Doddridge County Roots

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Benjamin Franklin CUNNINGHAM

Benjamin Franklin CUNNINGHAM

Male 1840 - 1910  (69 years)

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  • 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.
    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.
    Census 1850, 1860  Ritchie Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1870, 1880  Murphy District, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1882  Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Residence 1897  Washburn, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Census 1900  Murphy District, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation farmer  [2, 4
    Died 28 Feb 1910  Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Person ID I104203  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 10 Mar 2016 

    Father Abraham CUNNINGHAM,   b. CA 1806 
    Mother Ann CLEVENGER 
    Family ID F43432  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Louvenia Ann MULLENAX,   b. 14 Jun 1842, Pendleton Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Mar 1882, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 39 years) 
    Married 14 Apr 1864  Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Apr 1948, Cantwell, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)
     3. Mary E. CUNNINGHAM,   b. 28 Jul 1870, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1903  (Age 32 years)
    Family ID F43431  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Frances S. SINNETT,   b. CA 1845, Ritchie Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 4 Dec 1882  Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Family ID F44002  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 3 Catharine "Kate" WHITE,   b. Mar 1863, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 9 Apr 1897  Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Family ID F44003  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1897 - Washburn, Ritchie Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 28 Feb 1910 - Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S934] Findagrave.com.

    2. [S1821] Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV.

    3. [S37] Historical Military Records, (www.fold3.com).

    4. [S2205] 1880 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Murphy District).

    5. [S2567] West Virginia Marriages Index, 1785-1971 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).