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Melvina Jane CUNNINGHAM

Melvina Jane CUNNINGHAM

Female 1843 - 1932  (89 years)


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  • Name Melvina Jane CUNNINGHAM
    Census 1870 80, 1900 10 30  Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Birth 11 Sep 1843  Marion Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    • Birth date on headstone is 1841, but death record shows it as Sep 11 1843. Age 21 given at time of Oct 1865 marriage would conform to the 1865 birth date. Daughter's death record states mother's birthplace as Maryland, while another daughter's (Ida) death record states Ritchie County. The 1870 Census shows it as Virginia. Her own marriage record and death record show birthplace as Marion County, the same as her sister..
    Gender Female
    Residence 1865  Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Death 1 Nov 1932  Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Burial Duckworth (Summit) Cemetery, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Person ID I38233  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2014

    Father Joseph CUNNINGHAM,   b. Marion Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Mother Lavina MCCRAY,   b. Marion Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F23624  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Wellington A. DUCKWORTH,   b. 12 Sep 1841, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Jun 1919 (Age 77 years)  [3, 4]
    Marriage 1 Oct 1865  Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Children 
    +1. Ida Lucy DUCKWORTH,   b. Jun 1867, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Mar 1929, Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 61 years)
     2. Ulalia B. DUCKWORTH,   b. CA 1869
    +3. Katherine Nevada "Vada" DUCKWORTH,   b. 22 Nov 1870, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Jun 1923, Columbus, Franklin Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 52 years)
    +4. John Palmer "Jack" DUCKWORTH,   b. 21 Jan 1873, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Mar 1963 (Age 90 years)
    +5. Joseph Thamer "Joe" DUCKWORTH,   b. 2 Jun 1876, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Aug 1931, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 55 years)
    +6. Blanche Irene DUCKWORTH,   b. 17 May 1877, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 May 1945, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years)
    +7. Harry Cole DUCKWORTH,   b. 16 Feb 1879, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Aug 1943, Martins Ferry, Belmont Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years)
    >8. Genary DUCKWORTH,   b. Jan 1882   d. 6 Mar 1966, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 84 years)
    >9. Anna V. DUCKWORTH,   b. Jul 1886, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Nov 1972, Spokane, Spokane Co, WA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 86 years)
     10. Baxter DUCKWORTH,   b. Sep 1887
    >11. Kathryn "Kate" DUCKWORTH,   b. Apr 1892, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Aug 1969, Fairfax, VA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 77 years)
    Family ID F15237  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1853] WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx).

    2. [S1630] Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, (Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985)).

    3. [S1590] Death record of daughter.

    4. [S1564] Obituary of daughter.

    5. [S1630] Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, (Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985)).
      Identified as Wellington A. Duckworth, 25, b. Harrison Co, res. Doddridge Co, son of Uriah & Darcuss; and Melvina J. Cunningham, 21, b. Marion Co, res. Ritchie Co, dau of Joseph & Lavina. Married Oct 1 1865.