The Cummings Connection, the 1900 census

• Father: A Protestant who died in Ireland married Mother in Ireland, she was a Catholic who was born 115 years before the article was written and died 20 years before writing
• George McCann, a Presbyterian, born in January, 1834 in Ireland, Immigrated 1845-1850, married Mary in 1867.  
•  Benedicta McCann-born January, 1865 in New York
• John McCann, married a Catholic, died before the article was written
• Kathrine McCann, born about 1822 in Ireland, died in 1911 in Pittsfield, MA married a Cummings, is 82 when the article was written
• Bartley Cummings-born about 1855 lives in Pittsfield, MA married Maria
• Anna G. Cummings, born about 1882
• Fredrick Cummings, born about 1887
• May A. Cummings, born about 1889
• Bartholomew Cummings, born about 1891
• Daughter married a Walsh and has passed away before the article
• George H. Walsh-Lives in Pittsfield, MA
• Jane McCann, born about 1840 in Ireland.  Married Mr. Price.  She immigrated in 1865.
• Walter H. Price, born May 1877 in New York.  
• Lillie Price, born January 1875 in New York, married John Stagg on June 6th, 1899 in Manhatten, New York.
• Daughter

The 1900 U.S. Census has Catherine (spelled with a C this time) living in her son Bartley's house on 50 Madison Ave with her husband, son, his wife and their five children.  Catherine's husband's name was also Bartley.  He was 70, being born in July of 1820 in Ireland.  He immigrated in 1847 and married Catherine in 1846.  Therefore they where married in Ireland.  His was a stone mason.  

Catherine is show as being born in November of 1829 in Ireland.  This date matches better with the information in the article, so I think that the 1910 Census is off.  This census shows her immigrating in 1852, so it may be that Catherine and Bartley where married in Ireland.  He then immigrated to the US and Catherine followed a few years later.  

Catherine's son Bartley is married to Maria.  He was born in October of 1854 in Massachusetts and they had been married for 19 years (1881) they have five children, who are all living.

• Anna G. Cummings, born February 1882, age 18
• George E. Cummings, born February 1884, age 16
• Frederick M. Cummings, born August 1886, age 13
• Mary A. Cummings, born June 1888, age 11
• Bartley W. Cummings, born July 1890, age 9

They are all attending school when the census was taken.

Source: 1900 United States Federal Census; Year: 1900; Census Place: Pittsfield Ward 6, Berkshire, Massachusetts; Roll: 633; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 0074; FHL microfilm: 1240633

Given that Catherine's husband died between the 1900 and 1910 U.S. Censuses, I went looking for his death certificate.  He died on December 16th, 1907 of Apoplexy with contributing factors of bronchopneumoia.  His father was named Bartley as well and from Ireland.  They didn't know the name of his mother.  He was buried in St. Joseph's cemetery on December 19th, 1907.  I can't find his record on find-a-grave, but I can see some of his children there.  Given that St. Joseph's is a catholic cemetery, it is my belief that Catherine was one of the girls that were catholic.

Source:  Massachusetts, Death Records, 1841-1915; eath date: 16 DEC 1907 death place: Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA Name: Bartlett Cummings birth date: abt 1825 birth place: Ireland; Link: search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=madeathrecords&h=7071 32&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

• Father: A Protestant who died in Ireland married Mother in Ireland, she was a Catholic who was born 115 years before the article was written and died 20 years before writing
• George McCann, a Presbyterian, born in January, 1834 in Ireland, Immigrated 1845-1850, married Mary in 1867.  
•  Benedicta McCann-born January, 1865 in New York
• John McCann, married a Catholic, died before the article was written
• Kathrine McCann, born November, 1829 in Ireland, died in 1911 in Pittsfield, MA married a Bartley Cummings born July, 1820 in Ireland, is 82 when the article was written
• Bartley Cummings-born about 1855 lives in Pittsfield, MA married Maria
• Anna G. Cummings, born in February, 1882
• George E. Cummings, born in February, 1884
• Fredrick M. Cummings, born in August, 1886
• Mary A. Cummings, born in June, 1888
• Bartholomew W. Cummings, born in July 1890
• Daughter married a Walsh and has passed away before the article
• George H. Walsh-Lives in Pittsfield, MA
• Jane McCann, born about 1840 in Ireland.  Married Mr. Price.  She immigrated in 1865.
• Walter H. Price, born May 1877 in New York.  
• Lillie Price, born January 1875 in New York, married John Stagg on June 6th, 1899 in Manhatten, New York.
• Daughter