Bernard Cunningham

CUNNINGHAM, ENGLISH, BRADY, MCLAUGHLAN

Posted By: Marthann Kohl-Fuhs (email)
Date: 3/24/2009 at 16:43:58

BERNARD CUNNINGHAM, an active farmer of Leroy Township, Audubon County, was born in Ireland in the County of Donegal. When he was eighteen years of age he emigrated to America, landing in New York City. He worked at various trades in New York and New Jersey until 1861. In April of that year lie drifted westward to Sangamon County, Illinois, where he engaged in farming until 1869, when he removed to Jasper County, Iowa. Here he settled on a farm of 160 acres in Synngrove Township. He paid $8 per acre, and during his residence made so many valuable improvements that he sold the place for $27 per acre. In October, 1882, Mr. Cunningham came to Audubon County and purchased 200 acres of improved land in Lincoln Township. In 1882 he bought his present home place in Leroy Township, containing 165 acres of well improved land. He has erected a good residence on this place. He has followed general farming, making a specialty of high grades of stock. Mr. Cunningham has been particularly successful as a corn grower. He owns some town lots in Manilla. Mr. Cunningham was united in marriage in 1868, to Miss Anna English, of Newark, New Jersey. She is a native of Ireland and came to this country when she was eleven years old. She is a daughter of Michael and Mary (Brady) English, who died in New Jersey. Mr. and Mrs. Cunningham have five children James, Mary A., John B., Frank L. and William. Our subject had but $5 when he came to this country; but he had, what is sometimes better than money, pluck and energy. He votes the Democratic ticket, having become naturalized in 1861. His parents, Timothy and Hannah (McLaughlan) Cunningham, died in Ireland.

1889 BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY OF
SHELBY AND AUDUBON COUNTIES, IOWA
W. S. DUNBAR & CO., PUBLISHERS
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