Individual Details
Leonard Polemus Cummins
(29 Mar 1840 - 30 Jun 1915)
On the 1870 U. S. Census of Ludlow Township, Champaign Co., Illinois, L. P. Cummings, age 28 appears. He is a farmer, born in New York. Also in the household is Mary Cummings age 54, born in New York. Mary is probably his mother.
On the 1880 U. S. Census of Fremont, Dodge Co., Nebraska, Ruth Smith is a widow doing dressmaking and head of household. Her sister Charlotte is married to L. P. Cummings. Mr. Cummings is a laborer. There are no children in the household.
On the 1885 Nebraska Census Leo and Charlotte Cummings appear at Midway Borough, West 1/2 of Sheridan Co., Nebraska.
On the 1900 U. S. Census of Rushville Precinct, Sheridan Co., Nebraska, Leonard P. Cumming appears with his wife Charlotte Cumming. They have been married 20 years. Charlotte states she has zero children. Leonard is a farmer.
On the 1910 U. S. Census of Rushville Precinct, Sheridan Co., Nebraska, Leonard P. Cummins appears with his wife Lottie. He is 70 and she is 72. Leonard is a stockman with a stock farm.
Obituary not found at chroniclingamericia.loc.gov. genealogybank.com or newspaperarchive.com, June 21, 2018.
On the 1880 U. S. Census of Fremont, Dodge Co., Nebraska, Ruth Smith is a widow doing dressmaking and head of household. Her sister Charlotte is married to L. P. Cummings. Mr. Cummings is a laborer. There are no children in the household.
On the 1885 Nebraska Census Leo and Charlotte Cummings appear at Midway Borough, West 1/2 of Sheridan Co., Nebraska.
On the 1900 U. S. Census of Rushville Precinct, Sheridan Co., Nebraska, Leonard P. Cumming appears with his wife Charlotte Cumming. They have been married 20 years. Charlotte states she has zero children. Leonard is a farmer.
On the 1910 U. S. Census of Rushville Precinct, Sheridan Co., Nebraska, Leonard P. Cummins appears with his wife Lottie. He is 70 and she is 72. Leonard is a stockman with a stock farm.
Obituary not found at chroniclingamericia.loc.gov. genealogybank.com or newspaperarchive.com, June 21, 2018.
Events
| Birth | 29 Mar 1840 | New York |  | ||
| Marriage | 19 Feb 1880 | Missouri Valley, Harrison Co., Iowa - Charlotte "Lottie" E. Smith | | ||
| Death | 30 Jun 1915 | Hot Springs, Fall River Co., South Dakota | | ||
| Burial | Fair View Cemetery, Rushville, Sheridan Co., Nebraska | |
Families
| Spouse | Charlotte "Lottie" E. Smith (1839 - 1915) |
Endnotes
1. 1880 Census Dodge Co., Nebraska.
2. 1900 Census Sheridan Co., Nebraska.
3. 1900 Census Sheridan Co., Nebraska.
4. Family Search.
5. 1900 Census Sheridan Co., Nebraska.
6. Find A Grave.
7. Sheridan County Court, Probate File of Charlotte Cummins (n.p: 16 Jun 1917, n.d).
8. South Dakota Death Index, 1905-1955.
9. Find A Grave.