Guilford Cunningham

Parents:  James Cunningham (1812-1842) and Anna Allen (1814-1842)

Born:  1836 in Indiana

Married:  April 7, 1859 to Martha Rhodes (ABT1838-?)

Children: 
James H Cunningham (1860-1861) buried at WolfCreek Cemetery
Thomas J Cunningham (ABT1862 - aft1880)
David L Cunningham (ABT1866 - after1920)
Lucy J Cunningham (ABT1868 - btw1910 & 1920)
Charles W Cunningham (ABT1873 - aft1880)
George W Cunningham (ABT1875- aft1880)

Died:  January 19, 1903 in Montana?

Information
James Cunningham, Gilford's father died July 10, 1842 and Anna, his mother died August 13, 1842.  Gilford and his brother, Thomas lived with James' parents Jonathan and Susannah (see census below.)  Thomas's sister Emeline and brother Daniel lived with Anna's mother, Elizabeth (Summers) Allen.   James and Anna, as well as Jonathan and Susannah, are buried at Wolfcreek Cemetery, Sugar Creek Twp, Parke Co., IN.  This is right on the border with Fountain County. 

Guilford appears to have a few family members named after him.  His brother Thomas named one of his sons Guilford Clem.  One of Thomas' grandsons is named Carl Guilford. 

Marriage Record
Fountain County, Indiana
 Index to Marriage Record 1848 - 1920 Inclusive Volume I Letters A - G Inclusive
  W. P. A. Original Record Located: County Clerks Office Covington Compiled by Indiana Works Projects Administration 1941

County: Fountain
Name: Gilford Cunningham
Spouse: Martha Rhodes
Marriage Date: 07 Apr 1859
Book: 4
Original Source Page: ??

Death Information from a funeral card the Judy found at Leona's house.

 

1850

State:  Indiana     County:  Fountain       Township:  Jackson Township dist 33       Page No:  9     Date:  August 9th, 1850
Line DW# FM# Name Age Sex Color Occupation Value-Real Estate Birth place Married within year School within year Can't read & write  
1 112 112 Jonathan Cuningham 69     Farmer 1000 Va        /  
2     Susanah      " 63         Va        /  
3     Susanah      " 22         Ky        /  
4     Mitchell B    " 20     Farmer   Ind        
5     Gilford       " 14         Ind       /    
6     Thomas      " 9         Ind       /    

 

1860 Census

State: Indiana    County:  Fountain       Township: Jackson Township      Post Office:            Page No: 130      Date:  August 9th, 1860
Line DW# FM# Name Age Sex Color Occupation Value-Real Estate Value-personal property Birth place Married within year School Can't read & write Deaf etc.
5 931 879 John H? Cunningham 36 M     800 190 Ky        
6     Catharine Cunningham 27 F         Md         /  
7     Mary E.     " 9 F         Ind       /    
8     Susan       " 7 F         Ind       /    
9     Artimera    " 5 F         Ind        
10     Mary E.    " 8 F         Md        
11     Andrew J.  " 4 M         Md        
12 932 880 Susannah Cunningham 74 F   Farm overseer 900 305 Va        
13     Thomas        " 21 M         Ind        
14 933 881 William Maginnis 60 M   Farmer   490 Tenn        
15     Susan Maginnis 34 F         Ky        
16     Thomas   " 8 M         Ind       /    
17     James     " 6 M         Ind        
18     Jonathan  " 4 M         Ind        
19     Mary E   " 2 F         Ind        
20     Sarah S   " 5/12 F         Ind        
21 934 882 Henry L Roach 43 M   Farmer 2600 1135 Ky        
22     Mary Ann Roach 28 F         Ind        
23     Thomas       " 20 M         Ind        
24     David         " 17 M         Ind       /    
25     Jane          " 14 F         Ind       /    
26     William 12 M         Ind       /    
27     Anna 10 F         Ind       O    
28     Clarissa 9 F         Ind        /    
29     Lewis 7 M         Ind        /    
30     Mitchel 6 M         Ind        
31     Thomas 6 M         Ind        
32     Isaac 5 M         Ind        
33     George 3 M         Ind        
34 935 883 Gilford Cunningham 24 M   Farmer   345 Ind        
35     Martha Cunningham 22 F         Ind        
36     James H. 4/12 M         Ind        
37     Elizabeth Allen 69 F   Retired Farm Wife     Va        
38 936   Unoccupied                      
Notes:  John H Cunningham might be Thomas's uncle.  Susannah Cunningham is Thomas's grandmother, who raised him.  Susan (Cunningham) McGinnis might be Thomas's aunt.  Henry Roach's first wife was Thomas's mother's sister (his aunt.)   Gilford Cunningham was Thomas's brother.  Susannah raised Thomas and Gilford because their parents died in 1842.  Elizabeth (Summers) Allen was Thomas and Gilford's other grandmother.

