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Husband: John A. Cunningham Born: Sep-16-1841 in Virginia 1,2,3 (see note 1) Died: Apr-28-1926 in Jacksons Mill, Lewis Co, WV 1,3 Buried: in Ruley Cemetery, Arnolds Creek, Doddridge Co, WV 4,1 Census: 1920 in Freemans Creek District, Lewis Co, WV (see note 2) Census: 1900, 1910 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1890 at Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV 5 Census: 1880 in Freemans Creek District, Lewis Co, WV Census: 1870 in Willey District, Lewis Co, WV Census: 1850 in Pendleton Co, (W)VA Occupation: farmer 6,1,7 Father: Aglin Cunningham (1804 - 1856) Mother: Susan ___ (1806 - 1898)
Wife: Mary E. Jackson 8 Married: Oct-21-1866 in Lewis Co, WV 9
Born: Sep- -1845 at Jacksons Mill, Lewis Co, WV 10,2,3 Died: Dec- 5-1914 at Cabin Run, Doddridge Co, WV 11 (see note 3) Buried: in Ruley Cemetery, Arnolds Creek, Doddridge Co, WV 4,10 Census: 1900, 1910 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1880 in Freemans Creek District, Lewis Co, WV Census: 1870 in Willey District, Lewis Co, WV Father: Mother:
F Child 1: Johanna M. Cunningham Census name: Joan Cunningham Born: Mar-17-1867 in Lewis Co, WV 1 Died: Jul-27-1944 in Weston, Lewis Co, WV 1 Buried: in Weston Masonic Cemetery, Weston, Lewis Co, WV 1 Resided: in Weston, Lewis Co, WV 1,12 Census: 1880 in Freemans Creek District, Lewis Co, WV Census: 1870 in Willey District, Lewis Co, WV Husband: Alva N. Keister b. Jun-24-1862 d. May-11-1949 Also known as: Alvan N. Keister 13
F Child 2: Mecca A. Cunningham Census name: Becky A. Cunningham Born: Jan-16-1869 in Doddridge Co, WV 14,3,15 (see note 4) Died: Oct-18-1939 in Aberdeen, Grays Harbor Co, WA 14,3 Census: 1910 in Cosmopolis, Grays Harbor Co, WA Resided: 1895 in Doddridge Co, WV 16 Census: 1880 in Freemans Creek District, Lewis Co, WV Census: 1870 in Willey District, Lewis Co, WV Husband: Frederick Lee Sommerville b. ca 1868 d. May- 3-1926 Also known as: Frederick L. Somerville 16 Married: Aug- 6-1895 near Jaco Hill, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 16
M Child 3: Madison Jackson Cunningham Also known as: M. Jack Cunningham 13 Born: Mar- 8-1871 in Lewis Co, WV 1,16 Died: Mar-18-1939 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 1 Resided: 1897 in Doddridge Co, WV 16 Census: 1880 in Freemans Creek District, Lewis Co, WV Occupation: farmer 1 Wife: Nancy Etta Hudkins b. Sep- -1870 d. Feb- 6-1962 Also known as: Etta Hudkins 17,18 Married: Oct-13-1897 in Doddridge Co, WV 16
F Child 4: Cora Lee Cunningham Born: Oct-23-1873 in West Virginia 8,19,7 Died: Sep-27-1901 in Doddridge Co, WV 8 Buried: in Ruley Cemetery, Arnolds Creek, Doddridge Co, WV 19 Census: 1900 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1880 in Freemans Creek District, Lewis Co, WV Husband: Waitman T. "Willie" Perine b. Dec-15-1872 d. Dec- 3-1951 Also known as: William Perine 20 Married: ca 1894 2
F Child 5: Nellie Cunningham Born: Jun- -1876 2 Census: 1900 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV
F Child 6: Orpha Georgia Cunningham Census name: Georgia Cunningham Born: May- -1879 2 Census: 1900 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1880 in Freemans Creek District, Lewis Co, WV
F Child 7: Dora E. Cunningham Born: Jan- -1882 2 Census: 1920 in Freemans Creek District, Lewis Co, WV Resided: 1914 in Lewis Co, WV 12 Census: 1900 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Byron S. Jackson b. ca 1877
F Child 8: Grova Cunningham Born: Jan- -1885 2 Census: 1900 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV
M Child 9: Roy Cunningham Born: May- -1888 2 Census: 1900 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV
Sources: (1) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (2) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District) (3) Headstone (year only) (4) Headstone. (5) 1890 Veterans Schedules [database online], Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration. (6) 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). (7) 1880 Census, Lewis County, WV. (8) Georgia Hileman Halloran, Berkley, MI 48072 . (9) West Virginia Marriage Records, 1863-1900 (http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/4484.htm) (10) Obituary. (11) Obituary - At home. (12) Obituary of mother. (13) Death record of son. (14) Findagrave.com. (15) 1870 Census, Lewis County, WV (Willey Township). (16) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (17) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (18) Death record of husband. (19) John Mark Perine, Parkersburg WV 26102, Perine Family of North Central WV (self-published) (20) Birth record of son. Event Notes Note (1) Age 11 in 1850 Census would put birth in about 1839. Note (2) In household of daughter & son-in-law Dora & Byron S. Jackson. Note (3) Death date on headstone is 1915. But obituary, printed in the "West Union Record" of Friday Dec 11 1914, states that she died at "the family home, on Cabin Run, on Saturday afternoon, December 5, 1914, after a long illness of cancer." According to her obituary, she "was a cousin of Stonewall Jackson" and was survived by six of her nine children. Note (4) Age 24 in 1895 marriage record would put birth in about 1871.




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