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 John Hamilton Cunningham, son of David Cunningham and Nancy Lyon.Born 1823 at ,,Pennsylvania,United States, died 20 May 1897, age 73 or 74 years, buried at Westminster Presbyterian Cemetery, Mifflintown,Juniata County,Pennsylvania,United States. Occupation: Farmer (1870)
Had a farm in Milford Township, Juniata Co, PA (current day Pike Co, PA) Wife Jane died when Ezra was 2 wks old. Ephraim and Rebecca stayed with John (his “maiden” aunt Mary Lytle, 66 in 1870) came to help out. Ezra went to live with John’s sister-in-law Mary (McCrum) Dressler. 1880 Census shows an aunt: Mary M. Lytle in HH with John. @S31@ @S22@
Married 13 Apr 1850 at Mifflintown,Juniata,Pennsylvania,United States, age 26 or 27 years (married 7 years) to:  Jane McCrum, age by marriage 17 or 18 years, daughter of James McCrum and Mary Johnson.Born 1832 at ,,Pennsylvania,United States, died 15 Oct 1857 at Milford,Juniata County,Pennsylvania,United States, age 24 or 25 years, cause of death: Fire, burns, buried at Mifflintown,Juniata,Pennsylvania,United States Died from an outside fire to heat wash water in an iron kettle. Her flannel dress caught fire and she died from the burns.
Children:
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Ephraim CunninghamBorn 1852 at Milford,Juniata County,Pennsylvania,United States Lived in Idaho. Wife died young, remarried in his sixties. 2.
Rebecca CunninghamBorn 1854 at Milford,Juniata County,Pennsylvania,United States 3.
Ezra CunninghamBorn 01 Oct 1857 at Milford,Juniata County,Pennsylvania,United States, died 16 Jun 1945 at Walker Township,Juniata,Pennsylvania,United States, age 87 years, buried at Westminster Presbyterian Cemetery, Mifflintown,Juniata County,Pennsylvania,United States Above Green Right: Row 13 No 1. Occupation: Farmer, two term Union Township Supervisor. Religion: Lutheran Ezra’s Mother died when he was two weeks old, from burns when her dress caught fire from an open, outdoor fire to heat "wash water." His great-aunt came to live with his father but said she couldn’t live with a newborn baby. He went to live with his aunt Mary (McCrum) Dressler - who he always considered his parents.@S195@S30@S194@S22@ | |||