 

1870 Census

State:   MO     County: Daviess     Township:  Salem Township     Post Office:  Gallatin     Page No (handwritten):  19     Page No (stamp):  372   Date:  July 9th, 1870
Line DW# FM# Name Age Sex Color Occupation Value Real Estate Value Personal property Birth Place Father foreign born Mother foreign born Month born in census year Month married in census year school cannot read cannot write deaf, etc. eligible to vote  
25 139 136 Cunningham Guilford 33 M W Farmer 800 350 Indiana                    
26      -- Martha 31 F W Keeping House     Indiana                    
27      -- Thomas 8 M W       Indiana           /          /  
28      -- David L 4 M W       Missouri                    
29      -- Lucy J 2 F W       Missouri                    
30 140 137 Cunningham Thos 28* M W Farmer   430 Indiana                     /  
31      -- Lorena 25 F W Keeping House     Indiana                    
32      -- Joseph M 9** M W       Indiana                    
33      -- Guilford C 5 M W       Indiana                    
34      -- Nancy E 1 F W       Missouri                    
*According to Thomas Cunningham's gravestone, he was born in 1840 which would make him 29 or 30 at the time of the 1870 census.
**According to the 1900 census, Joseph Cunningham was born January 1863 which would make him 7 in 1870.
Did Thomas and Gilford move to MO at the same time or did Gilford move there first?  It looks like Gilford owns land but Thomas doesn't.  Why is Gilford's family back in Parke Co., IN in the 1880 census and Thomas's family in Arkansas?  What happened?   I would like to find where Gilford and family are buried.

 

1880 Census

State:  Indiana      County:  Parke      Township: Sugar Creek Twp       District or Ward: ED 169     Page: 409     Date:  June 15, 1880
In City DW# FM# Name Race Sex Age month if under 1 Relationship S,M, W,D Married in year Occupation months unemployed sick or disabled blind, etc Sch can not read can not write birth place father's birth place mother's birth place
  144 144 Cunningham, Gilford W M 44     M   Farmer             Ind Ky Ky
           "               Martha W F 42   Wife M   Keeping house             Ind Ky Ind
          "                Thomas J W M 18   Son S   Farm Laborer          /     Ind Ind Ind
          "                David L W M 13   Son S   Farm Laborer          /     Mo Ind Ind
          "                Lucy J W F 11   Daughter S   at home          /      / Mo Ind Ind
           "               Charles W W M 7   Son S              /     Mo Ind Ind
            "              George W W M 5   Son S              /     Mo Ind Ind

 

1900 Census
STATE: Montana    COUNTY: Carbon    TOWNSHIP: Stillwater   SUPV/DISTR: 155    ENUM/DISTR: 8     ENUMERATOR: Charles F. Gilbert     DATE: June 1, 1900        Page: 176
SH # LN# DW# FM# NAME RELATION RACE SEX BIRTH MONTH BIRTH YEAR AGE S-M W-D #YRS MAR # CHILD # CHILD LIVING BIRTH PLACE FATHER BIRTHPL MOTHER BIRTHPL YEAR IMMI #YRS US NATUR- ALIZED OCCUPATION MONTHS UNEMPL #MO AT SCHOOL CAN READ CAN WRITE SPEAK ENG? OWN or RENT Ownd Free or Mortgage FARM or HOME # FARM SCH
    89 90 Cunningham  Guilford Head W M Apr 1836 64 M 41     Indiana Kentucky Kentucky       Farmer     yes yes yes O F F 78
           -------        Martha Wife W F Jun 1838 61 M 41 10 3 Indiana Kentucky Virginia             yes yes yes        
                                                             
    95 96 Chambers  Cuthbert? Head W M Sep 1866 33 M 8     England England England 1870 30 Na Farmer     Yes Yes Yes O F F 83
          -------     Lucy Wife W F Jun 1869 30 M 8 3 3 Missouri Indiana Indiana             Yes Yes Yes        
        Officer?  Bissie Stp Dter W F Aug 1893 6 S       Montana Tennessee Indiana             No No Yes        
          ----      Guilford Stp Son W M Jun 1895 4 S       Montana Tennessee Indiana             No No Yes        
        Chambers  Mary Daughter W F Sep 1899 8/12 S       Montana England Indiana             No No No        
        Dennis  Wilson Servant? W M Jan 1894 26 W?       England England England 1891 9 Pa Farm Laborer 4   Yes Yes Yes        
I think that Lucy is Guilford's daughter. 

I've found Lucy with her husband and children Mary, Beatrice Bessie and Guilford in the 1910 census.  Lucy's husband Cuthbert? and children Beatrice and Alice are in the 1920 census with David Cunningham, who is the right age to be Lucy's brother.  Also near by in 1910 is a Thomas J. Cunningham who may also be Lucy's brother.  I have found Guilford Officer in the 1920 and 1930 census and he was single.  I think I found his SS record and he died in California in 1974.


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