Joseph Harrison Cunningham

Joseph Harrison Cunningham

Male 1793 - 1856  (63 years)

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  • Name Joseph Harrison Cunningham 
    Birth 22 Mar 1793  (Wilkes County) North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Death 7 May 1856  Shelby County, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Burial Salem Cemetery, Montevallo, Shelby County, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I42239  The Hennessee Family
    Last Modified 6 May 2019 

    Father John Cunningham,   b. 10 Feb 1748, Lunenburg County, Virginia, British Colonies of North America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Dec 1842, Warren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 94 years) 
    Mother Keziah Chandler,   b. 6 Mar 1758, Lunenburg County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Apr 1839, Viola, Warren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years) 
    Marriage 2 Mar 1782  Charlotte County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5
    Family ID F19874  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Elizabeth Welch,   b. 29 Jul 1803, South Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Jul 1832, Shelby County, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 28 years) 
    Marriage 11 Feb 1819  [1, 2, 6
    Family ID F15269  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 30 Apr 2023 

    Family 2 Lucretia Griffith Wilson,   b. 14 Jan 1816, Shelby County, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Oct 1866, Shelby County, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 50 years) 
    Marriage 10 Aug 1836  [1
    Children 
     1. John Cunningham,   b. 1838, Shelby County, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1905 (Age 67 years)
     2. Margaret Cunningham,   b. 1840, Shelby County, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1908 (Age 68 years)
     3. Benjamin Franklin Cunningham,   b. 1843, Shelby County, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1932 (Age 89 years)
     4. Lucretia Anne Cunningham,   b. 1844, Shelby County, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1899 (Age 55 years)
     5. Joseph H. Cunningham,   b. 1848, Shelby County, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1915 (Age 67 years)
     6. Henrietta Estell Cunningham,   b. 1849, Shelby County, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1854 (Age 5 years)
     7. Mamie Cunningham,   b. 1854, Shelby County, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1882 (Age 28 years)
    Photos
    The Joseph Harrison Cunningham Homeplace, Shelby County, Alabama
    The Joseph Harrison Cunningham Homeplace, Shelby County, Alabama
    Family ID F15270  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 30 Apr 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 22 Mar 1793 - (Wilkes County) North Carolina Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 7 May 1856 - Shelby County, Alabama Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Salem Cemetery, Montevallo, Shelby County, Alabama Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Joseph Harrison Cunningham (1793-1857)
    Joseph Harrison Cunningham (1793-1857)

  • Notes 
    • Married to Elizabeth Welch and Lucretia Wilson.

      Son of John and Keziah (Chandler) Cunningham.

      He was born in Wilkes NC and was a planter

      Family Members
      Parents
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      John Cunningham
      1747–1842

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      Kiziah Chandler Cunningham
      1758–1839

      Spouses
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      Elizabeth Welch Cunningham
      1803–1832

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      Lucretia Wilson Cunningham
      1816–1866

      Siblings
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      John Cunningham
      1781–1858

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      Langston Cunningham
      1783–1835

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      Benjamin W Cunningham
      1788–1838

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      Jesse Rush Edwards
      1790–1874

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      Thomas Cunningham
      1799–1886

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      Martha Cunningham Kinnard
      1801–1843

      Children
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      Sarah Cunningham Wells
      1826–1886

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      Baby Cunningham
      1831–1831

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      Elizabeth Cunningham Roebuck
      1832–1873

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      John Cunningham
      1838–1905

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      Margaret Cunningham Bowdon
      1840–1908

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      Benjamin Franklin Cunningham
      1843–1932

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      Lucretia Anne Cunningham Welch
      1844–1899

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      Joseph H Cunningham
      1848–1915

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      Henrietta Estell Cunningham
      1849–1854

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      Mamie Cunningham Thompson
      1854–1882

      end of profile [2]
    • (Joseph was father of 17 children) [1]

  • Sources 
    1. [S6080] http://thehennesseefamily.com/documents/Two%20Unrelated%20John%20Cunningham%20gentlemen%20in%20Warren%20County%20TN.docx.

    2. [S14082] "Joseph H Cunningham (1793-1857)", Cemetery Profile, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/35469946, abstracted or parsed.

    3. [S14074] Abstracted from A. M. Cunningham's biography, "John Cunningham II", 2009, pp. 40-41, July 10, 2009 by David A. Hennessee.

    4. [S14075] WCGA Bulletin, Volume X , No.1, Spring 2001, "John Cunningham", contributor unnamed, abstracted or parsed by David A. He.

    5. [S14087] "Langston Cunningham, Sr. (1783-1835)", Cemetery Profile, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5244879/langston-cunningha.

    6. [S14083] "Elizabeth Welch Cunningham (1803-1832)", Cemetery Profile, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/35469956/elizabeth-cunni.