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(James Devalson 1859, Benjamin Franklin, James, James, Oliver, Nathaniel, Nathaniel, John, Isaac)
Clarence grew to manhood under the firm but loving hands of his father and mother and with the association of three brothers, Will, Frank and later, Clifford. He was fun-loving and eager to please his parents. He knew what it was to work hard on a farm. He also knew how frustrating it was to have as his bishop and his school teacher, his father.
Many times he was heard to tell his children that having his father for his teacher at school was difficult because his father wouldn't help him with homework because he said it wouldn't be fair to the other children in his class. He also knew early how to help provide the living and do the work around the home and farm that were required to support the family while his father filled two missions while Clarence was still a child.
Clarence went to the LDS College from which he graduated before his marriage. He was a book keeper for several firms during his life and was very good at it. Clarence was a friend to everyone, both young and old. He was a much loved and respected man in the community because of his happy disposition and his love for other people.
JESSIE IRENE SAVILLE CUMMINGS 1893 (Ernest, George, Josiah)
Irene, as she was known, was born in Forest Dale, Salt Lake City, Utah on the 8th of January 1893, in a four room, red brick house on the east side of 7th East, across the street from the old Calders Park, a very popular resort at that time. It was later renamed Wandemere where later in her life, Irene attended many dances and spent many enjoyable hours. Her parents were Ernest Saville and Florence May Hanson. Ernest was born in England and came to Utah in 1869 with his parents in the last wagon train before the railroad. Florence was born in Millcreek, Salt Lake, Utah. Her parents had come from England in the first Handcart company under Captain Edmond Ellsworth. Irene was the oldest of their children. Her most well known talent was her beautiful voice. Early on her parents recognized that she had an exceptional voice and they saw to it that Irene had good teachers to develop her talent and the opportunity to use it so that others might enjoy it too. When Irene finally decided to get married, her parents told her that she could have her choice, either get married or go on with her music career which would have meant a chance at the Metropolitan Opera Co. because of the teachers she had been studying with. She always said that, as far as she was concerned, there was no choice. She married Clarence Cummings on the 25th of August 1917 in the Salt Lake Temple.
Her daughter, Florence, always remembered when her father took her backstage when she was a small girl, to see her mother before the show. Florence didn't recognize her mother and cried. Her mother was going to play the lead in "The Mikado".
When Irene was in her late forties, she developed some polyps in her throat. After they were removed, it was many years before she could even sing a hymn. These were most difficult times for Irene as she had used her music to communicate with people. She was very shy around people and would not push herself. When the spirit would become so strong that she couldn't restrain herself, she would go up front to the piano and accompany herself while she sang a hymn which expressed her feelings.
Son Clarence "Bud" Cummings. Click photo for full image. Read more in the book. . . |
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