Hardin County OhArchives Biographies.....Cummins, J. S. 1825 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/oh/ohfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Ann Anderson ann.g.anderson@gmail.com May 5, 2006, 1:41 am Author: Warner & Beers (1883) J. S. CUMMINS, farmer, P. O. Kenton, was born in New Jersey October 28, 1825, and is a son of G. M. and Delilah (Shaffer) Cummins, the former of German and the latter of English parentage, and who emigrated to Ohio in the year 1835. Our subject was brought up to the occupation of a farmer, has followed it through life and is now the owner of ninety-three acres of land on Section 22, Goshen Township. In 1850, Mr. Cummins was united in marriage, by Squire Jacob Yauger, to Sarah F., daughter of Peter and Ann Eliza (Robinson) Schwartz, natives of New York State. Mrs. Cummins was born February 2, 1835, and is of German lineage. To this union have been born eight children, four living-George W., deceased; Delilah, married; Peter W., deceased; Mary E. (deceased), Ida, James S., (deceased), Ann Eliza, single; and Willis H., married. Mrs. Cummins is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Mr. Cummins is a man of good judgment and a representative citizen of the township. Additional Comments: Goshen Township Excerpt from "The History of Hardin County, Ohio" containing A HISTORY OF THE COUNTY; ITS TOWNSHIPS, TOWNS, CHURCHES, SCHOOLS, ETC.; GENERAL AND LOCAL STATISTICS; MILITARY RECORD; PORTRAITS OF EARLY SETTLERS AND PROMINENT MEN; HISTORY OF NORTHWEST TERRITORY; HISTORY OF OHIO; MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS, ETC., ETC. CHICAGO: WARNER, BEERS & CO. 1883 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/oh/hardin/bios/cummins196gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/ohfiles/ File size: 2.0 Kb