John Cunningham
(Abt 1833-)
Kate Conniek
(Abt 1838-)
Thomas J. Cunningham
(1864-1915)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Frances Holmes

Thomas J. Cunningham 1 2 3

  • Born: 1864, Illinois 1 3
  • Marriage (1): Frances Holmes on 2 December 1893 in Adair County, IA 1 2
  • Died: 1915 at age 51 3
  • Buried: 1915, Greenfield Cemetery, Greenfield, IA 3
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bullet  Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the 1895 Iowa State Census in Grove Township, Adair, IA on January 1895. 2

1895 Iowa State Census
Page 204, Family 86, Line 17
Grove Township, Adair County, Iowa, United States
Thomas J. Cunningham..31..Illinois..Farmer

(Living with wife, 6 stepchildren, and 1 daughter.)

NOTE - If his birth date was in 1864, then his age should have been 30 instead of 31.
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• He was buried in 1915 in the Greenfield Cemetery in Greenfield Cemetery, Greenfield, IA.

Find a Grave Memorial 67578730
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Thomas married Frances Holmes, daughter of Parker Howe Holmes and Elizabeth Sarah Dwigans, on 2 December 1893 in Adair County, IA.1 2 (Frances Holmes was born on 7 February 1860 in Athens County, OH,1 2 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 died on 10 February 1946 in Greenfield, IA and was buried after 10 February 1946 in Greenfield, IA.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:



• Marriage Image: 2 December 1893, in Adair County, IA. 1

• They appeared on the 1895 Iowa State Census in Grove Township, Adair, IA on January 1895. 2

1895 Iowa State Census
Page 204, Family 86, Line 17
Grove Township, Adair County, Iowa, United States
Thomas J. Cunningham..31..Illinois..Farmer
Francis Cunningham..34..Ohio
Wm C. Gantt..15..Adair County, Iowa
Amy F. Gantt..13..Adair County, Iowa
Edward C. Gantt..12..Adair County, Iowa
Nellie M. Gantt..9..Adair County, Iowa
Grace Gantt..6..Adair County, Iowa
Harry J. Gantt..3..Adair County, Iowa
Anna Cunningham..0..Adair County, Iowa
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bullet  Marriage Notes:


Name: T. J. Cunningham
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 02 Dec 1893
Event Place: Adair, Iowa, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 30
Marital Status: S
Birth Year (Estimated): 1863
Father's Name: John Cunningham
Mother's Name: Kate Conniek
Spouse's Name: Francis Gantt
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Age: 32
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1861
Spouse's Father's Name: P. H. Holmes
Spouse's Mother's Name: Sarah Dwigan

Citing this Record
"Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XJN4-F17 : 27 September 2017), Sarah Dwigan in entry for T. J. Cunningham and Francis Gantt, 02 Dec 1893, Adair, Iowa, United States; citing reference , county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,034,815.
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Sources


1 "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1805551 : accessed 13 May 2020), T. J. Cunningham and Francis Gantt, 02 Dec 1893, Adair, Iowa, United States; citing reference, county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,034,815.

2 1895 Iowa State Census, Grove Township, Adair County, Iowa, United States, p. 204, family 86, line 17, T. J. Cunningham and Frances Holmes; database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1803957 : accessed 17 May 2020).

3 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ ); accessed 18 May 2020, memorial page for Thomas J Cunningham (1864-1915), Find a Grave Memorial no. 67578730, citing Greenfield Cemetery, Greenfield, Adair County, Iowa, USA

4 "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1805551 : accessed 12 May 2020), William W. Dwigans and Frances Cunningham, 17 Feb 1909, Adair, Iowa, United States; citing reference, county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,034,815.

5 1860 U.S. census, population schedule, Carthage Township, Athens County, Ohio, United States, p. 183, family 1259, Parker Howe Holmes and Elizabeth Sarah Dwigans; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 13 May 2020); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M653, roll 934.

6 1870 U.S. census, population schedule, Township 61 Range 14, Adair County, Missouri, United States, p. 5, family 29, Parker Howe Holmes and Albertine Adeline Stout; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 13 May 2020); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593.

7 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Grove Township, Adair County, Iowa, United States, enumeration district (ED) 6, p. 93C, family 263; index and images, FamilySearch.org; citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 325.

8 1885 Iowa State Census, Grove Township, Adair County, Iowa, United States, p. 3, family 15, Edmund R. Gantt and Frances Holmes; database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1803643 : accessed 17 May 2020).

9 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Grove Township, Adair County, Iowa, United States, enumeration district (ED) 6, sheet 1A, family 8, Frances Holmes; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 17 May 2020); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

10 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Grove Township, Adair County, Iowa, United States, enumeration district (ED) 6, sheet 6A, family 114, William Wesley Dwigans and Frances Holmes; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 18 May 2020); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624, roll 390.


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