Susan Marjory Ballou and Allen Waldo Cummer

ALLEN WALDO CUMMER was born September 19, 1891 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio,⁷⁸⁸⁵ and died November 3, 1918 in Scottsbluff, Scotts Bluff, Nebraska.⁷⁸⁸⁵ He is buried in Fairmount Cemetery, Denver, Denver, Colorado.⁴⁵⁶

He married SUSAN MARJORY BALLOU on June 2, 1915 in Saunders County, Nebraska,⁷⁷⁷⁸ daughter of JESSIE HARRIET BISSELL and MARTIN EMOR BALLOU. She was born May 7, 1890 in Ashland, Saunders, Nebraska,²¹ and died June 18, 1967 in Loma Linda, San Bernardino, California.⁷⁸⁸⁷ She is buried in Hillside Memorial Park, Redlands, San Bernardino, California.^{7887, 456} She married (2) Edward Douglas Nickerson October 27, 1956 in Las Vegas, Clark, Nevada (b. April 25, 1889, Monticello, Wright, Minnesota;⁸ d. March, 1980;⁵⁶ bur. Hillside Memorial Park, Redlands, San Bernardino, California⁴⁵⁶ ).⁷⁸⁸⁶

• Descendant Reports
  • Robert Pike Descendant Report (Ancestor of Susan M. Ballou)
  • Eleazer Albee Descendant Report (Ancestor of Susan M. Ballou)
  • John Smith Descendant Report (Ancestor of Susan M. Ballou)
  • Captain John Whipple Descendant Report (Ancestor of Susan M. Ballou)
  • Valentine Whitman Descendant Report (Ancestor of Susan M. Ballou)
  • Eleazer Arnold Jr. Descendant Report (Ancestor of Susan M. Ballou)
  • Elisha Smith Descendant Report (Ancestor of Susan M. Ballou)
  • Pardon Davis Descendant Report (Ancestor of Susan M. Ballou)
  • Maturin Ballou Descendant Report (Ancestor of Susan M. Ballou)
  • John Sayles Descendant Report (Ancestor of Susan M. Ballou)
  • Roger Williams Descendant Report (Ancestor of Susan M. Ballou)
  • Reverend Joshua Winsor Descendant Report (Ancestor of Susan M. Ballou)
  • Barent Van Buren Descendant Report (Ancestor of Susan M. Ballou)

Children of SUSAN MARJORY BALLOU and ALLEN WALDO CUMMER:

1. HARRIET ALLENE CUMMER, b. 1918, Nebraska; m. WILLIAM HAMMOND CHRISTENSEN in 1939⁸⁸⁹⁵; d. August 15, 2018, Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii.



Personal Information

Allen W. Cummer

• was Assistant Superintendent at Scottsbluff sugar factory⁷⁸⁸⁵
• was a member of the Cache la Poudre Lodge #11, Freemasons⁷⁸⁸⁵

Education

Marriage Announcements and News

Ashland Gazette, June 3, 1915⁷⁷⁷⁸

BALLOU-CUMMER NUPTIALS

Pretty Wedding Takes Place at The M. E. Ballou Home

A quiet home wedding was solemnized Wednesday afternoon at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Martin E. Ballou when their youngest daughter, Susan, was united in marriage to Mr. Allen W. Cummer of Fort Collins, Colorado. Rev. Floyd D. Reeves of the Congregational church officiated using the Episcopal ring ceremony.

The out of town guests were: Mrs. J. M. McAuley and Miss S. B. Zingre of Ithaca, Miss Lura Rowe of Lincoln, Miss Elsie Piper of Wahoo and Mrs. C. O. Swanson of Cedar Bluffs.

Mr. and Mrs. Cummer left on the evening train and after a short wedding trip to Denver and Estes Park, will be at home at Fort Collins where Mr. Cummer has a position with the Great Western Sugar Company.

The bride is a graduate of Ashland High School and the Domestic Science Department of the Colorado Agricultural College. It was while in college that she met her husband.

The good wishes of a multitude of friends go with her to her new home.

