Burnet County, TX - Bios: chaarles Chittenden Cummings, 1829-1899

Januaary 16, 2000



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CHARLES CHITTENDEN CUMMINGS, 1829-1899



Sources From: Burnet County History, Vol. II, 1979 and Civil War Pension Application



Charles Chittenden Cummings was born December 14, 1829, in Massachusetts, died 

September 3, 1899, in Burnet County and was buried in the Old Burnet Cemetery. 

He married Mary Ann Hoover, daughter of Isaac and Anna Hoover, February 19, 1857, 

in Burnet County. Mary Ann Hoover was born September 5, 1842 in Tennessee and died 

November 8, 1893; she is buried in the Old Burnet Cemetery.



Charles C. Cummings served in the Civil War from September 25, 1862 until the close 

of the war in the cavalry, Company D, Third Regiment, Arizona Brigade, under the 

command of Captain R. W. McKee.



Charles C. and Mary Ann Hoover Cummings lived in Hoover's Valley where Charles was 

a farmer. Later he lived in Burnet and served on The Board of Education. He was 

interested in education and two of his daughters were teachers in Burnet County 

schools for a number of years.



The children of Charles C. and Mary Anne Hoover Cummings were:



(1) Anna Elizabeth, born October 19, 1858, died February 10, 1859, and buried in 

Hoover's Valley Cemetery.



(2) Isaac, born August 13, 1860, and death date unknown. He was first married to 

Annie E. Davis, who was born November 19, 1860, died August 10, 1905, and buried 

in Hoover's Valley Cemetery. She was the daughter of James and Lucinda J. Millburn 

Davis. After her death, Isaac was married to Adeline Gray. Isaac operated a cotton 

gin and mill located near the Colorado River, not far from Kingsland.



(3) Fannie, born January 27, 1862. No further information.



(4) Clarissa Victoria, born June 30, 1866, died June 20, 1869, and buried at 

Hoover's Valley.



(5) Alice Hasseltine, born April 11, 1868. No further information.



(6) Malinda Martha, born September 28, 1870, and died in 1924. She was married 

to George Moses Knebel.



(7) Mary Ella, born August 19, 1872, died March 29, 1935, and buried in the Old 

Burnet Cemetery. She was a longtime school teacher in the rural schools of Burnet 

County, and was never married.



(8) William Roselle, born May 10, 1874, died October 6, 1911, and buried in the 

Old Burnet Cemetery. He was married to Charity-, who was born) January 13, 1875, 

died September 27, 1948, and was also buried in the Old Burnet Cemetery.



(9) Avis Myrtle, born March 13, 1881, died January 29, 1952, and buried in the 

Old Burnet Cemetery. She was first married to David O. Bailey, and later to L. Joe 

Duckett. Avis was also a longtime school teacher in the rural schools of Burnet County 

prior to her marriage.



(10) Charles Mabry, born December 6, 1882, died in 1941, and buried in the 

Old Burnet Cemetery. He was married to Nora Adel Guinn, who was born May 2, 1881, 

died January 28, 1966, and buried in the same cemetery.



 

Photo of Charles C. Cummings