Frances M. Hagen
- Born: 8 Jul 1861, Martic Township, Lancaster PA.
- Marriage: Chester W. Cummings on 12 Nov 1884 in Lancaster Co., PA
- Died: 15 Dec 1938, Lancaster City, Lancaster Co., PA. at age 77
- Buried: 17 Dec 1938, Greenwood Cemetery, Lancaster City, Lancaster County, PA
Cause of her death was Cachexia* / Basal cell carcinoma of R. Face.
General Notes:
See general notes on her husband, Chester Cummings, for census facts in other years.
The 1930 Federal Census for Lancaster City, Ward 7, Lancaster Co., PA, District 60, page 165A records the widow Francis M. Cummings (68) living alone at 413 South Lime Street. This is the only owned home on Locust Street and all other nearby homes, listed on Locust Street, are rents. The value of Francis' home is $26,000, a rather good amount, indicating that she is finacially well off.
Medical Notes:
Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1944 Name: Mrs Frances M Cummings [Mrs Frances M Hagen] widow Residence: 413 South Lime St, Lancster, PA Gender: Female Race: White Age: 77 Birth Date: 8 Jul 1861 Birth Place: Mt Nebo Lanc County, Pennsylvania Death Date: 15 Dec 1938 Death Place: Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania Burial: Dec, 17, 1938 at Greenwood Cemetery, Lancaster, PA Father Name: Henry B Hagen Father Birth Place: Mt Nebo Lanc County, Pennsylvania Mother Name: Mary J O'Donell Mother Birth Place: Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Spouse Name: Chester W Cummings Certificate Number: 109761 Informant: Tom Cummings [son] of 2951 Quentin Rd, Brooklyn, NY
*Cachexia or wasting syndrome is loss of weight, muscle atrophy, fatigue, weakness, and significant loss of appetite in someone who is not actively trying to lose weight. The formal definition of cachexia is the loss of body mass that cannot be reversed nutritionally: Even if the affected patient eats more calories, lean body mass will be lost, indicating a primary pathology is in place.
Cachexia is seen in patients with cancer, AIDS,[2] chronic obstructive lung disease, multiple sclerosis, congestive heart failure, tuberculosis, familial amyloid polyneuropathy, mercury poisoning (acrodynia) and hormonal deficiency.
Frances married Chester W. Cummings, son of Thomas Cummings and Susan Waller, on 12 Nov 1884 in Lancaster Co., PA. (Chester W. Cummings was born on 15 Jul 1860 in Lancaster Co., PA, died on 11 Aug 1923 in Lancaster City, Lancaster Co., PA and was buried on 15 Aug 1923 in Greenwood Cemetery, Lancaster City, Lancaster County, PA.) The cause of his death was Acute Dilatation of the Heart with Pulmonary Edema.
Marriage Notes:
From a Historical Records Card File at the Lancaster County Historical Society there is a listing taken from a local newspaper that Frances N. Hagen married a Cummings on Nov. 12, 1884. This is also found in LDS microfilm records of births, deaths, and marriages from Lancaster Newspapers as compiled by the LCHS. Using census records it can be concluded that the "Cummings" who married Frances Hagen was Chester Cummings.
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