Jessie Clara Cummings b. 28 Jul 1872 Ogle, Illinois, USA d. 15 Nov 1956 Spirit Lake, Dickinson, Iowa, USA: MontyHistNotes

1872 - 1956 (84 years)

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Name	Jessie Clara Cummings [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27]
Birth	28 Jul 1872	Ogle, Illinois, USA [1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 28]
Gender	Female
Residence	1895	Westport, Dickinson, Iowa, USA [21]
Residence	1900	Westport, Dickinson, Iowa, USA [8]
Residence	1910	Center Grove, Dickinson, Iowa, USA [3]
Residence	1915	Spirit Lake, Dickinson, Iowa, USA [22]
Residence	1920	Center Grove, Dickinson, Iowa, USA [4]
Residence	1 Jan 1925	Spirit Lake, Dickinson, Iowa, USA [28]
Residence	1930	Center Grove, Dickinson, Iowa, USA [20]
Burial	1956	Dickinson County, Iowa, USA [5, 6, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 25, 27]
Burial	Westport Township Cemetery
Death	15 Nov 1956	Spirit Lake, Dickinson, Iowa, USA [5, 6, 9, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 25, 27]
Person ID	I20963	MontyHistNotes_2014 \| JMMM_son James Montgomery
Last Modified	1 Jul 2025

Family John Franklin Brett, Sr, b. 24 Aug 1859, Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA d. 26 Nov 1930, Spirit Lake, Dickinson, Iowa, USA (Age 71 years)

Marriage 31 Jul 1895 Dickinson County, Iowa, USA [8, 11]

Children

>	1. John Franklin Brett, Jr, b. 27 Jan 1897, Westport, Dickinson, Iowa, USA d. 17 Sep 1899, Westport, Dickinson, Iowa, USA (Age 2 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
>	2. William Glade Brett, b. 27 Dec 1899, Westport, Dickinson, Iowa, USA d. 27 Dec 1990, Estherville, Emmet, Iowa, USA (Age 91 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	3. Martha Elizabeth Brett, b. 25 Dec 1901, Westport, Dickinson, Iowa, USA d. 13 Apr 1994, Spirit Lake, Dickinson, Iowa, USA (Age 92 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
>	4. Charlotte Mae Brett, b. 30 Nov 1904, Westport, Dickinson, Iowa, USA d. 15 Mar 1984, Spencer, Clay, Iowa, USA (Age 79 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	5. George Wendell Brett, b. 30 May 1912, Spirit Lake, Dickinson, Iowa, USA d. 14 Jan 2005, Iowa, USA (Age 92 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]

Family ID F3088 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 1 Jul 2025

Event Map

	Birth - 28 Jul 1872 - Ogle, Illinois, USA
	Residence - 1895 - Westport, Dickinson, Iowa, USA
	Marriage - 31 Jul 1895 - Dickinson County, Iowa, USA
	Residence - 1900 - Westport, Dickinson, Iowa, USA
	Residence - 1910 - Center Grove, Dickinson, Iowa, USA
	Residence - 1915 - Spirit Lake, Dickinson, Iowa, USA
	Residence - 1920 - Center Grove, Dickinson, Iowa, USA
	Residence - 1 Jan 1925 - Spirit Lake, Dickinson, Iowa, USA
	Residence - 1930 - Center Grove, Dickinson, Iowa, USA
	Burial - 1956 - Dickinson County, Iowa, USA
	Death - 15 Nov 1956 - Spirit Lake, Dickinson, Iowa, USA

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[S3453] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).
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[S3042] Ancestry.com, Iowa, Births and Christenings Index, 1857-1947, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;).
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[S3042] Ancestry.com, Iowa, Births and Christenings Index, 1857-1947, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;).
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