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Lydia Cunningham

Female Abt 1827 - Yes, date unknown


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  • Name Lydia Cunningham 
    Born Abt 1827  Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    Died Yes, date unknown 
    Person ID I12761  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 12 Jul 2017 

    Father William P Cunningham,   b. 14 May 1800, Pendleton County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Apr 1880  (Age 79 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth 'Betsy' C Stone or Andrews,   b. 25 Dec 1796, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Dec 1881 OR 20 Dec 1887, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years) 
    Married 10 Oct 1831  Wood County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Notes 

    • Virginia Marriages -1850
      WILLIAM CUNNINGHAM ELIZABETH STONE 10 October 1831 Wood

      1840 JACKSON, VA
      2m 5-10 Isaiah & John
      2m 10-15 Mortimer &
      1m 15-20 William
      1m 30-40
      2f 15-20 Phoebe & Lydia
      1f 40-50

      1850 Jackson, VA # 557-563
      Cuningham William 50 M Farmer Va
      Cuningham Elizabeth 56 Va
      Cuningham Mortimer 19 Va
      Cuningham John 17 Va
      Cuningham Isaac 14 Va
      Conk** [Conger] Jonathan 24 Pa
      Conk** Lydia 23 Va
      Conk** Mary 5 F Va
      Conk** Adam 2 M Va

      1860 Jackson, VA # 103-95
      William P, 60
      Elizabeth, 66
      Ables, James, 14
      # 253-237, l/w Jomathan Conger family
      Cunningham, John, 25, sawyer
      Mortimer, 27, sawyer
      Isaiah, 24, engineer
      Caroline, 18, domestic [?]

      1870 Union, Jackson, WV # 6
      Cunningham, Wm 70
      Elizabeth 73
      John 32
      Slaughter, John 23
      Gratehouse, Granville 17
      Cunningham, Isaiah 30

      1880 Jackson, WV, Union Dist l/w Isaiah & Barbara:
      Elizabeth, 85, mother [note says she was an Andrew]
      John, 45, brother

      JCDR
      shows Elizabeth died 1881, age 90. Probably should be 1887.

      Both buried Otterbein Church Cem, Jackson Co, WV
    Family ID F3136  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Jonathan Conger,   b. Abt 1826, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 30 Sep 1845  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Notes 

    • 1850 JC # 557-563, living with her parents
      Conk** [Conger] Jonathan 24 Pa
      Conk** Lydia 23 Va
      Conk** Mary 5 F Va
      Conk** Adam 2 M Va

      1860 Jackson, VA 253-237
      Conger, Jonathan, 34, sawyer, PA
      Lydia, 36
      Mary, 12
      Adam, 11
      Robert, 5
      Willam M, 2
      Infant female, 1 mo
      Cunningham, John, 25, sawyer
      Mortimer, 27, ditto
      Isaiah, 24, engineer
      Caroline, 18, domestic
      Craig, Benjamin, 22, laborer
    Children 
     1. Mary E Conger,   b. Abt 1845, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Adam Conger,   b. Abt 1848, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Les Conger,   b. Abt 1851,   d. 23 Apr 1857, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 6 years)
     4. Robert Conger,   b. 15 Jul 1853, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Jonathan Conger,   b. 11 Oct 1855, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Apr 1857, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 1 years)
     6. William Mc Conger,   b. 17 Nov 1857, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     7. Daughter Conger,   b. 1860, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F4393  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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  • Sources 
    1. [S1205] Census.

    2. [S175] Census, Jackson Co, annotated.

    3. [S17] Marriage Records, Jackson Co, WV.