John Patrick Cunningham
Father: James
Cunninghame from Sligo (possibly Connemara Ireland) Ireland,
Immigrated 1875, Born May 1847 (1900 census),
buried cemetery in North Easton at a Catholic
Church.
Appeared on 1910 census
Wife was a widow on 1920 census
1880 census worked at a Shovel Shop
1900 census worked as a night wathman
1910 census worked as a night wathman? at the engine house
Owned his own house without a mortgage on 28 Elm Street in Easton MA, USA
Mother: Delia McNamara from
Keshcarrigan a town in the County of Leitrim (possibly Connemara Ireland), Immigrated stated as 1870 or 1871
or 1872 in 3 census' , Born Jan 1848 (1900 census),
buried cemetery in North Easton at a Catholic Church
In 1920 census claims to have become a Naturalized US citizen in 1880.
Leads to follow in finding parents of James Cunningham and Delia McNamara
1) Civil Records in MA for death, MA death certificates
2) Cemetary Records in MA
3) Property Records in Easton MA for property on Elm Street
4) Civil records in Ireland if any
5) Parish records of birth in Ireland
6) Ship Manifests for travel from Ireland to USA
7) Personal effects of Tom Donahoe, Mary's husbands family.
Documents:
Census
1880
Census
1900
Census
1910
Census
1920
Cencus
Record Possibly Delia See Line 15 (Son is John) (wrong person)
Ship
Manifest Possibly Delia (age off by
4 years but could be the right person)
Census
1920 JP Cunningham
Census
1930 JP Cunningham
On September 2003 and on November 2004 James
Cunningham (Brother (most likely nephew ?) of Genevieve E. Cunningham Cormack) provided
me (Paul B. Campanis) with most of
this information. Including: James and
Delia are buried in a cemetery in North Easton
at a Catholic Church. Their daughter Winifred is buried there as well.
They are both from Connemara Ireland
(conflicts with birth certificates).
Children:
John Patrick (oldest child, my great
grandfather)
Draft Card 1942
Mary - second oldest a year youger than John
Patrick
Mary married a man named Tom Donahoe. Tom was the town
druggist of North Easton Mass. They were prosperous because of his
profession as a druggist. They were married at about 1912 or 1913. They lived
in a stone house on Main Street
in North Easton a short walk from the drug
store. Later a second floor was added to that house. Mary lived there until she
died. After the younger sister Winifred lived there until she died in 1979.
There was an old rocking chair that stayed on that porch from 1918 until 1979
and was never disturbed.
James
James died of tuberculosis in 1930. Winnie (his sister) hid the fact that he
had this disease. James was a railroad engineer for the New Haven Railroad. Death Certificate
Winifred
Winifred did not like her initials W.C. because this was the
name for the toilet. The toilet was referred to as the water closet or W.C.. So
Winifred gave herself the middle name of Bernadotta. Winifred never married. Death Certificate
Photo from 1910
This photo has "James, Mary, & James F. Cunningham; 28 Elm Street; No. Easton, Mass; about 1910" on the back.
Jim Cunningham confirmed that these photos are indeed: From Left to Right 1)
James Cunningham (Husband of Delia) and two of his children 2) Mary 3) James.
Photo of John
This is of John Patrick Cunninham in
front of a beautiful blooming plant.
Cunningham_Coat_of_Arms
Winnnie Will and Probate: Page 1,
Page 2 and Page 3
Robert Cunningham Obituary 1987
