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Ellen Cummings was the daughter of '''[[John Cummings]]''' and Ellen Shay and was born at about 1862 in Berne, Albany County, NY. She was the only girl in a family of five, two of which died as young adults. She was named after her mother. Both her parents were born in Ireland. Her siblings were: | Ellen Cummings was the daughter of '''[[John Cummings]]''' and Ellen Shay and was born at about 1862 in Berne, Albany County, NY. She was the only girl in a family of five, two of which died as young adults. She was named after her mother. Both her parents were born in Ireland. Her siblings were: | ||
| − | *'''[[James Cummings]]''' (June 25, 1857<ref name="Landmarks">[[Landmarks of Albany County]], NY, Edited by Amasa J. Parker, Albany, NY</ref>, D. after March 31, 1905)<ref name="USCensus"/><ref name="Obit"/> | + | *'''[[James Cummings]]''' (June 25, 1857<ref name="Landmarks">[[Landmarks of Albany County]], NY, Edited by Amasa J. Parker, Albany, NY</ref>, D. after March 31, 1905)<ref name="USCensus"/><ref name="Obit">Obituary</ref> |
| − | *'''[[Cummings, John Jr.|John Cummings Jr.]]''' (May 20, 1859<ref name="Landmarks"/>, D. after March 31, 1905)<ref name="USCensus"/><ref name="Obit"/> | + | *'''[[Cummings, John Jr.|John Cummings Jr.]]''' (May 20, 1859<ref name="Landmarks"/>, D. after March 31, 1905)<ref name="USCensus">US Census</ref><ref name="Obit"/> |
*George Cummings (born June 1, 1861<ref name="Landmarks"/>, D. May 11, 1880)<ref name="USCensus"/><ref name="Reidsville Cemetery"/> | *George Cummings (born June 1, 1861<ref name="Landmarks"/>, D. May 11, 1880)<ref name="USCensus"/><ref name="Reidsville Cemetery"/> | ||
| − | *Thomas Cummings (B. Dec 11, 1866, D. Dec 29, 1882)<ref name="USCensus"/><ref name="Reidsville Cemetery"/> | + | *Thomas Cummings (B. Dec 11, 1866, D. Dec 29, 1882)<ref name="USCensus"/><ref name="Reidsville Cemetery">Reidsville Cemetery</ref> |
==Marriage & Children== | ==Marriage & Children== | ||
Revision as of 22:12, 2 March 2013
Birth
Ellen Cummings was the daughter of John Cummings and Ellen Shay and was born at about 1862 in Berne, Albany County, NY. She was the only girl in a family of five, two of which died as young adults. She was named after her mother. Both her parents were born in Ireland. Her siblings were:
- James Cummings (June 25, 1857[1], D. after March 31, 1905)[2][3]
- John Cummings Jr. (May 20, 1859[1], D. after March 31, 1905)[2][3]
- George Cummings (born June 1, 1861[1], D. May 11, 1880)[2][4]
- Thomas Cummings (B. Dec 11, 1866, D. Dec 29, 1882)[2][4]
Marriage & Children
Ellen married James Albert Van Schaack[5], who was the son of Albert Van Schaack and his wife Elizabeth. Ellen and Albert were neighbors for many years before they married. James Albert’s brother Charles David Van Schaack married Isadora Ecker, who was the sister Ellen's sister in law Mary C. Ecker.
Life
Ellen was born and raised in Berne, Albany County, NY. Ellen and her husband James lived in Dormansville near the town of Westerlo in the early 1900s. [5]
Death
Ellen died after her father's death on March 31, 1905. [5]
Obituary
Additional Media
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