West Virginia Pioneers

James Cunningham, II

Male 1802 - 1871  (~ 73 years)


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  • Name James Cunningham 
    Suffix II 
    Born Between 1798 and 1802  Pendleton County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Died 1871  [2
    Person ID I3749  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 20 Aug 2005 

    Father James Cunningham,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Keziah Barnard,   b. 1766, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Feb 1852, Ripley, Jackson, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years) 
    Married 8 Sep 1794  Bath Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Notes 

    • 1850 JC #362-366
      Keziah, 78, l/w Edna

      John A House: "Pioneers of Jackson County" pg 146
    Family ID F1455  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Sarah Parsons,   b. 6 Jun 1807, Mason, Mason County, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Aug 1862  (Age 55 years) 
    Married Abt 1824  [4
    Notes 

    • 1840 Jackson, VA
      3m 0-5
      3m 5-10
      1m 30-40
      1f 10-15 Matilda
      1f 30-40

      1850 Jackson, VA pg 48 356-360
      Cuningham James 48 M Farmer Va
      Cuningham Sarah 42 F Va
      Cuningham William P 16 M Farmer Va
      Cuningham Sabina 14 M [Thaddeus?] Va
      Cuningham Elias A 12 M Va
      Cuningham George B 10 M Va
      Cuningham Lithia C 8 F Va
      Cuningham Emily E 6 F Va
      Cuningham Martha 4 F Va
      Cuningham Joel W 8/12 M Va

      1860 Jackson, VA pg 112 [Elias & George gone by now]
      James, 62
      Sarah, 50
      William P, 26
      Thaddeus S, 24 [Nic]
      Emily E, 16
      Martha L, 14
      George W, 12 [Joel Webster?]
      Phoebe J, 11 [maybe age 7?]
      Virgil A, 9
      Sarah L, 7
      James M, 5
      John M, 4
      James W, 10 [probably Ben's son]?

      1870 Jackson, WV pg 123
      James 68
      Phoebe J, 77 (s/b 17???)

      Sarah buried Old Sinaiville Cemetery
      Cunningham, Sarah, June 6, 1812-July 6, 1862, wife James, d Charles Sr & Nancy Ann (Flesher-Sleeth) Parsons

      John House: Sally, the other daughter of Charles Parsons, Sr., and his second wife, married James Cunningham. Of their children, Charles Cunningham was drowned in Cincinnati, Ohio, and Rath married Jane Graham. He died in Ripley.
    Children 
     1. Matilda Ann Cunningham,   b. 25 Oct 1827, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Nov 1884  (Age 57 years)
     2. Benjamin Rathurn Cunningham,   b. 3 Oct 1829, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Apr 1893  (Age 63 years)
     3. Isaac Marshall Cunningham,   b. Abt 1832,   d. Bef 1871  (Age ~ 38 years)
     4. William P Cunningham,   b. 26 Jan 1834, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Mar 1914  (Age 80 years)
     5. Thaddeus Sabina 'Nic' Cunningham,   b. 1 Jan 1836, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Oct 1909  (Age 73 years)
     6. Elias Alexander Cunningham,   b. 23 Feb 1838, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Apr 1925, Ripley, Jackson, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)
     7. George B Cunningham,   b. Abt 1840, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Jun 1862, Richmond, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 22 years)
     8. Letha C 'Lezy' Cunningham,   b. Abt 1842, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     9. Emily E Cunningham,   b. Abt 1844, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     10. Martha L Cunningham,   b. Abt 1847, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1885  (Age ~ 38 years)
     11. Joel Webster Cunningham,   b. 25 Oct 1848, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Aug 1916  (Age 67 years)
     12. Virgil A Cunningham,   b. Abt 1851, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     13. Phoebe Jane Cunningham,   b. Abt 1852, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     14. Sarah L Cunningham,   b. Abt 1853, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     15. James W Cunningham,   b. Abt 1855, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     16. John M Cunningham,   b. Abt 1856, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F1282  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Lorania Bumgarner,   b. Abt 1830, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 23 Jul 1870  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Notes 

    • Marriage Record
      Date: 7/23/1870
      Place: Jackson
      James Cunningham, 68, wid, Greenbrier Co WV, Jackson co, Jas & Kizeah Cunningham
      Lorrania Bennett, 39, wid, VA, Jackson Co, ---- Bumgarner
    Family ID F3474  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1205] Census.

    2. [S228] Deanna Jones djones2121@yahoo.com.

    3. [S170] Cemeteries JC Vol 2.

    4. [S33] Parsons discussion group.

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