Cunningham

 

Alexander Cunningham and His Descendants

First Generation

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1. Alexander Cunningham - 1111. Born 1498 in Scotland. Died 1579.

He married Mary Robinson - 1112, 1528. Born 1503 in Scotland. They had the following children:

2 i. John Cunningham - 1109

 

Second Generation

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 2. John Cunningham - 1109.

 He married Sarah Wallace - 1110. They had the following children:

 3 i. Joseph Cunningham - 1107

 

Third Generation

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 3. Joseph Cunningham - 1107.

 He married Mary Blessington - 1108. They had the following children:

 4 i. David Cunningham - 1105

 

Fourth Generation

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 4. David Cunningham - 1105. Born 1607.

 He married Rachel Bruce - 1106. They had the following children:

 5 i. Alexander Cunningham - 1103

 

Fifth Generation

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 5. Alexander Cunningham - 1103. Born 1663.

 He married Rebeka Burns - 1104. Born in Scotland. They had the following children:

 6 i. Hugh Cunningham - 1101

 

Sixth Generation

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 6. Hugh Cunningham - 1101.

 He married Nancy O'Neil - 1102. They had the following children:

 7 i. Adam Cunningham - 1099

 

Seventh Generation

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 7. Adam Cunningham - 1099. Born 1730 in Dublin, Ireland.

 He married Rachel Morgan - 1100. They had the following children:

 8 i. Edward Cunningham - 1097

 

Eighth Generation

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 8. Edward Cunningham - 1097. Born 1778. Died 4 Dec 1851 in Husher's Run.

 He married Sarah Moreland - 1098. They had the following children:

 9 i. Isaac Cunningham - 1090

 

Ninth Generation

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 9. Isaac Cunningham - 1090. Born 1810. Occupation farmer.

 He married Margaret Lowther - 1091, daughter of Jesse Lowther - 1092 & Phoebe Cunningham - 1093. Born 1813. They had the following children:

 10 i. Susannah Cunningham - 189

11 ii. Sarah Cunningham - 1094

12 iii. Jesse C. L. Cunningham - 1095

13 iv. Phebe Cunningham - 1096

 

10th Generation

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 10. Susannah Cunningham - 189. Born 1845. Died 12 Jul 1884.

 She married Joseph C. Powell - 188, son of Daniel Powell - 198 & - 199. Born 1835 in Washington Co., Ohio. Died 5 Feb 1884. Occupation Railroad foreman.

Obituary Departed this life at his home near this city on February 5th, 1884, Joseph C. Powell in the 49th year of his age. Joseph C. Powell was born in Washington Co., Ohio, removing in his early boyhood with his parents to the State of Virginia, coming from thence to Kansas in 1856, settling in Wyandotte Co. where for many years he underwent the hardships and privations of frontier life. In 1874 he settled in this (Woodson) county where he has since resided and by his modest and cheerful demeanor, and concientious endeavors to fill well the station in life in which his circumstances had placed him, he had won a most enviable position in the confidence and affections of his neighbors. While yet in his teens he became a member of the Christian Church of which he remained a consistent and zealous member until the time of his departure, having for the last eight years filled the responsible position of Elder of the church worshipping here. He was a member of the Masonic Fraternity, the Knights of Pythias, and the A.O.U.W. For the last two years he has been in the employ of the St. Louis, Ft. Scott and Wichita Railroad, where he had won the complete confidence of his employers and was at the time of his death foreman of the water service of the road. The funeral services were in charge of the Masonic Fraternity assisted by the K. of P. and A.O.U.W., Rev. B. H. Smith of Ft. Scott, preaching the discourse at the Christian church. The deceased leaves a wife and large family of children for whom the profoundest sympathy is felt throughout the entire community. His death is a loss to the the whole community who will long remember his virtues and his amiable conduct and mourn the fateful providence that took him from them.

 Religion: Christian Church

 They had the following children:

 14 i. Florence Irene Powell - 190

15 ii. Lillian Virginia Powell - 191

16 iii. James William Robert Powell - 194

17 iv. Molly - 193

18 v. Isaac Powell - 196

19 vi. Francis Jasper Powell - 195

20 vii. Joseph Powell - 197

21 viii. Eudora Josephine Powell - 10

22 ix. Stella Powell - 192

 

11. Sarah Cunningham - 1094. Born 1836.

 

12. Jesse C. L. Cunningham - 1095. Born 1837.

 

13. Phebe Cunningham - 1096. Born 1840.

 

11th Generation

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 14. Florence Irene Powell - 190. Born 1861.

