John William Cummings, born in Queens, New York, was the only child of Estelle, a waitress of Polish and Ukrainian descent, and Francis William Cummings, a construction worker of Irish descent.
He was best known as a member of the Ramones, whose members all adopted the Ramone surname. In 2009. Ramone appeared on Time‘s list of “The 10 Greatest Electric-Guitar Players.” He ranked No. 8 on Spin’s 2012 list of the “100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time” and No. 28 on Rolling Stone’s similarly titled 2015 list.
Ramone died in 2004 following a five-year battle with prostate cancer.
The first census he appears on is the 1950 census for North Hempstead, NY.
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Sources
- Wikipedia.org
- Ancestry.com
- Onthisday.com
- Picryl.com
- Youtube.com
Sources
- Wikipedia.org
- Ancestry.com
- Onthisday.com
- Picryl.com
- Youtube.com
Famous People and Their First Census 