The Cummings Connection- 1910 and 1920 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
• Daughter married a Cummings, is 82 when the article was written
• Bartley Cummings-lives in Pittsfield, MA
• 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

If we look back at the Berkshire Eagle article, there are more strings we can tug on.

• Thirty-two years ago Mr. McCann's wife died and husband and daughter of the immediate family remain.  Bartley Cummings and George H. Walsh, both in public service of Pittsfield, are nephews of Mr. McCann's.
• A sister of Mr. McCann, who is mother of Bartley Cummings, is 82 years old. She and Mr. McCann are the only members of that family who are living.

I'll start digging into the Cummings connection here.  We know that Bartley Cummings was alive and living in Pittsfield when the article is written.  His mother is also still alive.  So lets see if Bartley shows up in the 1910 U.S. Census.  There was a Bartholomew Cummings, age 55 living in Pittsfield, MA at this time.  He lives at 41 Symour Street with his mother, wife, and four children.  He was born about 1855 in Massachusetts.  He was working as an inspector for the city.

His mother's name was Katherine Cummings, and she was 87 at the time of census.  The age is a bit of a discrepancy but I think this is the right family.  She was a widow and immigrated in 1855.  She was born in Ireland and could not read or write.  The record says that she had eleven children, seven of which survived.

Bartholomew was married to Maria, age 49.  She had 5 children, all of which were living at the time of the census.  four of them, Anna G. (28), Fredrick (23), May A. (21) and Bartholomew (19).

Source: 1910 United States Federal Census; Year: 1910; Census Place: Pittsfield Ward 6, Berkshire, Massachusetts; Roll: T624_573; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 0078; FHL microfilm: 1374586

If we jump forward to the 1920 U.S. Census, Bartley is living with his wife and two of there children at the Seymour Street house as well as with his one year old granddaughter, Marjorie A Naughton. I haven't had time to research this little mystery.  Katherine is no longer there so we can assume that she died before 1920.  Looking at the Massachusetts Death Index, there is a record of Katherine dying in 1911.  

Source: 1920 United States Federal Census; Year: 1920; Census Place: Pittsfield Ward 3, Berkshire, Massachusetts; Roll: T625_680; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 62; Image: 723

Source: Massachusetts, Death Index, 1901-1980; Name Catherine Cummings, Death Date 1911, Death Place Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA, Volume Number 82, Page number 9, Index Volume Number 60, Reference Number F63.M363 v.60 1911-Pittsfield-82 9

I'll try and track this family back in time in the next post.  

• 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