Herbert and Geneva (Painter) Cummins
Files
Dublin Core
Title
Herbert and Geneva (Painter) Cummins
Subject
Cummins, Charles Herbert Jr. (1924-1975)
Cummins, Geneva Catherine (Painter) (1926-1991)
Description
Wedding photograph of Herbert Cummins and his new bride, Geneva C. (Painter) Cummins. They were married in September 1946.
“Herbert”, as he was known, was born in Anstead, West Virginia, to Charles Herbert (1895-1962) and Gladys Signora (Tolley) (1895-1963) Cummins. He graduated from Edinburg High School (where he played on the basketball team) in 1943 and married Geneva Catherine (Painter) Cummins (1926-1991) a few years later.
Geneva was born in Woodstock to Charles Hubert (1895-1967) and Mary Elizabeth (Combs) (1898-1993) Painter. She graduated from Edinburg High School.
When she married in 1946, she worked as a stenographer and lived in Edinburg. Herbert was a student living in Arlington, Virginia.
The 1950 census found Geneva and Herbert living in the Madison District of Shenandoah County. They lived with Geneva’s parents and her two younger siblings. Geneva worked as a bookkeeper in a poultry plant while Herbert worked as a printer’s helper in a printing plant.
They had at least one son, Donald S. Cummins, who lived in Edinburg.
“Herbert”, as he was known, was born in Anstead, West Virginia, to Charles Herbert (1895-1962) and Gladys Signora (Tolley) (1895-1963) Cummins. He graduated from Edinburg High School (where he played on the basketball team) in 1943 and married Geneva Catherine (Painter) Cummins (1926-1991) a few years later.
Geneva was born in Woodstock to Charles Hubert (1895-1967) and Mary Elizabeth (Combs) (1898-1993) Painter. She graduated from Edinburg High School.
When she married in 1946, she worked as a stenographer and lived in Edinburg. Herbert was a student living in Arlington, Virginia.
The 1950 census found Geneva and Herbert living in the Madison District of Shenandoah County. They lived with Geneva’s parents and her two younger siblings. Geneva worked as a bookkeeper in a poultry plant while Herbert worked as a printer’s helper in a printing plant.
They had at least one son, Donald S. Cummins, who lived in Edinburg.
Creator
Morrison Studio
Source
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
Labelled "Sept 1946" on box of plates.
Contributor
Identified in 2004 by Nancye L. Bowman, friends of the couple.
Biographical information was compiled from public records.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Relation
Geneva (Painter) Cummins appears in Morrison Studio Collection images 003067, 010767, 010780, 017932, and 025268.
Herbert Cummins appears in Morrison Studio Collection images 010767, 010777, 011719, 017932 and 025268.
Identifier
010767
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Glass Negative
Collection
Citation
Morrison Studio, “Herbert and Geneva (Painter) Cummins,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed May 2, 2024, http://archives.countylib.org/items/show/36367.
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