Anyone have a connection to these folks?
The book 6 Cunningham Men shows the following:
The Cunningham family emigrated to America from England in 1850. James Cunningham came
to America
in March 1850; about six months
before his wife, Catherine Windell joined him. He departed from Egland from London &
landed in
America inNew Olreans. Catherine brought 5
children who had all be born in England. One child, Catherine, died earleier & was
buried in
England. An often told tale about their voyage was
that the passenger who had died onboard ship & his body was thrown overboard. A whale
could be seen
following the ship for sometime
afterwards. The voyage lasted about 6 weeks. They settled near Corydon & was located
near Frye
school house. Several Cunningham & Windell
families had settled in Harison Co., IN previously, James Cunningham must have chosed this
area
since relatives were here. He was a shewmaker
by trade and eh made shoesafter coming to IND.
James Cunningham b 8 AUG 1808 d 8 AUG 1892 age 84 years exactly
marr Catherine Windell b 18 Oct 1810; d 28 Sept 1895
Both buried at Heidleburg Cemetery (about 5 miles south of COrydon, Harrison Co IN)
Catherine had unexpected visit from Morgan's Raiders in Juy 1863 (Civil War) &
the Raiders hel[ped
themselves to the dinner on the table that she
had already to serve for her family.
10 children were
1 Catherine Cunningham b 11 JAN 1833 died infancy
2 James Cunningham b 30 Juy 1835
3 Hannah Cunningham b 29 SEPT 1838 marr Charles German; lived in Louisville, KY
4 Catherine Cunningham b 2 MAR 1841 d infancey bur in England
5 Martha Cunningham b 24 APR 1843 d 1865 marr 13 SEPT 1860 to Frank Cline
Note Frank Cline married 2 sisters, first Martha & after her death married
Caroline the younger
sister)
6 Elizabeth CUnningham b 7 APR 1847 d infancy
7 Jane "Jenny" Cunningham b 4 Dec 1849 did not marry ; killed auto accident
about 1917 or 1918
8 Henry Columbus Cunningham b 10 Apr 1851 d 31 Jan 1888 of pneumonia
married Harriet Ellen CLINE.
Harriet Ellen Cline b 5 MARCH 1853, died 5 JUY 1923.
Frank Cline listed as marrying Martha & Caroline was brother of Elmanda Cline.
Elmanda CLine was mother of Harriet Ellen Cline.
9 Caroline Cunningham b 13 JYL 1854 marr to Frank Cline
10 Sarah "Sally" Cunningham b 23 SePT 1856 d 1935 did not marry
Henry Columbus Cunningham was a farmer & lived with wife Harriet on Indian Creek below
"Dixie".
Later they lived on a farm on Pleasant Valley Road. He died of penumonia in 1888 leaving
his wife
with
7 children to raise (the 8th was to born seven days after he died). He died before the
farm was
paid off
and his oldest was a daughter of only 14 years old (Charlotte).
Children of HEnry Columbus & Harriet Ellen (Cline) CUNNINGHAM
1. Charlotte b 3 MAR 1874
2 Fannie b 14 JUNE 1875
3 Martha b 13 NOV 1876
4 Marion b 11 FEB 1878 (this is my great grandfather) marr to Daisy Edith LANG
They had 12 children
5 Cora b 9 DEC 1880
6 Attie Ora b 6 JUNE 1882
7 Elva 28 DEC 1883
8 Irena "Rena" b 7 FEB 1888