Jul-28-2018
Husband: Andrew William Cunningham
Born: Jul-23-1881 in Tyler Co, WV 1 Died: Dec- 7-1960 in Gainesville, Cooke Co, TX 2 Buried: in Wilbur Cemetery, Wilbur, Tyler Co, WV 3 Census: 1930 in Wabash (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1920 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Resided: 1915 at Camp, Tyler Co, WV 4 Occupation: 1930 laborer at odd jobs 5 Occupation: 1920 driver for oil company 6 Father: Eli Cunningham (1857 - ) Mother: Mary "Polly" Underwood (1856 - 1929) Notes
Wife: Alice May Layfield Also known as: May Layfield Married: Dec-22-1915 in Adamston (Clarksburg), Harrison Co, WV 4
Born: Apr-15-1893 in Mellin, Ritchie Co, WV 3,4 Died: Aug-12-1928 3 Buried: in Wilbur Cemetery, Wilbur, Tyler Co, WV 3 Census: 1920 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Resided: 1915 in Harrison Co, WV 4 Father: George Otho Layfield (1861 - 1924) Mother: Ida F. Brown (1870 - )
M Child 1: Arthur Dale Cunningham Also known as: Dale Cunningham 7,8,6 Born: Nov- 1-1917 in North View (Clarksburg), Harrison Co, WV 3,9,10,7 Died: Apr- 5-1985 in Pinellas Co, FL 10,9 Buried: in Parklawn Memorial Cemetery, Dunedin, Pinellas Co, FL 3 Resided: in Tarpon Springs, Pinellas Co, FL 11 Resided: 1954 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 12 Census: 1940 in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1936 in Doddridge Co, WV 7 Census: 1930 in Wabash (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV 8 Census: 1920 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Occupation: 1940 contract trucker 8 Wife: Noca June Smith b. Feb-15-1917 d. Feb-12-2002 Census name: June Smith Married: Apr-10-1936 in Grafton, Taylor Co, WV 7
M Child 2: Austin Donal "Don" Cunningham Born: Feb-14-1920 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 13 Died: Jan- 1-2016 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 14 Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 13,3 Resided: in Stonewood, Harrison Co, WV 13,15,16 Resided: 1971 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 17 Resided: 1947 in Wilbur, Tyler Co, WV 18 Resided: 1945 in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV 19 Census: 1930 in Wabash (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV 5 Occupation: crane operator at Union Carbide (35 yrs) 13 Military: U.S. Navy, World War II (aboard USS West Virginia at Pearl Harbor attack) 13 Wife: Lois Gailene Scott b. Jul-28-1928 d. Dec- 1-1969 Married: Jun- 1-1947 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 18 Wife: Virginia Belle Myer b. Nov- 8-1921 Married: May-17-1971 in Winchester, VA 17 Wife: Mary Frances Hamrick b. May-10-1929 Also known as: Frances Hamrick 20
M Child 3: Eli Otha Cunningham Census name: Otha Cunningham Born: Mar-29-1923 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 1,8 Died: Sep-23-1944 in Lorraine, France 21 Buried: in Lorraine American Cemetery, St. Avold, France 22,3 Resided: 1942 in Terra Alta, Preston Co, WV 19 Census: 1940 in Portland District, Preston Co, WV (see note 1) Census: 1930 in Wabash (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV 5 Military: enlisted 3/27/1943 Pvt, 137th Inf, 35th Div, US Army, World War II (KIA, Purple Heart) 23,22
M Child 4: David Denzil Cunningham Born: Oct-31-1925 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 9,1,5 Died: Apr- 5-2007 9 Resided: in Conway, Horry Co, SC 11 Resided: 1943 in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV 19 Census: 1940 in Greenview, Boone Co, WV (see note 2) Census: 1930 in Wabash (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV 5 Military: Mar-10-1944 - Jun-17-1946 U.S. Army, World War II 24
Sources: (1) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (2) Texas Death Certificates, 1903-1982 [database on-line], Ancestry.com and Texas Dept of State Health Svcs. (3) Findagrave.com. (4) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=53939&Type=Marriage. (5) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). (6) 1920 Census, Harrison County, WV. (7) Taylor County Marriage Records, Grafton, WV. (8) 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District) (9) Social Security Death Index. (10) Florida Death Index, 1877-1998 [database on-line], Ancestry.com and Florida Dept of Health, Office of Vital Records. (11) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (12) City Directory. (13) Obituary. (14) Obituary - Nursing home. (15) West Union Herald-Record, 2/12/2008. (16) Newspaper birth announcement of great-grandson. (17) Virginia Marriage Records, 1936-2014, Ancestry.com. (18) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11797714&Type=Marriage. (19) World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (20) Lewis County Marriage Records, Weston, WV. (21) West Virginia Veterans Memorial Archives Database, http://www.wvculture.org/history/wvmemory/wvvetmem.html. (22) World War II and Korean Conflict Veterans Interred Overseas [database on-line], Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration (NARA) (23) U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration. (24) U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. Event Notes Note (1) Listed as orphan Otha Cunningham, 17, farm worker, in household of siblings Jesse R. Metheny (39) and Rheura Metheny (42). In 1942, Eli Otha Cunningham's World War II draft registration showed Jesse Metheny as his employer. Note (2) Listed as David D. Cunningham, 14, one of many children residing at Camp Fairchance. https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/826 http://www.criticalpast.com/video/65675051770_orphans_Mercer -County-Industrial-Park_Camp-Fairchance_Boon-County_children-playName Index