[1] In 1939, Cummings appointed black banker James Carroll Napier to the Nashville Housing Authority.
[5] In May 1948, he announced the hiring of seven black policemen to join the Nashville police force.
[6] Cummings married Ella Lee Connell of White House, Tennessee.
[2] They had a son, Thomas L. Cummings Jr., who founded Cummings Signs, a manufacturer of corporate brand signs for the Ford Motor Company, Chrysler, KFC, Captain D's, the Chevron Corporation, Conoco, Holiday Inn and Bank of America.
[7][8] Their daughter, Patsy, married Mr Clem Schonnoff of Knoxville, Tennessee.