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James Alma Cunningham 1842 – 1919 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 June 1842

Birth Location: Payson, Adams County, Illinois, United States of America

Death Date: 24 March 1919

Death Location: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States of America

Father: Andrew Cunningham

Mother: Mary Smart

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James Alma Cunningham was born in 1842 in Payson, Adams County, Illinois, United States of America, the child of Andrew Cunningham and Mary Ann Ramsay Smart. James Alma Cunningham passed away in 1919 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States of America.

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Biography

  • James Alma Cunningham was born in 1842 in Payson, Adams County, Illinois, United States of America, the child of Andrew Cunningham and Mary Ann Ramsay Smart.
  • James Alma Cunningham passed away in 1919 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States of America.

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James Cunningham's Ancestors

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James Cunningham
1842 – 1919
Birth Place: Payson, Adams County, Illinois, United States of America
Parents
Andrew Cunningham
1816 – 1868
Clarksburg,Harrison County, VA (WV)
Mary (Ann Ramsay) Smart
1840 – 1922
England
Grandparents
Adam Cunningham
1787 – 1828
Harrison Co VA, now Wva
Emelia Lyons
1788 – 1867
Great-Grandparents
Edward Cunningham
1746 – 1804
Sarah Price
1749 – 1800
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Adam Cunningham
1714 – 1797
Catherine Reilly
1714 – 1792

James Cunningham's Timeline

2 Records

1842
14 June 1842
Birth of James Alma Cunningham in Payson, Adams County, Illinois, United States of America
Payson, Adams County, Illinois, United States of America
1919
24 March 1919
Age 77
Death of James Alma Cunningham in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States of America
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 June 1842
    Event Place: Payson, Adams County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 March 1919
    Event Place: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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