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Matthew Thadeus Cunningham 1809–1873 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 April 1809

Birth Location: Guilford, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 9 October 1873

Death Location: Bedford County, Tennessee, USA

Father: Matthew Cunningham

Mother: Elizabeth GALBREATH

Spouse(s): Nancy McGill

Children(s): John Cunningham

Matthew Thadeus Cunningham was born in 1809 in Guilford, North Carolina, United States, the child of Matthew Cunningham And Elizabeth Betsey Galbreath. Matthew Thadeus Cunningham married Nancy J Galaspy Mcgill, and had children including John William Caswell Cunningham. Matthew Thadeus Cunningham passed away in 1873 in Bedford County, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • Matthew Thadeus Cunningham was born in 1809 in Guilford, North Carolina, United States, the child of Matthew Cunningham And Elizabeth Betsey Galbreath.
  • Matthew Thadeus Cunningham married Nancy J Galaspy Mcgill, and had children including John William Caswell Cunningham.
  • Matthew Thadeus Cunningham passed away in 1873 in Bedford County, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Matthew Cunningham
1760–1840
Birth Location: Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
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Elizabeth GALBREATH
1767–1840
Birth Location: York, York, Pennsylvania, United States
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Spouses(s)

Nancy McGill
1818–1893
Birth Location: Bedford, Bedford, Tennessee, United States
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Children(s)

John Cunningham
1843–1917
Birth Location: Bedford County, Tennessee
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Matthew Cunningham's Ancestors

Self
Matthew Cunningham
1809–1873
Birth Place: Guilford, North Carolina, United States
Parents
Matthew Cunningham
1760–1840
Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
Elizabeth ("Betsey") GALBREATH
1767–1840
York, York, Pennsylvania, United States
Grandparents
James (Mark) Cunningham
1725–1791
Donegal, Ulster, Ireland
Jane (Mary) Dauson
1724–1789
Londonderry, Londonderry, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Sir Sr.
1700–1759
Cordelia Taylor
1688–1769
Margaret Bennett
1682–1750
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James (Cunningham)
1652–1736
Elizabeth Cunningham
1655–1731
Julia Hahn
1670–
John Bennett
1657–
Mary Waddell
1661–

Matthew Cunningham's Descendants

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Matthew (Thadeus) Cunningham (14 April 1809–9 October 1873) m. Nancy (J. Galaspy) McGill (17 January 1818–15 April 1893)
  1. 1. John (William Caswell) Cunningham 1843–1917 m. Sarah Cunningham 1841–1917
    1. 1. Martha Cunningham 1876– m. Sam (Abraham) Helton 1870–
      1. 1. Nettie Helton 1898–1982 m. Leonard (Archie) Montgomery 1900–1957
        1. 1. Fredrick (Archibald) Montgomery 1923–1978 m. Louise Miller 1926–2019
        2. 2. Alma Montgomery 1920–1995
        3. 3. Martha Montgomery 1922–
        4. 4. Ames (V) Montgomery 1920–
      2. 2. Thomas (L) Helton 1909–1975
      3. 3. Samuel (Helton) Jr 1900–
      4. 4. Hoyt Helton 1903–
      5. 5. Joe Helton 1906–
      6. 6. Rosa Helton 1907–
      7. 7. Frank Helton 1913–
      8. 8. Minnie Helton 1911–
      9. 9. Jimmie Helton 1915–
      10. 10. Willie Helton 1917–
      11. 11. Sammie Helton 1918–

Matthew Cunningham's Timeline

2 Records

1809
14 April 1809
Birth of Matthew Thadeus Cunningham in Guilford, North Carolina, United States
Guilford, North Carolina, United States
1873
9 October 1873
Age 64
Death of Matthew Thadeus Cunningham in Bedford County, Tennessee, USA
Bedford County, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 April 1809
    Event Place: Guilford, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 October 1873
    Event Place: Bedford County, Tennessee, USA
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