Peter Cunningham – Grandfather

 

 

Peter Cunningham b. May 13, 1856 in Lawnmarket, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

 

Chicago City Directory – 1881

      Peter Cunningham, butcher, bds Ashland Ave, ne corner 41st

 

Chicago City Directory- 1883

      Peter Cunningham, butcher, bds ss 38^th nr S. Rockwell

      William Cunningham – butcher, bds ss 38^th nr S. Rockwell

      Mary Lynch, wid. John, bding ss 38^th nr. S. Rockwell

Chicago City Directory –1884

Peter Cunningham, bding, Archer Ave. cor W. 38^th

James Maher, s Rockwell bt 37^th & 38^th

Joliet Directory – 1884

Peter Cunningham, teamster, bds. N.e. cor Francis & Collins

James Maher, laborer, 1108 N. Collins

Marriage

Peter Cunningham and Annie Lynch (Galligan)  - April 1, 1884 by Louis Lochner,

Lutheran Pastor, Minister of the Gospel in Brighton Park.

 

Children of Peter and Annie Cunningham

Peter Cunningham b. July 28, 1886  - d. Sept. 1964

Anna  E. Cunningham  b. Aug. 24, 1891 – d. Dec. 3, 1955

Elsie Cunningham b. April 7, 1893

Dorothy Cunningham  b. Mar. 30, 1895  - d. Sept. 12, 1895

 

Chicago City Directories

1885: Peter Cunningham ( Barret & Cunningham) n/e corner 38^th

William Cunningham teamster – house 18 Gold

1889 Peter Cunningham (Cunningham & Soil) rear 3846 Washtenaw

Cunningham & Soil  (Peter Cunningham & Alexander Soil) adr above meat mkt

1890 Peter Cunningham (Cunningham & Soil) 3846 39^th , h. 2010 Grand

William Cunningham, butcher, boards 1321 47^th

1891 Peter Cunningham (Cunningham & Soil) 2803 39^th, h. 2010 39^th

Mary Lynch, wid. Of John, h. 2010 39^th St.

1892  Peter Cunningham, butcher, h. 2010 39^th St.

1894, 1895, 1896, 1897, 1898, 1899

Peter Cunningham, express, h. 3728 Rockwell

Mary Lynch, widow of John, 3728 Rockwell

1900 Peter Cunningham, express, 3728 Rockwell

1900 Census, Cook Co IL – Chicago  28^th wd

3726 South Rockwell

Peter Cunningham     44   b. May 13 1856, m. 16 yr.  b. Scotland  Expressman    immig. 1873 NA

Annie Cunningham    46   b. Nov. 17 1853  mo. of 12 children, 5 living,   b. Connecticut

Lucy Cunningham      21  b. Dec 1 1872               b. Connecticut

Mary Cunningham     18   b. Nov 26 1881             b. Connecticut

Peter Cunningham    13   b. Jul 18 1886              b. Illinois

Annie Cunningham      8   b. Aug. 24 1891           b .Illinois

Elsie Cunningham        7  b. Feb 7 1893                b. Illinois

Mary Lynch mother-in-law  71 b.  Aug 11 1828    b. Ireland       immig. 1834

 

Death Certificates

Peter Cunningham died at age 56, Feb. 7, 1913 in Chicago.  His occupation was Teaming from 1890

to 1911. He lived in Chicago and U.S. for 34 years (1879)?  His father was Wm. Cunningham and mother

was Katie Young, both in Scotland. Place of death, 2745 W. 37^th Pl..  Informant was Wm. Cunningham of

East Chicago, Indiana  He died from colon cancer. He was buried at Rosehill Cemetery, section 116,

Row 8, Grave 29, in Chicago.

 

Annie Lynch Cunningham died at the age of 60 on  July 13, 1913.

Date of Birth – Dec. 11, 1852.   Place of death, 2551 W. 38^th St.

Resident  of city (?) 40 yrs.  In  U. S.  (?)   60 yr. 7  mo. 2 days.  Informant was Elsie

Cunningham.  She died from Diabetis Mellitis.  She is buried at Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Chicago.

 

 

John Cameron Cunningham – Gr. Uncle

 

 

John Cameron Cunningham  b. June 24, 1865 in Edinburgh Midlothian Scotland. 

 

Declaration of Intention – State of Indiana, Lake County

(first)  March 20, 1888  - John Cunningham, age 21, migrated from Edinburg, Scotland and arrived

in the U. S. on the 3 day of October 1885.  He declared his intention to become citizen.

 

(second)    August 30, 1918 – John Cunningham, age 50, born in Edinburgh on 24 of June, 1868,

now reside at 155 N. Ridge St., Crown Point, IN.   He emigrated to U.S. from Thetford, Ontario

Canada on the vessel Grand Trunk RR.  His last foreign residence was  Arkona, Ontario Canada. 

He arrived at port of Detroit, Michigan on the 8 day of July, 1888.

 

John married Jane Matilda from Bunker Hill Indiana, b. 1880, d. 1965

He resided at 155 N. Ridge St. Crown Point IN

 

1920 Indiana – Lake Co – Crown Point  census

John C. Cunningham,   52      b. Scotland      laborer      immig. 1880 PA 1918

Jane M.                         38      b. Indiana        laundress –goes out

May                               15      b. Indiana

Thelma                           8      b. Indiana

William                         12      b. Indiana

 

 

John died 3-8-1950 and is buried in Maplewood Cemetery, Crown Point

Sect. 3, Lot 81, SEI (W. of ent. Right  at T;, half way N. 3  rows) headstone facing E.

 

William Cunningham – Gr Uncle

 

William Cunningham   b. December 1853 in West Port Edinburgh, Midlothian Scotland

 

Chicago City Directory- 1883 William Cunningham – butcher, boards 38^th nr S. Rockwell

Chicago city directory –1885    William Cunningham, teamster – house 18 Gold

 

1900 census, Chicago, boarder at 3737 S. Washtenaw, # yrs married, 5, yr of  immigration 1870, #yrs.

In U.S.- 30, employment-bartender, mo. not employed  8.

 

1910 Lake Co., IN Dir. Wm Cunningham, 4724 Tod Ave., East Chicago, IN,   TeamHolder

 

1910 U.S. Census: William was boarding 4820 Oliad? Ave., E. Chicago, Divorced,  worked at iron

mill as a teamster,  immig. 1866, was naturalized

 

 

William Cunningham died March 4, 1939 in Crown Point Indiana.