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ELAM T. COLLETT, born 1861 on Cheat River, son of Moses P. and Rebecca (Canfield) Collett; married, 1884, Celesta P., daughter of Bryan and Jennie (Goddin) Gainer. Children, Summa O., Dellas M., Glennie. Farmer, owns 35 acres, near Kerens.
LLOYD DOW COLLETT, born 1866, son of Moses P. and Catherine (Gainer) Collett; married in 1893 Mattie, daughter of Samuel and Mary (Gray) Kalor. Children, Evan, Susan Catherine. Was born a farmer, lik his father before him, but in 1889 engaged in the carpenter trade at Elkins, and for two years in the mercantile business with P. H. Wees & Sons, then entered the employ of the West Virginia Central Railroad, department of 23
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Maintenance of Way, under G. E. Little. In 1893 was elected Constable in Leadsville District; enlisted in the West Virginia National Guards, 1893, orderly sergeant; was ordered into service in April, 1898, in the Spanish War; was released May 7.
DAVID CONRAD, born 1816. Married, Susan, daughter of Henry and Elizabeth (Couger) Vandevender. Children, Anna, Jacob, Napoleon B., Martha E., Phoebe E., Sampson B. The first house in his neighbor- hood was build by Samuel Bonner in 1820.
HARMON JACKSON CONRAD, born 1847, son of John B. and Mary Ann (Wilson) Conrad; German parentage. Married, 1872, at Oakland, Md., Mary, daughter of Jacob and Ann (Bailey) Conrad. Children, Louella, Estelle, Jacob W. Owns 500 acres, 300 improved; stockraiser and farmer. He owns the old Connolly farm on which the Indian massacre occurred. The gravestone yet stands. General Lee made fortifications on his place. He owns an old clock, the age of which is unknown, and a bible given to an ancestor in 1810. The earliest Conrad recorded in the bible was Jacob, born in 1744; who married Ann, daughter of John and grand-daughter of William Currence. His son, Peter Conrad, was born 1777. Peter's chil- dren were, Nancy, Elizabeth, married David Salisbury; Sarah married Joseph Wamsley; Phoebe, married Jeremiah Couger, on Elk; Allcey, mar- ried Daniel Wamsley; John B., married Mary Wilson; Diana, married Lewis Couger, on Elk; Maria, married Isaac Dodrill; Polly, married Thomas Cur- tis; Barbara, unmarried; Jacob, married Ann Bailey; Rachel, unmarried, Peter, married Elsey Arbogast; Syrena, married Marshall Clarke, and moved to Illinois.
W. P. CONRAD, born 1853, son of Jacob P. and Elizabeth M. (Alkire) Conrad. Married, 1873, Lydia A. Sargent, and after her death, in 1888, to Mary E., daughter of Isaac W. Brady. Children, Fenton, Fletcher E., Rose W., Hettie A., George P., John B., Grover L., C. O., Mary, Charles, J. Boyd, Myrtle, Laura G. Farmer, merchant and lumberman; owns 53 acres. His second wife was 13 years old and he was 35 when they were married. A skirmish between Federals and Confederates took place at his father's house.
OMAR CONRAD, son of A. R. Conrad, German ancestry, born 1847 in Braxton County; mother's maiden name, Elizabeth Singleton. Married, 1884, Alice C., daughter of Conrad Currence. Maiden name of wife's mother, Edith Buckey. He came to Randolph in 1878; owns 111 acres, 60 improved; was deputy sheriff eleven years, and was then elected member of the county court. He belongs to the Conrad family of Pendleton County, one branch of the family settling in Braxton, near Bulltown, and another in Randolph.
JACOB CONRAD, son of David, born 1854; married, 1875, Rebecca Ham- rick. Children, Weymouth H., Henry H., Effie, Esty A., John E., Lina.
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S. B. CONRAD, son of David, born 1865; married, 1887, Melvina Hamrick. Children, Mintie O., Phoebe A. Farmer.
