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Horace Leonard (Masten) Cunningham 1902–1988 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Feb 1902

Birth Location: Denton, Denton, Texas, United States

Death Date: 08 Mar 1988

Death Location: Plainview, Hale County, Texas, United States of America

Father: William Cunningham

Mother: Bertha Heath

Spouse(s): Jewel Nicholson

Children(s): Joy Masten, Bettie Masten, Norma Masten

The story of Horace Leonard (Masten) Cunningham began in 1902 in Denton, Denton, Texas, United States. In 1910, Horace Leonard (Masten) Cunningham resided in Justice Precinct 4, Denton, Texas, USA. In 1920, Horace Leonard (Masten) Cunningham resided in Justice Precinct 4, Denton, Texas, USA. Horace Leonard (Masten) Cunningham married Jewel Irene Nicholson, and had children including Bettie Jean Masten, Joy Colene Masten, Norma Joan Masten. Horace Leonard (Masten) Cunningham passed away in 1988 in Plainview, Hale County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Horace Leonard (Masten) Cunningham began in 1902 in Denton, Denton, Texas, United States.
  • In 1910, Horace Leonard (Masten) Cunningham resided in Justice Precinct 4, Denton, Texas, USA.
  • In 1920, Horace Leonard (Masten) Cunningham resided in Justice Precinct 4, Denton, Texas, USA.
  • Horace Leonard (Masten) Cunningham married Jewel Irene Nicholson, and had children including Bettie Jean Masten, Joy Colene Masten, Norma Joan Masten.
  • Horace Leonard (Masten) Cunningham passed away in 1988 in Plainview, Hale County, Texas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Horace Cunningham's Ancestors

Self
Horace Cunningham
1902–1988
Birth Place: Denton, Denton, Texas, United States
Parents
William Frederick Cunningham
1861–1943
Lexington, Oglethorpe, Georgia, USA
Bertha (Lillian) Heath
1881–1972
Calhoun, MS
Grandparents
John (LaFayette Culpepper) Heath
1840–1932
Calhoun City, Calhoun, Mississippi, United States
Sarah (Ann "Sally") Burleson
1843–1914
Calhoun City, Calhoun, Mississippi, United States
Great-Grandparents
Lamarcus Heath
1808–1903
Salina James
1815–1900
David Burleson
1796–1883
Elizabeth Brannon
1811–1892
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Heath
1775–1842
Margaret Moss
1775–
David James
1790–1864
Sarah Harrell\James
1799–1870
Isaac Sr
1759–1846
Margaret Clay
1758–1826
James Brannan
1785–1857
Sylvia Brannon
1795–

Horace Cunningham's Descendants

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Horace (Leonard (Masten)) Cunningham (18 Feb 1902–08 Mar 1988) m. Jewel (Irene) Nicholson (10 May 1902–29 November 1999)
  1. 1. Joy (Colene) Masten 1925–1974 m. Elton (Davis “Jack”) Thomason 1922–1987
    1. 1. Ronald (Mack) Stovall 1943–2016 m. Shirley (Ann) Scott 1940–2013
  2. 2. Bettie (Jean) Masten 1927–2010 m. Marvin (Lee) Graham 1926–2021
  3. 3. Norma (Joan) Masten 1931–2022

Horace Cunningham's Timeline

10 Records

1902
18 Feb 1902
Birth of Horace Leonard (Masten) Cunningham in Denton, Denton, Texas, United States
Denton, Denton, Texas, United States
1910
1910
Age 8
Horace Leonard (Masten) Cunningham resided here in Justice Precinct 4, Denton, Texas, USA
Justice Precinct 4, Denton, Texas, USA
1920
1920
Age 18
Horace Leonard (Masten) Cunningham resided here in Justice Precinct 4, Denton, Texas, USA
Justice Precinct 4, Denton, Texas, USA
1930
1930
Age 28
Horace Leonard (Masten) Cunningham resided here in Precinct 1, Precinct 1, Hale, Texas, USA
Precinct 1, Precinct 1, Hale, Texas, USA
1935
1935
Age 33
Horace Leonard (Masten) Cunningham resided here in Hale, Texas
Hale, Texas
1940
1940
Age 38
Horace Leonard (Masten) Cunningham resided here in C Precinct No One, Hale, Texas, USA
C Precinct No One, Hale, Texas, USA
1942
1942
Age 40
Horace Leonard (Masten) Cunningham resided here in Kress, Hale, Texas, USA
Kress, Hale, Texas, USA
1950
1950
Age 48
Horace Leonard (Masten) Cunningham resided here in Hale, Texas, USA
Hale, Texas, USA
1956
1956
Age 54
Horace Leonard (Masten) Cunningham resided here in Texas
Texas
1988
08 Mar 1988
Age 86
Death of Horace Leonard (Masten) Cunningham in Plainview, Hale, Texas, United States
Plainview, Hale, Texas, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Feb 1902
    Event Place: Denton, Denton, Texas, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Texas, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 958
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Hale, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04049; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 95-9
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Precinct 1, Hale, Texas; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0006; FHL microfilm: 2342073
    [5] 1910 United States Federal Census
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [8] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Hale, Texas; Roll: 2576; Page: 13; Enumeration District: 95-21

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 4, Denton, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 4, Denton, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Precinct 1, Precinct 1, Hale, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Precinct 1, Hale, Texas; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0006; FHL microfilm: 2342073

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Hale, Texas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Hale, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04049; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 95-9

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: C Precinct No One, Hale, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Hale, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04049; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 95-9

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1942
    Event Place: Kress, Hale, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Texas, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 958

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Hale, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Hale, Texas; Roll: 2576; Page: 13; Enumeration District: 95-21

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1956
    Event Place: Texas
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 08 Mar 1988
    Event Place: Plainview, Hale, Texas, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [2] Texas, U.S., Death Index, 1903-2000
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Plainview, Hale County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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