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Thomas Cummings
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Database record, Soldiers' Orphans at the Lincoln Institution
| Family Name | English Given Name | Alias | Sex | Year of Birth | Arrival at Lincoln | Departure from Lincoln |
Scholarships |
Assignments |
Situation, 1878 |
References | Comments |
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| Cummings |
Thomas |
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M |
1861-12-28 |
1867 |
1876-09-12 Died |
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Collins, printer, 35 N. Tenth sts., 1874 |
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| Thomas Cummings, in his 16th year, was induced to dive into the Schuylkill river at Market street. It is supposed that he struck against some of the debris of the old bridge, for he rose out of the water with a severe gash in the top of his head. Through the kindness of Mr. Simes, Twenty-second and Market streets, where he was taken, the wound was dressed, and he came home apparently suffering very little. He was placed under medical care, and every effort made to relieve him and heal the wound, nothwithstanding the faithful nursing which he received, he died. He was buried at the Woodlands. |
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Information from Death Certificate
| Last Name | First Name | Date of Death | Birth Date | Age | Sex | Cause of Death | Address | Examining Physician | Cemetery |
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| Cummings |
Thomas |
1876-09-12. |
c. 1862 in West Chester. Parents Jefferson and Helen Cummings |
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M |
Tetanus |
306 S. 11th St. |
Charles Cadwalader, M.D. |
Woodlands |
LI - Lincoln Institution
EH - Educational Home
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