SAMUEL CONRAD, son of John and Mary (Wilson) Conrad, born 1856. Married, 1883, Ann, daughter of William D. and Ellen (Stalnaker) Currence. Children, Cecil, Brown, Louonia. Farmer, 272 acres.
PETER B. CONRAD, born 1852, son of John and Mary (Wilson) Conrad; Irish ancestry; married, 1873, to Alice, daughter of Samuel and Hulda (Mathas) Channel. Children, Charles, Blanche, Blain, Kent, John, Hattie; carpenter.
N.B. CONRAD, son of David, born 1856; married, 1876, Martha Hamrick. Children, Laura A., Isaac C., Nettie, M. L., Eliza J., Jocob E., Susie W., Addie E.
LEWIS CONRAD, born 1850, son of Jacob, married Mary E., daughter of Jonathan Crouch, 1874. Children, Grace L., Harry, Bruce; farmer, mer- chant and miller.
LLOYD CONRAD, born 1848, son of Peter Conrad; English ancestors; was married in Webster County, 1880, to Sarah R., daughter of William F. and Nancy (Gregory) Chatman. Children, Harman F., Ellis R., Vilas C., Vandalinden, Rumsey B.
WILLIAM HALL CONRAD, born .1849, son of John B. and Mary (Wilson) Conrad; German ancestry; married, 1892, Alice, daughter of Bryson and Mary (Stalnaker) Hamilton; owns 66 acres, all improved; was eight years postmaster; lived eight years in Kansas and Colorado.
CHARLES ELDRIDGE CONRAD, born 1875; German ancestry; son of Peter and Alice (Channel) Conrad.
ELIJAH J. COOPER, born 1842, son of Jonas and Mary (Rohrbaugh) Cooper; in 1873, near mouth of Seneca, he married Hannah Susan, daugh- ter of James and Susanna (Miller) Bible. Children, Jacob S., Benjamin Y., Hayes, Mary Elizabeth, Hattie S., Cora, Mertie, Wilbur B., Harris W., Floyd M .; farmer; owns 250 acres, 75 improved; was in Union Army, Home Guards.
VALENTINE COOPER, born 1832 on Dry Fork, son of Jonas Cooper, Ger- man parentage. In 1872 he married, in Pendleton, Rachel C., daughter of James Bible. Children, James, Clara, Lucy, Kenna, Mary, Wm. P., Anna, Margaret, Bessie, John H., Franklin. Farmer, owns 170 acres, 50 im- proved. His father, Jonas Cooper, moved from Mill Creek, Hardy County, in 1829, and settled just below Harman, on Dry Fork.
CHRISTIAN COOPER, born 1829, son of Jonas and Mary F. (Rohrbaugh) Cooper. In 1854 he married Christena, daughter of John and Jemima (Wol- ford) Carr. Children, Mary F., Asa, Emily J., Jemima, Ama. Own 150 acres, 75 improved,
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DANIEL COOPER, born 1840, son of Jonas. In 1874 he married Phoebe, daughter of John Snyder. Children, Hoy, Nora B., Laura J., Oscar C., Barbara E., Pearley B., Charles H., Latie F., Baby. Farmer, owns 700 acres, 500 improved. Handles from 75 to 100 stock cattle and 100 sheep, and winters them; cuts from 40 to 60 stacks of hay; was member of the Home Guards under Captain Snyder.
ASA COOPER, born 1858, son of Christian Cooper. In 1884 he married Gettie Lee McDonald. Children, Arthur, Zadie, Cecil, Riley, Nela, Robert Decatur. Farmer, merchant and hotel-keeper, owns 63 acres, 50 improved.
JOB COOPER, born on Alleghany Mountain, son of Samuel Cooper, Dutch ancestry. In 1879 he married Mary Elizabeth, daughter of Dr. B. Y. and Elizabeth (Hinkle) Smith. Children, Orpha, Ira, Hickman, French, Laura, Decatur, Dixon. Farmer, 349 acres, 200 improved. Moved to Ten- nessee 1887, and in one year came back.
