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Willie Preston (West) Cunningham 1918–1979 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Apr 1918

Birth Location: Lancaster, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 21 Apr 1979

Death Location: Winston-Salem, Forsyth, North Carolina, USA

Father: Robert Cunningham

Mother: Queen Dixon

Spouse(s): Lucille Brown

Children(s): West Jr, Monroe Cunningham, Naomi Hicks

Willie Preston (West) Cunningham was born in 1918 in Lancaster, South Carolina, USA, the child of Robert W Cunningham And Queen Dixon. In 1950, Willie Preston (West) Cunningham resided in Jesup, Wayne, Georgia, USA. Willie Preston (West) Cunningham married Lucille Brown, and had children including Albert J Cunningham, Estella Cunningham, Lenon Cunningham, Monroe Cunningham, Naomi C Hicks, Raymond Cunningham, Tommy Cunningham, West Cunningham Jr. Willie Preston (West) Cunningham passed away in 1979 in Winston-Salem, Forsyth, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Willie Preston (West) Cunningham was born in 1918 in Lancaster, South Carolina, USA, the child of Robert W Cunningham And Queen Dixon.
  • In 1950, Willie Preston (West) Cunningham resided in Jesup, Wayne, Georgia, USA.
  • Willie Preston (West) Cunningham married Lucille Brown, and had children including Albert J Cunningham, Estella Cunningham, Lenon Cunningham, Monroe Cunningham, Naomi C Hicks, Raymond Cunningham, Tommy Cunningham, West Cunningham Jr.
  • Willie Preston (West) Cunningham passed away in 1979 in Winston-Salem, Forsyth, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

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Willie Cunningham's Ancestors

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Willie Cunningham
1918–1979
Birth Place: Lancaster, South Carolina, USA
Parents
Robert W Cunningham
1889–1965
Lancaster, Lancaster County, South Carolina, United States of America
Queen Dixon
1894–1970
South Carolina
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Willie Cunningham's Descendants

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Willie (Preston (West)) Cunningham (2 Apr 1918–21 Apr 1979) m. Lucille Brown (26 Apr 1915–31 May 1958)
  1. 1. West (Cunningham) Jr 1934–1970
  2. 2. Monroe Cunningham 1936–2003
  3. 3. Naomi (C) Hicks 1945–2018

Willie Cunningham's Timeline

3 Records

1918
2 Apr 1918
Birth of Willie Preston (West) Cunningham in Lancaster, South Carolina, USA
Lancaster, South Carolina, USA
1950
1950
Age 32
Willie Preston (West) Cunningham resided here in Jesup, Wayne, Georgia, USA
Jesup, Wayne, Georgia, USA
1979
21 Apr 1979
Age 61
Death of Willie Preston (West) Cunningham in Winston-Salem, Forsyth, North Carolina, USA
Winston-Salem, Forsyth, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Apr 1918
    Event Place: Lancaster, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
    [2] North Carolina, U.S., Death Indexes, 1908-2004
    [3] North Carolina, Marriage Index, Data Source: North Carolina State Archives
    [4] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Jesup, Wayne, Georgia; Roll: 1055; Page: 21; Enumeration District: 151-8

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Jesup, Wayne, Georgia, 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: Jesup, Wayne, Georgia; Roll: 1055; Page: 21; Enumeration District: 151-8

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Winston-Salem, Forsyth, North Carolina
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Death Indexes, 1908-2004

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Apr 1979
    Event Place: Winston-Salem, Forsyth, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
    [2] North Carolina, U.S., Death Indexes, 1908-2004

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