West Virginia Pioneers
Benjamin Rathurn Cunningham
1829 - 1893 (63 years)-
Name Benjamin Rathurn Cunningham Nickname Rath Born 3 Oct 1829 Jackson County, West Virginia, USA 
[1, 2] Gender Male Died 26 Apr 1893 [2] Notes
Lt, Co H 7th Indiana Light Artillery, Civil War
Person ID I5933 WVPioneers Last Modified 18 Jun 2005
Father James Cunningham, II, b. Between 1798 and 1802, Pendleton County, West Virginia, USA , d. 1871 (Age ~ 73 years) Mother Sarah Parsons, b. 6 Jun 1807, Mason, Mason County, West Virginia , d. 1 Aug 1862 (Age 55 years) Married Abt 1824 [3] Notes
1840 Jackson, VA
3m 0-5
3m 5-10
1m 30-40
1f 10-15 Matilda
1f 30-40
1850 Jackson, VA pg 48 356-360
Cuningham James 48 M Farmer Va
Cuningham Sarah 42 F Va
Cuningham William P 16 M Farmer Va
Cuningham Sabina 14 M [Thaddeus?] Va
Cuningham Elias A 12 M Va
Cuningham George B 10 M Va
Cuningham Lithia C 8 F Va
Cuningham Emily E 6 F Va
Cuningham Martha 4 F Va
Cuningham Joel W 8/12 M Va
1860 Jackson, VA pg 112 [Elias & George gone by now]
James, 62
Sarah, 50
William P, 26
Thaddeus S, 24 [Nic]
Emily E, 16
Martha L, 14
George W, 12 [Joel Webster?]
Phoebe J, 11 [maybe age 7?]
Virgil A, 9
Sarah L, 7
James M, 5
John M, 4
James W, 10 [probably Ben's son]?
1870 Jackson, WV pg 123
James 68
Phoebe J, 77 (s/b 17???)
Sarah buried Old Sinaiville Cemetery
Cunningham, Sarah, June 6, 1812-July 6, 1862, wife James, d Charles Sr & Nancy Ann (Flesher-Sleeth) Parsons
John House: Sally, the other daughter of Charles Parsons, Sr., and his second wife, married James Cunningham. Of their children, Charles Cunningham was drowned in Cincinnati, Ohio, and Rath married Jane Graham. He died in Ripley.
Family ID F1282 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Mary Jane Graham, b. 15 Apr 1832, d. 10 Jan Married 22 Mar 1849 Jackson County, West Virginia, USA [1, 4] Notes
1850 JC # 357-361
Cuningham Benj B 22 M Farmer Va
Cuningham Mary J 18 F Ja
Cuningham James W 6/12 M Va
Graham Martin V 14 M Ja
1860 JC # 491-458, l/w Wilson Parsons [wife is Florence Graham]
Cunningham, James W, 10
Mary C, 28
Viola J, 1
1870 JC Town of Ripley # 44-45
Benjamin R, 40, carpenter
Mary Jane, 38
James W, 20
Viola, 12
Dora D, 2
McKown, Mary, 28, domestic
1880 JC lower Ripley dist # 484-496
Benjamin R, 49
Mary Jane, 40
James W, 30
Viola, 22
Dora D, 12
Clarence, 9
Is Mary Jane (and Martin) child of James Graham and Sarah Burdett? John House, p 70, says they moved to Ft Wayne, IN, where he died in 1839. His family then came back to a house built for them by their neighbors, across from where Luke Parsons now lives.
A Sarah Graham married Elias Parsons 9/4/1845 [JCMR p 9]
Children 1. James Wesley Cunningham, b. 19 Dec 1849, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA , d. 13 Mar 1928 (Age 78 years)2. Viola Jane Cunningham, b. 29 Jan 1859, d. 16 Oct 1928 (Age 69 years) 3. Leola Bell Cunningham, b. 19 Nov 1862, West Virginia, USA , d. 1 Sep 1864 (Age 1 years)4. Dora Dell Cunningham, b. 13 Mar 1868, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA , d. 3 May 1934, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA (Age 66 years)5. Clarence Cunningham, b. 4 Dec 1870, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA , d. 20 Nov 1965 (Age 94 years)Family ID F2042 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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