DANIEL COOPER, born 1864, son of Samuel and Elizabeth (Wymer) Cooper, English and Irish parentage. Married, 1895, Annie, daughter of Jacob C. and Susan (McDonald) Harper. Children, Nellie Elizabeth, Jere- miah Harper. He lived in Tucker County 13 years, as merchant and farmer, and was elected Constable in Dry Fork District 1896; became a citizen of Beverly 1898, in the business of butcher. His grandfather was Jonas Cooper and his great grandfather Samuel Cooper.
A. W. CORLEY was born June 9, 1851, opposite the mouth of Roaring Creek; son of W. F. Corley; was married at Sutton, Braxton County, 1877, to Annie D., daughter of Col. William and Eliza (Camden) Newlon. The Corley family came from Ireland in 1760 and settled in Fauquier County, Virginia. The grandfather of the subject of this sketch was then three years old. When he went into business for himself it was as a merchant at Franklin, Pendleton County, where he remained until 1815, when he pur- chased a farm near Belington, now Barbour, but then Randolph County, and took up his residence there. He died in 1826. His name was William. His son. W. F., was County Superintendent of Schools of Randolph after the close of the war. The subject of this sketch graduated at the Fairmont Normal School in 1873, and three years later moved to Sutton, Braxton County, where he entered upon the practice of law. He was elected to the office of Prosecuting Attorney of Braxton, and served four years. In 1896 he was nominated for the office of Judge of the Supreme Court of West Virginia by the People's Party, and is a believer in the "Chicago Platform" of 1896.
JOHN A. CORLEY, born 1854, son of W. F. Corley; in 1875 he married Florence A., daughter of E. H. Rowan. Children, Sarah E., Verna N., Georgie C., Emma L., Zetta G., Lela M., Ella M .; farmer and real estate dealer.
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G. C. CORLEY, born 1840, son of N. E. and Louise (Wilson) Corley; English parentage; in 1866 he married Lydia, daughter of Jacob and Eva (Kunst)-Thorne. Children, Edward H., Mary L., Stella L., Dora A., James A., Metie; farmer, 225 acres, 175 improved; was in Federal Army. His father, who was a Union spy, was captured at Beverly, 1861, and taken to Virginia. Obtaining his release, he joined the Federal Army and was cap- tured again. G. C. Corley was employed by General Mcclellan as a spy, and was captured in Randolph. He claims to have been the second pris- oner of war taken by the Confederates, and that he is now the first surviv- ing prisoner.
CONRAD COUGER, born 1838, son of Lewis and Diana (Conrad) Couger; married, 1869, Elizabeth Wymer. Child, Emma E.
JACOB COUGER, born 1840, son of Lewis; married, 1865, Annie Con- rad. Children, William L. and Cleveland.
PATRICK CRICKARD was born 1834, son of John and Mary (Plunkett) Crickard of Ireland. Miss Plunkett was a relative of the member of the British Parliament of that name. Michael Crickard, the father of John and grandfather of the subject of this sketch, took part in the Emmet Re- bellion in Ireland in 1803. He subsequently came to America and died in Staunton Va., 1845. The flint-lock musket with which he fought in Ireland was brought to this country and remained in possession of Patrick Crickard until 1861, when it was taken from him at Beverly by Union soldiers, and was lost. The children of John Crickard were, Patrick, Peter, Ann, Sarah, Mary, Margaret. In 1859 Patrick married Amanda, daughter of Henry and Mary Currence. She lived only two years, leaving children, John Ran- dolph and Mary. In 1869 Mr. Crickard married Sarah, daughter of James McGee, a merchant of Baltimore. She died in two years and left no chil- dren. Mr. Crickard, 1873, married Phoebe A., daughter of James Moyers. Children; Cecil Llewellyn, Robert Walker, Sumner, Mason, Leland Woods and Rubie. Cecil is a graduate of the Buckhannon Academy. Mr. Crick- ard is a farmer, owning 450 acres; 200 improved. The town of Crickard is named from him. He has held public office twenty years, ten as Justice of the Peace and ten as Commissioner of the Court. From 1865 till 1872 he was in the mercantile business at Huttonsville. Ever since the Civil War he has been a leader in the Democratic party of Randolph. At the begin- ning of the Civil War he was Major of the 107th Regiment Virginia Infantry, and saw ninety days of service, when he was taken prisoner and was pa- roled. The first public school house in his district was built on his land and is still standing. Mrs. Crickard has a saber which she picked up on the battlefield of McDowell just after the fight.
