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William Cumming

American planter and soldier
Person Human Q8007367

Facts

13 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[8]
Date of birth
July 27, 1788
Date of death
February 18, 1863
Country of citizenship
United States[7]
Occupation
military officer
Father
Thomas Cumming[5]
Mother
Ann Clay[6]
Sibling
Henry Harford Cumming, Alfred Cumming[12][13]
Described by source
Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography[11]
Family name
Cumming[9]
Given name
William[10]
Place of burial
Summerville Cemetery[4]
🏷️ Also known as
en William C. Cumming en William Clay Cumming en William Cumming
🔖 Identifiers · 13
VIAF cluster ID
66336599
Library of Congress Authorities ID
nr92040891
Early Modern Letters Online person ID
c7093469-d9ab-439c-ad70-23aeb3fae260
FAST ID
1509138
Find a Grave memorial ID
19460570
Freebase ID
/m/0778ql
Geni profile ID
6000000020179418955
Litchfield Ledger ID
734
SNAC ARK ID
w6fx84zd
WeRelate person ID
William Cumming (2)
WikiTree person ID
Cumming-1877
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJyGTpBVw68Ww3GffyJxDq
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Yale LUX ID
person/498be0bc-12d7-421a-9d4f-17f1f6251569

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Summary

William Cumming was born on July 27, 1788[1]. He died on February 18, 1863[2]. He worked as a military officer[3].

FAQs

Who were William Cumming's parents?

William Cumming's father was Thomas Cumming[5]. William Cumming's mother was Ann Clay[6].

What did William Cumming do for work?

William Cumming worked as a military officer[3].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [2] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 26d ago · AntiDerangedKhanTengriAction · 2026-10-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of burial → Summerville Cemetery
    Sex or gender → male
    Sibling → Henry Harford Cumming, Alfred Cumming
    Father → Thomas Cumming
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: Early Modern Letters Online person ID: c7093469-d9ab-439c-ad70-23aeb3fae260, batch #291194"
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