Oliver Perry Cunningham and Susan Kennedy

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Husband Oliver Perry Cunningham ¹

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           Born: 8 May 1839 - Chewton, Lawrence Co, PA 2
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         Father: Hon. John T. Cunningham (      -1845) 2
         Mother: Rachel Davidson (      -      ) 3

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   Other Spouse: Sarah Amanda Hennon (      -1865) 4 - Jan 1865 - Iowa 5

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Wife Susan Kennedy ⁵

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         Father: Henry Kennedy (      -      ) 5
         Mother: Susan [Unk] (      -      ) 5

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Children

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1 F Jennie C. Cunningham ⁵

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         Spouse: Thomas M. Eckles (      -      ) 5

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2 M Audley L. Cunningham ⁵

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         Spouse: Cora Turner (      -      ) 5

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General Notes: Husband - Oliver Perry Cunningham

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He remained at home until he reached manhood, obtaining his education in the district schools, and then went west to Iowa. In 1857 he entered the employ of Ralph Reed, with whom he learned the wagon and carriagemaking trade. About the time of the opening of the Civil War he went to Pittsburgh and was employed there by James Hemphill, who had the contract for building wagons for the government. Mr. Cunningham was an excellent workman and he remained for some time at Pittsburgh, after which he returned to the old homestead at Chewton, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, where, beginning in late in 1861, he was interested in the manufacturing business for over fifty years. As a reliable maker of carriages and wagons, he is known all through this section, at all times having as many orders as he can fill. His business was one of the oldest in the town.
Mr. Cunningham was one of the township's leading men, and owning considerable real estate at Chewton, was justly considered a man of ample fortune.
He was the oldest Odd Fellow connected with the Wampum lodge, having joined the order in 1865, and was a charter member.
In political sentiment, Mr. Cunningham was a Republican. For a period of five years he served as a justice of the peace in Wayne Township, and at the close of his term was re-elected, but declined to serve longer. Both he and his wife were members of the Christian Church at Chewton, of which he was a liberal supporter for many years.

1 Aaron L. Hazen, 20th Century History of New Castle and Lawrence County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1908), Pg 742, 908.

2 Aaron L. Hazen, 20th Century History of New Castle and Lawrence County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1908), Pg 742.

3 Aaron L. Hazen, 20th Century History of New Castle and Lawrence County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1908), Pg 743, 825.

4 Aaron L. Hazen, 20th Century History of New Castle and Lawrence County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1908), Pg 667, 743, 908.

5 Aaron L. Hazen, 20th Century History of New Castle and Lawrence County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1908), Pg 743.