On This Day : November 26

1656 - Margaret CHENEY born in England.  Margaret was the daughter of Thomas CHENEY and Jane ATKINSON.  Margaret was my 9x-great grandmother.

1767 - Thomas CLARKE died in Rhode Island.  Thomas was the son of Joseph CLARKE and Bethiah HUBBARD.

1782 - Hannah HUNT born in Guilford County, North Carolina.  Hannah was the daughter of Isaiah HUNT and Elizabeth FLOYD.

1796 - William Berry TAYLOR married Susan Harrison GIBSON.  William was the son of Jonathan TAYLOR and Ann BERRY.

1806 - Hannah BEALS married William ELLIS.  Hannah was the daughter of Jacob BEALS and Elizabeth BLACKBURN.

1806 - David MIZE married Hannah PETER in Washington County, Kentucky.  David was the son of Isaac MIZE and Elizabeth ________.  Hannah was the daughter of Samuel PETER and Mary TAYLOR.  They were Eileen's 5x-great grandparents.

1815 - Samuel LEWIS born in Ohio.  Samuel was the son of Nathaniel LEWIS and Nancy Ann SNIDER.

1816 - William CANADAY married Anne HUNT.  William was the son of Charles CANADAY and Abigail FOSTER.

1847 - Mary Polly WOOLMAN died.  Mary was the daughter of James ALDERMAN and Catherine WARNER.

1850 - Coleby CHEW died.  Coleby was the son of Coleby CHEW and Frances LEARNED.

1874 - Hannah Leutitia LEMASTERS born.  Hannah was the daughter of Isaac LEMASTERS and Sarah Ann HESTON.

1874 - Luman Walker WEHRLY born.  Luman was the son of John P. WEHRLY and Catherine E. LEMASTERS.

1884 - Grace G. RANTS born in Jay County, Indiana.  Grace was the daughter of David F. RANTS and Nancy Margaret CUNNINGHAM.

1890 - Elizabeth GILBERT died.  Elizabeth was the daughter of Joseph HEATON and Mary Ann EVANS.

1891 - Lily Schaefer MILLER born in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana.  Lily was the daughter of Mathias MILLER and Elizabeth SCHAEFFER.

1893 - John William HUNT born.  John was the son of John A. HUNT and Ellanora Jane McLANE.

1964 - Lola May WHISLER died in Hamilton County, Indiana.  Lola was the daughter of Carey W. LAMBERTSON and Clara E. COOK.

1979 - Ernest SWAFFORD died in Dayton, Ohio.  Ernest was the son of George W. SWAFFORD and Elizabeth HAMILTON.

On This Day : August 8

1652 - Joseph SCHÜRCH born.  Joseph was the son of Peter SCHÜRCH and Anna REINHARD.


1706 - Nicholas FESSENDEN married Sarah Parker COOLEDGE.  Nicholas was the son of Nicholas FESSENDEN and Margaret CHENEY.


1707 - Thomas BROUGHTON born.  Thomas was the son of John BROUGHTON and Hannah BASCOM.


1711 - Esther WILLSON born.  Esther was the son of Samuel WILLSON and Hester OVERTON.


1722 - Rebecca ALLEN born.  Rebecca was the daughter of John ALLEN and Amy COX.


1725 - Ann LEWIS born.  Ann was the daughter of John LEWIS and Anna CLARKE.


1769 - Rebecca HILLYARD born in Burlington County, New Jersey.  Rebecca was the daughter of Isaac HILLIER and Sarah HAINES.


1787 - David OSBORNE married Lydia DAVIS in Guilford County, North Carolina.  David was the son of Matthew OSBORNE and Mary REYNOLDS.


1791 - John WRIGHT born.  John was the son of John WRIGHT and Sarah FLEMING.


1810 - Mary ROBINS married Samuel PANGBURN in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.  Mary was the daughter of Obadiah ROBINS and Susannah HODGKINS.


1824 - Cornelius S. DAVIS born. Cornelius was the son of Nathan J. DAVIS and Keziah DAVIS.


1832 - Cornelius ANTONIDES died.  Cornelius was the son of Pieter ANTONIDES and Catherine VANDERVEER.


1836 - Robert Conway RINEHART died in Henry County, Indiana.  Robert was the son of Jacob RINEHART and Mary ADNEY.


1839 - Sarah Springer CHEW married Lemuel Daugherty BECKETT in Gloucester County, New Jersey.  Sarah was the daughter of Elisha Dunham CHEW and Elizabeth HERITAGE.


1853 - Nathan HUNT died.  Nathan was the son of William HUNT and Sarah MILLS.


1856 - James Smith MAXSON born in Wisconsin.  James was the son of Jonathan MAXSON and Christiana DAVIS.


1860 - Charles Alexander West CHEW born in Darke County, Ohio.  Charles was the son of Ezekiel Cooper CHEW and Caroline Bishop WOOLSTON.


1881 - Franklin Ault LEE born in Bledsoe County, Tennessee.  Franklin was the son of William M. LEE and Elizabeth BROWN.


1902 - Erma M. RANTS born.  Erma was the daughter of Homer RANTS and Caroline KADERLY.


