I received some info from Ellan West on her Cummings family in Macoupin. There are a number of Cummings in Macoupin around 1850. But not that many. There is probably a link between the families. Cousins, brothers, etc. My William O. Cummings came from KY. (per census). Married in Macoupin in 1852. Son's James, Sylvester, and William. They settled in Bunker Hill. Ellan's born 1842 in Brighton, IL. In 1842 I saw another Cummings gentleman from NH on a list of early settlers with a date of 1855 in the Bunker Hill Township There must be a common ancestor among these Cummings. Anyone got an idea or thought on this? Roy Brown