
  • 1903 Susan Harper death certificate. Michigan, Mecosta Co., Michigan Department of Health, (1903) Susan Harper, No. 1108, image 354 of 518, FamilySearch.org, database with images, ([7]: accessed 11 April 2023).
    • Susan Harper was a widowed, mulatto, female. She was born 16-Nov-1838 in Ohio. She died 24-Jun-1903 in Wheatland twp., Mecosta Co., Michigan. Her parents are Jos. Cummings and Susan Lett.
  • 1903 Find a Grave Memorial. FindaGrave.com, database and images ([8]: accessed 11 April 2023), memorial page for Susan Cummings Harper (16 Nov 1838–24 Jun 1903), Find a Grave Memorial ID 19712461, citing Morgan Cemetery, Wheatland Township, Mecosta County, Michigan, USA; Maintained by Barbara [Myers] Slater Nelson (contributor 46777604).




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Cummins-3330 and Cummings-9108 appear to represent the same person because: same name and dates, husband mentioned in bio of one profile attached to other profile. slight variation in spelling of LNAB, keep it consistent with FindAGrave
posted by S Stevenson