John Wesley CunninghamAge: 90 years1878–1968
- Name
- John Wesley Cunningham
- Given names
- John Wesley
- Surname
- Cunningham
 Birth | May 3, 1878 38 36 |
 Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878Note: 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 2 years) |
 Birth of a brother | Robert L Cunningham February 1882 (Age 3 years) Note: Birth date/place based on 1900 Census |
| Birth of a brother | Dee Michie Cunningham March 1885 (Age 6 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 19 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 |
| Census | June 1, 1900 (Age 22 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 37 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 38 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 39 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 51 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 mother | Nancy Caroline Megee May 2, 1930 (Age 51 years) |
| Death of a father | Abner Webster Cunningham Sr December 26, 1934 (Age 56 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 63 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 brother | Aaron Washington Cunningham November 27, 1945 (Age 67 years) |
| Death of a brother | William J Cunningham September 4, 1952 (Age 74 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 71 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 brother | Solomon M Cunningham January 14, 1955 (Age 76 years) |
| Death of a brother | Abner Webster Cunningham Jr January 18, 1963 (Age 84 years) |
| Death of a brother | Dee Michie Cunningham April 18, 1968 (Age 89 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 67 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 |
 Death | July 14, 1968 (Age 90 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: West Lawn Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Abner Webster Cunningham Sr Birth: August 24, 1839 — Tishomingo, Mississippi, United States Death: December 26, 1934 — Bowie, Montague, Texas, United States |
| mother |
Nancy Caroline Megee Birth: November 21, 1841 46 41 — Marshall, Mississippi, United States Death: May 2, 1930 — Bowie, Montague, Texas, United States |
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Marriage: about 1860 — |
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2 years elder brother |
James T Cunningham Birth: 1861 21 19 — Arkansas, United States Death: |
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3 years elder brother |
Abner Webster Cunningham Jr Birth: July 29, 1863 23 21 — Arkansas, United States Death: January 18, 1963 — Harlingen, Cameron, Texas, United States |
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3 years elder brother |
Aaron Washington Cunningham Birth: October 1, 1866 27 24 — Harlingen, Cameron, Texas, United States Death: November 27, 1945 — Decatur, Wise, Texas, United States |
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22 months elder brother |
Solomon M Cunningham Birth: August 1, 1868 28 26 — Baxter, Arkansas, United States Death: January 14, 1955 — Sapulpa, Creek, Oklahoma, United States |
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14 months elder brother |
William J Cunningham Birth: October 8, 1869 30 27 — Baxter, Arkansas, United States Death: September 4, 1952 — Abilene, Taylor, Texas, United States |
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4 years elder sister |
Labethe Cunningham Birth: about 1873 33 31 — Arkansas, United States Death: |
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3 years elder sister |
Clementine Retta Cunningham Birth: August 19, 1875 35 33 — Arkansas, United States Death: November 21, 1971 — Harlingen, Cameron, Texas, United States |
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3 years himself |
John Wesley Cunningham Birth: May 3, 1878 38 36 — Texas, United States Death: July 14, 1968 — Okmulgee, Oklahoma, United States |
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4 years younger brother |
Robert L Cunningham Birth: February 1882 42 40 — Texas, United States Death: |
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3 years younger brother |
Dee Michie Cunningham Birth: March 1885 45 43 — Texas, United States Death: April 18, 1968 — North Richland Hills, Tarrant, Texas, United States |
John Wesley Cunningham has 49 first cousins recorded
Father's family (0)
Mother's family (49)
Parents Daniel White Megee + Mahala Louisa Dunbar
Parents Daniel White Megee + Martha Jane Hurley
Parents Byram Edward Crownover + Mary Ann “Polly” Megee
Parents William Claude “Bill” Megee + Elizabeth Ann Cole
Parents William Claude “Bill” Megee + Edith “Eddie” Harris
Parents Stephen Jackson Megee + Sarah Crownover
Parents James Riley Reynolds + Martha E “Patsy” Megee
Parents John P Crownover + Martha E “Patsy” Megee
Parents John Martin Megee + Francis Emeline Cunningham
Parents Alfred Earls + Melissa Jane Megee
Parents William Jasper Guinn + Rhoda Adeline Megee
| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Abner Webster Cunningham Sr - Household
Kaufman, Texas
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Abner Webster Cunningham Sr - Household
Ed 46, Montague, Texas, United States
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