1853 - 1895 (41 years)
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Name |
William Polk Cummins |
Born |
19 Apr 1853 |
Smyrna, Kent, Delaware, United States |
Gender |
Male |
Died |
17 Mar 1895 |
Buried |
St Peter's Episcopal Church, Smyrna, Kent, Delaware, United States |
Person ID |
I2732913991 |
Master Tree | Descendants of James Morris and Margaret Cooke |
Last Modified |
19 Jul 2006 |
Father |
David James Cummins, b. 16 Mar 1824, d. 9 Aug 1898 (Age 74 years) |
Mother |
Juliet M Polk, b. 25 Apr 1832, d. 12 Oct 1894 (Age 62 years) |
Married |
1 Jan 1852 |
New Castle, Delaware, United States |
- Record of this marriage may be found at the Family History Library under microfilm reference number(s) 0006417.
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Family ID |
F2593225023 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Notes |
- As taken from U of Delaware Library:
William Polk Cummins, born on April 19, 1853, was the son of David J. Cummins (1824-1898), a prominent Delaware businessman and landowner, and Juliet Polk Cummins, daughter of William Polk of Odessa. A native of Smyrna, Delaware, William Cummins had a brother, Albert W. Cummins, who would later work for The Wilmington Morning News, and four sisters: Mrs. Henry Lee, Mrs. Edith Davis, Agnes Cummins, and Susan Cummins. He attended Princeton College, graduating from that institution in 1875, and immediately set out to work in the agricultural industry. Working independently as the manager of Glenfern Farm and involved in the manufacturing of drain tiles and fertilizers, he decided to take on John Cosgriff as a partner in 1884. This partnership lasted some ten years until the death of William Cummins, after which Cosgriff went on to create his own company, Cosgriff, Beck & Hazel, which dealt in the manufacturing of fertilizers as well.
Cummins was quite well-connected, and was an active member of his community. Indeed, in the words of the Wilmington Evening Journal, he was a "prominent Northern Kent Citizen." He married Sarah Esther Williams (1855-1900), daughter of the Delaware state senator James Williams, who was also president of Parvis & Williams. Cummins himself held a place on the Delaware State Central Committee, and for six years served as Director of the National Bank at Smyrna. He traveled frequently on business -- to Wilmington, Philadelphia, or Maryland -- and maintained a wide range of personal contacts. In addition, he was treasurer and choirmaster of St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Smyrna.
In 1893 his health began to fail, and in that year he and his wife moved from Glenfern to Smyrna as a result. He had been suffering from kidney problems and heart disease, which prevented him from engaging in the level of activity he had once been used to, and on March 17, 1895 he died in his home.
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