Almira Jane "Alice" ALLUM

  General Notes:

Photo: This image of Almira Jane "Alice" Allum, 1844-1923, is a close-up from a family group photo on glass.

Alice's significant relationships -- if not all marriages -- are documented below.

(Vignette of Almira Jane "Alice" Allum created by DeeAnna Allum Granston from the family photograph on glass photographed by Shirley Allum Hudlicky in Greene County, Pennsylvania in 1965)

(In the mid-1960s the original family photo on glass belonged to Almira's grandson, Frederick "Fred" McKinley Allum, 1897-1983)



Shirley Allum Hudlicky, October 14, 1965 letter to DeeAnna:

"Fred Allum let me take this photo on glass to the motel in Waynesburg where my equipment was to copy it. I lived in mental torture until I returned it to him intact."



1844 BIRTH of Almira Jane Allum ("Alice")

1850 DEATH of father, James Allum (in February)

1850 CENSUS, Pennsylvania, Greene County, Richhill Township ("Elmira J.,"age 6, with widowed mother "Eveline") (census taken in September)

1860 CENSUS, Pennsylvania, Greene County, Richhill Township (with widowed mother "Evaline Allums")

1860s MARRIAGE prior to 1866 of Almira Jane "Alice" Allum and William David McClelland

William died on October 13, 1907 in Greene County, Pennsylvania, at age 73 years, and was buried in South Tenmile Cemetery on October 15. Cause of death, "dropsy." In some records, his surname is "McClellan"--without a "d" at the end.

Shirley Allum Hudlicky, 1998 note to DeeAnna:

"McClellan and McClelland are found as spellings for William's surname."

1866 BIRTH of Effin H. McClelland, son of Alice and William David McClelland

1860s RELATIONSHIP (?)

1868 BIRTH of Charles Harrison Allum, son of Alice, father undocumented

1869 DEATH of grandmother, Sarah (Raper) Allum

1870 CENSUS, Iowa, Mahaska County, White Oak Township ("A. J. Allen," age 26, is in the household of her elder sister, Malinda [Allum] McKanna and Malinda's husband William) (Also in the household in 1870 is Malinda and Almira's mother, Evaline Gregory Allum incorrectly documented "O. Allen" on the census page)

Unexpectedly found in Mahaska County, Iowa in the 1870 census, Almira Jane (as "A. J. Allen") was in the household of her elder married sister, Malinda Allum McKanna ("M. Mckanna"), Malinda's husband William ("W. Mckanna") and the McKanna children. In previous and subsequent census years Almira is affiliated with Greene County, Pennsylvania.

Also in the McKanna home in 1870 is "O. Allen," who was Evaline Gregory Allum, ca 1808-1873, mother of Almira and Malinda. Interestingly, the census was taken on August 4 and Almira (as "Elmira J. Allum") married Noah D. Clutter of Pennsylvania in Mahaska County, Iowa on August 10.


1870 MARRIAGE of Almira Jane Allum ("Elmira J. Allum") and Noah D. Clutter on August 10 in Mahaska County, Iowa by Rev. Thos. B. Kemp

1873 DEATH of mother, Evaline (Gregory) Allum

MARRIAGE before 1880 of Almira Jane "Alice" and John Jackson Cummins

1880 CENSUS, Pennsylvania, Greene County, Richhill Township ("Alice J.," age 36, is with husband John J. Cummins, son Charles H. "Allums," and mother-in-law Nancy)

Sharon Cunningham Ratliff:
"In the 1880 census for Richhill Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania, there is an EFFIN H. McCLELLAND, 14, listed as a grandson living with Margaret McClelland, 73, widow, and her 4 children: William, 45; Belle, 40; Asa S., 37; and Benjamin F., 35"

1896 DEATH of husband, John Jackson Cummins at approximately 69 years

1900 CENSUS, Pennsylvania, Greene County, Richhill Township ("Alice J.," age 55, widow, is "mother" in the household of her son, Charles H. Allum) (Alice is documented as the mother of 3 children, 2 children living in the year 1900)

