The Shemwell Family

James T Cunningham1861

Name
James T Cunningham
Given names
James T
Surname
Cunningham
Birth 1861 21 19
Address: Birth date/place based on 1870 Census
Birth of a brotherAbner Webster Cunningham Jr
July 29, 1863 (Age 2 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865

Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War
Birth of a brotherAaron Washington Cunningham
October 1, 1866 (Age 5 years)
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 6 years)
Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic
1867 (Age 6 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Birth of a brotherSolomon M Cunningham
August 1, 1868 (Age 7 years)
Birth of a brotherWilliam J Cunningham
October 8, 1869 (Age 8 years)
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 8 years)

Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad
Census July 5, 1870 (Age 9 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherRitta Ann “Ritter” White
after 1870 (Age 9 years)
Note: She was last listed in the 1870 Census
Birth of a sisterLabethe Cunningham
about 1873 (Age 12 years)
Note: Birth date/place based on 1880 Census
Birth of a sisterClementine Retta Cunningham
August 19, 1875 (Age 14 years)
Birth of a brotherJohn Wesley Cunningham
May 3, 1878 (Age 17 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 17 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Census June 7, 1880 (Age 19 years)
Birth of a brotherRobert L Cunningham
February 1882 (Age 21 years)
Note: Birth date/place based on 1900 Census
Birth of a brotherDee Michie Cunningham
March 1885 (Age 24 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 37 years)
Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 55 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 56 years)

Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I
Historical Event
Spanish Influenza Epidemic
1918 (Age 57 years)

Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 68 years)

Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression
Death of a motherNancy Caroline Megee
May 2, 1930 (Age 69 years)
Death of a fatherAbner Webster Cunningham Sr
December 26, 1934 (Age 73 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 80 years)

Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II
Death of a brotherAaron Washington Cunningham
November 27, 1945 (Age 84 years)
Death of a brotherWilliam J Cunningham
September 4, 1952 (Age 91 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 89 years)
Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War
Death of a brotherSolomon M Cunningham
January 14, 1955 (Age 94 years)
Death of a brotherAbner Webster Cunningham Jr
January 18, 1963 (Age 102 years)
Death of a brotherDee Michie Cunningham
April 18, 1968 (Age 107 years)
Death of a brotherJohn Wesley Cunningham
July 14, 1968 (Age 107 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 85 years)
Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War
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father
mother
Marriage: about 1860
2 years
himself
3 years
younger brother
Abner Webster Cunningham Jr
Birth: July 29, 1863 23 21Arkansas, United States
Death: January 18, 1963Harlingen, Cameron, Texas, United States
3 years
younger brother
Aaron Washington Cunningham
Birth: October 1, 1866 27 24Harlingen, Cameron, Texas, United States
Death: November 27, 1945Decatur, Wise, Texas, United States
22 months
younger brother
Solomon M Cunningham
Birth: August 1, 1868 28 26Baxter, Arkansas, United States
Death: January 14, 1955Sapulpa, Creek, Oklahoma, United States
14 months
younger brother
William J Cunningham
Birth: October 8, 1869 30 27Baxter, Arkansas, United States
Death: September 4, 1952Abilene, Taylor, Texas, United States
4 years
younger sister
3 years
younger sister
Clementine Retta Cunningham
Birth: August 19, 1875 35 33Arkansas, United States
Death: November 21, 1971Harlingen, Cameron, Texas, United States
3 years
younger brother
John Wesley Cunningham
Birth: May 3, 1878 38 36Texas, United States
Death: July 14, 1968Okmulgee, Oklahoma, United States
4 years
younger brother
3 years
younger brother
Dee Michie Cunningham
Birth: March 1885 45 43Texas, United States
Death: April 18, 1968North Richland Hills, Tarrant, Texas, United States

James T Cunningham has 49 first cousins recorded

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Mother's family (49)

Parents Daniel White Megee + Mahala Louisa Dunbar
2Sarah E Megee18541904
Parents Daniel White Megee + Martha Jane Hurley
1John M Megee18561856
3Daniel H Megee18611861
Parents Byram Edward Crownover + Mary Ann “Polly” Megee
5John C Crownover18571917
Parents William Claude “Bill” Megee + Elizabeth Ann Cole
Parents William Claude “Bill” Megee + Edith “Eddie” Harris
4Almira Megee1872
5Mollie Megee1874
Parents Stephen Jackson Megee + Sarah Crownover
1William L Megee18491935
3Byron Maston Megee18541904
5John Daniel Megee18581917
6Martha Jane Megee18601952
8Lemuel Logan Megee18651910
9James Luther Megee18681914
11Marion Gene Megee18731880
Parents James Riley Reynolds + Martha E “Patsy” Megee
Parents John P Crownover + Martha E “Patsy” Megee
Parents John Martin Megee + Francis Emeline Cunningham
1Mary Jane Megee18561917
Parents Alfred Earls + Melissa Jane Megee
3Rita Ann Earls18611948
4Sara Frances Earls18621948
Parents William Jasper Guinn + Rhoda Adeline Megee
Census1870 United States - Census transcript - Abner Webster Cunningham Sr - Household

Whiteville, Marion, Arkansas, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceFFBMFBBornMarSchoolReadWriteInfirmCitDis
Cunningham, Abner Whead31MWFarmer125125MS
Cunningham, Nancy Cwife30FWKeeping HouseMS
Cunningham, James Tson9MWAR
Cunningham, Abner Wson7MWTX
Cunningham, Aaron Wson7MWTX
Cunningham, Solomon Mson2MWAR

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - Abner Webster Cunningham Sr - Household

Kaufman, Texas

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Cunningham, Abner WWM40headMFarmerMSTNTN
Megee, Nancy CWF38wifeMKeeping HouseMSSCSC
Cunningham, James TWM19sonSWorks on FarmARMSMS
Cunningham, Aaron WWM14sonSWorks on Farm11TXMSMS
Cunningham, Solomon MWM12sonWorks on FarmTXMSMS
Cunningham, William JWM9sonARMSMS
Cunningham, LabetheWF7daughterARMSMS
Cunningham, Clementine RWF5daughterARMSMS
Cunningham, John WWM2sonTXMSMS