GEORGE NIXON CHANNELL, born 1848, son of Samuel and Susan (Tay- lor) Channell; was married in 1861 to Jemima Jane, daughter of James M.
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and Margaret (Hart) Wilmoth. Children, Tippa, Clay, Samuel L., Bernice, Clyde, Fletcher, Cletus, Grover C., Belva and Macelona.
PETER CRICKARD, Irish ancestry, son of John and Mary (Plunkett) Crickard, born 1837 in Baltimore. Married, 1867, Virginia E., daughter of David and Jane(Steward)Bennett. Children, Charles G., Augustus J. Has 270 acres, 200 improved. His father helped build the Staunton and Parkers- burg pike. Has been Justice sixteen years. His brother and sisters were: Patrick, Ann, Sarah, Mary and Margaret.
A. J. CRICKARD, born 1874, son of Peter. Married, 1896, Georgiana, daughter of Jasper N. and Sally (Pritt) Phares. Child, Baby. Owns 372 acres.
JOHN RANDOLPH CRICKARD, son of Patrick and Amanda (Currence) Crickard, born 1860; Irish parentage. Married, 1885, Alverda F., daughter of John N. C. and Hannah (Currence) Bell. Children, Patrick Ewart, John Nixon, Robert Bruce, Eva Bell, Peter Warren, Mary. He has been Justice of the Peace; attended school three years at Rock Hill College, Ellicott City, Md .; spent two years in Missouri; owns 625 acres, 200 improved.
CHARLES CARROLL CRICKARD, born 1870, son of Peter and Virginia (Bennett) Crickard; Irish parentage. Married, 1891, Adeline, daughter of Adam and Virginia (Harris) Stalnaker. Child, Ethel Virginia. Owns 43 acres, nearly all improved; has been Constable six years; attended the McCloud Academy at Huttonsville.
JOHN CROUCH. About 1750 three brothers named Crouch came from Wales and settled in the United States. It cannot be ascertained where they first made their home, but subsequently one went to Tennessee, one to Kentucky and one, whose name was John, and who is the subject of this sketch, settled in Tygart's Valley, near the mouth of Shaver Run. Of those who went to Kentucky and Tennessee, or of their descendants, little or nothing was heard for nearly a hundred years, but they knew that some of their people lived in Tygart's Valley; and in 1861, when General Lee ad- vanced to Elkwater and fell back, some of the descendants of the Kentucky and Tennessee Crouches were in his army. They were much elated at the prospect of seeing their kindred in the Valley, and when Lee retreated they were greatly disappointed. This fact was learned from soldiers in the army, but the Crouches never communicated with any of their people in Randolph, nor were they heard of again. They were probably killed in some battle during the war. The date when John Crouch came to Tygart's Valley is not known, but since his son, Major John Crouch, was the first white child born in what is now Randolph County, he was here at a very early date; no doubt as early as 1772. It is not known whom he married, whether he married in the Valley or before he came. His death was caused by the bite of a rattlesnake. Late in the evening he was in his cowpen,
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on the Thomas B. Scott farm, and was barefooted. A rattlesnake struck him on the ankle, and he lived only eight hours. He left three sons, John (called Major John), Jacob and Andrew. His daughter married Samuel Wamsley, whose father was James Wamsley. Thus two of the first fami- lies of Randolph were connected by marriage before Randolph County was formed.
