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Cumings Family Vault
(Burial Crypt)
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Location: In Bellville on the corner of Hacienda and Tesch. There is a Texas
Historical Commission marker on the side of the road.
GPS coordinates: N29⁰
56.089, W096⁰ 15.330
The Crypt is almost 125 years old. It was built in 1887. The Cumings Family was with Stephen F Austin's "Descendants of the Old Three Hundred" that settled Texas.
Historical Marker text:
Cumings Family Vault
Rebecca
Cumings and her three brothers, James, John, and William, migrated
to Texas from Virginia in 1821. As members of Stephen F. Austin's
"Old 300" colony, they were given 20,000 acres here in return for
the construction and operation of a mill on a nearby creek. Two
years after the 1885 deaths of William's son and grandson, Samuel
Cumings and Samuel, Jr., this family vault was built for their
reinterment. Constructed of stuccoed brick, it was designed by
Samuel's son George. Fifteen members of the Cumings family are
buried here. (1981)
Twenty years ago my Dad did a whole lot of work to restore the
roof of the Crypt, he also re-did the steps, and made a white rock
and fence border area. And, just a few years ago, the Bellville
Historical Society did a whole lot of work. They expanded the fence
and made it into a beautiful Memorial Park area. They planted trees,
planted shrubs and flowers, donated memorial benches, and they even
have a Display Description Board that explains the history. I've
made a plaque listing everyone inside and the plaque will be placed
near the Crypt.
-- Submitted by: Lydia Cumings <lydiacu@verizon .
net> Date: 15 Sep 2010
| Name | Born | Died | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internments in the Cumings Family Vault | |||
| Bader, Georgia Constance | 26 Aug 1876 | 3 Dec 1956 | , Maiden Name: Cumings, FG. |
| Bader, John Otto | 24 Jan 1874 | 22 Sep 1926 | , FG. |
| Cumings, Albert & Annie | 2 Apr 1996 | 17 May 1999 | , General: Ashes of Beloved Dogs. |
| Cumings, Bertha | 14 Feb 1896 | 14 Jun 1953 | , Maiden Name: Bowen. |
| Cumings, Big Bird | 1 Jan 1977 | 9 Nov 2007 | , General: Ashes of Beloved Parrot. |
| Cumings, Charles Night | 24 Sep 1868 | 1 Sep 1940 | . |
| Cumings, Eliza | 12 Nov 1854 | 17 Apr 1939 | , Maiden Name: Glenn. |
| Cumings, Elizabeth | 6 Jan 1959 | 21 May 1997 | . |
| Cumings, Franklin Pleasant | 28 May 1861 | 7 May 1915 | . |
| Cumings, George Souter | 3 Jan 1854 | 9 Jul 1917 | . |
| Cumings, Ida R. | 7 Oct 1873 | 4 Nov 1931 | , Maiden Name: Falk. |
| Cumings, infant | . | . | . |
| Cumings, infant. | . | . | . |
Cumings, Kenneth  | 20 Aug 1925 | 9 May 2010 | , Veteran: , WWII. |
| Cumings, Lydia | . | . | . |
| Cumings, Nancy Ellen | 28 Nov 1828 | 14 Aug 1911 | , Maiden Name: Souter. |
| Cumings, Ruth Virginia | 30 Apr 1927 | 26 Nov 2002 | . |
| Cumings, Samuel Anthony | 18 Aug 1827 | 22 Feb 1885 | . |
| Cumings, Samuel Martin | 3 Aug 1856 | 22 Feb 1885 | . |
| Cumings, Samuel Martin. | 10 Apr 1886 | 10 May 1911 | . |
| Cumings, Thomas Harper | 30 Dec 1858 | 4 Nov 1933 | . |
| Cumings, unknown | . | . | , Father: Edward Walter Cumings, General: Inf. daughters of Edward Walter Cumings. |
| Cumings, William Luther | 10 Mar 1852 | 4 Mar 1914 | . |
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