Israel and Matida (Roush) Cunningham
ISRAEL DALLAS CUNNINGHAM
from the 1997 book
THE DESCENDANTS OF EDWARD CUNNINGHAM
revised 2016
Israel Dallas Cunningham was born on June 29, 1844 to Edward and Martha Cunningham in Steinersville (Belmont County) Ohio. He is apparently named after the Methodist Episcopal Minister who presided over the marriage of his parents (Israel Dallas). The "Israel" of this bio was most often called "Dallas" by his family. Dallas enlisted Ohio Calvary, Co. B, 5th Regiment on February 22, 1865 at Powhatan Ohio and was honorably discharged October 30, 1865. He married Matilda Jane Roush (daughter of Boston Roush and Hannah Workman) on March 5, 1870 in Clarington Ohio.
In the 1880 Federal Census shows his occupation as "Oil Gauger". After Matilda's death near Zelienople PA in 1890, Dallas married Susan Bledsoe on September 27, 1892 in Madison County, Virginia. After her death in 1902, he married Bettie King in Missouri on August 28, 1907. Dallas died on November 20, 1921 at his son’s residence in Tulsa Oklahoma and is buried at the Rose Hill Cemetery.
In the 1880 Federal Census shows his occupation as "Oil Gauger". After Matilda's death near Zelienople PA in 1890, Dallas married Susan Bledsoe on September 27, 1892 in Madison County, Virginia. After her death in 1902, he married Bettie King in Missouri on August 28, 1907. Dallas died on November 20, 1921 at his son’s residence in Tulsa Oklahoma and is buried at the Rose Hill Cemetery.
Children of
ISRAEL DALLAS CUNNINGHAM (1844 - 1921)
and
MATILDA JANE ROUSH (1849 - 1890)
William Halleck CUNNINGHAM (1871 - 1942) Ella Louisa WAGNER (1876 - 1925)
married March 5 1870 in Clarington OH
Effie CUNNINGHAM (b. 1873) died as an infant
Herman Dalton CUNNINGHAM (1874 - 1914)
Anna SMITH (1877 - 1932)
married June 9 1896 Monroe County OH
Lucy Jane CUNNINGHAM (1876 -1902) Jon Nels TUNQUIST (1872 - 1939)
married December 23 1896 Butler County PA
ALTA CUNNINGHAM (1878 - 1961) Arthur Robert HAUTER (1863 - 1929)
married April 8 1912 in Los Angeles CA
JAMES GARFIELD CUNNINGHAM (1883 - 1970) Willa Lee ROBERTS (1893 - 1977)
married October 7 1919 in Tulsa OK
HERBERT ASHLEY CUNNINGHAM (1886 - 1910)
FLORENCE CUNNINGHAM (1889 - 1980)
Thomas O DRINKWATER, (1885 - 1965)
married 1913 in Harris County TX
I am in debt to the late Betty Jane Hamner who provided the photo and some the information shown here
plus details to be included in a future printed version of the Edward Cunningham book.
c 1997/2016 Dan Cunningham
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