Cummings, Sophia died 1889
CUMMINGS, DAVIS, SAWYER
Posted By: Reid R. Johnson (email)
Date: 1/23/2023 at 13:56:14
Elkader Register, Thur., 10 Jan. 1889. Volga column.
Rev. Bixby, of Edgewood, was in attendance and preached the funeral sermon of Mrs. F. G. Cummings, on Sunday. Mrs. C. was an early settler in these parts and had a large circle of friends here and elsewhere who will learn of her death with deepest regret. Deceased was seventy-four years of age; was the mother of Mrs. Francis Davis who formerly resided at Elkader. The funeral was largely attended.
(Earlier in the same column.)
John Cummings and Mrs. N. Sawyer were summoned from Dakota, to the bedside of their mother, and arrived here Thursday morning.
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Note: Sophia Cummings has a gravestone in the Old Stone School cemetery
Clayton Obituaries maintained by Sharyl Ferrall.
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