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Edna "Eddie" Cunningham Hughes Back to Tree Top Comments/Info

1880 Trigg Co. Census:
1205 hughes  e.r. 40 farmer k v v
edna 36 k v v
willie p 8 dau k k k
john p 1 son k k k
urana e 12 adopted dau k k k

 Trigg Co. Marriage Registers:
       CUNNINGHAM   EDNA            HUGHS  ER        11 DEC 1860          TRIGG


Helen Cunningham Hughes Back to Tree Top Comments/Info

Trigg Co. Marriage Registers:
         CUNNINGHAM   HELEN        HUGHES   ZEM        17 NOV 1865       TRIGG


Isabella Cunningham Harris Back to Tree Top Comments/Info
1880 Trigg Co. Census:
136 harris James 47 farmer t t t
isabella 40 k v v
elemanda 20 dau k t k
aurora 16 dau k t k
 James r 14 son k t k
willie Bird 8 dau k t k
lawrence g 6 son k t k
oscar d 2 son k t k

Isabella birth date: World Family Tree, Vol. 1, Tree #5613

Trigg Co. Marriage Registries:
        CUNNINGHAM   ISABELLA  HARRIS    JAMES R  20 NOV 1857 TRIGG


Gideon Carr Cunningham Back to Tree Top Comments/Info

middle name: World Family Tree, Vol. 1, Tree #5613

birth date, children and marriage from Biography of William Cunningham

According to same, Gideon moved to TN as a young man, married and raised his family before returning to Trigg Co, where he died. Need to find county info to trace this branch.


William Thomas "Buck" Cunningham Back to Tree Top Comments/Info

1850 Census, Trigg Co:
510 CUNNINGHAM  WILLIAM 49 VA
JANE 39 KY
ANDREW G 17 KY
DAVID D 15 KY
WM T 13 KY
M C 10 KY
ELIAS A 6 KY
ELIZA J 4 KY
JOHN J 1 KY
ARICK POLLY ANN 22 IL

Trigg Co Marriage Registers:
     CUNNINGHAM    WILLIAM       MITCHELL   JANE      15 AUG 1827      TRIGG

Transcriptions from William "Buck" Cemetery:
     Cunningham William "Buck", 1800-1879
     Cunningham Jennie Mitchell, 1817(?)-1878


William Thomas Cunningham, Jr. Back to Tree Top Comments/Info

History of Trigg County, Historical and Biographical, ed. W.H. Perrin, F.A. Battey Pub. Co., Chicago, 1884. p. 211.    [Canton Precinct]

W. T. CUNNINGHAM was born in Rock Castle Precinct on March 30, 1838, and is a son of William and Virginia (Mitchell) Cunningham.  Subject is the third of nine children, of whom eight are living.  He remained home until eighteen, then commenced life for himself, and settled down on a farm of 180 acres in that precinct.  He resided there until 1868, when he came to Canton Precinct, and settled at the mouth of Little River.  In December, 1883, he came to his present farm, where he now owns 200 acres.
Subject was married, in 1868, to Miss Mattie Cameron, a daughter of John and Frances (Daniel) Cameron.  Mrs. Cunningham was born in this county, and is the mother of five children--two sons and three daughters.  Mr. Cunningham was a soldier in the late war, having enlisted in Company C, of the First Tennessee Cavalry, in the fall of 1861; remained in service three years; was taken prisoner at Gallatin, and was confined on Johnson's Island for seven months.

Trigg Co. Marriage Registers;
CUNNINGHAM, W T       CAMERON, MARTHA J      13 MAR 1867      TRIGG

1880 Trigg Co. Census:
1181 CUNNINGHAM CUNNINGHAM 41 FARMER K V V
MARTHA 35 K K K
NELLIE  12 DAU K K K
GEORGE 9 SON K K K
ELLSWORTH 7 SON K K K
SUSAN 2 DAU K K K

Transcription from The Elec Cunningham Cemetery (moved to Little River Reinterment Cemetery)
Cunningham *W.T., no stone 


George D Cunningham Back to Tree Top Comments/Info

Transcription from The Elec Cunningham Cemetery (moved to Little River Reinterment Cemetery):
Cunningham George D., son of WT & M, Aug. 4, 1871--July 5, 1895


Ellsworth "Ell" Cunningham Back to Tree Top Comments/Info

Trigg Co Marriage Registries:
CUNNINGHAM, ELL        BRIDGES, ROSA LEE         23 DEC 1896     TRIGG

Transcription from Cunningham-Allen Cemetery:
Cunningham Rosa Bridges, Jan. 29, 1876--April 8, 1965 
Cunningham Ellsworth, Oct. 19. 1873--Dec. 23, 1953


Albert Dale Cunningham Back to Tree Top Comments/Info

Killed in Action
Private First Class Albert Dale Cunningham, age 19, son of Mr and Mrs Clyde Cunningham of Route 3, Cadiz, was recently reported killed in action in France. Pfc Cunningham was born on August 30, 1925 in Trigg county, he received his education in the county schools and in November of 1943 was inducted into the armed service of the United States. In March of 1944 he was sent overseas and was stationed in Italy until he took part in the invasion of Southern France. He was killed in France on
November 28, 1944. Surviving are his parents, and several other relatives in the county.

*Notation - Trigg County History Book Page 33 
Trigg County in the 1940's World War Two Casualties P.F.C. Albert Dale Cunningham.
Entered the U.S. Army November 15, 1943. Embarked overseas May 1944. Was a member of the 36th Infantry Division, serving in Italy and was in the invasion forces of Southern France as part of the seventh Army under the command of General Patch. Was killed in action November 28, 1944 after crossing the Moselle River. Was buried at Epinal, France. In April 1948 his body was returned to United States and buried with full Military Honors in the Allen Cemetery in Trigg, County, Kentucky. Trigg County History Book

Transcription from Cunningham/Trigg Furnace Cemetery:
Cunningham Albert Dale, killed in action, W.W.II, Eastern France, 36 Div., August 30, 1925--November 28, 1944 
 

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