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Stiver/Cummings Family Tree
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I saw a post on Genealogy.com about signing up for the email listing for the
Cummins/Cummings family. I would like to do so. The post was kind of fuzzy
as to whether this email here would be directly sent to other people on the
list or if this email would just be the starting block for adding me to the
list. In either case, here is some information about my family:

I have Cummins/Cummings ancestors but I have found very little info about
them from before 1920.

My grandfather's name is Floyd Cummings (still living). He is from Mineral
Point, Adams Twp., Cambria Co., PA. He was the oldest of 4 siblings: two
brothers, Harold (deceased) and Calvin (living), and a sister, Donna
(deceased).

Floyd's father's birth name was Edward Blythaway Cummins, but he (or the
family) changed it to Cummings sometime between 1920 and 1930. Edward was
born about 1894 in PA. Edward married Ida Viola Fyock in 1920. Edward was
a coal miner who lost his life due to a coal mine accident when he was about
50 years old. He had at least 3 brothers and 1 sister. He was from Adams
Twp., Cambria Co., PA.

Edward's father was named John L. Cummins (he was listed as a Cummings in
the 1930 census). John was born in Ireland around 1866. John immigrated to
the US in 1881. John married Isabella Wishart in 1885. (Isabella was born
in Scotland around 1864.) After Isabella's death (between 1920 and 1930),
John went to live with his son, Edward. Like his son after him, John was
also coal miner.

If anyone can help me trace this line of Cummins/Cummings (and possibly that
of Isabella Wishart) earlier than 1920 please contact me at
alstiver@hotmail.com or colubridlady@yahoo.com

Thanks,
Amanda Erickson

Edward married Ida Viola Fyock about 1921 in Pennsylvania, USA. Ida (daughter of George G. Fyock and Ella C. Berkey) was born on 3 Apr 1902 in Johnstown, Cambria County, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 3 Dec 1974 in South Fork, Cambria County, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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According to a story told to me by my grandfather, my g-g-grandfather, George G. Fyock, was part Native American and wanted to open a bar but his application for a liquor licenese was denied on those grounds. From everything I?ve researched (and from what other?s have researched, as well) he was NOT Native American. I would love to have the letter he received that stated why his application for a license was denied. If it mentioned Native American status, I would have something to work with, otherwise, I think he had another reason for hiding his past and never answering questions about his parents. It must have been a real doozy of a story to prefer lying and saying he was part Native American (realize that this was during the early 1900s) than to tell the truth about his family.

George married Ella C. Berkey about 1897 in Pennsylvania, USA. Ella was born on 14 Apr 1880 in Pennsylvania, USA; died on 30 Jul 1964 in Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Daniel married Mary Ann Wissinger on 10 Aug 1874. Mary was born on 19 Dec 1852 in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 3 Dec 1927 in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]