Jeremiah H. "Jerry" Cummings
1845 - 1932
bornMissouri, USA
diedArizona, USA
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BiographyArrived in Tempe c1877. Carpenter; cabinetmaker, undertaker.
In 1877, left Blue Springs, Missouri, with others members of his extended family to go to New Mexico, and eventually, to Tempe.
They arrived in Phoenix in Oct 1877.
Served as Tempe Justice of the Peace,
c1918-1919.
Member of the Knights of Pythias and Odd Fellows Lodge. President of the Old Settlers of Tempe Association. Commonly known as Uncle Jerry.
Lived on First Street in 1910. In 1931 had a P O box.
OSB 51
BIO-Cummings/Cummins
Federal census (Tempe), 1900, 1910
Old Settlers Collection, THM
Painter Scrapbook
Tempe CD, 1918-1919, -'31
Double Butte Cemetery, Tempe
Person TypeIndividual