I'm Jack Delmar, my mother was Catherine CUMMINS, b. in 1915 in Pierce City, Mo her parents were Catherine Edith MacMILLAN and Elmer CUMMINS. The Cummins were all from around Pierce City and Jolly Mill area. This is a document on my Cummins/Hisaw/Hite/Kagy family I found in 1994 after my mother had passed away. She transcribed it in 1980 from my great aunt, Rachel Cummins, who was at that time 80 years old. I would like to share it with the Lawrence Co folks. Any questions feel free to call 513-563-7700 or 513-726-4445 or e-mail at [email protected] or check out our web site at www.my-ged.com/delmar

Our Aunt Rachel Cummins NIPP compiled this information about the Hite, Cummins, Hisaw, Kagy, Crockett, Rochelle Lineage in 1980 to our Mother Catherine Cummins DELMAR and aboaut life in Jolly Mill area of Lawrence county, Missouri.

I am Rachel Cummins NIPP. I was born In Newton County, Missouri near Neosho on April 21, 1899. My parents were John Benjamin CUMMINS and Mary Sue HISAW Cummins. On my 80th Birthday, I was persuaded by my granddaughters, Sue and Patti Nipp to compile this information on our lineage.

The Hite ancestors came from Germany to America. Strausburg records report the family as German Pioneers in Pennsylvania. They were listed on the "Major Boat" or "Pink Lady" arriving in America September 29, 1733. We also find Andrew Hite�s grandparents listed and it is assumed his Grandfather was Peter Hite.

Andrew Hite was our first ancestor. He was born February 24, 1758 in Pennsylvania. The Hite Family then settled in Virginia, Rockingham County, Shanandoah Valley. Records of the colonies of William Penn show the Hite family then settled in Fairfield, Ohio.

Records also show that Andrew Hite served in a Company under the command of Michael Reader during the Revolution. He was a captain of the militia. He also served in Durnmores Army before the Revolution.

Andrew and Anna Hite had 10 children. (they are listed elsewhere). The 9th child was Catherine Hite born July 7, 1801. She is our ancestor.

The KAGY name had its origin in Zurich, Switzerland. They were all Protestants. They came to America because of Religious persecution.

Rudolph KAGY, I came to America in 1764 on the boat "Hero" on October 27th. Ralph Foster was the captain from Rotterdam. The boat left Corries, England with 50 passengers and landed at the Port of Philadelphia and Rudolph Kagy, I was married to Frances Birchlebach in Pennsylvania on September 14, 1774.

They were the parents of 11 children.( There Children are listed elsewhere) Rudolph Kagy, II was their first child, our direct ancestor, he married Hannah SIPLE in 1796. They had 10 children. The 9th child was John KAGY, our direct ancestor, born January 17, 1797 in Shindoh Valley, Virginia. He married Catherine HITE, daughter of Andrew Hite, December 20, 1820. He died March 19, 1885 in Salem, Illinois. His wife Catherine, died in Salem, Illinois, February 21, 1886. They were both 85 years old.

John and Catherine Kagy had 10 children, all were born in Ohio. The 8th child was Catherine KAGY, my (Aunt Rachel�s) Grandmother Cummins. Catherine Kagy married Hiram J. CUMMINS in Ohio. They were my (Aunt Rachel�s) father�s parents.

Hiram J. CUMMINS was born in Rockingham County, Virginia, February 22, 1830. Catherine Kagy was born in Seneca County, Ohio, January 25, 1837.

Not much is known of Hiram J. Cummins ancestor�s. I (Rachel) could not find his father�s name. His mother�s name was Catherine Millie. From Seneca County, Ohio, they moved to Marion County, Illinois and remained there during the Civil War. In 1867, he sold the farm in Ohio and moved to Newton County, Missouri and there farmed until his death. He died at Hot Springs, Arkansas, May 18, 1886, where he had gone for his health. He is buried in the Jolly Bethel Cemetery.

Hiram J. Cummins wife died March 20, 1885. They had a good life for 30 years and saw their children grow up.

