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John Polk

John Polk

Male 1740 - 1809  (69 years)

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  1. 1.  John PolkJohn Polk was born in 1740 in Sussex, Delaware, United States; died in 1809 in Sussex, Delaware, United States.

    Notes:

    a member of Sussex Council of Safety, 1776, and served in the Senate, 1781

    Family/Spouse: Amelia Hurst. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. William Polk  Descendancy chart to this point


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  William PolkWilliam Polk Descendancy chart to this point (1.John1)

    Family/Spouse: Margaret Pennington. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 3. Juliet M Polk  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 25 Apr 1832; died on 12 Oct 1894; was buried in St Peter's Episcopal Church, Smyrna, Kent, Delaware, United States.


Generation: 3

  1. 3.  Juliet M PolkJuliet M Polk Descendancy chart to this point (2.William2, 1.John1) was born on 25 Apr 1832; died on 12 Oct 1894; was buried in St Peter's Episcopal Church, Smyrna, Kent, Delaware, United States.

    Juliet married David James Cummins on 1 Jan 1852 in New Castle, Delaware, United States. David (son of John Cummins and Susan Holliday Wilson) was born on 16 Mar 1824; died on 9 Aug 1898; was buried in St Peter's Episcopal Church, Smyrna, Kent, Delaware, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 4. William Polk Cummins  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 19 Apr 1853 in Smyrna, Kent, Delaware, United States; died on 17 Mar 1895; was buried in St Peter's Episcopal Church, Smyrna, Kent, Delaware, United States.
    2. 5. Margaret Pennington Cummins  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 30 Jan 1855 in Smyrna, Kent, Delaware, United States; died on 23 Feb 1933 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States.
    3. 6. Susan Fisler Cummins  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 13 Jan 1857 in Smyrna, Kent, Delaware, United States; died on 26 Apr 1940.
    4. 7. Juliet Agnes Cummins  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 29 Jan 1859 in Smyrna, Kent, Delaware, United States; died in 1937.
    5. 8. Edith Isabellla Polk Cummins  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 11 Aug 1861 in Smyrna, Kent, Delaware, United States.
    6. 9. Albert Wilson Cummins  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 25 Oct 1867 in Smyrna, Kent, Delaware, United States; died on 14 Feb 1935 in Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, United States; was buried in St Peter's Episcopal Church, Smyrna, Kent, Delaware, United States.


Generation: 4

  1. 4.  William Polk CumminsWilliam Polk Cummins Descendancy chart to this point (3.Juliet3, 2.William2, 1.John1) was born on 19 Apr 1853 in Smyrna, Kent, Delaware, United States; died on 17 Mar 1895; was buried in St Peter's Episcopal Church, Smyrna, Kent, Delaware, United States.

    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.



    William married Sarah Esther Williams on 20 Feb 1884. Sarah (daughter of James Williams) was born on 3 Apr 1855; died on 12 May 1900; was buried in St Peter's Episcopal Church, Smyrna, Kent, Delaware, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Margaret Pennington CumminsMargaret Pennington Cummins Descendancy chart to this point (3.Juliet3, 2.William2, 1.John1) was born on 30 Jan 1855 in Smyrna, Kent, Delaware, United States; died on 23 Feb 1933 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States.

    Notes:

    DAR ID Number: 14751

    Margaret married Henry Lea on 15 Oct 1884 in Kent, Delaware, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 6.  Susan Fisler CumminsSusan Fisler Cummins Descendancy chart to this point (3.Juliet3, 2.William2, 1.John1) was born on 13 Jan 1857 in Smyrna, Kent, Delaware, United States; died on 26 Apr 1940.

    Family/Spouse: Henry Erbon. Henry was born in in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Family/Spouse: Hon. Charles B McMichael. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Juliet Agnes CumminsJuliet Agnes Cummins Descendancy chart to this point (3.Juliet3, 2.William2, 1.John1) was born on 29 Jan 1859 in Smyrna, Kent, Delaware, United States; died in 1937.

  5. 8.  Edith Isabellla Polk CumminsEdith Isabellla Polk Cummins Descendancy chart to this point (3.Juliet3, 2.William2, 1.John1) was born on 11 Aug 1861 in Smyrna, Kent, Delaware, United States.

    Family/Spouse: Eugene Davis. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 9.  Albert Wilson CumminsAlbert Wilson Cummins Descendancy chart to this point (3.Juliet3, 2.William2, 1.John1) was born on 25 Oct 1867 in Smyrna, Kent, Delaware, United States; died on 14 Feb 1935 in Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, United States; was buried in St Peter's Episcopal Church, Smyrna, Kent, Delaware, United States.


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