1905 - Erma Rhea BERGMAN born in Jay County, Indiana.  Erma was the daughter of George Calvin BERGMAN and Nora May STOLZ.


1905 - Anderson LEE died in Bledsoe County, Tennessee.  Anderson was the son of Burrell Russell LEE and Louhaney SWAFFORD.


1921 - Opul Louise CUMMINGS died in Clay Township, Dunklin County, Missouri.  Opul was the daughter of John James CUMMINGS and Zella May MEREDITH.

On This Day : March 7

1658 - William PIERCE born in Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.  William was the son of Thomas PIERCE and Elizabeth COLE.


1689 - Susan JOHNSON died in Canterbury, Kent, England.  Susan was my 10x great-grandmother.


1749 - Sally JEWETT born in Hollis, Province of New Hampshire.  Sally was the daughter of Samuel JEWETT and Sarah ________.  Sally was my 5x great-grandmother.


1751 - Josiah PIERCE born.  Josiah was the son of Samuel PIERCE and Abigail ________.


1767 - Jeremiah BROWN died.  Jeremiah was the son of James BROWN and Honour CLAYTON.  Jeremiah was my 9x great-grandfather.


1810 - Mary MAXSON born in Plainfield, Coshocton County, Ohio.  Mary was the daughter of Jonathan MAXSON and Mary MAGDILINE.


1812 - Elizabeth BEALS born.  Elizabeth was the daughter of Daniel BEALS and Catherine JACKSON.


1827 - Lucinda PUTMAN married Joseph HOUSTON in Monroe County, Indiana.  Lucinda was the daughter of James PUTMAN and Elizabeth KENDRICK.


1837 - James SWAFFORD born in Tennessee.  James was the son of Aaron W. SWAFFORD and ________.


1841 - Levi Reynolds BOWMAN born in Greensboro, Henry County, Indiana.  Levi was the son of William W. BOWMAN and Elvira HUNT.


1847 - Jesse F. JACKSON married Emily WHICKER.  Jesse was the son of Bowater JACKSON and Jennie MACE.


1851 - Emma BEALS born in Westfield, Hamilton County, Indiana.  Emma was the daughter of John T. BEALS and Mary DAVIS.


1854 - John METZNER born in Ohio.  John was the son of William METZNER and Barbara POWELL.


1863 - Daniel RINEHART died in Henry County, Indiana.  Daniel was the son of Peter RINEHART and Margaret MINGA.


1876 - Isabella ARNOLD died in Jefferson Township, Huntington County, Indiana.  Isabella was the daughter of Solomon LEWIS and Margaret RINEHART.


1883 - Mariam RANTS born in Jay County, Indiana.  Maraim was the daughter of David F. RANTS and Nancy Margaret CUNNINGHAM.


1885 - Hannah MILLHOUS born near Butlerville, Indiana.  Hannah was the daughter of Franklin MILLHOUS and Almira Park BURDG.


1888 - Arthur R. RANTS born in Jay County, Indiana.  Arthur was the son of David F. RANTS and Nancy Margaret CUNNINGHAM.


1891 - Thomas A. SWAFFORD born in Ray County, Missouri.  Thomas was the son of James J. SWAFFORD and Elizabeth Ann Gant HANKINS.


1895 - William BALES married Mary H. BALDWIN.  William was the son of Aaron BALES and Alice MANIFOLD.


1910 - Ruth STURDEVANT born in Hamilton County, Indiana.  Ruth was the daughter of Walter Lee STURDEVANT and Mabel Katherine JOHNSON.


1917 - Sallie CHAMBERS died.  Sallie was the daughter of John Aaron SWAFFORD and Bell SEABORN.


1953 - Joseph E. KING died in Wabash County, Indiana.  Joseph was the son of Nathan KING and Anzeletta HOLDREN.

On This Day : February 19

1664 - Elizabeth PHILBRICK married Henry ROBEY.  Elizabeth was the daughter of Thomas PHILBRICK and Elizabeth ________.


1719 - Nathan BURDICK born.  Nathan was the son of Hubbard BURDICK and Hannah MAXSON.


1759 - Zaccheus BURDICK married Elizabeth SMITH in Westerly, Rhode Island. Zaccheus was the son of Thomas BURDICK and Dorothy MAXSON.


1768 - Elizabeth MADISON born.  Elizabeth was the daughter of James MADISON and Eleanor Rose CONWAY.


1812 - Margaret BOND married Welcome GARRETT.  Margaret was the daughter of Samuel BOND and Elizabeth BEALS.


1823 - Mary HUNT married David JAMES in Indiana.  Mary was the daughter of Isom HUNT and Margaret BUNDY.


1824 - Peter RINEHART married Sarah ADNEY in Preble County, Ohio.   Peter was the son of Peter RINEHART and Margaret MINGA.


1835 - James Lewis NOSLER born.  James was the son of John NOSLER and Mary PIRTLE.


1836 - Charity MILLS died.  Charity was the daughter of Mordecai MENDENHALL and Charity BEESON.  Charity was my 6x great-grandmother.


