CUMMINGS: Of Walton District.
Hugh Cummings and Catherine (Armentrout) Cummings, his wife, both of old Virginia families, with some children, came from Monroe County, Virginia, and settled in the Pocatalico country in the year 1854. Hugh Cummings, Sr., the father of the above named Hugh, the pioneer, was born in England, came to America and served in the Continental Army of the Revolution.
We have no information of any (except the one son) of children of Hugh and Catherine (Armentrout) Cummings, that son was Hiram Cummings, born in Monroe County, Virginia, August 7, 1824; on September 11, 1845, he was united in marriage with Emaline Dodd, in Monroe County; she was born in Botetourt County, Virginia in 1824, the daughter of John and Sarah (Stone) Dodd, his wife, who also came and made their home in Roane County, in 1871.
Hiram Cummings and his wife, Emeline (Dodd) Cummings, first made their home for nine years in Craig County, Virginia, where Hiram served as a Justice of the Peace for nine years before coming to Roane County, and served as a Justice in Roane County for twelve years of his life. To Hiram and his wife, Emeline, were born ten children, eight of whom grew up, married and made homes for themselves in Walton District; their names in order of their births are:
Martha, March 5, 1850; Clifton B., December 17, 1851; John H. W., Maich 15, 1853; Thomas H., July 8, 1856; David T., January 24, 1859; Mary L., February 16, 1861; Edward L., August 17, 1863, and Lawson L., February 16, 1866.
Further of the family:
John H. married Sarah Jane Summers, December 23, 1873, and their childrenas told me by a neighbor of the familyare James, Ida, Mary Florence, wife of Webster W. Lee; Benjamin H. married Della Jones, 1913; his age 24, hers 20. She was a daughter of Daniel Jones.
Thomas H. Cummings, son of Hiram and Emeline (Dodd), and others we cannot be sure of distinguishing on the marriage record, but we give here what we find as follows:
David T. Cummings to Sarah S. Summers, January 17, 1881; Lee L. Cummings to Laura Gibson, February 16, 1888; William Cummings to Malinda A. Harper, November 7, 1876; Samuel E. Cummings to Eliza J. Dougherty, January 9, 1884; Thomas P. Cummings to Samantha J. Hill, September 15, 1892, his age 21, her age 17; David T. Cummings (widower) to Lucinda Summers, November 5, 1891, his age 32, her age 22, "at the resident of Martin Summers."
Source: History of Roane County, West Virginia, 1774-1927 William H. Bishop, Esq. p 493
Submitter: Sandy Spradling, November 28, 1999
