Spouse: John W. Cummins

Parents: John Jackson according to death certificate of 18 Feb 1915 and

Born:
Pittsburg, PA., on September 22, 1847 according to below obituary
22 Sept 1846 according to death certificate.
1870 Census from La Porte IN. shows her as age 22 making her birth in 1848? and living with her husband John W. Cummins in the household of F.P. Cummins, her father-in-law.

Died: 18 Feb 1915 In Elkhart IN. at 523 Fourth St.

Children: Francis Walker Cummins (Connett)

Notes:
Death certificate lists birthplace as Penn.
Birthplace of father unknown and maiden name of mother unknown
She was buried in Gracelawn Cemetary in Elkhart on 21 Feb 1915

According to family tradition she is related to Stonewall Jackson but we have been unable to find a record of her father John Jackson's birth or his parents name.
Obituary:


From the Elkhart Truth, 19 Feb 1915

Mrs. J. W. Cummins Succumbs to Illness

Widow of Capt. Cummins Dies of Heart Ailment - Suffered Paralytic Stroke Three Years Ago.

Mrs Josephine W. Cummins, 68 years old, widow of Captain J. W. Cummins died at 11:30 Thursday night at her home, 523 South Fourth street, after a long illness from heart disease and asthma, following a paralytic storke suffered three years ago.

Mrs. Cummins was a well known member of the St. John's Episcopal church, and had resided here since 1872. She came here with her husband in that year, from La Porte, where they had lived for some time prior. Mr. Cummins was a Civil war verteran and was employed as an engineer by the former Lake Shore railroad. He died suddenly at the roundhouse on January 17, 1907.

Mrs Cummins was born in Pittsburg, PA., on September 22, 1847. She is surrvived by a grandson Francis, of this sity, and other distant relatives. She was a member of the Ladies auxilliary to the B of L. E.

The funeral will be held at 2:30 Sunday afternoon at the Episcopal church, Rev W. W. Daup officiating. interment will be in Grace Lawn cemetary.