Jul-28-2018
Husband: David Justice Cunningham
Born: ca 1884 in Doddridge Co, WV 1 Census: 1940, 214 Wood St. in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV (see note 1) Census: 1920, 1930 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1910 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 1 Occupation: 1940 Justice of the Peace 2 Occupation: 1926, 1928 Mayor of West Union Father: Eliah Cunningham Mother: Mary M. ___
Wife: Bessie K. Heflin Also known as: Cathrine Bessie Heflin 3 Married: Dec- 1-1910 in Shinnston, Harrison Co, WV 1
Born: ca 1890 in Toronto, Jefferson Co, OH 1,2,4 (see note 2) Census: 1940 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1920, 1930 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1910 in Harrison Co, WV 1 Father: William Heflin Mother: Mary ___ Notes
M Child 1: Paul Herbert Cunningham Born: Sep- 6-1911 in Harrison Co, WV 5 Died: Oct- 1-1960 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 5 Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 5 Cause of death: automobile accident, "car slipped off the road" at Rosemar Rd 5 Resided: in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 5 Resided: 1940 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1920, 1930 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: aluminum worker 5 Occupation: 1940 truck driver 2 Military: Feb-23-1945 - Jan-20-1946 Pvt, US Army, World War II (Army Tng Ctr, Camp Crowder, MO) 6,7 Wife: Phyllis E. Williamson b. Oct-12-1918 d. Jul-16-1988
F Child 2: Laura Esther Cunningham Also known as: Esther Cunningham 8 Born: Nov- 3-1915 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 9,10,11,12 Died: Oct- -1994 10,11 Buried: in New Cumberland Cemetery, Hancock Co, WV 13 Resided: in New Cumberland, Hancock Co, WV 14 Census: 1940 in Hollidays Cove, Hancock Co, WV Resided: 1935 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 15 Census: 1920, 1930 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: George W. Smearman b. Feb-22-1911 d. Sep- 4-1974 Married: Jun-30-1932 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 12 Husband: John W. Gatts b. May-11-1924 d. Feb-12-1989
Sources: (1) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV. (2) 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District) (3) Death record of son. (4) Birth record of daughter. (5) Wood County Death Records, Parkersburg, WV. (6) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (7) U.S. Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963 [database on-line], Ancestry.com, Office of Quartermaster General, and National Archives & Records Administration. (8) Obituary of daughter. (9) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (10) Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (11) Headstone (year only) (12) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (13) Findagrave.com. (14) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (15) 1940 Census, Hancock County, WV. Event Notes Note (1) 214 Wood Street Note (2) Birthplace given in marriage record as Harrison County. But 1940 Census indicates Ohio, corrected from West Virginia. Daughter's birth record states mother's birthplace as Toronto, Ohio.Name Index