Person:Patrick Cunningham (11)

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Biography of Patrick Cunningham, Woodland, Barry County, Michgian

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PATRICK CUNNINGHAM [Pg 172, "The History of Woodland, Michigan, 1837-1987," edited and compiled by Catherine Mary Arnott] "CUNNINGHAM. Patrick Cunningham, born in 1825, came to the United States from Ireland around the year 1841, with three brothers and two sisters. In Ireland, the family name was O'Cunningham. In 1854, on their way to Michigan, coming through Pennsylvania, Patrick married Laura, the daughter of George and Polly Meyers [sic].

The Cunninghams came to Woodland Township and made their home in a log cabin on the land where Steve Price lives today. One Cunningham brother went to Canada, and the other two to Chicago. Pat and Laura, besides Pat's two sisters, who never married, stayed in Michigan.

Pat and Laura had six children--Betsey, who married Dennis Haskel (sic); Edward, who married Iantha King; George, who never married; Arilla (sic), who married Herb Smith, after his death marrying his brother, John; Addie, who married Elmer Lear; and Seymour, who married Blanche Lovewell.

Edward and Iantha had two children, Ernest and Valenta. Ernest married Ruth Wortley, and they had one son, Dean. Dean married Viola, the daughter of William and Inez Lind of Woodland. Dean and Viola Cunningham have operated a flower shop for the past 32 years, on the farm which has been in the family for 87 years.

Valenta Cunningham married Charles King. They have three children--Divillo; Vilda, who married Laverne O'Connor; and Wilma, who married Franklin Townsend. The Townsends now live on Martin Road, on a lot off Pat Cunningham's original farm."

Source http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/barry/bios/c55202.txt

1. ↑ name: Patrick Cunningham
   gender: Male
   burial date:
   burial place:
   death date: 01 Nov 1900
   death place: Campbell,Ionia Co., Michigan
   age: 76
   birth date: 1824
   birthplace: Ireland
   occupation: Farmer
   race: White
   marital status: Married
   spouse:
   father: Martin Cunningham
   father's birthplace:
   mother:
   mother's birthplace:
   indexing project (batch) number: B53281-8
   system origin: Michigan-EASy
   source film number: 960506
   reference number: v B p 220
   Citing this Record
   
   "Michigan, Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FHJW-8WL : accessed 12 Feb 2013), Patrick Cunningham, 01 Nov 1900.
2. ↑ Burial:
   Lakeside Cemetery
   Lake Odessa
   Ionia County
   Michigan, USA
   
   Find A Grave Memorial# 7998704
3. ↑ name: Patrick Cunningham
   estimated birth year: 1825
   gender: Male
   age in 1870: 45y
   color (white, black, mulatto, chinese, indian): White
   birthplace: Ireland
   home in 1870: Michigan, United States
   Household Gender Age Birthplace
   Patrick Cunningham M 45y Ireland
   Laura Cunningham F 33y New York
   Betsey Cunningham F 13y Michigan
   Edwin Cunningham M 11y Michigan
   Seymour Cunningham M 7y Michigan
   George F Cunningham M 5y Michigan
   Phebe Cunningham F 1y Michigan
   Albert Myers M 26y New York
   Citing this Record
   
   "United States Census, 1870," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MHHC-HX1 : accessed 12 Feb 2013), Patrick Cunningham in household of Patrick Cunningham, Michigan, United States; citing p. 8, family 55, NARA microfilm publication M593, FHL microfilm 552160.
4. ↑ name : Patrick Cuningham
   event: Census
   event date: 1880
   event place: Woodland, Barry, Michigan, United States
   gender: Male
   age: 55
   marital status : Married
   occupation : Farmer
   race or color (original) :
   ethnicity (standardized) : American
   relationship to head : Self
   birthplace : Ireland
   birthdate : 1825
   spouse's name : Laura Cuningham
   spouse's birthplace : New York, United States
   father's name :
   father's birthplace : Ireland
   mother's name :
   mother's birthplace : Ireland
   page : 7
   page character : B
   entry number : 689
   nara film number : T9-0570
   gs film number : 1254570
   digital folder number: 004241652
   image number: 00398
   Household Gender Age Birthplace
   self Patrick Cuningham M 55 Ireland
   wife Laura Cuningham F 44 New York, United States
   son Edwin Cuningham M 21 Michigan, United States
   son Seymour Cuningham M 17 Michigan, United States
   son Georg F. Cuningham M 15 Michigan, United States
   daughter Phebe O. Cuningham F 11 Michigan, United States
   daughter Polly A. Cuningham F 4 Michigan, United States
   Citing this Record
   
   "United States Census, 1880," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MW9G-JRY : accessed 12 Feb 2013), Patrick Cuningham, Woodland, Barry, Michigan, United States; citing sheet 7B, family 0, NARA microfilm publication T9-0570.
5. ↑ ^5.0 5.1 Death Record of Patrick Cunningham