JOHN CROUCH, son of John, and who married Judy Westfall, left the following children: Isaac, Abraham, Andrew, Marshall and one daughter, who married John Currence.
JACOB CROUCH, son of John, and brother to "Major John," left one son John. In this repetition of names in the family and in different branches of the family is seen one of the reasons why it is often so difficult to trace families back to the original ancestor, and why there is so much disagree- ment on the subject. The father, son and grandson, together with nephews, uncles and cousins, all having the same name, are sometimes supposed, after they have been dead a few generations, to have all been the same person.
ANDREW CROUCH, son of John and brother to " Major John," married Elizabeth Hutton. Their children were Jonathan, Jacob, Kitty, Moses, John and Abraham.
JONATHAN CROUCH, born 1811 at Elkwater, son of Andrew and Eliza. beth (Hutton) Crouch; in 1830 married Delila, daughter of Adam and Chris- tina (Harper) Haigler; children, Dorothy who married Adam See, Almira who married William L. Ward, Cyrus, killed at the battle of Fredericks- burg, Martha who married Samuel B. Wamsley, Christina who married Adam H. Wamsley, Eli H. who married Amelia Currence, Elizabeth who married Jacob L. Ward, Mary who married Lewis Conrad, Roberda, Henry C. who married Anna Stalnaker; farmer, owned 1625 acres.
CHARLES CROUCH, born 1833, son of Abraham, married 1858, Virginia, daughter of Elias and Eliza (Crawford) Wilmoth; children, Livia, Kate L., Stella, Harriet E., Mary M., John C .; farmer and stockdealer; his daughters Kate and Stella are teachers, and Harriet is a milliner at Crickard.
NEWTON CROUCH, born 1843, son of Jacob and Rachel (McNeal) Crouch; married Verna D. Hutton, and afterwards Alice Hutton; children, Carrie R., Paul M. Farmer, owns 1900 acres.
MARSHALL CROUCH, born near Lee Bell, 1814, son of Major John and Judy (Westfall) Crouch; in 1849 he married Mary J., daughter of George and Mary J. See. Children, George A., John R., Eugenie, Minerva W., Eliza A., Mattie J., Virginia L., Florence W., May J., Lucy S. He was a farmer.
JOHN A. CROUCH, born 1827, died 1889, son of Andrew; in 1874 he
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married Hannah daughter of James and Mary (Wamsley) Rosencrance. Children, Lena and Early. Farmer, owned 1200 acres.
ABRAHAM CROUCH, born 1832, son of Andrew and Elizabeth Crouch; married in Pocahontas County, 1856, to Elizabeth, daughter of John and Harriet (Lockridge) McNeal. Children, Lee, Ada, Lina, Bettie, May, Jackson, Grace. Farmer, owns 1800 acres, 700 improved; large stockdealer.
NOAH CROUCH, born 1832, son of Abraham; married, 1867, Margaret, daughter of John A. Hutton. Merchant, farmer and stockdealer.
ELI H. CROUCH, born 1841, son of Jonathan and Delia (Haigler) Crouch; he married in 1870 in Braxton County, Amelia, daughter of John J. and Delila A. (Conrad) Currence. Children, Madlene, Mary E., Ruth, Howard, Cyrus, Delilah, Spencer. Mrs. Crouch died April 1, 1896. He is a farmer, owns 450 acres, half improved, and an interest in 1000 acres. He has a plow eighty years old, with a wooden mouldboard; his residence contains many modern conveniences.
