Cunningham, Miles Porter

Birth Name Cunningham, Miles Porter

    His death certificate has his name as Miles Cunningham and some records have it as Miles P. Cunningham, Porter M. Cunningham, or Miles Porter Cunningham.

Birth Name Cunningham, Willis Porter

    The 1850 census has his name as Willis P. Cunningham and some researchers have his name as Willis Porter Cunningham.

Gender male
Age at Death about 89 years, 7 months, 24 days

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth about 22 Aug 1849 Farmington, Saint Francois, St. Francois, Missouri, United States of America    
Note

The date of birth on his death certificate is 22 August 1852. However, census records place his date of birth somewhere between 1847 and 1851.

Census 1 Jun 1850 Jackson, Ste. Genevieve, Missouri, United States of America Adison Cuningham Household, 1850 Census 1a
  Page No.: 513 1a
  Sheet No.: 257 1a
  Minor Civil Division: Jackson township 1a
  County of: Ste. Genevieve 1a
  State of: Missouri 1a
  Enumeration Date: 18 October 1850 1a
  Line No.: 26-30 1a
  Family No.: 745 1a
  Name: Cuningham, Willis P. 1a
  Age: 1 1a
  Sex: M 1a
  Place of birth: Missouri 1a
Census 1 Jun 1860 Jackson, Ste. Genevieve, Missouri, United States of America Adison Cuningham Household, 1860 Census 2a
  Page No.: 98 2a
  Minor Civil Division: Jackson township 2a
  County of: Ste. Genevieve 2a
  State of: Missouri 2a
  Enumeration Date: 20 July 1860 2a
  Post Office: Punjaub 2a
  Line No.: 1-9 2a
  Family No.: 670 2a
  Name: Cunningham, Porter M. 2a
  Age: 10 2a
  Sex: M 2a
  Place of birth: Missouri 2a
  Attended school within the year: / 2a
Census 1 Jun 1870 Carroll, Louisiana, United States of America Parmilia Cunningham Household, 1870 Census 3a
  Page No.: 17 & 18 3a
  Sheet No.: 274 3a
  Minor Civil Division: Ward 5 3a
  County of: Carroll 3a
  State of: Louisiana 3a
  Enumeration Date: 19 July 1870 3a
  Post Office: Oak Grove 3a
  Line No.: 38-39 & 1-5 3a
  Family No.: 147 3a
  Name: Cunningham, Port 3a
  Age: 19 3a
  Sex: M 3a
  Color: W 3a
  Place of birth: Missouri 3a
Census 1 Jun 1900 Plattin, Jefferson, Missouri, United States of America Miles P. Cuningham Household, 1900 Census 4a
  State (or Territory) of: Missouri 4a
  County of: Jefferson 4a
  Supervisor's Dist. No.: 10 4a
  Enumeration Dist. No.: 57 4a
  Sheet No.: 2B 4a
  Division of County: Plattin township 4a
  Enumeration Date: 6 June 1900 4a
  Name: Cuningham, Miles P. 4a
  Relation to head: head 4a
  Color: W 4a
  Sex: M 4a
  Month of birth: Aug 4a
  Year of birth: 1847 4a
  Age: 52 4a
  Single, married, widowed or divorced: M 4a
  Years of present marriage: 23 4a
  Place of birth: Missouri 4a
  Place of birth of father: Missouri 4a
  Place of birth of mother: Missouri 4a
  Occupation: Farmer 4a
  Months not employed: 0 4a
  Can read: yes 4a
  Can write: no 4a
  Can speak English: yes 4a
  Home owned or rented: R 4a
  Farm or house: F 4a
  Number of farm schedule: 33 4a
Census 1 Jan 1920 Festus, Jefferson, Missouri, United States of America M. P. Cunningham Household, 1920 Census 5a
  State (or Territory) of: Missouri 5a
  County of: Jefferson 5a
  Supervisor's Dist. No.: 11 5a
  Enumeration Dist. No.: 33 5a
  Page No.: 5A 5a
  Division of County: Joachim township 5a
  City, Town, Village: Festus 5a
  Ward of city: 4 5a
  Enumeration Date: 6 January 1920 5a
  Street Address: West 5th Street 5a
  Name: Cunningham, M. P. 5a
  Relationship to head: head 5a
  Home owned or rented: R 5a
  Sex: M 5a
  Color: W 5a
  Age: 70 5a
  Single, married, widowed or divorced: M 5a
  Able to read: no 5a
  Able to write: no 5a
  Place of birth: Missouri 5a
  Place of birth of father: Missouri 5a
  Place of birth of mother: Missouri 5a
  Able to speak English: yes 5a
  Occupation: Laborer 5a
  Employer, worker or working on own account: W 5a
Census 1 Apr 1930 Festus, Jefferson, Missouri, United States of America Miles P. Cunningham Household, 1930 Census 6a
  State of: Missouri 6a
  County of: Jefferson 6a
  Division of County: Joachim township 6a
  Incorporated place: Festus 6a
  Ward of city: 4 6a
  Supervisor's Dist. No.: 14 6a
  Enumeration Dist. No.: 50-9 6a
  Sheet No.: 4A & 4B 6a
  Enumeration Date: 4 April 1930 6a
  Street Address: North Fifth Street 6a
  Name: Cunningham, Miles P. 6a
  Relationship to head: head 6a
  Home owned or rented: R 6a
  Value of home or monthly rental: 12 6a
  Farm?: no 6a
  Sex: M 6a
  Color: W 6a
  Age: 83 6a
  Marital condition: M 6a
  Age at first marriage: 28 6a
  Attended school since Sept. 1, 1929: no 6a
  Able to read and write: no 6a
  Place of birth: Missouri 6a
  Place of birth of father: Missouri 6a
  Place of birth of mother: Missouri 6a
  Able to speak English: yes 6a
  Occupation: none 6a
Death 15 Apr 1939 Festus, Jefferson, Missouri, United States of America   7a
Burial 17 Apr 1939 Herculaneum Cemetery, Herculaneum, Jefferson, Missouri, United States of America    

