John Cunningham (1854 - 1881)

CUNNINGHAM, SHAY

Posted By: DJ Scieszinski
Date: 12/12/2015 at 19:03:16

CUNNINGHAM, JOHN, Assessor, Georgetown; born in Columbus, Ohio, in 1854; came to this county with his parents in 1865. Was elected Assessor in October 1877. Member of the Catholic Church; National in politics. His father, William Cunningham, born in Ireland, married Miss Mary C. Shay; emigrated to this country in 1848; settled in Ohio; moved to this county in 1865; they have five children - John, William, Edward, Steven and Martha. Owns 150 acres of land.

SOURCE: THE HISTORY OF MONROE COUNTY, IOWA
CHICAGO: WESTERN HISTORICAL COMPANY, 1878
Directory of Monroe County, Guilford Township, Page 498