Cummings Family History, Genealogy & Ancestry

The Cummings Family

6,992 Cummings records from public death, burial and census records and the old county histories, in all 12 Midwestern states we cover. Every name is a real person in the public record, and we follow set rules to leave living people out (how).

6,992Records in our database

1817Earliest birth

2Documented families

1Biographies

See the Cummings family trees →407 Cummings families pieced together from public birth and death records, county histories and old newspapers

At a glance

6,992 Cummings records in our database

From public death, burial and census records across 12 Midwestern states. We follow set rules to leave living people out (how). Tap a state or a decade to narrow the list of ancestors below.

Where

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When they were born

Most records: Missouri (1,300 of 6,992)
Most common birth decade: the 1910s
Earliest birth in the database: Joseph Cummings, born 1817, Illinois

Most common first names

John186 Mary183 James181 William170 Robert136 Charles120 Helen92 George72 Dorothy65 Ruth63 Edward61 Frank56

Documented families

Cummings families we have traced

Written from county histories and public records, every fact cited. We follow set rules to leave living people out (how).

Family records from county histories (2)

John M. Cummings d. 1871Washtenaw County, MichiganStarts: John M. Cummings, from Oneida County, New YorkMost recent: Lamont Cummings, Franklin D. Cummings, Norman Cummings Franklin D. Cummings b. 1843Washtenaw County, MichiganStarts: John M. CummingsMost recent: Nettie Cummings, Katie Cummings, John Cummings

The earliest Cummingss in the county histories

Uriah CummingsBorn 1814, Perry CountyChild of Uriah CummingsPerry County, Indiana Charles C. CummingsBorn 1826Dubois County, Indiana Andrew J. CummingsBorn 1827Washington County, Iowa B. F. CummingsBorn 1828Champaign County, Ohio Titus CummingsBorn 1830, Tobin TownshipPerry County, Indiana Obediah CummingsBorn 1837, Scipio TownshipChild of Mathias Cummings and Phoebe (Booth) CummingsSeneca County, Ohio

Family trees from the public record

407 Cummings families: parents, brothers and sistersFrom state birth and death indexes, county histories and old newspapers, most recent deaths first

In old newspapers

13 Cummings death notices, 1837 to 1925Obituaries and funeral notices from Midwest papers scanned by the Library of Congress, with the original pages

In the county history family index

23 Cummings people in 19 countiesBirth years, birthplaces, parents and spouses, from the old county histories

Biographies from the county histories (1)

Finley O. CummingsBorn 1842 · Clark County, Ohio

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Common questions

Cummings genealogy: FAQ

Where were Cummings ancestors recorded?

Our database holds 6,992 Cummings records from all 12 Midwestern states. The most are in Missouri (1,300), then Ohio (989) and Illinois (976).

How far back does the Cummings family tree go?

The earliest Cummings birth in our database is 1817: Joseph Cummings, Illinois. We have pieced together 407 Cummings family trees from public birth and death records.

Are living Cummings family members listed here?

Not knowingly. We follow set rules to leave living people out of our public pages. If you find a living relative listed here, email us and we will take the record down.

Is this my Cummings family?

Maybe. Many people share a name, so treat any match as a possible match until the dates and places line up with what you know about your family. Every person here links to their own page with the details, and we can trace your line for you.