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Cunningham, Addisonabout 1822about Dec 1862
Mother Halstead, Permilia9 May 182821 Dec 1911
    Brother     Cunningham, John H. about 1846
    Sister     Cunningham, Nancy Jane 23 Dec 1846 23 May 1921
         Cunningham, Miles Porter about 22 Aug 1849 15 Apr 1939
    Brother     Cunningham, Robert Henry 15 Sep 1851 31 Jul 1936
    Sister     Cunningham, Catherine Mary about 1854 10 Apr 1934
    Brother     Cunningham, Burwell B. about 1856
    Brother     Cunningham, Oscar about 1859
    Sister     Cunningham, Margaret Ann 17 Dec 1860 15 May 1946
    Sister     Cunningham, Amanda Adeline about 1862

Families

Family of Cunningham, Miles Porter and McMullin, Lorinda Caroline
Married Wife McMullin, Lorinda Caroline ( * 18 Aug 1855 + 17 Dec 1935 )
 
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage about 1877      
Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Cunningham, Mary Delores24 Jul 187812 Oct 1962
Cunningham, Annieabout Oct 1881
Cunningham, Edward John15 Sep 188413 Jul 1959

Family Map

Source References

  1. U.S. 1850 Federal Census
      • Date: 1 Jun 1850
      • Page: Missouri, Jackson township, Ste. Genevieve county, Page 513/257, Lines 26-30
      • 1850 Census, Jackson township, Ste. Genevieve county, Missouri
  2. U.S. 1860 Federal Census
      • Date: 1 Jun 1860
      • Page: Missouri, Jackson township, Ste. Genevieve county, Page 98, Lines 1-9
      • 1860 Census, Jackson township, Ste. Genevieve county, Missouri
  3. U.S. 1870 Federal Census
      • Date: 1 Jun 1870
      • Page: Louisiana, Ward 5, Carroll county, Page 17, Lines 38-39 & Page 18, Lines 1-5
      • 1870 Census, Carroll county, Louisiana
      • 1870 Census, Carroll county, Louisiana
  4. U.S. 1900 Federal Census
      • Date: 1 Jun 1900
      • Page: Missouri, Supervisor's District 10, Enumeration District 57, Sheet 2B, Lines 81-85
      • 1900 Census, Plattin township, Jefferson county, Missouri
  5. U.S. 1920 Federal Census
      • Date: 1 Jan 1920
      • Page: Missouri, Supervisor's District 11, Enumeration District 33, Ward 4, Sheet 5A, Lines 16-17
      • 1920 Census, Festus, Jefferson county, Missouri
  6. U.S. 1930 Federal Census
      • Date: 1 Apr 1930
      • Page: Missouri, Enumeration District 50-9, Supervisor's District 14, Ward 4, Sheets 4A & 4B, Lines 49-51
      • 1930 Census, Festus, Jefferson county, Missouri
      • 1930 Census, Festus, Jefferson county, Missouri
  7. Missouri State Archives: Missouri Digital Heritage : Death Records Certificates
      • Page: 1939-15225
      • Death Certificate, Miles Cunningham

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