Jul-28-2018
Husband: Marion Peter Cunningham Census name: M. Pete Cunningham
Born: Apr- 1-1867 in Ritchie Co, WV 1,2,3 Died: Apr-25-1948 in Cantwell, Ritchie Co, WV 1,2 (see note 1) Buried: in IOOF Cemetery, Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV 1 Census: 1940 in Murphy District, Ritchie Co, WV Resided: 1908 in Cantwell, Ritchie Co, WV 3 Census: 1900 in Grant District, Ritchie Co, WV Resided: 1890 in Ritchie Co, WV 4 Census: 1870, 1880 in Murphy District, Ritchie Co, WV Occupation: farmer 5 Father: Benjamin Franklin Cunningham (1840 - 1910) Mother: Louvenia Ann Mullenax (1842 - 1882) Other spouse 1 Other spouse 3
Wife: Mary Jane Johnson Census name: Jane Johnson Married: Apr-28-1893 in Ritchie Co, WV 6
Born: Apr-30-1875 in Ritchie Co, WV 7,8,9 Died: May-26-1906 in Ritchie Co, WV 10 (see note 2) Buried: in Phillips Cemetery, Mahone, Ritchie Co, WV 11 Cause of death: consumption 11 Census: 1900 in Grant District, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1880 in Murphy District, Ritchie Co, WV Father: Thomas Nashville Johnson, Jr. (1854 - 1932) Mother: Rosa Virginia Hardman (1854 - 1898) Notes
F Child 1: Ethel Cunningham Born: Jan- -1894 8 Census: 1900 in Grant District, Ritchie Co, WV
M Child 2: Charles Cunningham Born: Aug- -1895 8 Census: 1900 in Grant District, Ritchie Co, WV
M Child 3: Benjamin Franklin Cunningham Born: Jan- -1897 8 (see note 3) Died: May-31-1906 in Cantwell, Ritchie Co, WV 11 Buried: in Phillips Cemetery, Mahone, Ritchie Co, WV (see note 4) Cause of death: brain fever 11 Census: 1900 in Grant District, Ritchie Co, WV
M Child 4: Thomas Edward Cunningham Born: Dec- 1-1898 in Ritchie Co, WV 12,13,8,2,14 Died: Sep- -1975 13,2 Buried: in King Knob Cemetery, Rt 16 S, near Washburn, Ritchie Co, WV 15 Resided: in Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV 16 Census: 1930, 1940 in Grant District, Ritchie Co, WV Resided: 1920 in Cantwell, Ritchie Co, WV 14 Census: 1900 in Grant District, Ritchie Co, WV Occupation: 1940 roustabout for South Penn Oil & Gas Co. 5 Occupation: 1930 oil field worker 17 Wife: Carrie M. Givens b. Jan- -1899 d. Feb-19-1968 Census name: Cara M. Givens Married: Mar- 6-1920 in Cantwell, Ritchie Co, WV 14
F Child 5: Vesta Cunningham Born: Aug-25-1905 15 Died: Jun-28-1906 15 Buried: in Phillips Cemetery, Mahone, Ritchie Co, WV 15
Sources: (1) Findagrave.com. (2) Headstone (year only) (3) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11537049&Type=Marriage. (4) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV, MR p. 71, Line 21 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11539870&Type=Marriage. (5) 1940 Census, Ritchie County, WV. (6) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV, Identified as M. P. Cunningham, widower, 26, b. & res. in Ritchie Co; and Mary J. Johson, single, b. & res. in Ritchie Co. Married Apr 28 1893 in Ritchie County, officiated by A. J. Robison. MR p. 80, Line 46 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11541271&Type=Marriage. (7) Headstone. (8) 1900 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Grant District) (9) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV, MR p. 80, Line 46 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11541271&Type=Marriage. (10) Ritchie County Death Records, Harrisville, WV, Identified as Mary Jane Cunningham, white female, married, age 31y 0m 27d; died May 26 1906 in Ritchie County, cause of death consumption. Informant: Geo. M. Johnson. NOTE: This death date and age at death calculate to a birth date of Apr 29 1875. But "Ritchie County, WV Cemeteries through 1993," p. 451, reports headstone dates as Apr 30 1875 - May 25 1906. http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=4836447&Type=Death. (11) Ritchie County Death Records, Harrisville, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=4836447&Type=Death. (12) World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (13) Social Security Death Index. (14) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11542692&Type=Marriage. (15) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995. (16) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (17) 1930 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Grant District) Event Notes Note (1) Marion Peter Cunningham in the West Virginia, Deaths Index, 1853-1973 Name: Marion Peter Cunningham Birth Date: abt 1867 Birth Place: Indian Run, West Virginia Death Date: 25 Apr 1948 Death Place: Cantwell, Ritchie, West Virginia Death Age: 81 years 24 days Occupation: Farmer Race: White Marital Status: Married Gender: Male Father Name: Benjamin Cunningham Father Birth Place: West Virginia Mother Name: Lowenia Mullenux Mother Birth Place: West Virginia FHL Film Number: 839538 Note (2) Date on headstone is May 25 1906. Note (3) Age 9y 3m 21d in death record calculates to a birth date of Feb 10 1897. But the 1900 Census shows it as January 1897. Note (4) Burial location has not been conclusively determined. But since his mother, who died five days before him, and his sister, who died four weeks after him, are known to be buried in the Phillips Cemetery, it is assumed that he also was buried there.Name Index