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1847–1868

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Birth Date
10 March 1819
Death Date
19 May 1883
Gender
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James Willard Cummings

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  • His travel to Utah is mentioned in his wife's obituary.

James W. Cummings Company (1851)

  • Age at Departure: 32
  • Company Captain
  • Head of Household

Traveled with

  • Aura Annette Cummings (Age: 24)

Sources

  • 1850 Iowa Census, Pottawattamie County.
  • Alfred Cordon Emigrating Company journal, 1851 June-September.
  • Burt, John Davidson, Autobiographical sketch, 3.  Trail excerpt transcribed from "Pioneer History Collection" available at Pioneer Memorial Museum [Daughters of Utah Pioneers Museum], Salt Lake City, Utah. Some restrictions apply.
  • Johnson, George Washington, Autobiography, 6-7.
  • Journal History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Supplement after 31 December 1851, 2.
  • Levi Hammon Emigrating Company journal, 1851 June-September.
  • Perpetual Emigrating Fund, Financial Accounts 1849-1886, Ledger A, p. 49.
  • "Pioneer Woman Expires," Salt Lake Herald , 13 Oct. 1905, 5.
  • "Reminiscences, 1851-1853." In John D. T. McAllister journals 1851-1906. (MS 1257, Reel 1, Box 1, Folder 1), 6-7.
  • Utah, Territorial Militia Records, 1849-1877.