On Nov. 14, 1865, Mr. Cummings married Mary E. Albright, daughter of John Albright, late of Turbut township, Northumberland county, and children as follows were born to them: Helen Alton died at the age of 4 years; Clara Elizabeth married Franklin B. Irvin, of Brooklyn, N.Y., where they reside, he being engaged as clerk in the rate department (they have had children, Miriam, Kathryn E., Beulah E. Cummings and Edna); John William, who was formerly a teacher, is now freight agent for the Pennsylvania Railway Company at Ozone Park, Brooklyn; Herbert W. is mentioned below; Mary A. is at home; Harriet J. married Edward Reitz and has children, Herbert W., Lena M., Robert C., Elizabeth C. and Wilson. Mrs. Cummings died April 11, 1908, and is buried in Harmony Cemetery, at Milton, Northumberland county.
Source: Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, Biographical Sketches; published in 1911, by J. L. Floyd and Company, Chicago, Illinois.

Mr. Cummings married Mary E. Albright, a daughter of John Albright, of Northumberland County, Pa., and late of Turbot township, that county. This marriage has been blessed by seven children, as follows: Clara Elizabeth, who married F. B. Irvin, of Brooklyn, N. Y., and has three children, Miriam, Kathryn E. and Beulah E.; John W., who is a teacher by vocation; Herbert W., who, in partnership with Lewis Dewart, is engaged in the practice of law at Sunbury; Mary A. and Harriet J., both at home; and three who died in infancy.

Mr. Cummings has served for ten years on the school board. He has served officially in the Methodist Church, materially assisting to build the church edifice. Politically, he is a stanch Democrat and takes an active interest in the political affairs of the town. He is a member of Lodge No. 623, I. O. O. F., of Pottsgrove, and has served as district deputy grand master of Northumberland County. By all with whom he is acquainted Mr. Cummings is spoken of only in the highest terms and he is respected by every one.

Source: Book of Biographies of the Seventeenth Congressional District; Published by Biographical Publishing Company of Chicago, Ill. and Buffalo, NY (1899)

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1900 census shows 6 children born, with 5 still living and 4 residing at parents' home:

JOHN W. (b. Jul 1871

HERBERT W. (b. Jul 1874

MARY A. (b. Feb. 1878, d. aft 1910)

HARRIET JAMELLA (CUMMINGS) REITZ (b. Mar 16 1881, d. Oct 16 1918)
She married EDWARD ELMER REITZ (1877 - 1918)
Their known children were:
Herbert Edward Reitz (1901 – 1995)
Lena M Reitz (1903 – 1984)
Robert C Reitz (1906 – 1972)
Elizabeth C Reitz