Hiram J. Cummins was the owner of 280 acres of rich bottomland inn Newton County, Missouri. He was a member of the school board and active in public affairs. He served Newton County as a Treasure for 4 years. Mrs. Cummins was active in the Baptist Church. (From history of Missouri published 1888)

It has been told that when Hiram J. and Catherine Cummins came to Missouri and settled in Newton County on a high cliff above Shoal Creek, a spring came gushing out from under the cliff. When he arrived, he had an ox team, a covered wagon and .35 cents in his pockets with 5 children and a wife. He set about building a log cabin on top of the cliff just above where his grandson, Carroll now lives (1980). They were all hard workers. The stone steps to the cabin and part of the chimney were still standing in 1956, the last time I (Aunt Rachel) was there.

Lots of people were building homes in the community and Hiram seized the opportunity and built a sawmill on the Shoal Creek and did well. He furnished lumber for buildings in Pierce City, MO when the town was just starting. My Father, J.B. CUMMINS, his oldest son hauled the lumber to Pierce City on a wagon. Later, Hiram J. Cummins acquired land a few miles from there parents home on Capps Creek near Jolly. MO. Here he built a lovely 2 story home for his family. Hisaw and Catherine Cummins had 10 children. My father (J.B.) was their eldest. He prospered on this rich bottomland and he and his family lived there until their deaths. The children, who were grown, lived on there until one by one they married and moved away. The home still stands (1980) and is in good condition and is now owned by Leonard Goodman and family (1980). Until just a few years ago, it was still in the Cummins family.

Now since I (Aunt Rachel) have told you all I know of my Father�s family, I�ll try and tell you about my Mother�s family.

I (Aunt Rachel) have all my life known that Frederick and Elizabeth Rochelle HISAW were my Great Grandparents. A few years ago (1980), I wrote letters to the County Clerk of Cumberland Co, Kentucky and Gibson Co. Tennessee to find if there were any Hisaws or Rochelles living in these counties. I had several answers from Rochelles and found they were all of French descent, from the letter, I am led to believe John Hisaw was Frederick Hisaw�s father. The ROCHELLES were of French descent, as was my Great Grandmother Elizabeth Rochelle Hisaw. I (Aunt Rachel) have the letter on file.

Two years ago (1978), I (Aunt Rachel) received a scroll in the mail, containing 12 pages. When I opened it, there was a letter from Lucille Hensley-Robinson, whom I didn�t know. My Grandfather, William Hisaw had relatives named HENSLEY. I remembered a lady named Nancy Hisaw was my Grandfather�s cousin. She married a Darb Hensley in Barry County, Missouri. Nancy Hisaw and Darb Hensley were this Lady�s Great Grandparents. She had done years and years of research on the Hisaw�s and Hensley families. She was kind enough to send it all to me (Aunt Rachel). The information she sent gave me traces the Hisaw family back to France and to about 1658. Antoine de crochtage, born in France, later went to England and Ireland. It does not give his wife�s name-that is very common in the early days of American History.

Antoine de croclatage had 3 sons; Joseph Lewis CROCKETT was married to Sarah STUART. They came to America in 1708. You will note the name de Crockatage was changed to Crockett when he came to America. His next son was Archibald CROCKETT, who came to America and to Virginia in 1717. His wife�s name was not given. Then there was David Crockett, father of the famous Davy Crockett of the Wild Frontier!!, who came to America in 1729. His wife�s name was not given. David Crockett had 2 sons---John Crockett married Rebecca Hawkins in 1775 was his first son. The other son was the Famous Davy Crockett who married Patty Findley in 1786. David Crockett also had 2 daughters; their names were not given. One of the daughters married John Hisaw, we don�t know any further back than John Hisaw whom we believe was the Father of Frederick Hisaw (born in 1807 in Kentucky-related earlier in this article).

We know Frederick HISAW had lived in Cumberland Co, Kentucky and later moved to Gibson Co, Tennessee. The ages of John Hisaw and Frederick Hisaw leads us to believe John was Frederick�s father. Frederick Hisaw was born in 1807. He married Elizabeth Rochelle in Gibson County, Tennessee.