1907 DEATH of previous husband, William David McClelland

1910 CENSUS, Pennsylvania, Greene County, Richhill Township ("Alice J.," age 66, widow, is "mother" in the household of her son, Charles H. Allum) (In this census, Alice is shown as the mother of 2 children, 2 children living in the year 1910)

1920 CENSUS, Pennsylvania, Greene County, Richhill Township ("Alice," age 76, single, is in the household of her son, Charles H. Allum) ("Allums" on handwritten census page, but "Allume" in some census indexes)

1923 DEATH, Almira Jane "Alice" (Allum) Cummins, at 78 years 2 months 22 days

Cause of death: "Arterio sclerosis due to mitral regurgitation" --death certificate




DOCUMENT:

1889 - October 10 - Notation re: Will-Estate of John Jackson Cummins, No. 4369, Book 7, page 386, as follows:

"To my wife, Alice Cummins, one half of all my property, if living at the time of my death. If not living, then one-half of my estate devised to my wife shall go to her two children, Charles Allum and Effie Allum, in equal shares, or the whole to the survivor.

Attest: George L. Wyley and D. S. Walton

1896 - J. P. Allum says J. J. Cummins died January 25, 1896 at 1:00 a.m. February 4, 1896 Letters were granted to J. P. Allum. D. C. Cumpston and John Moore were sureties.

1901 - Final account filed on April 12




Leslie Nelson, September 10, 2004 e-mail to DeeAnna:

"There was more than one John Jackson Cummins in Greene County, but I believe the one who married Alice was the son of John and Nancy (Teagarden) Cummins for the following reasons:

"Howard Leckey (The Tenmile Country, pages 42-44) states that Agnes (Nancy) Teagarden, daughter of William and Bethia (Craig) Teagarden, born December 18, 1796, died December 21, 1880, married John Cummins, born June 21, 1795, died October 2, 1856. The census enumerations 1850 through 1880 confirm that Nancy was widowed by 1860, and the ages recorded for her throughout the years support the 1796 birthdate. J. J. was living with her until she died, and the 1880 census identifies Nancy as his mother. John and Nancy are buried at the Teagarden Cemetery near Ackleys in Greene County.

"Although J. J.'s obituary does not identify his parents, it names siblings who are known to be children of John and Nancy (Teagarden) Cummins.

"Here is J. J.'s undated obit, which I obtained from the Cornerstone Genealogical Society:

'J. J. Cummins died January 25 at his home near Burdette, this county, of heart and lung trouble. He was the youngest of a large family of children and is survived by a wife, one brother, Mr. Aaron Cummins of Burdette, and one sister, Mrs. Jane McDonald of West Finley. Mrs. Maria Houston, a sister, preceded him to the grave only a week. He was for many years a consistent member of the Christian church and lived all his life upon the farm where he was born. An upright citizen, a kind and obliging neighbor and friend, he was held in universal esteem by the people who knew him. The bereaved wife and brother and sister have the sympathy of neighbors and friends. The remains were laid to rest at the Chapel burial ground near Burnsville; services by Elder Lariman.'

"Greene County probate records confirm that J. J. died January 25, 1896.

"Alice did not marry after J. J.'s death. In the 1920 census she is Alice Cummins, widow, and her will is signed 'Alice Cummins.'

"J. J. and Alice are buried together in West Finley Cemetery."




OBITUARY (J. J.) from WAYNESBURG REPUBLICAN, Waynesburg, Greene County, Pennsylvania, January 30, 1896:

J. J. Cummins died January 25, at his home near Burdette, this county, of heart and lung trouble. He was the youngest of a large family of children and is survived by his wife, one brother, Mr. Aaron Cummins, of Burdette and one sister, Mrs. Jane McDonald, of West Finley. Mrs. Maria Houston, a sister, preceded him to the grave only a week. He was for many years a consistent member of the Christian church and lived all his life upon the farm where he was born. An upright citizen, a kind and obliging neighbor and friend, he was held in universal esteem by the people who knew him. The bereaved wife and brother and sister have the sympathy of neighbors and friends. The remains were laid to rest at the Chapel burial ground near Burnsville, services by Elder Larimer.




