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Eleanor Jane Cunningham 1819–1895 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Jan 1819

Birth Location: Lawrence County, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 20 Sep 1895

Death Location: Richland, Richland, Wisconsin, USA

Father: George Cunningham

Mother: Janett Calhoun

Spouse(s): Robert Spencer

Children(s): George Spencer, Hugh Spencer, John Spencer, Robert Jr, Emma Spencer, Isaac Spencer, Clara Spencer, Charity Spencer, Lumia Spencer

Eleanor Jane Cunningham was born in 1819 in Lawrence County, Illinois, USA, the child of George Washington Cunningham And Janett Jane Calhoun. In 1850, Eleanor Jane Cunningham resided in Highland, Iowa, Wisconsin, USA. Eleanor Jane Cunningham married Robert Jordan Spencer, and had children including Charity Ann Spencer, Clara Spencer, Emma Jane Spencer, George C Spencer, Hugh Spencer, Isaac Albert Spencer, John Spencer, Lumia Spencer, Robert Jordan Spencer Jr. Eleanor Jane Cunningham passed away in 1895 in Richland, Richland, Wisconsin, USA.

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Biography

  • Eleanor Jane Cunningham was born in 1819 in Lawrence County, Illinois, USA, the child of George Washington Cunningham And Janett Jane Calhoun.
  • In 1850, Eleanor Jane Cunningham resided in Highland, Iowa, Wisconsin, USA.
  • Eleanor Jane Cunningham married Robert Jordan Spencer, and had children including Charity Ann Spencer, Clara Spencer, Emma Jane Spencer, George C Spencer, Hugh Spencer, Isaac Albert Spencer, John Spencer, Lumia Spencer, Robert Jordan Spencer Jr.
  • Eleanor Jane Cunningham passed away in 1895 in Richland, Richland, Wisconsin, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Cunningham
1800–1845
Birth Location: Georgia, USA
GC
Janett Calhoun
1798–1847
Birth Location: Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, USA
JC

Spouses(s)

Robert Spencer
1810–1879
Birth Location: Indiana, USA
RS

Children(s)

George Spencer
1838–1891
Birth Location: –
GS
Hugh Spencer
1845–1907
Birth Location: –
HS
John Spencer
1847–1933
Birth Location: –
JS
Robert Jr
1851–1935
Birth Location: –
RJ
Emma Spencer
1855–1939
Birth Location: –
ES
Isaac Spencer
1856–1930
Birth Location: –
IS
Clara Spencer
1861–1931
Birth Location: –
CS
Charity Spencer
1842–1896
Birth Location: –
CS
Lumia Spencer
1859–
Birth Location: –
LS

Eleanor Cunningham's Ancestors

Self
Eleanor Cunningham
1819–1895
Birth Place: Lawrence County, Illinois, USA
Parents
George Washington Cunningham
1800–1845
Georgia, USA
Janett ("Jane") Calhoun
1798–1847
Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Joseph (Cunningham) II
1775–1820
James Cunningham
1782–1874
Georgia, USA
Hugh (Calhoun) III
1772–1857
Calhoun Mills, Abbeville, South Carolina, USA
Mary Johnson
1773–1845
Knox, Indiana, United States
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Cunningham
1730–1820
Hugh II
1725–1799
Jennett McClene
1729–1794
Johnson
1750–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Hugh I
1692–1753
Agnes McCleary
1695–1752
George McClene
1711–1811
Margaret Beecher
1711–1790

Eleanor Cunningham's Descendants

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Eleanor (Jane) Cunningham (13 Jan 1819–20 Sep 1895) m. Robert (Jordan) Spencer (28 Feb 1810–29 Mar 1879)
  1. 1. George (C) Spencer 1838–1891
  2. 2. Hugh Spencer 1845–1907
  3. 3. John Spencer 1847–1933
  4. 4. Robert (Jordan Spencer) Jr 1851–1935
  5. 5. Emma (Jane) Spencer 1855–1939
  6. 6. Isaac (Albert) Spencer 1856–1930
  7. 7. Clara Spencer 1861–1931
  8. 8. Charity (Ann) Spencer 1842–1896
  9. 9. Lumia Spencer 1859–

Eleanor Cunningham's Timeline

7 Records

1819
13 Jan 1819
Birth of Eleanor Jane Cunningham in Lawrence County, Illinois, USA
Lawrence County, Illinois, USA
1838
26 Mar 1838
Age 19
Eleanor Jane Cunningham was married in Lawrence, Illinois
Lawrence, Illinois
1850
1850
Age 31
Eleanor Jane Cunningham resided here in Highland, Iowa, Wisconsin, USA
Highland, Iowa, Wisconsin, USA
1860
1860
Age 41
Eleanor Jane Cunningham resided here in Highland, Highland, Iowa, Wisconsin, USA
Highland, Highland, Iowa, Wisconsin, USA
1870
1870
Age 51
Eleanor Jane Cunningham resided here in Highland, Avoca, Iowa, Wisconsin, USA
Highland, Avoca, Iowa, Wisconsin, USA
1880
1880
Age 61
Eleanor Jane Cunningham resided here in Rockbridge, Richland, Wisconsin, USA
Rockbridge, Richland, Wisconsin, USA
1895
20 Sep 1895
Age 76
Death of Eleanor Jane Cunningham in Richland, Richland, Wisconsin, USA
Richland, Richland, Wisconsin, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Jan 1819
    Event Place: Lawrence County, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Rockbridge, Richland, Wisconsin; Roll: 1445; Page: 166b; Enumeration District: 241
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Highland, Iowa, Wisconsin; Roll: M593_1718; Page: 119A
    [3] 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Highland, Iowa, Wisconsin; Roll: M653_1412; Page: 714; Family History Library Fil
    [4] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Highland, Iowa, Wisconsin; Roll: 999; Page: 370a
    [5] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [6] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 26 Mar 1838
    Event Place: Lawrence, Illinois
    Record Source: Illinois, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1790-1860

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Highland, Iowa, Wisconsin, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Highland, Iowa, Wisconsin; Roll: 999; Page: 370a

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Highland, Highland, Iowa, Wisconsin, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Highland, Iowa, Wisconsin; Roll: M653_1412; Page: 714; Family History Library Fil

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Highland, Avoca, Iowa, Wisconsin, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Highland, Iowa, Wisconsin; Roll: M593_1718; Page: 119A

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Rockbridge, Richland, Wisconsin, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Rockbridge, Richland, Wisconsin; Roll: 1445; Page: 166b; Enumeration District: 241

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Sep 1895
    Event Place: Richland, Richland, Wisconsin, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Wisconsin, U.S., Death Index, 1808-1907, Wisconsin Historical Society; Madison, Wisconsin; Wisconsin Vital Records Death Index.
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] Wisconsin, U.S., Death Records, Wisconsin Department of Health Services; Madison, WI, USA; Wisconsin Death Records, Pre-Oct 1907
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index
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