Lee Edward CUMMINS

Father: Carey Eugene CUMMINS
Mother: Lettie Marie BELMAN

Family 1: Hattie M. OSMAN

(1) Source: South Dakota Marriage Certificates via Ancestry.com.

  1. Harold Tressler CUMMINS
  2. Marlis Marie CUMMINS
  3. Lee Edward CUMMINS

Family 2: Helen Marie BEYER

(1) Source: Cummins, Nora B. The History and Genealogy of the Cummins Family Their Ancestors, Descendants and Experiences. Seattle, Washington, United States, Self Published, 1958. Page 62.

  1. Carey Lee CUMMINS
                                                    _Adin Drake CUMMINS_____
                         _Jeptha CUMMINS __________|
                        |                          |_Mercy SKINNER__________
 _Carey Eugene CUMMINS _|
|                       |                           _John Heaton DICKERSON _
|                       |_Phoebe Heaton DICKERSON _|
|                                                  |_Margaret HOWDER _______
|
|--Lee Edward CUMMINS
|
|                                                   _John BELMAN____________
|                        _William Fletcher BELMAN__|
|                       |                          |_Hannah CREIGHTON_______
|_Lettie Marie BELMAN __|
                        |                           _John C. SABINE_________
                        |_Mathilda SABINE__________|
                                                   |_Mary Booth HAGELL______

Notes

Updated September 7, 2025. Compiled by Howder (www.howderfamily.com) from the following source(s):

(1) South Dakota Births via Ancestry.com

- Name: Lee Edward CUMMINS
- Gender: Male
- County: Brown
- Mother's Name: Lettie Mary BELMAN
- Father's Name: Carey Eugene CUMMINS
- Birth Date: June 23, 1893

(2) 1900 United States Census for South Dakota, Brown Co., Riverside Twp.: Supervisor's District 2; Enumeration District 51; Sheets 4A-4B; June 12, 1900.

Lee E. CUMMINS is the son of Carey and Lettie CUMMINS. He was born in June 1893 in South Dakota and is 8 years old.

(3) 1910 United States Census for South Dakota, Brown Co., Aberdeen City (part of): Supervisor's District 1; Enumeration District 52; Sheet 12A, April 22, 1910.

Lee E. CUMMINS is the son of Carey E. and Lettie M. CUMMINS. He is 18 years old, born in South Dakota, and is attending school.

(3) WWI Civilian Draft Registrations via Ancestry.com

- Name in Full: Lee Edward CUMMINS
- Age: 23
- Home Address: 2161 S. Main, Aberdeen, SD.
- Date of Birth: June 23, 1893
- Birthplace: Putney, South Dakota, USA
- Occupation: Working in a grocery
- Description: Height- medium; build - medium; eyes - dark; hair- dark; bald?- no
- Date of Registration: June 5, 1917

(4) South Dakota Marriage Certificates via Ancestry.com

- Name: Lee Edward CUMMINS
- Age: 25
- Gender: Male
- Spouse: Hattie OSMAN
- Marriage Date: 7 Jan 1919
- Marriage County: Brown
- County of Residence: Brown
- Post Office: Putney
- Officiant: Gilbert Stansell, Methodist Minister

(5) 1920 United States Census for South Dakota, Brown Co., Riverside Twp.: Supervisor's District 2; Enumeration District 64; Sheet 8A; February 18, 1920.

E. Lee CUMMINS is head of household, married to Hattie [OSMAN] CUMMINS. Their son Harold is included in the household.

- Age: 26 years old
- Home ownership: Renting
- Birthplace: South Dakota with his parents from Michigan
- Occupation: Farmer on a general farm. He is an employer

(6) 1930 United States Census for South Dakota, Brown Co., Putney Twp.: Supervisor's District: 3; Enumeration District 7-47; Sheet 1B; April 15, 1930.

Lee CUMMINS is head of household, married to Hattie [OSMAN] CUMMINS. Children in the household are Harold and Marlis.

- Home: Renting
- Radio Ownership: yes
- Age: 36 years old at time of census; 24 when first married
- Birthplace: South Dakota, with his parents from Michigan
- Occupation: Farmer, farming (code VVVV), working on own account

(7) Social Security Death Index via Ancestry.com.

- Name: Lee CUMMINS
- Last Residence: 82834 Buffalo, Johnson, Wyoming, USA
- Born: 23 Jun 1893
- Died: Jan 1976
- State (Year) SSN issued: Nebraska (Before 1951)

(8) Cummins, Nora B. The History and Genealogy of the Cummins Family Their Ancestors, Descendants and Experiences. Seattle, Washington, United States, Self Published, 1958. Pages 61-65.

- Lee CUMMINS is the author's brother
- "Lee Edward Cummins was born near Putney, South Dakota on June 23, 1893."
- "He received his grade school education in the grade schools at Putney and at Riverside School. After completing his elementary education, he received his first year of high school at Groton, South Dakota. The next three years were completed at Aberdeen, South Dakota where he graduated in 1914."
- "He attended Northern Normal and Industrial School in 1915 and 1916 after which he went into partnership in the grocery business in Aberdeen."
- "After two years he took over the Cummins farm near Putney and operated it until September 28, 1929."
- "On January 7, 1919, while on the farm, Lee married Hattie M. OSMAN at Aberdeen, South Dakota, and was divorced in 1940."
- "On September 28, 1929, he sold his personal property on the farm at public auction and moved, with his family to Huron, South Dakota where he had been elected by the State Farm Bureau as general manager for their State Cooperative Service Company. After serving one year in this capacity, he was promoted to the office of Executive Secretary and Organization Director. He served this organization until April in 1933 and then accepted a position with United Petroleum Corporation of Omaha, Nebraska."
- "In 1935 he accepted a position with Consumers Cooperative Association of Kansas City, Missouri again doing public relations work. After serving in that capacity for five years they gave him the job of rebuilding 'broken down' Cooperatives. He located at Norton, Kansas until 1943 in order to complete that assignment. While in Norton, he was married to Helen Marie BEYER, his second wife, at the Evangelical Reformed Church at LeMars, Iowa. Helen Marie BEYER, Lee's second wife, was born in South Dakota. For a time she was a teacher and she is now a bookkeeper."
- "In the spring of 1943 Lee and his wife, Helen, moved to Denver, Colorado. While there he was employed by the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company."
- "Having spent so many years traveling, with a new location every few years, Lee decided to find a location where he and his family could enjoy home life. This he has accomplished at Buffalo, Wyoming where he is General Manager of the Johnson County Co-operative Association. They have lived at this location for seven years and expect to retire there."
- "The children of Lee and Hattie CUMMINS are: 1. Harold Tressler CUMMINS; 2. Marlis Marie CUMMINS; 3. Lee Edward CUMMINS, Jr."
- "One child has been born to Lee and Helen Marie, his second wife, namely: 1. Carey Lee CUMMINS."