We have been told Elizabeth ROCHELLE came from France where she was born, to America with her family. If you remember American History, you know many people wanted to come here and did not have the passage, but if someone in America would pay the passage, the person sponsored had to work out the passage money---they were known as bondservants! This is how Elizabeth Rochelle came to America. We do not know her parent�s name or the names of her brothers or sisters. In those days, records were not kept as they are today.

We have been told that Elizabeth ROCHELLE was working for a family in Tennessee, when one day, Frederick HISAW, for some reason or the other, paid her bond so she could go free. We have been told by family members that they each went their own way. Later........I (Aunt Rachel) do not know how much later, Elizabeth was working for another family---or maybe the same one, I do not know. She was down at a spring one hot summer day and a young man rode up on a horse. He watered his horse and washed his face and hands. Elizabeth took off her apron and gave it to him for a towel. He supposedly said to her "Why did you do this for me?" And she replied " You do not remember me, but I remember you, you paid my bond and set me free". So that turned the trick---they fell in love and were married in 1830! In 1836, they came by covered wagon to Missouri and bought good bottomland in Barry Co. Missouri. It is said he bought 100 acres for $100.00. Their neighbors were few and far between where they settled here. He was a firm Jacksonion Democrat and wielded considerable influence in politics. These statements are taken from the "History of Missouri " published in 1888.

The children born to Frederick and Rochelle HISAW were Sarah, who died in 1856--John who died in 1862 (You notice he was named for John Hisaw, his grandfather). George died in 1852 and Patience died at birth. William, my (Aunt Rachel�s) grandfathe, was the only child to live to his maturity. Frederick Hisaw and his son William served with the Confederate Army with Company "G_C"?, Missouri Infantry for 2 years 10 months (History of Missouri 1888). Elizabeth Rochelle Hisaw died in 1840. She was buried on the farm where she and Frederick Hisaw had made their Home since coming to Barry Co. Missouri. Elizabeth was the first person to be buried in what is now known as the Jolly Bethel Cemetery near the little village of Jolly, Missouri.

As time went on, and the other people settled in this new settlement, other people buried their loved one�s in this cemetery. So as time passed, Frederick Hisaw gave 5 acres off the corner of his land for a cemetery. Finally, a Methodist Church was built here and the cemetery is still kept in good condition, as is the church. Most of my (Aunt Rachel�s) ancestors on both the Cummins and Hisaw�s are buried there...Since 1840.

The little town of Jolly was established in 1834. When I (Aunt Rachel) was a little girl, my family lived in this community where my brothers and sisters and I were born. I remember when there was a mill in Jolly, a dam where the water of Capps Creek ran over the dam. There was also a grocery store there, a post office, and a blacksmith shop and several families lived there. At first, Jolly was known as Jollification. John Isabel built the Mill and at first it was used as a brewery (Built by slave labor)--thus the name "Jollification"!!!! The mill still stands today.

William HISAW was the 3rd child of Frederick and Elizabeth Hisaw. Born November 4, 1835 in Tennessee. He was one year old when his parents came to Barry County, Missouri and settled on a farm on Capps Creek where he lived until his death. On December 6, 1825? (Dates don�t match JD), he married Nancy RICHARDSON, a daughter of Fieldon RICHARDSON, who came to Barry Co., Missouri from Indiana. William Hisaw and his father lived in their log cabin after the death of Elizabeth Rochelle Hisaw.

Soon after his marriage, he began to farm for himself and was a very successful farmer. At the time of his death, he owned 300 acres of the finest bottomland in Barry County. William Hisaw took an active interest in politics and was a lifelong Democrat. He was one of the most prominent and successful farmers in Barry County and took great interest in all projects for the public benefit (History of Missouri, 1888).

