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Joel Wilson Cunningham 1840–1916 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 October 1840

Birth Location: Lincoln, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 31 May 1916

Death Location: Anderson, Shasta County, California, United States of America

Father: Abram Cummingham

Mother: Mary Wiles

Spouse(s): Emily Dealy, Julia Cunningham

Children(s): Lydia Cunningham, Adah Cunningham, Louis Cunningham, Luther Cunningham, Athan Cunningham, John Cunningham

Joel Wilson Cunningham was born in 1840 in Lincoln, Tennessee, USA, the child of Abram Cummingham And Mary Wiles. Joel Wilson Cunningham married Emily Jane Dealy, Julia A Cunningham, and had children including Adah Lee Cunningham, Athan D Cunningham, John W Cunningham, Louis E Cunningham, Luther Cunningham, Lydia E Cunningham, Madora E Cunningham. Joel Wilson Cunningham passed away in 1916 in Anderson, Shasta County, California, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Joel Wilson Cunningham was born in 1840 in Lincoln, Tennessee, USA, the child of Abram Cummingham And Mary Wiles.
  • Joel Wilson Cunningham married Emily Jane Dealy, Julia A Cunningham, and had children including Adah Lee Cunningham, Athan D Cunningham, John W Cunningham, Louis E Cunningham, Luther Cunningham, Lydia E Cunningham, Madora E Cunningham.
  • Joel Wilson Cunningham passed away in 1916 in Anderson, Shasta County, California, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Joel Cunningham's Ancestors

Self
Joel Cunningham
1840–1916
Birth Place: Lincoln, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Abram Cummingham
1816–1896
Surry, North Carolina, United States
Mary Wiles
1819–1843
Surry, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Abraham Cunningham
1774–1840
Surry, North Carolina, USA
Groce
1775–1841
, Surry, North Carolina, USA
Steven Wiles
1800–1856
Mecklenburg County, Virginia, USA
Rachel Steelman
1785–1838
Surry County, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Cunningham
1750–1781
Jane Creson
1757–1826
Abraham Creson
1717–1791
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Abraham Creson
1717–1791
Mary Williams
1715–1790
NY ggf
1690–1793
Catherine Brouwer
1689–1785

Joel Cunningham's Descendants

1.
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Joel (Wilson) Cunningham (24 October 1840–31 May 1916) m. Emily (Jane) Dealy (Sep 1840–16 Mar 1928) m. Julia (A) Cunningham (abt 1848–)
  1. 1. Lydia (E.) Cunningham 1871–1889 m. Frank Cunningham 1871–1920
    1. 1. Adolph (G) Cunningham 1894–
  2. 2. Adah (Lee) Cunningham 1873–1906 m. Edward (Platt) Vilas 1866–1927
  3. 3. Louis (E.) Cunningham 1875–
  4. 4. Luther Cunningham 1875–
  5. 5. Athan (D.) Cunningham 1878–1958
  6. 6. John (W) Cunningham 1882–1971

Joel Cunningham's Timeline

15 Records

1840
24 October 1840
Birth of Joel Wilson Cunningham in Lincoln, Tennessee, USA
Lincoln, Tennessee, USA
1840
24 October 1840
Birth of Joel Wilson Cunningham in Lincoln Co., Tennessee, USA
Lincoln Co., Tennessee, USA
1840
24 October 1840
Birth of Joel Wilson Cunningham in Lincoln, Tennessee, USA
Lincoln, Tennessee, USA
1850
1850
Age 10
Joel Wilson Cunningham resided here in Athens, Gentry, Missouri, USA
Athens, Gentry, Missouri, USA
1860
1860
Age 20
Joel Wilson Cunningham resided here in Township 65, Grants Hill, Gentry, Missouri, USA
Township 65, Grants Hill, Gentry, Missouri, USA
1863
1 July 1863
Age 23
Joel Wilson Cunningham resided here in Middlefork, Worth, Missouri, United States
Middlefork, Worth, Missouri, United States
1870
1870
Age 30
Joel Wilson Cunningham resided here in Morris, Houston, Texas, Missouri, USA
Morris, Houston, Texas, Missouri, USA
1876
1876
Age 36
Joel Wilson Cunningham resided here in Shasta, California, USA
Shasta, California, USA
1880
1880
Age 40
Joel Wilson Cunningham resided here in , Shasta, California, USA
, Shasta, California, USA
1898
4 Mar 1898
Age 58
Joel Wilson Cunningham resided here in Redding, California, USA
Redding, California, USA
1900
1900
Age 60
Joel Wilson Cunningham resided here in Shingletown, Shasta, California, USA
Shingletown, Shasta, California, USA
1910
1910
Age 70
Joel Wilson Cunningham resided here in Anderson, Shasta, California, USA
Anderson, Shasta, California, USA
1916
31 May 1916
Age 76
Death of Joel Wilson Cunningham
None
1916
31 May 1916
Age 76
Death of Joel Wilson Cunningham in Shasta Co., CA, California, USA
Shasta Co., CA, California, USA
1916
31 May 1916
Age 76
Death of Joel Wilson Cunningham
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 October 1840
    Event Place: Lincoln, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 October 1840
    Event Place: Lincoln Co., Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Morris, Texas, Missouri; Roll: M593_824; Page: 428A
    [2] 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: Athens, Gentry, Missouri; Roll: 399; Page: 235a
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 October 1840
    Event Place: Lincoln, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Athens, Gentry, Missouri, 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: Athens, Gentry, Missouri; Roll: 399; Page: 235a

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Township 65, Grants Hill, Gentry, Missouri, 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: Township 65, Gentry, Missouri; Roll: M653_620; Page: 858; Family History Library

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 July 1863
    Event Place: Middlefork, Worth, Missouri, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865); Record Group: 110, Records of the Provost Marsha

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Morris, Houston, Texas, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Morris, Texas, Missouri; Roll: M593_824; Page: 428A

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1876
    Event Place: Shasta, California, USA
    Record Source: California, Voter Registers, California State Library; Sacramento, California; Great Registers, 1866-1898; Collection Number: 4-2A; CSL Roll Number: 128; FHL Roll Number: 978582

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: , Shasta, California, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Shasta, California; Roll: 82; Page: 82B; Enumeration District: 092

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 4 Mar 1898
    Event Place: Redding, California, USA
    Record Source: California, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, Daily Free Press; Publication Date: 4 Mar 1898; Publication Place: Redding, California, USA

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Shingletown, Shasta, California, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Shingletown, Shasta, California; Roll: 112; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 0112; FHL microfilm: 1240112

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Anderson, Shasta, California, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Anderson, Shasta, California; Roll: T624_107; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0089; FHL microfilm: 1374120

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Anderson
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Semi-Weekly Searchlight; Publication Date: 6 Jun 1916; Publication Place: Redding, California, USA; ,0.40638658,0.20113476,0.7374651&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 May 1916

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 May 1916
    Event Place: Shasta Co., CA, California, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 May 1916
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Anderson, Shasta County, California, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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