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Dee Michie CunninghamAge: 83 years18851968

Name
Dee Michie Cunningham
Given names
Dee Michie
Surname
Cunningham
Also known as
Deece Michie Cunningham
Birth March 1885 45 43
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 13 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 15 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 30 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 31 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 32 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 44 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
Census April 9, 1930 (Age 45 years)
Death of a motherNancy Caroline Megee
May 2, 1930 (Age 45 years)
Death of a fatherAbner Webster Cunningham Sr
December 26, 1934 (Age 49 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 56 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 60 years)
Death of a brotherWilliam J Cunningham
September 4, 1952 (Age 67 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 64 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 69 years)
Death of a brotherAbner Webster Cunningham Jr
January 18, 1963 (Age 77 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 60 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 April 18, 1968 (Age 83 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Mount Olivet Cemetery
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father
mother
Marriage: about 1860
2 years
elder brother
3 years
elder brother
Abner Webster Cunningham Jr
Birth: July 29, 1863 23 21Arkansas, United States
Death: January 18, 1963Harlingen, Cameron, Texas, United States
3 years
elder brother
Aaron Washington Cunningham
Birth: October 1, 1866 27 24Harlingen, Cameron, Texas, United States
Death: November 27, 1945Decatur, Wise, Texas, United States
22 months
elder brother
Solomon M Cunningham
Birth: August 1, 1868 28 26Baxter, Arkansas, United States
Death: January 14, 1955Sapulpa, Creek, Oklahoma, United States
14 months
elder brother
William J Cunningham
Birth: October 8, 1869 30 27Baxter, Arkansas, United States
Death: September 4, 1952Abilene, Taylor, Texas, United States
4 years
elder sister
3 years
elder sister
Clementine Retta Cunningham
Birth: August 19, 1875 35 33Arkansas, United States
Death: November 21, 1971Harlingen, Cameron, Texas, United States
3 years
elder brother
John Wesley Cunningham
Birth: May 3, 1878 38 36Texas, United States
Death: July 14, 1968Okmulgee, Oklahoma, United States
4 years
elder brother
3 years
himself
Dee Michie Cunningham
Birth: March 1885 45 43Texas, United States
Death: April 18, 1968North Richland Hills, Tarrant, Texas, United States

Dee Michie 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
Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Abner Webster Cunningham Sr - Household

Ed 46, Montague, Texas, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Cunningham, Abner WheadWMAug183960M40MSTNTNFarmer0YesYesYesRF
Megee, Nancy CwifeWFSep184258M4098MSSCKYYesYesYes
Cunningham, John WsonWMMay187822STXMSMSFarm Labor2YesYesYes
Cunningham, Robert LsonWMFeb188218STXMSMSFarm Labor3YesYesYes
Cunningham, Dee MsonWMMar188515M832TXMSMSAt School7 1/2YesYesYes
Fry (nee Cunningham), Clementine RdaughterWFNov187524SARMSMSYesYesYes

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Dee Michie Cunningham - Household

Bowie, Montague, Texas, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Cunningham, Dee MheadO750NoMW45M22NoYesTXMSMSPrinterNewspaper OfficeWYesNo
Cunningham, BeulahwifeFW42M20NoYesTXTXTXNone
Cunningham, ClementinedaughterFW19YesYesTXTXTXNone
Cunningham Jr, Dee MsonMW6NoNoTXTXTXNone
Cunningham, Abner WfatherMW90M19NoYesMSTNTNNone
Cunningham (nee Megee), Nancy CmotherFW88M17NoYesMSTNTNNone