James married Elizabeth LOYD in 1775 in Georgia, United States. Elizabeth was born in in , , South Carolina, USA; died in 1817 in Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

James married Rebecca Jane AYRES in 1784 in Columbia, Georgia, United States. Rebecca was born in 1765 in Virginia; died on 11 Sep 1836 in Columbia, Georgia, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

James married Nancy ROBERTSON after 1817 in Unknown location. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: William CUNNINGHAM. William (son of William Asa CUNNINGHAM) was born on 10 Aug 1792 in Virginia; died on 29 Apr 1875 in Oglethorpe County, Georgia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Rhoda married John L ESTES on 31 Dec 1826 in Oglethorpe, Georgia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

James married Martha WATSON on 4 Oct 1831 in Oglethorpe, Georgia. Martha was born on 12 September 1811 in Georgia; died on 13 November 1873; was buried in Point Peter, Oglethorpe County, Georgia, United States of America. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Will Book E: Part 1 1863-1886 Page 183
The Will of William A. Cunningham
State of Georgia, Oglethorpe County -- I William A Cunningham of said County,
do make publish and declare this my last will & testament.
1st I desire that all my just debts be paid.
2nd I will that my daughter Carrie B shall have the organ now in use in
my house.
3rd I will that my daughter Susan V shall first have out of my Estate three
Hundred dollars.
4th It is my will and desire that my property, after deducting the above
bequests, shall be kept together and managed for the maintainance and support
of my wife Henrietta D - during her life.
5th I will that my daughters Susan V & Carrie B shall remain with my wife
and receive a support out of my Estate while they remain unmarried, or
until the death of my wife.
6th It is my will and desire that my son James R. Cunningham shall have
the full management and control of my Estate, and that he shall have for
his services all that can be made out of its management above a support
for my wife and two daughters as before stated.
7th It is my will and desire that at the death of my wife that what is
left of my estate shall be equally divided between my children Wm J J,
Sarah D Graham, Mary A E Gunter, Henrietta E J Banks, Susan V, James R
and Carrie B.
8th I will that he be, and I do hereby appoint my son James Robert Cunningham
as Executor of this my last Will & testament, In witness whereof I have
hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal, this 3rd day January 1886
his
W A + Cunningham (LG)
mark
Signed sealed declared and published by
Wm A Cunningham as his last will and
testament in the presence of the undersigned
who at his special request subscribed our
names hereto as witnesses in his presence
and in the presence of each other.
signed Geo B Lumpkin
signed G A Stewart
Signed W B Hopper
The last will of William A Cunningham was presented in open court at this
the 1st Monday in February 1886 and proven on solemn form of law upon the
oaths of Geo B Lumpkin, G A Stewart and W B Hopper the three subscribing
witnesses to the same, who on oath say that they saw the Testator sign,
seal & declare this same as his last will that he was of sound mind & memory,
that he executed the same freely & without compulsion.
Geo B Lumpkin
W B Hopper
G A Stewart
Sworn to and subscribed before me
in open court February 1st 1886
Thos D Gilham Ordinary
Ordered that the same be admitted to record as proven in solemn form.
Thos D Gilham Ordinary
Recorded February 4th 1886
Thos D Gilham Ex off Clk C O

William married Henrietta D PASS on 29 Nov 1842 in Oglethorpe, Georgia, United States. Henrietta was born on 28 Mar 1828 in Georgia; died on 17 Oct 1894 in Georgia, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

From Georgia: Oglethorpe County: MUSTER ROLL OF COMPANY E, 38th REGIMENT
Tom Cobb Infantry:
Cunningham, George T. -- 1st Corporal September 29, 1861. Discharged
December 7, 1862.