LEE CROUCH, son of Abraham Crouch, born 1859 near Elkwater; mother's maiden name was Elizabeth McNeal; German ancestry; was mar- ried in 1893 near Staunton Virginia, to Amanda, daughter of John Wallace; maiden name of wife's mother, Mary Black. Child, Mary Elizabeth. He was Deputy Sheriff under Warwick Hutton and A. J. Long, and in 1896 was elected Clerk of the Randolph County Court.
SOLOMON CUNNINGHAM, born 1830 near Circleville. His mother was Delila, daughter of William Cunningham; was married 1857 in Pendleton Co. to Mary J., daughter of Levi and Elizabeth (Rittenhouse) Lantz. Children, David S., James L., Lee, Abraham, Absalom M., Charles, Benjamin Y., Mary E., Arthena, Martha P., Anna B., Solomon T. Came to Randolph 1889 and bought land below Harman. His grandfather, James Cunningham, came from Dublin, Ireland, about 1753, and in the Revolutionary War was a major in Gen. Washington's army. When about 17 years old, during the French and Indian War (probably in 1758) he was captured by the Indians and was a prisoner seven years, and during that time he became acquainted with what is now West Virginia, by traveling through it with the Indians. He married in Pennsylvania, moved to the South Branch, and settled at Old Fields, Hardy County, and then moved to Upper Tract, then to North Fork, then to Crab Bottom, then to Huttonsville, and died while on his way to Gilmer County.
DAVID SNYDER CUNNINGHAM, born in Pendleton County, 1857, son of Solomon and Mary Jane (Lantz) Cunningham; Irish ancestry; at Circleville he married Minnie, daughter of Adam B. and Elizabeth (Cunningham) Warner. Children; Guy, Warner, Odie, Maggie, Robert, Don. Came to Randolph in 1892 and for two years was in the mercantile business; lumber inspector for A. J. and M. V. Bennett three years, and now for the Pied-
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mont Lumber Company. He built the Alleghany Hotel and three dwelling houses in Job. In his yard is the rock against which Thomas B. Summer- field built his hut and spent his first winter in Randolph. He was the first settler in that section. He came in the fall and intended to begin build- ing his house the next day. That night a heavy snow fell, and he built a hut of pine boughs against the rock and thus spent the winter. The ashes from his fire may yet be seen, two or three feet deep.
A. M. CUNNINGHAM, formerly of Randolph, now of Tucker County, born 1864, son of Solomon and Mary (Lantz) Cunningham; Scotch and Ger- man ancestry; was married in 1887 to Maude, daughter of Daniel and Eliza J. (Lantz) Auvil. Children, Eugene B., Charles S., Neale, Constance, Mc- Kinley and Hobson. Mr. Cunningham is a lawyer; was Prosecuting At- torney of Tucker from 1893 to 1897, and assistant prosecutor in the cele- brated Eastham case, 1897.
JAMES SNYDER CUNNINGHAM, born 1857, son of Solomon and Mary J. (Lantz) Cunningham; Scotch parentage; in 1881 he married Mary S., daugh- ter of Salem and Polly (Bennett) Ketlerman. Children, Charles, Paul, Homan, Maudie, Gertie, Glenn, Lenora, Bryan, Baby; farmer, has lived in Randolph since 1890; was member of the Board of Education of Dry Fork District one term; traveled three years in the West, visiting Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri and Kansas.
ABRAHAM LANTZ CUNNINGHAM, born in Gilmer County, son of Sol- omon Cunningham; in Pendleton County, 1886, he married Catherine Bean, daughter of William and Martha (Waybright) Hinkle. Children, Zena, Willie, Hinkle, Chloe, Vella J .; lived in Randolph since 1880; carpenter.
LEE CUNNINGHAM, born 1860 in Pendleton County, died 1892; son of Solomon Cunningham; Scotch parentage; in 1882, in Pendleton County, he married Martha Ellen, daughter of Aaron and Elizabeth Bennett. Chil- dren, Dora, Rettie, Goff, Glenn, Lee, Parloa; came to Randolph in 1886; merchant and hotel keeper at Harman.
