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James Sanford Cunningham 1862 – 1943 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Aug 1862

Birth Location: Floyd County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 29 Sep 1943

Death Location: Allegheny Springs, Montgomery, VA, USA

Father: James Cunningham

Mother: Lavinia Dowdy

Spouse(s): Tabitha Puckett

Children(s): Robert Cunningham, Charles Cunningham, James Cunningham, William Cunningham

The story of James Sanford Cunningham Jr. began in 1862 in Floyd County, Virginia, USA. James Sanford Cunningham Jr. married Tabitha Ruth Puckett, and had children including Robert Oscar Cunningham, Charles Clyde "Charlie" Cunningham, James Garfield "Jimmie" Cunningham, William Carl Cunningham. James Sanford Cunningham Jr. passed away in 1943 in Allegheny Springs, Montgomery, VA, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of James Sanford Cunningham Jr. began in 1862 in Floyd County, Virginia, USA.
  • James Sanford Cunningham Jr. married Tabitha Ruth Puckett, and had children including Robert Oscar Cunningham, Charles Clyde "Charlie" Cunningham, James Garfield "Jimmie" Cunningham, William Carl Cunningham.
  • James Sanford Cunningham Jr. passed away in 1943 in Allegheny Springs, Montgomery, VA, USA.

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James Cunningham's Ancestors

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James Cunningham
1862 – 1943
Birth Place: Floyd County, Virginia, USA
Parents
James C.. Cunningham
1822 – 1864
Montgomery County, Virginia, USA
Lavinia Dowdy
1822 – 1880
Bedford, Virginia, USA
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Cunningham's Descendants

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James (Sanford) Cunningham (2 Aug 1862 – 29 Sep 1943) m. Tabitha (Ruth) Puckett (Nov 1854 – 27 Mar 1936)
  1. 1. Robert (Oscar) Cunningham (10 May 1887 – 7 April 1945)
  2. 2. Charles (Clyde "Charlie") Cunningham (19 July 1889 – 5 Apr 1936) m. Bessie (Lillian) Atkinson (7 Mar 1891 – 29 Mar 1982)
    1. 1. Mildred (Elizabeth) Painter (18 June 1914 – 14 April 2000)
    2. 2. Bryce (James) Cunningham (16 Apr 1910 – 5 Mar 1994)
    3. 3. Clarence (Charles) Cunningham (24 Jan 1912 – )
    4. 4. Maurice (Robert) Cunningham (30 Mar 1916 – 14 Oct 1985)
    5. 5. Arthur (William) Cunningham (16 Jan 1918 – 1962)
    6. 6. Hilda (Virginia) Cunningham (13 Aug 1919 – 31 Oct 1997)
    7. 7. Harold (Clyde) Cunningham (13 May 1921 – 21 Dec 1975)
    8. 8. lorelle cunningham (abt 1925 – 6 Aug 2009)
      1. 1. Patricia (Anne) Hall (21 Nov 1951 – 17 Oct 1997)
    9. 9. Norma (Vick) Cunningham (16 May 1926 – 16 Sep 2004)
  3. 3. James (Garfield "Jimmie") Cunningham (21 Sep 1891 – 4 Feb 1968)
  4. 4. William (Carl) Cunningham (1 Dec 1893 – 24 Aug 1917)

James Cunningham's Timeline

2 Records

1862
2 Aug 1862
Birth of James Sanford Cunningham Jr. in Floyd County, Virginia, USA
Floyd County, Virginia, USA
1943
29 Sep 1943
Age 81
Death of James Sanford Cunningham Jr. in Allegheny Springs, Montgomery, VA, USA
Allegheny Springs, Montgomery, VA, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Aug 1862
    Event Place: Floyd County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Sep 1943
    Event Place: Allegheny Springs, Montgomery, VA, USA

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