FUNERAL SERVICE (Alice) from WAYNESBURG REPUBLICAN, Waynesburg, Greene County, Pennsylvania, January 18, 1923:

Mrs. Alice Cummins, widow of Jack Cummins, died at the home of her son, Charles A. Cummins, of Richhill township, Friday, January 5. Her death was due to gangrene from which she had suffered for some time. Her husband has been dead for several years. The funeral services were held on Sunday, conducted by the Rev. A. M. Riggs. Interment in West Finley cemetery.




OBITUARY (Alice) from WAYNESBURG REPUBLICAN, Waynesburg, Greene County, Pennsylvnia, February 15, 1923:

Mrs. Alice Cummins died at the home of her son, Charles Allum, of Burdette, Friday, January 5, after an illness of several weeks. She was aged 78 years. Her husband, J. J. Cummins, died twenty seven years ago. She is survived by two sons, E. H. McClelland, of Uniontown, and Charles Allum, of Burdette. One sister, Mrs. T. C. Wallace, of Waynesburg, and one brother, John Allum, of Bellaire, O., seven grandchildren and six great grandchildren also survive. Funeral services were held on Sunday conducted by Rev. A. M. Riggs, of Wind Ridge. Interment in West Finley cemetery.




PHOTOGRAPHS from the collection of Shirley Allum Hudicky:


Almira Jane "Alice" (Allum) Cummins McClelland (enlarged from a group photo on glass)

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Photo on glass:
Alice in buggy; her son, Charles Harrison Allum, holding the reins of the horse; Charles' wife, Nora (Sprowls) Allum, at the rear of the buggy; Charles and Nora's son, John Harrison Allum, at rear of the buggy; Charles and Nora's daughter, Grace Allum (Plants), beside Nora (copied in 1965 from a photograph on glass that belonged to Fred Allum, son of Charles and Nora)

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Allum-Sprowls group photo: Sixteen people

Shirley:

"They have a reunion near Alice's birthday (or is it Nora's birthday?) as they did when she was alive. The empty chair is hers. This photo was the first group reunion they had after her death. Charles Harrison is the thin one in the center (sitting). John Harrison "Harry" Allum is second from left in the front row. I believe Fred Allum is the second from left in the center row."

--October 14, 1965 letter

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Nora Belle (Sprowls) Allum, Josephine (Burns) Allum (Fred's first wife), and Fred Allum

Allum-Sprowls group photo: Thirteen people, identified

More Allum-Sprowls group: Thirty-four people

Allum-Sprowls-Wallace group: Lotsa people (Ha!) (photo taken September 1, 1936)




CONTRIBUTORS to this page:

Leslie Nelson

Sharon Cunningham Ratliff

Almira married William David McCLELLAND, son of Ephraim McCLELLAND and Margaret SEALS, about 1865. (William David McCLELLAND was born on September 10, 1834 in Greene County, Pennsylvania, died on October 13, 1907 in Greene County, Pennsylvania and was buried in South Ten Mile Cemetery, Center Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania.)

Almira next married Unknown PARTNER.

Almira next married Noadiah "Noah D." CLUTTER, son of Daniel D. CLUTTER and Mary UNDERWOOD, on August 10, 1870 in Mahaska County, Iowa. (Noadiah "Noah D." CLUTTER was born on November 16, 1843 in Greene County, Pennsylvania, died on November 18, 1893 in Effingham, Effingham County, Illinois and was buried in Braddock II Cemetery, Richhill Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania.)

Almira next married John Jackson CUMMINS, son of John CUMMINS and Agnes "Nancy" TEAGARDEN, after August 1870. (John Jackson CUMMINS was born in 1827 in Pennsylvania, died on January 25, 1896 in (Near) Burdette, Greene County, Pennsylvania and was buried in West Finley Cemetery, West Finley Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania.)