Notes:

According to 1850 Census, living in home of Barbary (Barbara) Williams, along with his (later) wife Mary A. Anthony and Mahuldy (Mahuldah) Anthony.
A number of his wife's relatives named him executor of their wills.
Will of Barbara Williams
This is the will of Barbara Williams, dated 5 Nov. 1850. Johnson
Franklin Cunningham and Mary Ann P. Anthony, both listed in the
will, later married 9 Oct. 1851, Madison County, GA.
Record of Wills November Term 1851 Georgia
Oglethorpe County
I Barbara Williams of said County being of sound and disposing mind
and memory do publish and declare this to be my last will and
testament, hereby Revoking all other wills by me made.
1st I give and bequeath unto to Mary Ann P. Anthony daughter of
Matthew J. W. Anthony, one negro woman by the name of Louiza and
her four children to wit: Charlotte, Elizabeth, Robert, and
Henrietta and the future increase of the said female slaves to the
said Mary Ann and her heirs forever.
2nd I give and bequeath unto Mahuldah Anthony daughter of Thomas B.
Anthony one negro woman by the name of Teresa and her four children
to wit: Evaline, Lucy, Nathan, and Henry and the future increase of
said female slaves to her and her heirs forever.
3rd I give and bequeath unto Rebecca Williams Huff, daughter of
Barbara Huff, two choice cows and calves, Bed and bedsteads and bed
clothing also to Mary Ann P. Anthony and Mahuldah each a bed
bedstead and clothing for the same.
4th I give and bequeath and devise unto my friend Johnson F.
Cunningham all the rest and residue of my estate of whatever kind
or nature Real, personal, and mixed ready money and choser [?] in
action. I give and bequeath the whole balance of my property to my
said friend Johnson F. Cunningham to him and his heirs forever in
fee simple and this I do as well out of Regard & friendship for
him, as for actual services and kindness he has heretofore rendered
to me and which I know he will continue to render in the future.
Another consideration for this bequest is that I have four old
negroes that I have owned for many years. They have been faithful
servants and they will have to be supported by the said Johnson F.
Cunningham and I most earnestly request him to take care of them.
Their names are Dave, Charles, Robbin, and Lucy. Also I desire my
said friend Johnson F. Cunningham to treat With great and marked
kindness a negro girl by the name of Josephene, and the said
Johnson F. Cunningham is to pay annually or to ? ill the best
manner, for the comfort and support of___? Barbara Huff my Niece,
annually the sum of seventy dollars (70) during the natural
lifetime of this said Barbara Huff free from all control contracts
or interference of any kind of her present or any future husband.
5th I further order and direct that the negroes bequeathed unto
Mary Ann P. Anthony and Mahuldah Anthony be kept and controlled
(sic) by my said friend Johnson F. Cunningham until my said nieces
marry or become of age when either event happens then and not till
then the said Johnson F. Cunningham is to deliver the negroes
bequeathed to the said Mary Ann P. Anthony and Mahulda. The yearly
value in the meantime to be applied to the education, support, and
maintenance of the said Mary Ann P. and Mahuldah Anthony.
6th I appoint the said Johnson F. Cunningham Executor of this my
last will and testament.
signed sealed published
and declared in our presence
in the presence of each other &
in the presents (sic) of the testator.
this 5th day of November 1850.
her x Mark Barbara Williams
Benj. F. Hardeman
Rolly H. Mathews
Abel Eberhart
David Graham
Recorded 11 Nov 1851

Johnson married Mary Ann Penelope ANTHONY on 9 Oct 1851 in Madison County, Georgia. Mary (daughter of Matthew Jouett Williams ANTHONY and Ann Blakey ROBERTS) was born on 16 Dec 1835 in Madison County, Georgia; died on 13 Dec 1917 in Lewisville, Denton County, Texas; was buried in Dec 1917 in Flower Mound Cemetery, Lewisville, Denton County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Sarah married James Thomas NOELL in Oct 1849 in Oglethorpe, Georgia, United States. James was born on 18 July 1821 in Oglethorpe, Georgia, United States; died on 18 November 1901 in Oglethorpe, Georgia, United States; was buried in Lexington, Oglethorpe County, Georgia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

William married Rhoda Tallulah GRAHAM on 25 Nov 1876 in Oglethorpe County, Georgia. Rhoda was born on 25 Nov 1856 in Oglethorpe County, Georgia; died on 22 Aug 1928 in Lewisville, Denton County, Texas; was buried in 1928 in Flower Mound Cemetery, Lewisville, Denton County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

May have married John R. Stephens.