1847 - John Farley BECKETT born in Polk County, Iowa.  John was the son of Lemuel Daugherty BECKETT and Sarah Springer CHEW.


1888 - Frances MIGUET died in Buchanan County, Iowa.  Frances was Corinne's 5x great-grandmother.


1891 - Charles Valentine SWAFFORD born in Brunswick, Missouri.  Charles was the son of Landon Marcellus SWAFFORD and Bertie Belle MARSH.


1896 - Hazel Lucille KING born in Madison County, Indiana.  Hazel was the daughter of Benjamin Zellen KING and Elizabeth Ann SCHELL.


1902 - Homer RANTS married Caroline KADERLY.  Homer was the son of David F. RANTS and Nancy M. CUNNINGHAM.


1991 - John C. JOHNSON died in Anderson, Madison County, Indiana.  John was the son of John M. JOHNSON and Martha PIERCE.

Sunday's Obituary: Rachel (Lemasters) Cunningham (1838-1913)

Commercial-Review, Portland, Indiana, March 12, 1913, page 1

DIED AT HOME OF HER SON


Mrs Rachel Cunningham Died At Home Of Her Son John Cunningham


Funeral Friday


The Service Will Be Held At The Methodist Church at Salamonia at 2 P.M.


Mrs. Rachel Cunningham passed away at the home of her son John W. Cunningham West Water street at 2 o'clock Wednesday morning.  Mrs. Cunningham has been in failing health for some time but was able to come Sunday from Salamonia, to the home of her son in this city.  She was born in Shelby County, Ohio July 16, 1837 and was the daughter of Leuman and Mary Young LeMasters. Her husband William Cunningham died June 4th 1911.  She is survived by eight brothers and sisters and the following children: Mrs. David Rants, of Salamonia, Phillip Cunningham of Y--- Nebraska, John Cunningham of this city, Mrs. Lorinda Pauling of Cincinati, Ohio and Mrs. C.E. Beard Dayton Ohio.  Funeral services will be held at the Methodist church at Salamonia Friday afternoon at two o'clock.  Rev. Pfifer will officiate, the funeral party will leave the residence at twelve o'clock Friday.


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Rachel was my paternal 2nd-great grandaunt, the daughter of Rev. Luman Walker and Nancy (YOUNG) LEMASTERS.  She married William E. CUNNINGHAM on March 18, 1860 in Jay County, Indiana.  She is buried in the Salamonia Cemetery.


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Tombstone Tuesday: William E. and Rachel (Lemasters) Cunningham

 

William E. and Rachel (LEMASTERS) CUNNINGHAM, my paternal 2nd-great grandaunt & uncle, are buried in the Salamonia Cemetery, Jay County, Indiana.

William was born February 1835 in Indiana, the son of Benjamin and Margaret (CLINE) CUNNINGHAM.

Rachel was born July 16, 1838 in Shelby County, Ohio, the daughter of Luman Walker and Nancy (YOUNG) LEMASTERS.

William and Rachel were married on March 18, 1860 in Jay County, Indiana.

William's occupation was shoemaker and farmer.  They lived out their lives in Madison Township, Jay County, Indiana.

William died June 4, 1912.  Rachel died March 12, 1913.

Known children of William and Rachel (LEMASTERS) CUNNINGHAM:

• Nancy M. CUNNINGHAM (1861-1938); married David F. RANTS
• Catherine E. CUNNINGHAM (1862-1863)
• Phillip L. CUNNINGHAM (1865-     ); married Eana BRAKE
• John William CUNNINGHAM (1868-     ); married Leona DRAKE
• Orinda CUNNINGHAM (1869-    ); married Elmer I. PAULING
• Martha J. CUNNINGHAM (1873-    );married Elsworth BEARD

William Cunningham family - 1910 Jay Co., IN

Today I sourced the 1910 census record in Madison Township, Jay County, Indiana for William E. CUNNINGHAM, my paternal 2nd-great granduncle. William was married to Rachel LEMASTERS, the daughter of Luman Walker and Nancy (YOUNG) LEMASTERS.

William was listed as a 75 year old farmer, born in Indiana, with father born in Virginia and mother born in Pennsylvania. He and Rachel had been married for 50 years. Rachel was listed as aged 71 years, born in Ohio, with both parents born in Ohio. She was listed as the mother of 6 children, 5 of whom were still living in 1910.

William's occupation was that of a farmer, which corresponds with other census records. In 1860, his occupation was listed as a shoemaker.

William was born February 1835 in Indiana, and married Rachel on March 18, 1860 in Jay County, Indiana. Rachel was born July 16, 1838 in Shelby County, Ohio, and died March 13, 1913 in Jay County, Indiana. Their children were :
i. Nancy M. Cunningham b. July 5, 1861 m. David Rants
ii. Catherine E. Cunningham b. 1861-1865
iii. Phillip L. Cunningham b. February 3, 1865 m. Eana Brake
iv. John W.M. Cunningham b. April 26, 1868 m. Leona A. Drake
v. Orinda Cunningham b. May 5, 1869 m. Elmer I. Pauling
vi. Martha J. Cunningham b. May 5, 1873 m. Elsworth Beard