Kit Carson County, Colorado
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Kit Carson County Pioneers:
Ira B. Cumming, 7 South 51 West
In 1880 Red Willow County, James Cumming is farming, 30, born in Pennsylvania,
with Martha 29 born in Indiana. Sarah 6 and Ira 3 were born in Illinois, Blanch in Nebraska.
In 1900 Ira is a farm laborer in Red Willow County, working for James and Sarah Huntzanger.
1904 McCook, Nebraska Tribune " Ira Cumming, Wm. Redfeldt and Fred Waterman
went with John Jolly to Smith Center Kansas to help with his machine They shipped from Clayton one day last week John had one thousand acres contracted before he left here and was offered three thousand in another direction before he was unloaded."
1909 "James Cumming and family from Lebanon visited over Sunday
at the parental Hayes home."
Ira B. "Cummins" is in Kit Carson County in 1910, 33, born in Illinois, a farm laborer for the Ora C. and Lusia K. Bodwell family.
Ira claimed a quarter in section 9, 7S 51W in 1912.
Ira Bruce Cumming, born January 7, 1877, registering for WWI in Red Willow County, Nebraska. He was farming
with his mother Mrs. Martha E. Cumming as a reference.
In 1920 Red Willow County, Ira is a foreman, 42, single, living with Iva M. Farrell 29 widowed and her daughtere Winifred 2.
In 1930 Red Willow County, Ira is farming, 53, with a lodger Leslie Plumerlee 40 born inOklahoma and Ira Remington 37 born in Kansas.
Ira is single in 1940 Red Willow County, living alone, no occupation.
Ira is buried in Lebanon, Red Willow County 1877-1943 # 18946462.
So are James B. Cumming 1849-1916 and Martha E. 1850-1930.
His sister Blanche Stephens 1879-1958 # 122948706, with Jefferson Henry Stephens 1878-1959 are buried in Topeka, Kansas.
Sadie "Emming", 18, married E. J. Richmond in Red Willow County on Dec 15, 1892.
His sister Sarah might be in Red Willow County in 1900, 25, married to Edward J. Richmond, 26 with Everett 6, Edith 5, and Daisy 2.
In Delta County, Colorado in 1910, Sadie is 36,
with husband John W. Adkins 48 - second marriage
of six years for both. Everett 17, Edith 14 were born in Nebraska,
Daisy 12 in Colorado, Rosa 5 and Minnie 2 in Nebraska.
Sadie Adkins is back in Red Willow County in 1920, 46,
with Rosie 16, Bruce 8, and Lella E. 4.
Sadie Adkins is in the Hastings, Nebraska hospital in 1930, widowed, 56.
John W. Adkins is in Los Angeles in 1930, 59, and son Bruce W. 18 is with him.
(His wife might be buried in Lebanon, Nebraska dying March 24, 1902 at age 41 # 19132379 "Wife of J. W. Adkins."
Everett L. Richmond 1893-1953, a Southern Pacific blacksmith, is buried in Sacramento, California # 138817953.
Edith Webb, divorced, 34, is living in Montrose, Colorado in 1930.
Daisy M. Morey, born in Colorado April 8, 1898,
died in Clarksville, Indiana March 26, 1984, buried in Walnut Ridge on March 28, 1984.
Rosa M. Campbell 1905-1971 is buried in King County, Washington # 51913639.
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