Name |
Benjamin Franklin CUNNINGHAM |
Born |
12 Nov 1840 [1, 2] |
- Birth date given in 1900 Census as Nov 1842. Birthplace given as Wood County in one marriage record, but as Harrison County in another.
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Gender |
Male |
Military |
1/Sgt, Co H, 4th W.Va. Cav, Civil War [3] |
- Enlisted as a Private on July 25 1863 in West Union for an enlistment of six months. Mustered out as a First Sergeant.
NOTE: The state-issued Civil War medal intended for William P. Green was never claimed and remains in storage at the West Virginia State Archives in Charleston.
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Census |
1850, 1860 |
Ritchie Co, (W)VA |
Census |
1870, 1880 |
Murphy District, Ritchie Co, WV |
Residence |
1882 |
Ritchie Co, WV [2] |
Residence |
1897 |
Washburn, Ritchie Co, WV [2] |
Census |
1900 |
Murphy District, Ritchie Co, WV |
Occupation |
farmer [2, 4] |
Died |
28 Feb 1910 |
Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV [3] |
Person ID |
I104203 |
Doddridge County Roots |
Last Modified |
10 Mar 2016 |
Family 1 |
Louvenia Ann MULLENAX, b. 14 Jun 1842, Pendleton Co, (W)VA , d. 16 Mar 1882, Ritchie Co, WV (Age 39 years) |
Married |
14 Apr 1864 |
Ritchie Co, WV [5] |
Children |
| 1. William Robert CUNNINGHAM, b. 1864, d. 29 Jul 1938 (Age 74 years) |
| 2. Marion Peter CUNNINGHAM, b. 1 Apr 1867, Ritchie Co, WV , d. 25 Apr 1948, Cantwell, Ritchie Co, WV (Age 81 years) |
| 3. Mary E. CUNNINGHAM, b. 28 Jul 1870, Ritchie Co, WV , d. 1903 (Age 32 years) |
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Family ID |
F43431 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |