Nathan D Cunningham

1839 - 1877  (38 years)

• Name	Nathan D Cunningham
  Born	9 Feb 1839	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Died	10 Aug 1877	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA   [2, 3]
  Buried	Kentuck, Jackson, West Virginia, USA
  Notes	John House, "Pioneers of Jackson Co": Their son, Nathan Cunningham, was born in Jackson County, on the 9th day of February, 1839. In August 1858 he wedded Parmelia Ray, daughter of William Ray, also of Jackson County. When about twenty three years of age, he enlisted in the Eighty West Virginia Infantry, and served about one year as Second Lieutenant of Company E of that Regiment, and served two terms of four years each as Justice of the Peace, and four years as Assessor in Jackson County. During the war, he made himself particularly obnoxious to the bushwhackers and their friends, and on the 10th of August, 1877, he was shot by some of his many enemies, from a wagon, while returning from Ripley.
  Person ID	I5817	WVPioneers
  Last Modified	12 Jul 2017

  
  

  Father	Joel Cunningham,   b. 3 Aug 1805, Pendleton County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 7 Jan 1862, Buffalo, VA  (Age 56 years)
  Mother	Mary Magdalene 'Polly' Casto,   b. 14 Feb 1816, Mason, Mason County, West Virginia ,   d. 14 Feb 1906  (Age 90 years)
  Married	31 Oct 1831	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA   [4]
  Notes	Marriage Record Date: 13 Oct 1831 Place: Jackson, West Virginia, United States Joel Cuningham Mary Casto 1840 Jackson, VA male 0-5 --1 30-40 --1 female 0-5 --1 5-10 --2 20-30 --1 1850 Jackson, VA 108-112 Cunningham Joel 45 M Farmer Va Cunningham Mary 34 F Va Cunningham Sarah 16 F Va Cunningham Keziah 14 F Va Cunningham Natham 12 M Va Cunningham Caroline 9 F Va Cunningham Phoeba 5 F Va 1860 Roane, VA # 526 all born Va Joel Cunningham 55 Mary 45 Sarah 22 Caroline 17 Phebe 14 Daniel W 10 Matilda 7 Robert P 3 1870 Harper, Roane, WV # 77-78 Cunningham, M 54 Feb WV Daniel W 19 Jan WV Robert P 13 May WV Shambling, G W 8 Sept WV -79 Farburn, E 37 F Jan VA Sarah 6 Mar WV Francis 1 f Mar WV 1880 Harper, Roane, West Virginia Mary CUNNINGHAM Self F W W 65 WV Occ: Keeping House Fa: WV Mo: WV Robert P. CUNNINGHAM Son M S W 23 WV Occ: Farm Laborer Fa: WV Mo: WV G. W. SHAMLIN Other M S W 18 WV Occ: Farm Laborer Fa: WV Mo: WV Mary COMER GDau F S W 12 WV Fa: WV Mo: WV 1900 Charleston, Kanawha, WV # 53-55 Cunningham, Mary 3/1818 82 wd 11-7 WVWVWV Duff Cemetery - located on road from Mt. Tell to Pidgeonroost Run, south of Kentuck, WV Cunningham, Mary Magdalene (Casto) Feb 14, 1816 - Feb 14, 1906 (dau of George Sr. and Sarah (Ours) Casto. On Oct 13, 1831 married Joel Cunningham born 1805, died 1862 Buffalo, WV, son of James and Keziah (Bernard) Cunningham) JCDR: Infant Cunningham, 10/24/1857, 9d, JS & Mary
  Family ID	F1454	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Permelia Ann Ray,   b. Abt 1838, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 1924  (Age ~ 86 years)
  Married	18 Aug 1857	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA   [4]
  Notes	1860 JC # 1271-1202 Nathan, 22 Permelia Ann, 23 1870 JC Washington Dist # 230 Nathan, 32 Pamela Ann, 32 Sarah E, 10 William , 9 Nathan D, 8 Joel W, 6 Isaac N, 4 Mary A, 3 Caroline E, 1 1880 JC William, 18, l/w Calvin Douglass 1880 Census Place: Harper, Roane, West Virginia Permela CUNINGHAM Self F W W 38 WV William CUNINGHAM Son M S W 18 WV Nathan CUNINGHAM Son M S W 17 WV Joel CUNINGHAM Son M S W 15 WV Isaac CUNINGHAM Son M S W 13 WV Mary A. CUNINGHAM Dau F S W 11 WV Carline CUNINGHAM Dau F S W 8 WV Keziah CUNINGHAM Dau F S W 6 WV Henrietta CUNINGHAM Dau F S W 3 WV David MILAM Other M S W 18 WV Buried Poling Cemetery, Jackson Co, WV - age 38y 1m 6d Bishop's 'History of Roane County' pg 495
  Children	1. Sarah E Cunningham,   b. Abt 1860, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. William E Cunningham,   b. Abt 1861, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Nathan D Cunningham,   b. Abt 1862, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Joel W Cunningham,   b. 1864, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Isaac N Cunningham,   b. Abt 1866, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Mary Alice Cunningham,   b. Abt 1867, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Caroline E Cunningham,   b. Abt 1869, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   8. Keziah Cunningham,   b. Abt 1874, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   9. Henrietta Ann Cunningham,   b. 10 May 1877, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 17 Jan 1959, Parkersburg, Wood, West Virginia, USA  (Age 81 years)
  Family ID	F2008	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S1205] Census. [S70] John House. [S519] Cemeteries JC Vol 1. [S17] Marriage Records, Jackson Co, WV.