Ethel was the second daughter born to James Hunter and Helen Alexandria Cummins, January 19, 1875 in Denison, Grayson Co., Texas.  After the death of her father in 1890, Ethel moved to Denison from Pottsboro in the fall of 1891.  Her mother formally introduced her to Denison society on Thursday, September 12, 1895 at the age of 20 at the Cummins home with an evening lawn party.  A large platform had been set up for the Excelsior band to play for the dancing amusement of the crowd.  (The Sunday Gazetteer, Sunday, September15, 1895, pg.4).   Ethel continued to live with her mother and taught at Houston School in 1915, Burleson School in 1917, Raynal School in 1927.

Cummins Burial Set for Monday

[Source: Denison Herald, March 18, 1962]

Miss Ethel Cummins, 86, retired school teacher and one of Denison's oldest residents, died at a local hospital Saturday at 11:15 a.m. after a two-month illness. She had been in the hospital 42 days.
Miss Cummins made her home with her sister, Miss Newell Cummins, at 1004 West Sears. Residing with them until his death last October was their brother, H. H. Cummins, veteran Denison lawyer and former county attorney.
Funeral services for Miss Cummins will be held Monday at 11 a.m. at St. Luke's Episcopal Church, with Rev. David A. Jones officiating. Burial will be in Fairview. The family will be at the funeral home Sunday evening from 7 to 8 o'clock.
Miss Cummins was born in Denison, Jan. 19, 1876, just four years after the birth of Denison. She retired as a grade school teacher here 27 years ago. She was a member of the XXI Club and the Episcopal Church.
Aside from the sister, here, Miss Cummins is survived by another sister, Mrs. Harry V. Robertson of Midland.

 

CUMMINS FAMILY



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