Pearl's brother Elmer was a border in the Cummings home in 1910, 5 years before Lawrence and Pearl got married, Elmer was 8 years younger than Lawrence. All the men in the house were working in the Auto shops. Jackson was the largest manufacturer of automobiles in the Midwest. There were 24 companies that built cars in Jackson. At one time, this industry was the largest employer in Jackson. Pearls brothers Elmer and Clarence were the witnesses Groom name: Lawrence Cummings Groom age: 33 years Groom birth year: 1882 Groom birth place: Genessee Co. Bride name: Pearl Griner Bride age: 31 years Bride birth year: 1884 Bride birth place: Wood Co. Marriage date: 05 Apr 1915 Marriage place: Jackson, Jackson, Michigan Father of groom name: Frank Mother of groom name: Lucy Blackmarr Father of bride name: William Mother of bride name: Florence Rowe Film number: 2342710 Frame number: Digital GS number: 4209133 Image number: 484 Reference number: v 3 p 31 rn 140 Collection: Michigan Marriages 1868-1925 "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925", database with images, <i>FamilySearch</i> (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N3PM-PY2 : 15 January 2019), Florence Rowe in entry for Lawrence Cummings and Pearl Griner, 1915.

Name: Lawrence Cummings Event Type: Census Event Date: 1930 Event Place: Jackson, Jackson, Michigan, United States Gender: Male Age: 50 Marital Status: Married Race: White Race (Original): White Relationship to Head of Household: Head Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head Birth Year (Estimated): 1880 Birthplace: Michigan Father's Birthplace: Michigan Mother's Birthplace: Canada Sheet Letter: A Sheet Number: 13 Household Role Sex Age Birthplace Lawrence CummingsHeadM50Michigan Pearl CummingsWifeF46Ohio Edith CummingsDaughterF14Michigan Ethel CummingsDaughterF12Michigan Vera CummingsDaughterF10Michigan Virginia CummingsDaughterF8Michigan Arthur GoodrichRoomerM52Michigan Jerry KopleRoomerM34Michigan District: ED 28 Sheet Number and Letter: 13A Household ID: 314 Line Number: 29 Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Affiliate Publication Number: T626 Affiliate Film Number: 996 GS Film Number: 2340731 Digital Folder Number: 004951152 Image Number: 00413 "United States Census, 1930," database with images, <i>FamilySearch</i> (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XQBH-34M : accessed 15 December 2019), Jerry Kople in household of Lawrence Cummings, Jackson, Jackson, Michigan, United States; cit ing enumeration district (ED) ED 28, sheet 13A, line 36, family 314, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 996; FHL microfilm 2,340,731.

Name: Lawrence Cummings Titles and Terms:  Event Type: Census Event Date: 1940 Event Place: Ward 5, Jackson, Jackson City, Jackson, Michigan, United States Sex: Male Age: 61 Marital Status: Married Race (Original): White Race: White Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head Relationship to Head of Household: Head Birthplace: Michigan Birth Year (Estimated): 1879 Last Place of Residence: Same Place District: 38-31 Family Number: 382 Sheet Number and Letter: 13B Line Number: 55 Affiliate Publication Number: T627 Affiliate Film Number: 1768 Digital Folder Number: 005461630 Image Number: 00475 Household Role Sex Age Birthplace Lawrence CummingsHeadM61Michigan Pearl CummingsWifeF56Ohio Russell BarcalowSon-in-lawM30Indiana Vera BarcalowDaughterF20Michigan David BarcalowGrandsonM0Michigan "United States Census, 1940," database with images, <i>FamilySearch</i> (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K4LG-3H3 : accessed 1 May 2018), David Barcalow in household of Lawrence Cummings, Ward 5, Jackson, Jackson City, Jackson, Michigan , United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 38-31, sheet 13B, line 59, family 382, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: Natio nal Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 1768.

Info from Funeral card from Daisy Dutcher Cummings Found in FHL Film index, need to get record.