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John Ford CUNNINGHAM

John Ford CUNNINGHAM

Male 1858 - 1932  (~ 74 years)


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  • Name John Ford CUNNINGHAM
    Birth Jun 1858  Sardis, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    • Birth date given in his death record as 23 June 1854. But the 1900 Census shows it as June 1858
      His death record also incorrectly identifies his mother as Martha Harbert, rather than Sarah Harbert. His father was Burgess Cunningham.
    Gender Male
    Census 1900  Sardis District, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1900  [1] 
    day laborer 
    Census 1910  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1920  Stealey (Clarksburg), Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation shoemaker  [3] 
    Occupation 1910, 1920  [4] 
    packer for wholesale grocer 
    Residence Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Death 5 Dec 1932  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Cause: senility, hypertension, chronic nephritis, bronchopneumonia 
    Burial Elkview Masonic Cemetery, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Person ID I30780  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 25 Jul 2026

    Family Margaret V. "Maggie" GAIN,   b. Apr 1865   d. 17 Apr 1918, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 53 years)  [5, 6]
    Marriage 24 Apr 1887  Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 7] 
    Children 
    >1. Maurice Gordon CUNNINGHAM,   b. 7 Mar 1888, Sardis, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Jan 1970, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years)
    Family ID F11877  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1980] 1900 Census, Harrison County, WV.

    2. [S2096] 1920 Census, Harrison County, WV.

    3. [S1853] WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx), https://dach-image-proxy.digital-relativity.workers.dev/?film=1953687&frame=01271.

    4. [S2113] 1910 Census, Harrison County, WV.

    5. [S1810] W. Guy Tetrick files.

    6. [S1567] Marriage record of son.

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