Sarah married John Van Buren Rodolphus Lamartine PATTON on 21 Dec 1871 in Oglethorpe County, Georgia. John was born in Dec 1848 in Oglethorpe County, Georgia; died on 14 Jan 1930 in Oglethorpe County, Georgia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Sarah married G V PATTON on 21 Dec 1871 in Oglethorpe, Georgia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Married Emma Watley.

Notes:

Married Anna Lou ? (1st) and Molly Wilhaufer (2nd).

Family/Spouse: Mollie CUNNINGHAM. Mollie was born in 1864 in Georgia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Cadelia married David Lane BURKHALTER on 7 Oct 1880. David was born on 3 Jun 1859 in Wilkes County, Georgia; died on 28 Sep 1921 in Oconee County, Georgia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Married Ida Irene Taylor (grave marker for "Ida Irene Cunningham, 1809-1929, at Old Hall Cemetery, Denton County, Texas -- transcription is probably incorrect). Went by the nickname "Hood." Adopted an African- American child whose mother had died. The child's father asked if he would take the child in. Hood, who had 13 children of his own, said, "We have 13; one more won't make any difference!" He raised the child and saw that he finished school, but it is unknown whether he officially adopted the child or whether the child took his surname.

Family/Spouse: Ida Mae TAYLOR. Ida was born on 10 January 1869 in Texas; died on 24 February 1929; was buried in Lewisville, Denton County, Texas, United States of America. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Precise date of death is unknown, but the family moved to Georgia about 1882, and John Clinton Cunningham probably died before then.

Notes:

Known as "Molly." Married John Wesley Bragg. Infant daughter buried at Flower Mound Cemetery, Lewisville, Denton County, Texas, 1886, so they must have migrated to Texas with the other Cunninghams.

Family/Spouse: John W BRAGG. John was born on 20 Dec 1858 in Weakley, Tennessee, United States; died on 17 Jan 1941 in Texas, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

1930 Census, Armstrong County, Texas
Justice Precinct no. 4
Enumeration District 6-5
Sheet Number 7A
Enumeration Date April 21, 1930
Line number 48, Dwelling no. 149, Family no. 157, Cunningham, AB, Head, rented house, male, white, 59 years old, 23 at first marriage, able to read and write, born in Georgia, father born in Georgia, mother born in Georgia, Code State or M.T. 78, Occupation: Farmer, Industry: General, Class of Worker: 0, actually at work: yes, not a veteran, No. of farm schedule: 129
Line number 49, Cunningham, Stella, Wife-H, female, white, 63 years old, 26 at first marriage, able to read and write, born in Tennessee, father born in Tennessee, mother born in Tennessee, Code State or M.T. 81, Occupation: None
Line number 50, Cunningham, Aubrey, son, female, white, 23 years old, single, able to read and write, born in Texas, father born in Georgia, mother born in Tennessee, Code State or M.T. 87, Occupation: Farmer, Industry: General, Class of Worker: M, actually at work: yes, not a veteran

Died:
Age: 91

Amos married Stella Ophelia BOWLING on 30 May 1894 in Allen, Collin, Texas, USA. Stella (daughter of William Jones BOWLING and Mary Elizabeth KENNEDY) was born on 13 Apr 1867 in Tennessee; died on 11 Aug 1938 in Claude, Armstrong, Texas, USA; was buried in Aug 1938 in Claude, Armstrong County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Charles married Lula Anne KNIGHT on 13 Jan 1897 in Denton County, Texas. Lula was born on 15 Dec 1876 in Texas; died on 26 Jul 1960 in Argyle, Denton County, Texas; was buried in 1960 in Flower Mound Cemetery, Lewisville, Denton County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Known as "Mattie." Grave marker says "Matty." Grave inscription: Wife of J.J. Bragg;
"Tis the Lord who hath ? of the one we love so well"

Martha married Joseph E. Johnson BRAGG on 4 Nov 1894. Joseph was born on 15 Mar 1875 in Tennessee; died on 2 Jan 1962 in Lewisville, Denton, Texas, United States; was buried in 1962 in Flower Mound Cemetery, Lewisville, Denton County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]