Bertha Graham “Bert” Cummings

1890 - 1950  (60 years)

• Name	Bertha Graham Cummings
  Nickname	Bert
  Birth	7 Mar 1890	Truro, Colchester, NS
  Gender	Female
  Census	7 Apr 1891	Truro, Colchester, NS
  	Bertin, age 1, born NS, living with parents
  Census	19 Apr 1901	Truro, Colchester, NS
  	age 11, born 7 Mar 1890 in NS, living with parents
  Immigration	27 Apr 1911	San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
  	age 21, single, visiting Mrs. G. Hinkel
  Census	16 Apr 1940	San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
  	age 50, born CAN, H4 ed, residing here in 1935
  Death	24 Mar 1950	Merced Co, CA
  Person ID	I7471	Family Tree | Descendants of Francis & Elizabeth (Peck) Perkins
  Last Modified	12 Apr 2020

  
  

  Father	James Ross “Ross” Cummings,   b. 15 Nov 1846, Truro, Colchester, NS d. 2 Jun 1916, Truro, Colchester, NS (Age 69 years)
  Mother	Jessie Manson Baxter,   b. 16 Apr 1854, Addington Forks, Antigonish, NS d. 10 May 1929, Oakland, Alameda, CA (Age 75 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.
  Family ID	F2497	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	William Pierre Caubu,   b. 4 Nov 1881, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA d. 27 Mar 1970, Contra Costa Co, CA (Age 88 years)
  Marriage	8 Jun 1912	San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
  Notes	From The San Francisco Call, 9 Jun 1912 (http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov) At the home of the bride's sister, Mrs. George Hinkle. in Broderick street, the marriage of Miss Bertha Graham Cummings of Nova Scotia and William Pierre Caubu of this city was celebrated yesterday afternoon. The service was read before an improvised altar of ferns and flowers erected in thedrawing room. The rest of the house, with the exception of the dining room, where the decorations were of lilies of the valley and love roses, was adorned with branches of Lady Banksia and red roses intermingled with woodwardlas and maiden hair. The bride was charming in a creation of Ivory satin, the bodice of which was fashioned with chiffon. The entire dress was draped in handsome rose point lace. A tulle veil fastened with orange blossoms and a shower bouquet of roses completed her costume. Miss Irene Caubu was the bridesmaid. She wore a grown of pink brocade embellished with lace and carried a shower of bridesmaid roses. Robert Hinkle, the ring bearer, carried the gold circlet on a white satin cushion. Milton Sutton was the best man. After the ceremony a dainty luncheon was served. The bride came to this city a year ago from Nova Scotia on a visit to her sisters, Mrs. Fred Morcom and Mrs. George Hinkle. It was here that she met Caubu, and their engagement was announced shortly after. Mrs. Caubu is a singer of recognized merit. Her husband is well known as an attorney and he is also grand trustee of the Native Sons of the Golden West. The wedding Journey of the couple will consist of an automobile tour of northern California. Later they will return to make their home in this city.
  Children	1. Jean Cummings Caubu,   b. 22 Jan 1919, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA d. 24 Jun 1991, Nevada Co, CA (Age 72 years)
  Family ID	F2506	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Feb 2012

  
  

• Notes

  from Nova Scotia Historical Vital Statistics (novascotiagenealogy.com) Bertha Graham Cummings was born 7 Mar 1890 in Truro, NS to James Ross Cummings, born Folleigh, NS, a ICR station agent and Jessie Manson Baxter. Informant on 29 Mar 1944 is her sister Marion Baxter Cummings Morcom of Oakland, CA, born 11 Oct 1885. from "The San Francisco Examiner", 26 Mar 1950 (newspapers.com) Funeral services for Mrs. Bert Cummings Caubu, wife of William P. Caubu, prominent San Francisco attorney, well be held at 3 p.m. tomorrow at the Chapel of Poyner & Dusel, 1550 California Street. Mrs. Caubu died Friday at Newman, Calif., of a heart attack. She was 60. Entombment will be at Cypress Lawn Catacombs, San Mateo County. A native of Nova Scotia, Mrs. Caubu came to San Francisco in 1911 and was married the following year. Her husband is a former assistant district attorney. Mrs. Caubu was a member of the Tokalin Society and the Ladies' Auxiliary of the California Commandery, Knights Templar. She is survived, in addition to her husband, by a daughter, Jean Caubu, adn a sister, Mrs. Fred N. Morcom of Oakland.