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Randall Cunningham and Virginia Ellen McKenzie in West Virginia
Randall and Virginia Ellen (McKenzie) Cunningham

​Randall CUNNINGHAM
from the 1997 book
THE DESCENDANTS OF EDWARD CUNNINGHAM

revised 2016
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     Randall was born May 31, 1855 in Belmont County, Ohio. After his father Edward's death, he moved to Belleville, West Virginia with his mother, Martha Austin Trisler Cunningham. Randall married Virginia Ellen McKenzie on September 14, 1880 in Wood County WV. Virgina was the daughter of Kenneth Newton McKenzie and Charlotte Flinn. Randall sold his land in Belleville in 1890 to William Cochran and moved to Wirt County. After the birth of her son Hart, Virginia experienced medical problems which resulted in her traveling to an Adventist Sanitarium in Philadelphia. She died there in early 1903, far from her family. She is buried in Frazer PA (Philadelphia Memorial Park), just west of Philadelphia.

     Randall was a Seventh-Day Adventist. He wore a long white beard in his later years. Randall would swear by saying "pshaw!" and "plagit!" (plague on it). He was a lean man, and worked hard until shortly before his death. Randall went to bed about 8 pm each night, then rose at 5 to eat a light breakfast preceded by a cup of warm water. He then pulled on the gum boots he always wore, picked up the lantern and set out for the barn. He sometimes wore a straw hat while working, other times he wore an old leather hat, described as "stained and moldy, resembling a Confederate cap". Randall had a hole in one toe that gave him problems. He wrapped it every morning, but he eventually contracted blood poisoning. A doctor recommended amputation, but being uninterested in the advice of medical professionals, he refused. The toe finally developed gangrene and he became terminally ill. Randall died March 11, 1939 in Wirt County at home on Little Island Run. He is buried on Flint Run. 
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Randall Cunningham 1930 - West Virginia pickndawg
RANDALL ABOUT 1930 IN WIRT COUNTY WEST VIRGINIA

​Children of
RANDALL AUSTIN CUNNINGHAM (1855-1939)
and
Virginia Ellen MCKENZIE (1860-1903)



JULIA AGNES CUNNINGHAM (1882-1960)
Charles E. NUTTER (1866-1940) married Feb 8 1903 Wirt Co WV

LUCY ELMA CUNNINGHAM (1884-1904?)
Burt W. NUTTER (1883-1967) married Jul 12 1903 Wirt Co WV

MITCHELL A. CUNNINGHAM (1886-1956)
Emma A PENKE (1886-1940) married May 7 1910 Spencer IA

ASA L. (HOLLY) CUNNINGHAM (1888-1970)
Mary A PATTERSON (1886-1970) married June 22 1911 Spencer IA

CLARA MAE CUNNINGHAM (1890-1910)

ZANNA ALICE CUNNINGHAM (1894-1981)
Ivan B ROBISON (1880-1948) married Oct 19 1927 New Cumberland WV

HASKELL HAZEN CUNNINGHAM (1896-1986)
Eunice Rose GORE (1890-1952) married Aug 18 1928 Albany GA
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HART JULIUS CUNNINGHAM (1901-1956)
Ona Faye BRUNTY (1909-1988) married Nov 8 1926 Hamlin WV



revised 1998
©1997, 2016 Dan Cunningham 


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