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Eli Otha CUNNINGHAM

Eli Otha CUNNINGHAM

Male 1923 - 1944  (21 years)

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  • Name Eli Otha CUNNINGHAM 
    Born 29 Mar 1923  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1930  Wabash (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Census 1940  Portland District, Preston Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • 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.
    Residence 1942  Terra Alta, Preston Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Military ENLISTED 27 Mar 1943  [5, 6] 
    Pvt, 137th Inf, 35th Div, US Army, World War II (KIA, Purple Heart) 
    Died 23 Sep 1944  Lorraine, France Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Buried Lorraine American Cemetery, St. Avold, France Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 8] 
    Person ID I116995  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 27 May 2022 

    Father Andrew William CUNNINGHAM,   b. 23 Jul 1881, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Dec 1960, Gainesville, Cooke Co, TX Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Mother Alice May LAYFIELD,   b. 15 Apr 1893, Mellin, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Aug 1928  (Age 35 years) 
    Family ID F44629  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S2569] West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    2. [S2640] 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District).

    3. [S2028] 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District).

    4. [S2708] World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    5. [S2512] U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, (Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration).

    6. [S2589] World War II and Korean Conflict Veterans Interred Overseas [database on-line], (Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration (NARA)).

    7. [S2582] West Virginia Veterans Memorial Archives Database, (http://www.wvculture.org/history/wvmemory/wvvetmem.html).

    8. [S934] Findagrave.com.