Cummings was born about 1836. He is the son of Daniel McCollum and Celia Simpson. He passed away in February 1912.
Sources
"North Carolina, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XKF9-4WZ : 7 December 2014), Cummings S Mccollum, 1862; from "Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of North Carolina," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing military unit Forty-fifth Infantry, NARA microfilm publication M270 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1960), roll 447.
Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 10 June 2019), memorial page for Cummings Simpson “Kim” McCollum (16 Dec 1836–7 Feb 1912), Find A Grave Memorial no. 84650707, citing Lowes United Methodist Church Cemetery, Reidsville, Rockingham County, North Carolina, USA ; Maintained by Kenneth Fawcett (contributor 47606610) .
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