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Subject: FYI: Mabel Bridge's "James Cummings" notes.
Date: 16 Jun 2002 12:50:25 -0600

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Surnames: Cummings, Liston, Greenwood
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During her retirement, Mabel Bridges (4/6/1891 - 4/18/1976), using a card file, gathered notes on the earliest of the pioneers in Fremont county. I'm copying the following from Mabel's notes:

1. 1846: (1).--James Cummings appointed allotting justice for Bluff township, Atchison county, MO.......(2).--James Cummings commissioned as a justice of the peace for Bluff township, Atchison county.--County Court Records, Atchison county, MO.; August term 1846.

N.B.: Just a reminder: Bluff township included the lower half of what later would become Fremont county, Iowa, after the 1849 decision of the United States Supreme Court regarding the Iowa--Missouri border.--W.F.

2. 1850: Federal Census, Fremont county, Iowa

James Cummings....38....b. OH
Ambrose.................14........IND
William.....................9........IND
George.....................7........IND
John.........................7........IND
Mahalia Liston..........27.......OH
Rosaltha Liston..........8.......IND

3. 1851: Marriage license issued to James Cummings and Mahala Liston on Oct. 6, 1851. Were married the same day, at Cumming's residence by Thomas Greenwood, County Judge of Fremont county.--Greenwood Records.

4. 1852: Fremont county Census, "Franklin township"

James Cummings....5m....2f

5. 1852: Allowed $1.00 for service as clerk of election.--Greenwood records, Dec. 14, 1852.

6. 1853: James Cummings entered the east half of the northwest quarter of section 3 township 67 range 42, on May 17, 1853.--Courthouse Transcripts.

7. 1853: James Cummings made a land entry on July 26, 1853 for the southwest quarter of the northwest quarter of section 3 township 67 range 42.

8. 1854: Fremont county Census: "Franklin township"

James Cummings....4m....2f...1 voter....1 militia....no aliens

9. 1856: Iowa State Census; Fremont county, "Franklin twp."

James Cummings....44....Widower....b. OH....13 yrs. in state
William H................15.........................IND...13
George W................13........................IOWA..13
John........................8.........................IOWA....8

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