 

15. Lillian Virginia Powell - 191. Born 7 Jan 1865.

 

16. James William Robert Powell - 194. Born 10 Jun 1867. Died 10 Mar 1931.

 He married Lura D. Mize - 200, daughter of ? Mize - 201 & - 202, 26 Nov 1893. They had the following children:

 23 i. Fay Elizabeth Powell - 203

24 ii. Hellene Powell - 204

25 iii. Francis Dean Powell - 205

26 iv. Keith Powell - 206

27 v. Max Powell - 207

28 vi. Kathryn Powell - 208

 

17. Molly - 193. Born About 1868.

 

18. Isaac Powell - 196. Born 24 Jun 1870.

 

19. Francis Jasper Powell - 195. Born 11 Dec 1871.

 

20. Joseph Powell - 197. Born About 1872.

 

21. Eudora Josephine Powell - 10. Born 17 Mar 1874 in Westport, Kansas. Died 13 May 1961 in Yates Center, Kansas.

 She married Charles Cornelius Tustison - 9, son of George Washington Tustison - 15 & Catherine Hickman - 16, 23 Mar 1893 in Yates Center, Kansas. Born 21 Jul 1869 in La Bette Co. Kansas. Died 4 Oct 1946 in Yates Center, Kansas. Occupation Carpenter.

Obituary-Charles C. Tustison Charles C. Tustison, son of George W. and Catherine Tustison was born July 21, 1869 at Labette, now Parsons, Kansas. He died October 4, 1946 at the age of 77 years and 2 months at his home in Yates Center. Charles early boyhood was spent in Illinois and Iowa. He returned to Woodson County with his parents when he was 17 years of age. At this time Charles turned to a trade that that he followed the remainder of his life, serving first as an apprentice to a carpenter and then following the trade on his own. During the 60 years of his life in Woodson county he was active in building homes and business houses over the entire county. On March 23, 1893 he was married to Dora Powell of Woodson county. To this union five children were born, two daughters and three sons; Florence, Lillian Catherine, Joseph, Albert and Charles Howard. He was preceded in death by his daughter, Lillian Catherine, who died in infancy, and by two sons, Joseph and Charles Howard who gave their lives in the sevice of their country during World War II. He leaves to mourn his passing his wife Dora of the home address, his daughter, Mrs. Florence Stoll of Woodson county, and one son, Albert of Kansas City, Mo. Funeral services were conducted Sunday afternoon, October 6 at 2:30 from the Johnson Funeral Home with Rev. H. G. Walker officiating assisted by Rev. Miles C. Cook. The Ministers Alliance Quartet sang "The Old Rugged Cross" and "That Beautiful Land". The casket bearers were E. E. Lambert, Joe Ross, L. W. Mahon, Carl Harder, Earl Jones and Dean Randall. Burial was in Yates Center Cemetery.

 

They had the following children:

 29 i. Florence Ethel Tustison - 11

30 ii. Joseph George Tustison - 12

31 iii. Lillian C. Tustison - 13

32 iv. Albert Powell "Bus" Tustison - 14

33 v. Charles Howard Tustison - 6

 

22. Stella Powell - 192. Born 24 Aug 1876.

 

Index

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Cunningham, Adam - 1099 7

Cunningham, Alexander - 1103 5

Cunningham, Alexander - 1111 1

Cunningham, David - 1105 4

Cunningham, Edward - 1097 8

Cunningham, Hugh - 1101 6

Cunningham, Isaac - 1090 9

Cunningham, Jesse C. L. - 1095 12

Cunningham, John - 1109 2

Cunningham, Joseph - 1107 3

Cunningham, Phebe - 1096 13

Cunningham, Sarah - 1094 11

Cunningham, Susannah - 189 10

Molly, - 193 17

Powell, Eudora Josephine - 10 21

Powell, Fay Elizabeth - 203 23

Powell, Florence Irene - 190 14

Powell, Francis Dean - 205 25

Powell, Francis Jasper - 195 19

Powell, Hellene - 204 24

Powell, Isaac - 196 18

Powell, James William Robert - 194 16

Powell, Joseph - 197 20

Powell, Kathryn - 208 28

Powell, Keith - 206 26

Powell, Lillian Virginia - 191 15

Powell, Max - 207 27

Powell, Stella - 192 22

Tustison, Albert Powell "Bus" - 14 32

Tustison, Charles Howard - 6 33

Tustison, Florence Ethel - 11 29

Tustison, Joseph George - 12 30

Tustison, Lillian C. - 13 31