Ashland Cemetery, November 1, 1956⁷⁸⁸⁶

Mrs. Sue Cummer Weds At Las Vegas Saturday

Mrs. Sue B. Cummer of Pomona, Calif., formerly Miss Sue Ballou of Ashland, was married Saturday night, Oct. 27, to Edward D. Nickerson of Redlands, Calif., at Las Vegas, Nev.

Mrs. Nickerson has spent a part of the past few years in Washington, D. C., and Honolulu, T. H, with a daughter, also with her sister, Mrs. Elizabeth B. Fenton, in Pomona. Mr. Nickerson lives in Redlands, where he is interested in citrus and other business activities.

The wedding party consisted of Otis Ballou of Ashland, brother of the bride; Ben Fenton, Pomona, nephew of the bride; and immediate members of the bridegroom's family from Redlands. The couple will be at home after Jan. 15 at 936 San Jacinto St., Redlands, Calif.

Newspaper Articles

Lincoln Star, August 26, 1934²⁴⁴¹

Mrs. Jessie Ballou, Mrs. Susie Cummer and Harriet, and E. S. Ballou left Friday by motor for a few weeks in Idaho.

Obituaries

Ashland Cemetery, November 14, 1918⁷⁸⁸⁵

ALLEN WALDO CUMMER

Allen Waldo Cummer passed away on Sunday, November 3, at his home in Scottsbluff, from pneumonia, following an attack of Spanish influenza, at the age of 27 years, 1 month and 14 days. The deceased came to Scottsbluff with his family, consisting of a wife and small child, a little more than a year ago, and accepted the assistant superintendency of the Scottsbluff sugar factory. He was the son of George Cummer, the constructing engineer, whom it will be remembered had charge of the building of the sugar factory in 1910. The deceased was born at Cleveland, Ohio, on September 19, 1891, and left there with his parents, when he was 6 years old, the family locating at Fort Collins, Colo. where he grew to manhood. He was married to Susie Ballou of Ashland, Nebr., June 1, 1915. He was a graduate of the Colorado Agricultural college, class of 1912. He stood high in Masonic circles, being a member of Cache la Poudre lodge No. 11, A. F. & A. M. of Fort Collins; De Moloy commandery No. 13 Knights Templars of Fort Collins; and El Jebel Temple Shrine of Denver. The remains were sent from Scottsbluff to Denver were funeral services were held, the local Masons accompanying the remains to the train as a guard of honor.

Mrs. M. E. Ballou was called to Scottsbluff by the serious illness of her son-in-law and was there at the time of his death. She returned to Ashland Saturday evening, accompanied by her daughter, Mrs. Cummer, who will remain here at her former home.

Sun, June 20, 1967⁷⁸⁸⁷

NICKERSON—In Loma Linda, Calif., June 18, 1967, Sue B. Nickerson, 77, native Ashland, Neb., resident Redlands 11 years. Private graveside services 2 p.m. Wednesday, Hillside Memorial Park, Redlands, F. Arthur Cortner Mortuary in charge. The family requests that friends who wish may make memorial contribution to the Cancer Fun.

Census Records

Date	Location	Enumerated Names
June 8, 1900303	Clear Creek, Saunders, Nebraska	Martin Emor Ballou Jessie Harriet Bissell Emor Smith Ballou James Bissel Ballou Jessie Caroline Ballou Elizabeth Anna Ballou Otis Martin Ballou Susan Marjory Ballou
April 25, 1910302	Clear Creek, Saunders, Nebraska	Martin Emor Ballou Jessie Harriet Bissell Otis Martin Ballou Susan Marjory Ballou
April 25, 1910302	Clear Creek, Saunders, Nebraska	Elizabeth Anna Ballou Jonathon Edward Fenton Otis Martin Ballou Susan Marjory Ballou
January 28, 1920299	Clear Creek, Saunders, Nebraska	Martin Emor Ballou Jessie Harriet Bissell Susan Marjory Ballou Harriet Allene Cummer
April 14, 1930300	Ashland, Saunders, Nebraska	Jessie Harriet Bissell Susan Marjory Ballou Harriet Allene Cummer
April 8, 19402491	Ashland, Saunders, Nebraska	Jessie Harriet Bissell Susan Marjory Ballou Harriet Allene Cummer
April 24, 19509593	Arlington County, Virginia	William Hammond Christensen Harriet Allene Cummer Susan Marjory Ballou