Joseph Harrison Cunningham

b. 16 August 1848, d. 21 May 1915
  • Joseph Harrison Cunningham was born on 16 August 1848 in Montevallo, Shelby County, Alabama.
  • He married Adosia A. Blackburn, daughter of Henry S. Blackburn and Josephine Theresa Adams, on 28 November 1869 in Shelby County, Alabama.
  • Joseph Harrison Cunningham and Adosia A. Blackburn appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1870 in Montevallo PO, Shelby County, Alabama, enumerated next to Adosia's mother Josephine Brown.
  • He was a clerk in a store, according to the 1870 census. Possibly he was employed by retail merchant Andrew Brown, who was Adosia's mother's husband.
  • Joseph Harrison Cunningham and Adosia A. Blackburn appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1880 in Shelby County, Alabama. Other members of the household included Norman Blackburn Cunningham, Inez Frances Cunningham, Joseph Harrison Cunningham and Callie Cunningham.
  • He was a farmer, according to the 1880 census.
  • Joseph Harrison Cunningham and Adosia A. Blackburn appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1900 in Ridersville, Chilton County, Alabama, enumerated next to W. B. Cunningham, born August 1870, likely Joseph's brother.. Other members of the household included Joseph Harrison Cunningham, Fred Harold Cunningham and Ella Cunningham.
  • He was a lumber checker, according to the 1900 census.
  • Joseph Harrison Cunningham became a widower at the 14 August 1900 death of his wife Adosia A. Blackburn.
  • Joseph Harrison Cunningham died on 21 May 1915 at age 66 in Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama.
  • He was interred at Plantersville Methodist Church Cemetery, Dallas County, Alabama.
  • Last Edited: 3 Mar 2012

Family: Adosia A. Blackburn b. 31 December 1849, d. 14 August 1900