CUMMING of Richmond County, Georgia

Thomas Cumming had issue:

William Cumming born 1789, lawyer, lived Richmond County.
Henry Harford Cumming was born 1800 Georgia, lawyer. He married Julia Anne Bryan, born 1805 Georgia. Issue:
1. Julian Cumming born 1831 Georgia.
2. Thomas W. Cumming born 1832 Georgia.
3. Emily H. Cumming born 1835 Georgia.
4. Joseph Bryan Cumming, lawyer, was born February 2, 1836 in Augusta. He was admitted to the Bar in 1859, and entered the Confederacy in 1861, as a private in the Clinch Rifles, Company A, 5th Georgia Regiment, commanded by Colonel John K. Jackson; later promoted captain. During the Battle of Murfreesboro he had his horse shot out from under him; and was wounded at the Battle of Shiloh. He was in the Johnston-Sherman campaign from Dalton to Atlanta in 1864, and took part in the battle of July 22. In 1870, he was elected to the Georgia House of Representatives from Richmond County, later succeeded as speaker of the house. Joseph married Miss Katharine Jane Hubbell, a native of Bridgeport, Connecticut and resident of New York City, in October of 1860. Issue:
Bryan Cumming, lawyer in Augusta.
Jane Cumming married James P. Verdery of Augusta.
Hartford M. Cumming b. 1839 Georgia.
Mariah B. Cumming b. 1844 Georgia.