Jessie Manson Baxter

1854 - 1929  (75 years)

• Name	Jessie Manson Baxter
  Birth	16 Apr 1854	Addington Forks, Antigonish, NS
  Gender	Female
  Census	1 May 1871	Truro, Colchester, NS
  	age 18, born NS
  Census	1881	Truro, Colchester, NS
  	age 27, born NS
  Census	7 Apr 1891	Truro, Colchester, NS
  	age 37, born NS, parents born NS/NS
  Census	19 Apr 1901	Truro, Colchester, NS
  	age 47, born 16 Apr 18354 in NS
  Census	25 Jan 1911	Truro, Colchester, NS
  	age 58 , born Apr 1853 in NS
  Death	10 May 1929	Oakland, Alameda, CA
  Person ID	I7454	Family Tree | Descendants of Francis & Elizabeth (Peck) Perkins
  Last Modified	17 May 2025

  
  

  Father	John Baxter
  Mother	Mary Ann Williams
  Family ID	F2500	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	James Ross “Ross” Cummings,   b. 15 Nov 1846, Truro, Colchester, NS d. 2 Jun 1916, Truro, Colchester, NS (Age 69 years)
  Marriage	10 Nov 1869	Addington Forks, Antigonish, NS
  Notes	from Nova Scotia Historical Vital Statistics (novascotiagenealogy.com) Ross Cummings, 24, trader, born Truro to Robert Cummings, a mason, and Jessie Baxter, 17, residing Addington Forks, dau of John and Mary Ann Baxter, a farmer, were married on 10 Nov 1869 in Addington Folks, NS.
  Children	1. John B Cummings,   b. 1870, Truro, Colchester, NS d. 4 Sep 1888 (Age 18 years) + 2. Annie M Cummings,   b. 5 Mar 1871, Truro, Colchester, NS d. 22 Feb 1939, Rochester, Olmsted, MN (Age 67 years)   3. George Cummings,   b. 1872, Truro, Colchester, NS d. 28 Jul 1873, Truro, Colchester, NS (Age 1 year)   4. Robert H Cummings,   b. 1874, Truro, Colchester, NS d. 14 Mar 1887, Truro, Colchester, NS (Age 13 years) 5. Elizabeth D Cummings,   b. 16 Apr 1875, Truro, Colchester, NS d. 6 Apr 1930, Antigonish, Antigonish, NS (Age 54 years) 6. William McDougal Cummings,   b. 7 Aug 1878, Truro, Colchester, NS d. 8 Sep 1944, Port Simpson, BC (Age 66 years) + 7. Harriett Crockett Cummings,   b. 4 Jan 1880, Truro, Colchester, NS d. 16 Apr 1930, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA (Age 50 years) + 8. Marion Baxter Cummings,   b. 11 Oct 1885, Truro, Colchester, NS d. 2 Apr 1974, Alameda, Alameda, CA (Age 88 years) + 9. Bertha Graham “Bert” Cummings,   b. 7 Mar 1890, Truro, Colchester, NS d. 24 Mar 1950, Merced Co, CA (Age 60 years) + 10. James Parker Cummings,   b. 1 Apr 1894, Truro, Colchester, NS d. 16 May 1942, Thunder Bay Co, ONT (Age 48 years)
  Family ID	F2497	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 May 2025

  
  

• Notes

  from "The Oakland Post Enquirer", 19 May 1929 (newspapers.com) CUMMINGS-In Oakland, May 10, 1929, Jessie Baxter Cummings, wife of the late Ross Cummings and mother of Mrs. A.M. Mannon, Mrs. J.W. Taylor, Mrs. H.J. Berry, Mrs. F.N. Morcum, Mrs. W.P. Caubu and William and Parker Cummings; a native of Nova Scotia, aged 76 years. Funeral service and interment at Truro, Nova Scotia. (Truman service.)