This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Ig.2ADI/780.2 Message Board Post: By the way, have you tried the jersey county historical society? I typed in Cummings and found 34 hits. Worth a try. There were two John Cummings, John T. and John W. in the 1880 census in Mississippi Township, Jersey County. There are many different hits. Just thought I would pass that on..Julie