West Virginia Pioneers

William P Cunningham

Male 1800 - 1880  (79 years)


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  • Name William P Cunningham 
    Born 14 May 1800  Pendleton County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Died 26 Apr 1880  [2
    Buried Angerona, Jackson, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 

    • JCWR, Will, 10/23/1879, Prob 5/3/1880
      Wife Elizabeth
      Children - John, Isaiah, Phoebe Casto, William, Mrs Lydia Conger
      G/C, Mary E Conger, Mortimer & Adam Cunningham
    Person ID I9523  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 11 Aug 2014 

    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 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  [4
    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
    Children 
     1. Phoebe Cunningham,   b. 15 Aug 1821, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Jun 1880, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 58 years)
     2. William Cunningham,   b. Abt 1825, Mason, Mason County, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Lydia Cunningham,   b. Abt 1827, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Son (Adam?) Cunningham,   b. Between 1825 and 1830,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Mortimer Cunningham,   b. Abt 1831, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. John C Cunningham,   b. 1831, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1912  (Age 81 years)
     7. Isaiah Cunningham,   b. 8 Jan 1833, Hardy Co, WVa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Jul 1912  (Age 79 years)
    Family ID F3136  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1205] Census.

    2. [S519] Cemeteries JC Vol 1.

    3. [S170] Cemeteries JC Vol 2.

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