As I (Aunt Rachel) have told you before, Frederick and William Hisaw entered the service of their country during the Civil War. They were with "Company "G", Missouri Infantry for 2 years, 10 months. When William and Frederick Hisaw were gone during the Civil War, Nancy Hisaw was left alone on the farm with 4 small children. My (Aunt Rachel'�s) Mother, Susan, was the baby. She probably had a hard time in her cabin all alone with the children. She rode a horse to Jolly Mill to have her flour and meal ground, with the bags tied to her saddle. One time she had the children with her and must have been walking to Jolly Mill when she met some " Bushwhackers" who took her a mile or so down the road, leaving behind her crying children. They finally turned her loose and she returned to her children... Another time, Bushwhackers and took up the floor of the cabin looking for hidden Gold. They found none, but left the floor torn up. In a few days, a neighbor, Aunt Dutch Kelly, who lived near Jolly, heard of it and sent one of her colored men who repaired the damage.

After the War, William and Nancy�s family increased to 8 and a larger house was needed, so a double log cabin was built to replace the one room cabin. Later in 1882, he built a beautiful 2-story house with a southern style partico. It is still standing in good condition and is a beautiful modern home owned by Richard Cummins (1980)

My (Aunt Rachel�s) father was John Benjamin CUMMINS. My mother was Mary Susan HISAW. I am the youngest child, born April 21,1899. From now on I�ll call them "Papa and Mama", as we always called them.

Papa and Mama lived in the same community,"Jolly". He was born in Ohio July 5,1858. Mama was born in Newton County, Missouri on December 7, 1884.

Papa and Mama lived in Neosho, Missouri when they were first married. The house they built is still standing (1980) and we pass it going through Neosho when we go to Jolly Church. My oldest sister, Mamie was born in Neosho, October 8,1885. My oldest brother, Elmer (Writer�s Grandfather) was born in Neosho in 1887.

While in Neosho, Papa worked in the County Treasure�s Office and later as clerk in the Neosho Savings Bank, which still stands today (1980) Later Papa and Mama, moved back to the farm in Jolly, Newton Co. The farm is still owned (1980) by Hettie and Hiram Cummins, children of Rudolph Cummins, Papa�s younger brother. The house is the one Papa built when he returned there. Clarence Dell, my 2nd brother, was born on the farm, April 21, 1894. I was born on his 5th birthday. Nancy, my sister, was also born on this farm September 24, 1896. I (Aunt Rachel) am the "tail end of the family". I grew up on a farm as we all did and our kin folks were all about us until I was grown. I hardly knew anyone who was not my kin, lot�s of cousin�s, and we all lived on the creek and attended the Jolly Church. Grandpa and Grandma Hisaw lived nearby, also and we had a happylife. We knew very little of what went on outside our little circle of kinfolks.

Papa died May 26, 1912. My oldest brother, Elmer, continued to farm for 2 years, but he married Edith MacMILLAN, and so Mama, Nancy, and I (Aunt Rachel) moved to Pierce City, Missouri, where we lived until War World I. For several reasons, Mama and I moved to Vinita, Oklahoma, where Mamie and her family and Nancy lived. I finished high school in Vinita, Okla. When I (Aunt Rachel) was 21, I married Henry Earl NIPP, 23, and moved to Barnsdall, Oklahoma. After 23 years there, we came to Tulsa, Oklahoma, where we lived for 37 years. We were married 55 years before his death on July 25, 1975.

Hank (Henry NIPP) was born in Indian Territory. His parents were Joseph and Ella NIPP. His grandparents were Weclai and Eliza GREENFEATHER. We were blessed with on son, Robert Earl Nipp. We were married 6 years before he came to us, and he was a fine baby, and were were so proud. Robert went all through school in Barnsdall, Oklahoma and later was in the Navy during World War II, after which he came home and attended Tulsa University. He graduated in 1950.

Robert married a native of Barnsdall, Oklahoma, Lorena MANN, and August 22, 1948. They have 3 children, Janet Sue, born December 8, 1952, Pattie Louise, born March 12, 1956 and John Robert, born January 29, 1958. Aunt Rachel writes, "They are all grown now (1980) and have given us much pleasure." She continues "Time goes on and on, Robert now lives in Houston, Texas, Sue and Pattie lives in Tulsa, and John is in school In Stillwater, Okla. ( Oklahoma State University)."

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