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Wilma Elizabeth (Bessie) Cunningham 1873–1929 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Jan 1873

Birth Location: Carthage, Jasper, Missouri, USA

Death Date: 1929

Death Location: Carthage, MO

Father: George Cunningham

Mother: Wilhelmina 3C2X

Spouse(s): William Ford

Children(s): Warren Ford, Wilma Ford, Jeanette Ford, Mary Ford, Margaret Ford, Robert Ford, Frank Ford, Catherine Ford, Janet Ford, George Ford, Helen Ford, Robert Ford, Ruth Ford

Wilma Elizabeth (Bessie) Cunningham was born in 1873 in Carthage, Jasper, Missouri, USA, the child of George Pemberton Cunningham And Wilhelmina Wilma E Neely 3C2X. Wilma Elizabeth (Bessie) Cunningham married William Elmer Ford, and had children including Catherine Laura Ford, Frank Richard Ford, George Edwin Ford, Helen Ford, Janet Grace Ford, Jeanette Ford, Margaret Ford, Mary Ford, Robert M Ford, Robert Newton Ford, Ruth Cunningham Ford, Warren A Ford, Wilma Elizabeth Ford. Wilma Elizabeth (Bessie) Cunningham passed away in 1929 in Carthage, MO.

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Biography

  • Wilma Elizabeth (Bessie) Cunningham was born in 1873 in Carthage, Jasper, Missouri, USA, the child of George Pemberton Cunningham And Wilhelmina Wilma E Neely 3C2X.
  • Wilma Elizabeth (Bessie) Cunningham married William Elmer Ford, and had children including Catherine Laura Ford, Frank Richard Ford, George Edwin Ford, Helen Ford, Janet Grace Ford, Jeanette Ford, Margaret Ford, Mary Ford, Robert M Ford, Robert Newton Ford, Ruth Cunningham Ford, Warren A Ford, Wilma Elizabeth Ford.
  • Wilma Elizabeth (Bessie) Cunningham passed away in 1929 in Carthage, MO.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Cunningham
1839–
Birth Location: Wheeling, Ohio, West Virginia, USA
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Wilhelmina 3C2X
1849–1880
Birth Location: Indiana, USA
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Spouses(s)

William Ford
1868–1951
Birth Location: Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA
WF

Children(s)

Warren Ford
1901–1980
Birth Location: Missouri
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Wilma Ford
1894–
Birth Location: Carthage, MO
WF
Jeanette Ford
1896–
Birth Location: Missouri
JF
Mary Ford
1900–
Birth Location: Carthage, MO
MF
Margaret Ford
1901–
Birth Location: Carthage, MO
MF
Robert Ford
1906–
Birth Location: Missouri
RF
Frank Ford
1910–
Birth Location: Carthage, MO
FF
Catherine Ford
1895–1993
Birth Location: Carthage, MO
CF
Janet Ford
1895–1973
Birth Location: Carthage, MO
JF
George Ford
1897–1898
Birth Location: Carthage, MO
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Helen Ford
1902–1903
Birth Location: Carthage, MO
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Robert Ford
1905–1935
Birth Location: Carthage, MO
RF
Ruth Ford
1911–2006
Birth Location: Carthage, MO
RF

Wilma Cunningham's Ancestors

Self
Wilma Cunningham
1873–1929
Birth Place: Carthage, Jasper, Missouri, USA
Parents
George Pemberton Cunningham
1839–
Wheeling, Ohio, West Virginia, USA
Wilhelmina ("Wilma" E. Neely) 3C2X
1849–1880
Indiana, USA
Grandparents
John (Pemberton) Cunningham
1817–1888
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
Elizabeth (Mc Cune or Mc) Clure
1817–1882
Washington County, Pennsylvania
Moses (L.) Neely
1816–1868
Adams, Pennsylvania, USA
Mary (Ann Kenower) W
1818–1899
Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
Robert Cunningham
1788–1827
Elizabeth Pearson
1799–1871
Clement McCune
1786–1861
Rachel Reed
1793–1878
Moses Sr
1781–1853
Jane Smith
1786–1848
Jacob Kenower
1791–1866
Sarah Weise
1792–1854
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jesse Pearson
1762–1814
Hitsey Plummer
1771–1825
James Reed\READ\READE
1735–1821
Thomas Neeley
1745–1812
Mary Starr
1754–1790
Jacob Knower
1762–1833
John Wise
1750–1817

Wilma Cunningham's Descendants

1.
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Wilma (Elizabeth (Bessie)) Cunningham (29 Jan 1873–1929) m. William (Elmer) Ford (14 February 1868–1 August 1951)
  1. 1. Warren (A) Ford 1901–1980 m. Mary (P) Ford 1910–1974
    1. 1. Mary (E) Ford 1930–2009 m. Gordon (F.) Maile 1917–1987
    2. 2. Patricia (M) Ford 1935–2014 m. Robert (Eugene) Carlin 1927–1984
    3. 3. Arthur (Cunningham) Ford 1927–2004
  2. 2. Wilma (Elizabeth) Ford 1894–
  3. 3. Jeanette Ford 1896–
  4. 4. Mary Ford 1900–
  5. 5. Margaret Ford 1901–
  6. 6. Robert (M) Ford 1906–
  7. 7. Frank (Richard) Ford 1910–
  8. 8. Catherine (Laura) Ford 1895–1993
  9. 9. Janet (Grace) Ford 1895–1973
  10. 10. George (Edwin) Ford 1897–1898
  11. 11. Helen Ford 1902–1903
  12. 12. Robert (Newton) Ford 1905–1935
  13. 13. Ruth (Cunningham) Ford 1911–2006

Wilma Cunningham's Timeline

2 Records

1873
29 Jan 1873
Birth of Wilma Elizabeth (Bessie) Cunningham in Carthage, Jasper, Missouri, USA
Carthage, Jasper, Missouri, USA
1929
1929
Age 56
Death of Wilma Elizabeth (Bessie) Cunningham in Carthage, MO
Carthage, MO

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Jan 1873
    Event Place: Carthage, Jasper, Missouri, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1929
    Event Place: Carthage, MO
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