West Virginia Pioneers

Family: Joel Cunningham / Mary Magdalene 'Polly' Casto (F1454)

m. 31 Oct 1831


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  • Father | Male
    Joel Cunningham

    Born  3 Aug 1805  Pendleton County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  7 Jan 1862  Buffalo, VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Married  31 Oct 1831  [1]  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA  [1] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  James Cunningham | F1455 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Keziah Barnard | F1455 Group Sheet 

    Mother | Female
    Mary Magdalene 'Polly' Casto

    Born  14 Feb 1816  Mason, Mason County, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  14 Feb 1906   
    Buried     
    Father  Rev George Casto, Sr | F586 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Sarah Ours | F586 Group Sheet 

    Child 1 | Female
    Miriam 'Marm' Cunningham

    Born  Abt 1832  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     
    Spouse  Isaiah Shamblin | F2509 
    Married  15 May 1848  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Anderson S Alderman | F2061 
    Married  18 Sep 1869  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 2 | Female
    Sarah E 'Sally' Cunningham

    Born  1834  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  23 Dec 1886  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Spouse  Isaiah C 'Zay' Vandyne | F2062 
    Married  20 Aug 1865  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 3 | Female
    Keziah Cunningham

    Born  Apr 1838  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1901  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Spouse  George H Duff | F1608 
    Married  26 Jun 1856   

    Child 4 | Male
    Nathan D Cunningham

    Born  9 Feb 1839  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  10 Aug 1877  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Kentuck, Jackson, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Permelia Ann Ray | F2008 
    Married  18 Aug 1857  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 5 | Female
    Caroline Cunningham

    Born  1841  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Bef 1900   
    Buried    Duff (John) Cemetery, Mt Tell, Jackson, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Isaac Newton Duff | F1746 
    Married  1 Apr 1861  Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 6 | Female
    Phoebe D Cunningham

    Born  11 Dec 1845  West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  20 Jan 1927  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Noah M Comer | F1609 
    Married  30 Apr 1864  Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 7 | Male
    Daniel Webster Cunningham

    Born  16 Jan 1850  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  5 Feb 1942  Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Spouse  Beulah Cordelia Greenleaf | F2052 
    Married     

    Child 8 | Female
    Matilda Cunningham

    Born  14 Jan 1853  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  2 Jul 1902  Huntington, Cabell Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Spouse  Joseph Preston Boothe | F2060 
    Married  10 Sep 1869  Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 9 | Male
    Robert Perry Cunningham

    Born  May 1858  Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  18 Jan 1926  Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Spouse  Minerva Coon | F2053 
    Married  CA 1887   

  • Notes 
    • Marriage Record
      Date: 13 Oct 1831
      Place: Jackson, West Virginia, United States
      Joel Cuningham
      Mary Casto

      1840 Jackson, VA
      male
      0-5 --1
      30-40 --1
      female
      0-5 --1
      5-10 --2
      20-30 --1

      1850 Jackson, VA 108-112
      Cunningham Joel 45 M Farmer Va
      Cunningham Mary 34 F Va
      Cunningham Sarah 16 F Va
      Cunningham Keziah 14 F Va
      Cunningham Natham 12 M Va
      Cunningham Caroline 9 F Va
      Cunningham Phoeba 5 F Va

      1860 Roane, VA # 526 all born Va
      Joel Cunningham 55
      Mary 45
      Sarah 22
      Caroline 17
      Phebe 14
      Daniel W 10
      Matilda 7
      Robert P 3

      1870 Harper, Roane, WV # 77-78
      Cunningham, M 54 Feb WV
      Daniel W 19 Jan WV
      Robert P 13 May WV
      Shambling, G W 8 Sept WV
      -79
      Farburn, E 37 F Jan VA
      Sarah 6 Mar WV
      Francis 1 f Mar WV

      1880 Harper, Roane, West Virginia
      Mary CUNNINGHAM Self F W W 65 WV
      Occ: Keeping House Fa: WV Mo: WV
      Robert P. CUNNINGHAM Son M S W 23 WV
      Occ: Farm Laborer Fa: WV Mo: WV
      G. W. SHAMLIN Other M S W 18 WV
      Occ: Farm Laborer Fa: WV Mo: WV
      Mary COMER GDau F S W 12 WV
      Fa: WV Mo: WV

      1900 Charleston, Kanawha, WV # 53-55
      Cunningham, Mary 3/1818 82 wd 11-7 WVWVWV

      Duff Cemetery - located on road from Mt. Tell to Pidgeonroost Run, south of Kentuck, WV

      Cunningham, Mary Magdalene (Casto) Feb 14, 1816 - Feb 14, 1906 (dau of George Sr. and Sarah (Ours) Casto. On Oct 13, 1831 married Joel Cunningham born 1805, died 1862 Buffalo, WV, son of James and Keziah (Bernard) Cunningham)

      JCDR:
      Infant Cunningham, 10/24/1857, 9d, JS & Mary

  • Sources 
    1. [S17] Marriage Records, Jackson Co, WV.