E. A. CUNNINGHAM, born in Pendleton County in 1852, son of Arnold and Mary A. Cunningham; Irish descent; educated in the common schools and at Oakland Academy, Va .; taught school in Upshur County; studied law three years under Hon. W. H. H. Flick, and in 1873 entered the Univer- sity of Virginia, and the same year was admitted to practice. In 1872 he was elected to a committee clerkship in the State Senate, through the influ- ence of Hon. H. G. Davis, and in 1874 he was elected assistant, and in 1876 Clerk of the Senate. In 1874 he was elected Prosecuting Attorney of Pen- dleton and held the office eight years. He was married May 4, 1893, to Miss Sallie Handy, daughter of J. B. and Margaret Kee (Boggs) Anderson, of Pendleton County. Soon after his marriage he visited Beverly, bought a lot opposite the new Court-House, and built upon it an elegant home,
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which cost more than $5000, and it is elaborately decorated with artistic paintings made by Mrs. Cunningham.
HENRY VANDEVENDER CUNNINGHAM, born 1850 in Pendleton County, son of Thomas and Sallie Ann (Turner) Cunningham; Irish ancestry; in Pendleton County, 1877, he married Susan Elizabeth, daughter of Adam and Kitty (Turner) Raines; he is a merchant; for 14 years he has been a minister in the German Baptist, or Brethren Church. He was one of the first settlers on Senaca, and established the postoffice at Onego, W. Va .; has been a great hunter, having killed 109 deer, 10 bears and great quanti- ties of small game,
JOHN W. CUNNINGHAM, born 1828 in Pendleton County, son of William and Mary (Grimes) Cunningham, married Rebecca, daughter of James and Rebecca (Wimer) Bennett. Children, Isaac, Eli, Mary, Martha, Jane, Savanna, Lura, Isabel. Blacksmith in Dry Fork District.
ELI CUNNINGHAM, born 1864, son of John W. In 1886 he married Rebecca J., daughter of John S. and Eliza (White) Kerns. Children, Laura A., Carrie E .; Luah F., Alba L., Elvie R., Dollie G. and Baby. Farmer.
ISAAC CUNNINGHAM, son of John W., born 1860. Married Alice, daugh- ter of George and Mary (Lamb) Barkley. Children, Mary F., Maudie B., Della C., Geneva E., Elmer, Annie and John F.
BENJAMIN YOST CUNNINGHAM, born in Pendleton County, 1868, son of Solomon Cunningham. In 1891, near Circleville, he married Florence P., daughter of Nimrod F. Dove. Children, twins, Leonie and Leorie, Andy Yost, Enola, Frankie, Marie. He came to Randolph in 1890; has taught nine terms of school; was the first principal of the Job school, and the first at Whitmer; was elected Justice of the Peace for Dry Fork District in 1896. He was in the mercantile business one year at Job. His enterprise and hard work have won him the confidence and esteem of the people of Ran- dolph, and in 1898 the Republicans of that county and of Tucker nominated him as their standard-bearer in the race for the West Virginia Legislature.
JOSEPH ARNOLD CUNNINGHAM, born April 27, 1861, on Cheat River, son of Andrew J. and Eleanor (Wimer) Cunningham; Irish and German ancestry; was married September 11, 1888, to Rose Anna, daughter of Jacob and Catherine (Scherz) Knutti. Children, Wilbert J., Clara Maude, Lillian Rose, Claude Arnold, Floyd Wilson, Fred, Grace Catherine, Bertha Eleanor. Mr. Cunningham has held the office of Constable and Notary Public, and was nominated in 1898 by the Democratic party of Randolph and Tucker Counties as a member of the Legislature. He made his way in life, while young, under many discouragements. He was born poor, and hard work was his lot. Yet he constantly held in view the purpose of making a suc- cess in life. He studied by the light of pitch pine knots which he gathered in the woods. When thirteen years old his mother died, and he was turned
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