In 1850 census Sanford is 31 wife Demaris 28 child Wm HH10 and inth esame house is Adam and Elizabeth Conder 30 & 23 along with their son Wm A age 1 On Sun, 20 Aug 2000 14:26:24 -0500 Lorna Mullins <lmullins13@home.com> writes: >I am searching for the family of Mathew Cummin(g)s both ancestors and >descendants. > >Mathew Cummings, Jr. was born July 6, 1777, in Halifax County, VA. He >was the son of Mathew Cummin(g)s, Sr. and Elizabeth Vance (?). >Although >the exact date and place of the birth of Mathew Cummings, Sr. have not >been documented, most people list his date of birth about 1750 and >the >location of his birth as Halifax County, Virginia or Pennsylvania. >Some >people believe he was born and lived in Pennsylvania until he was a >young man. It is also believed that he married in Pennsylvania. Some >others feel that he was born in Halifax County, Virginia. Mathew, Sr. >joined the American Army and fought in the Revolutionary War. In the >mid 1780's Mathew, Sr., along with his family, settled in Anderson >County, KY, and was one of the early settlers there. > >It is believed that Mathew, Jr. moved along with other members of >their >family to Owen County, Indiana, sometime after 1830. It would not >have >been any earlier than that as most estimates of the date and place of >the birth of the brothers and sisters of Mathew, Jr. indicate they >were >born in Virginia or Kentucky. > >Mathew, Jr. was first married to Martha Askren (possibly the daughter >of >John Askren) in Washington County, KY, December 26, 1809. Sometime >while >their daughter, Elizabeth, was yet just a baby, and before 1831, >Martha >Askren Cummings died, leaving Mathew, Jr. with several minor children. >Apparently Martha's children stood in line for some inheritance which >came from her family which was still in Kentucky. Court Records from >Owen County provide Guardianship papers which name the oldest son, >William as guardian, at least of Sanford. It is not clear why the son >was appointed guardian and not the father of the children. > >On March 2, 1837, Mathew, Jr. married for the second time, taking as >his >bride, Anna Christeena Hauser. Five more children were born of this >marriage. Mathew, Jr. died, October 8, 1865. > >Sometime in the mid 1850's Mathew, Jr. and Anna moved, along with his >son, Sanford, and his wife, Demaris Mason, to Johnson County, MO. > >Sanford, the son of Mathew, Jr. and Martha Askrin, was born 1818 in >Kentucky (possibly Anderson County). He married Demaris Mason in Owen >County in 1839. I have not been able to find the family of Demaris >Mason. The family story says that her father walked out on Sanford >and >Demaris when he discovered they had named their newborn son, Jefferson >Davis Cummings. It seems Mr. Mason must have been a true Yankee. > >I would love to exchange information with anyone who might also be >looking for members of this family. > >Lorna Runyan Mullins >Carrollton, TX > > >==== INOWEN Mailing List ==== > > ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.