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Miriam 'Marm' Cunningham

Female Abt 1832 - Yes, date unknown


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  • Name Miriam 'Marm' Cunningham 
    Born Abt 1832  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Female 
    Died Yes, date unknown 
    Person ID I5954  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 19 Oct 2005 

    Father Joel Cunningham,   b. 3 Aug 1805, Pendleton County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Jan 1862, Buffalo, VA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 56 years) 
    Mother Mary Magdalene 'Polly' Casto,   b. 14 Feb 1816, Mason, Mason County, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Feb 1906  (Age 90 years) 
    Married 31 Oct 1831  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    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
    Family ID F1454  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Isaiah Shamblin,   b. 1826, Mason, Mason County, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Dec 1864, Harper's Ferry, VA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 38 years) 
    Married 15 May 1848  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Notes 

    • 1850 Nicholas, VA
      Isah Shamlin 23
      Miram 18
      Albert 8/12

      1860 Clay, VA # 231-226
      Isaak Shamlin 33
      Miram 28
      Albert 10
      David Mc 8
      James D 6
      Eliza J 4
      Joel C 1
    Children 
     1. Albert Lawson Shamblin,   b. Sep 1849, Clay County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. David Mc Shamblin,   b. Abt 1851, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. James D Shamblin,   b. Abt 1853, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Eliza J Shamblin,   b. Abt 1855, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Joel Cunningham Shamblin,   b. 16 Mar 1859, Clay County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Mar 1948, Clay County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years)
    Family ID F2509  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Anderson S Alderman,   b. Abt 1843, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 18 Sep 1869  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Notes 

    • JCMR
      Alderman, Anderson S, 26, Virginia, s/o Daniel & Susannah
      Shamblin, Miriam, 25, VA, d/o Joel and Mary, 9/18/1869
      John House says Miriam Cunningham married Anderson Alderman ????? So who was the Miriam Cunningham who married Isaiah Shamlin? I am confused! She miscalculated on her age when she married Alderman?

      1870 Falls of Kanawha, Fayette, WV # 216-211
      Alderman, A S 28 Va
      Miran 32 Va
      Henry 1 WV
    Children 
     1. Henry Alderman,   b. Abt 1869, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F2061  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S70] John House.

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