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 1873 - 1957 (83 years)
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| Name |
Albert Furm "Furm" Cunningham |
| Birth |
6 Oct 1873 |
Warren County, Tennessee  [1] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
19 Apr 1957 |
Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee [2, 3] |
| Burial |
Riverside Cemetery, McMinnville, Warren County, Tennessee [2] |
| Person ID |
I18888 |
The Hennessee Family |
| Last Modified |
4 Dec 2011 |
| Father |
James Monroe Cunningham, b. 19 Jun 1854, (Warren County, Tennessee) d. 15 Mar 1920, Warren County, Tennessee (Age 65 years) |
| Mother |
Nancy Elizabeth Jaco, b. 28 Feb 1848, (Warren County, Tennessee) d. 13 Nov 1899, Warren County, Tennessee (Age 51 years) |
| Marriage |
13 Oct 1870 [4] |
- not listed in Warren Co.,TN:1852-1900
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| Family ID |
F6480 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Hannah Jackson Potter, b. 12 Mar 1875, Warren County, Tennessee d. 13 Mar 1945, McMinnville, Warren County, Tennessee (Age 70 years) |
| Marriage |
23 Dec 1900 |
Warren County, Tennessee [5] |
| Children |
| | 1. Jewell Potter Cunningham, b. 19 Dec 1901, Shake Rag Community, Rock Island, Warren County, Tennessee d. 1 Nov 1988, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee (Age 86 years) |
| | 2. Willie Lee Cunningham, b. 1 Aug 1904, Rock Island, Warren County, Tennessee d. 9 Jan 1992, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee (Age 87 years) |
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| Family ID |
F6960 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
30 Apr 2023 |
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| Notes |
- ALBERT FURM CUNNINGHAM - 1873-1957
Note # 1 -- Albert "Furm" Cunningham was the consummate image of a Christian man, dedicated to his
family, neighbors and God. Albert Furm had an insight into how to motive his six children while maintaining
a sense of humor coupled with an extra-ordinary amount of patience and understanding. {Observations by
grandson, Albert McMurtry Cunningham}
Note # 2 -- Below is a tribute to Albert Furm Cunningham by one of his grandsons, Dr. Joel Luther
Cunningham, (Son of Elbert Claxton Cunningham and Ruth Morton Journey), 15th Vice Chancellor and
President at The University of the South, Sewanee, TN excerpted from a speech titled "What's Worth
Learning".
"I told you that, in this reflection on what’s worth learning, I would come back to my father’s father, Albert
Furm Cunningham, of western Warren County, not so far from here down the mountain. He died on Good
Friday in 1957, when I was thirteen. He had farmed well into his eighties, working hard with his hands most
every day for nearly all of his long life. Thinking about him as I worked on this talk led me to wonder what, if
anything, our grandchildren may remember about me when they reach my age. From my line of sight,
looking back more than fifty years through the eyes of the kid I was then, Furm Cunningham was a good
example of most all of Benjamin Franklin’s virtues. He understood people and loved them. He embodied
grace, courtesy, respect, and affection in ways that favored most everyone who knew him. I believe
something he told one of my cousins and me near the end of his life is worth learning for all of us. He said,
“Boys, I believe life will go better for you if you’ll always pay more attention to other folks than to
you do to yourself.”
Note # 3 - Excerpt from SECRET IDENTITY by Mary Carol (Rucker) Estes; published 2009, wife of
Wayne Estes (Professor of Law-Pepperdine University, California); daughter of Minnie Ruth (Cunningham)
Rucker; a granddaugher of ALBERT FURM CUNNINGHAM, page 39, paragraph 3:
"If Grandpa Cunningham had been asked what was his greatest success in his life, he would probably say
it was leaving his children free of his debt. That is not, however, what I consider his greatest
accomplishment. Grandpa had an excellent ability to adapt to changing circumstances and recognize
how he could best contribute to his family's well being. That was his goal - to do what was best for
those he loved.
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| Sources |
- [S24950] Mrs. Howard, obituary, "The Southern Standard", date unknown,.
- [S135] "Warren County,Tennessee Cemetery Book 4: Neal - Youngblood",, p. 176.
- [S44569] *For more information on this family, contact, Mac Cunningham at .
- [S3154] Almetia Dunn Cunningham, personal records, Route 3, Box 123, Viola Road,.
- [S4182] "Potter Family", compiled by Margie Stewart Tucker.
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