Thomas Davis Cunningham and Helen Shepley

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Husband Thomas Davis Cunningham ^{1 2 3}

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           Born: 1839 3
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         Father: John William Cunningham (1794-1865) 1 2 4 5
         Mother: Rachel Wallace (1798-1870) 1 2 5

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Wife Helen Shepley ³

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            AKA: Mary Shepley 1
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         Father: Rev. S. H. Shepley (      -      ) 3
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1 M Howard S. Cunningham ³

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         Spouse: Julia Zimmers (      -      ) 3

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2 F Helen Cunningham ³

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3 F Rachel Wallace Cunningham ³

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4 M Thomas Davis Cunningham ³

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5 F Mary Craig Cunningham ⁶

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         Spouse: Stanley Mitchell (      -      ) 6

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6 M George Smith Cunningham ⁶

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         Spouse: Helen Frances Crabbs (      -      ) 6
           Marr: 22 Mar 1913 6

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General Notes: Husband - Thomas Davis Cunningham

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Civil War: he enlisted as private in Co. B. 56th Regt. Pa. Vols. 1861. Rose to rank of First Lteutenant. Saw much active service in the army of the Potomac up to the battle of Gettysburg, July, 1863. He led his company in Gettysburg battle and on the first day's fight was severely wounded; was discharged from the service November 3, 1863, "on account of wound received in action." After the close of the war, he served as paymaster of the 10th Regt. Penna. Militia with rank of Major. He was cashier of the First National Bank of Blairsville, Pennsylvania, for many years and at the time of his death, was president of the institution. He was for many years an elder and leading man in the Presbyterian church of Blairsville.

1 Editor, History of Indiana County, Pennsylvania (Newark, OH: J. A. Caldwell, 1880), Pg 359.

2 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 342.

3 Jane Maria Craig, Samuel Craig, Senior, Pioneer to Western Pennsylvania, and His Descendants (Greensburg, PA: Privately printed, 1915), Pg 106.

4 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of the Juniata Valley (Chambersburg, PA: J. M. Runk & Co., 1897), Pg 591.

5 Jane Maria Craig, Samuel Craig, Senior, Pioneer to Western Pennsylvania, and His Descendants (Greensburg, PA: Privately printed, 1915), Pg 104.

6 Jane Maria Craig, Samuel Craig, Senior, Pioneer to Western Pennsylvania, and His Descendants (Greensburg, PA: Privately printed, 1915), Pg 107.