Right now I don't have the
father of this man, John Alexander Cunningham. Census records reveal a John living
in the house with a German family in Uniontown, Fayette Co. in 1850 but I haven't as yet
proved this lineage. Below you will find Census records and the family group sheet.
Adrianne
Descendants of John Alexander Cunningham
1 John Alexander Cunningham
b: July 13, 1841 in Pennsylvania, US
.. +Elizabeth Ann Conner b:
April 02, 1837 in Greene Co, Pennsylvania, US m: Abt. 1862 in Greene Co,
PA
......... 2 Emma Jane Cunningham
b: June 27, 1863 in Greene Co, PA
d: December 04, 1944 in Carmichaels,
Cumberland Borough, Greene, Pennsylvania, US
......... 2 Mary Elizabeth Cunningham
b: September 11, 1865 in Green Co, Pennsylvania, US
............. +Charles Edwin Connor
m: Abt. 1885
.................... 3 Lena Connor
.................... 3 Cecil Connor
.................... 3 Ruth Connor
.................... 3 Mary Connor
.................... 3 Kathleen Connor
.................... 3 Agnes Connor
.................... 3 William Connor
......... 2 Clarence E Cunningham
b: October 30, 1869 in Green co, Pennsylvania, US
............. +Gertrude Cumrine
m: Abt. 1889
.................... 3 Arleigh Cunningham
.................... 3 Edgar Cunningham
.................... 3 Mary Cunningham
.................... 3 Roy Cunningham
.................... 3 Dorothy Cunningham
.................... 3 Bernice Cunningham
.................... 3 Alice Cunningham
.................... 3 Hilda Cunningham
......... 2 Walter Cunningham
b: May 09, 1872 in Cumberland, Greene, Pennsylvania, US
............. +May Connor
m: Abt. 1892
.................... 3 Clyde Cunningham
........................ +Unknown Cargo (?)
.................... 3 Margaret Cunningham
........................ +Paul Connor
......... 2 Minnie Lee Cunningham
b: June 25, 1874 in Green Co, Pennsylvania, US
............. +Joseph Keener
m: Abt. 1894
......... 2 John Henry Cunningham
b: July 22, 1877 in Green Co, Pennsylvania, US
............. +Helen Ruth
m: Abt. 1877
......... 2 Charles Linn Cunningham
b: June 30, 1879 in Green Co, Pennsylvania, US
d: January 15, 1901 in Glades
Cemetery,
Cumberland Twp, Greene Co. PA
1790 Fayette County North Union Borough twp
CUNNINGHAM, PATT pg. 110
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1800 Fayette Co.
CD doesn't but 1 in whole county and I know that's not accurate.
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1810 Fayette Co. Union twp.
MARY CUNNINGHAM pg. 101
WILLIAM CUNNINGHAM pg. 102
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1820 Fayette Co
CD doesn't but 1 in whole county and I know that's not accurate.
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1830 Fayette Co. Union twp
GEORGE CUNNINGHAM pg. 114
WILLIAM CUNNINGHAM pg. 121
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1840 Fayette Co., Union twp
JOHN CUNNINGHAM PG. 338
WILLIAM CUNNINGHAM PG. 339
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1850 Fayette Co. Union twp/Borough
GEORGE CUNNINGHAM PG. 208
JOHN CUNNINGHAM PG. 196
JOHN CUNNINGHAM PG. 152
MARY CUNNINGHAM PG. 189
ROBERT CUNNINGHAM PG. 138
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1860 Fayette co., Union twp
JOHN CUNNINGHAM PG. 302 NORTH UNION TWP
MARY CUNNINGHAM PG. 063 BROWNSVILLE
ROBERT CUNNINGHAM PG. 298 NORTH UNION TWP
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In these Census records above are our Possible ancestor!!
1850 Union Twp., Fayette Co., PA, p. 152 House #73
Frederick BYRON, 57 yrs., male, farmer, Value Real
Estate$7,000, b.Germany
Susan BYRON, 54 yrs., female, b. PA
Elizabeth ELLIS, 26 yrs., female, b. PA
John CUNNINGHAM, 8 yrs., male, b. PA (could be my John)
Louisa CUNNINGHAM, 6 yrs., female, b. PA
Jonah DERNE, 27 yrs., male, b, PA
Eliza DERNek, 29 yrs., female, b. PA
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THESE ARE CENSUS RECORDS OF MY
FAMILY...CONFIRMED!
Census Records Cumberland County Greene County
Pennsylvania 1880
Household number is #141
Cunningham, John 38 laborer PA MD PA
Elizabeth 41 wife PA MD PA
Emma J. 17 daughter
Mary E. 14 daughter
Clarence E. 10 son- laborer
Walter 8 son
Minnie 6 daughter
John H. 2 son
Charley L. 11/12 June son
Living next door to Elizabeth's Father & Mother (see CONNER)
Griffith Sarah L. 41 keeping house
Lewis F. 18 laborer
George W. 15 laborer
Edgar C. 12
Ollie S. 8
1900 Cumberland Township, Greene Co. PA.
CUNNINGHAM, John 7/1841 58 m30
Elizabeth 4/1837 63 m30 Children 6 - living 6
Walter son 5/1872 28 s
Minnie Lee dau 6/1873 26 s
John Henry son 6/1876 23
Charles L. son 6/1878 21
House #157, p. 21
John CUNNINGHAM, 28 yrs., male, white, farm laborer,Value
Personal Estate:$300, b. PA
Elizabeth CUNNINGHAM, 32 yrs., female, white, b. PA Page 22
Emma Jane CUNNINGHAM, 7 yrs., female, white, b. PA, attended school
Mary E. CUNNINGHAM, 4 yrs., female, white, b. PA, attended school
Clarence CUNNINGHAM, 6/12 yr., male, white, b. PA
Next door to wife's parents George W. Conner 22 yrs. old
Questions asked in the 1910 Census
The 1910 census schedules record each person’s name and relationship to the head of household; sex; color or race; age at last birthday; marital status; length of present marriage; if a mother, number of children and number of living children; birthplace and parents’ birthplaces; if foreign born, year of immigration and citizenship status; language spoken; occupation; type of industry employed in; whether employer, employee, or self-employed; number of weeks unemployed in 1909 if applicable; ability to read and write; if attended daytime school since 1 September 1909; if home was rented or owned; if owned, whether free or mortgaged; if home was a house or a farm; if a veteran of the Union or Confederate army or navy; if blind in both eyes, and if deaf and dumb. The Indian schedule also recorded the tribe and/or band.
1910 Census, District 98 Cumberland township (part of) excluding Carmichaels borough and Rices Landing borough All south of Muddy Creek and the north branch of Muddy Creek
J*hn A Cunningham
Age: 68 State: PA; Color: W; Birth Place: Pennsylvania, PA, PA, Visit: 0222 ; County: Greene
Relation: Head of Household ; owns his home, reads but doesn't write
Wife Elisabethan A; 73 Pennsylvania, PA, PA; married 47 yrs., 7 children, 6 living, reads & writes.
