Herbert and Geneva (Painter) Cummins
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Title
Herbert and Geneva (Painter) Cummins
Subject
Cummins, Charles Herbert Jr. (1924-1975)
Cummins, Geneva Catherine (Painter) (1926-1991)
Description
Portrait photograph of Charles Herbert Cummins, Jr., and his wife, Geneva Catherine "Kathleen" (Painter) Cummins, taken on their wedding day 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
The glass plate negative of this image was stored in a box labeled "Sep 1946".
Contributor
Biographical information was compiled from public records.
Identified in 2012 by Nancye L. Bowman, who was a school friend of both subjects and knew them well. She noted that they attended Edinburg High School together and that Herbert lived with his family in Nancye's family's rental at Bowmans Crossing. Kathleen lived at Narrow Passage.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Relation
Charles Herbert Cummins, Jr., appears in Morrison Studio Collection images 010767, 010777, 011719, 017932 and 025268.
Geneva (Painter) Cummins appears in Morrison Studio Collection images 003067, 010767, 010780, 017932, and 025268.
Identifier
025268
Original Format
Glass Negative
Collection
Citationzork
Morrison Studio, “Herbert and Geneva (Painter) Cummins,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed December 5, 2025, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/54928.
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