Garland Gentry Cunningham

I1753 Name: Garland Gentry 2C7C3F;2C4C1C1F CUNNINGHAM 1 Sex: M Birth: 20 SEP 1884 in Rockcastle Community, Trigg County, Kentucky 2 Burial: East End Cemetery, Cadiz, Trigg County, Kentucky Census: 1900 Kentucky, Trigg, Trigg Freeman, District 81, age 16, born Sep 1883, KY, KY, KY Reference Number: 20, 201 Medical Information: death cert# 20769, volume 042 Death: 24 JUL 1975 in Trigg County, Kentucky 3 Note:

   World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 > Kentucky > Trigg County > 0 > Draft Card C

   Garland Gentry Cunningham

   Cadiz, Trigg, KY

   age 33

   DOB: Sep 20, 1884

   white, native born

   Prison Guard for Commonwealth of Ky, Eddyville, Lyon County, KY

   NOK: Mrs. Dora Cunningham, Cadiz, Trigg, KY

   Medium height, medium build, blue eyes, light hair

   Medical: Both arms are slightly crooked, the result of being broken.

   Sept 12, 1918

   * In the East End Cemetery, there is a small stone with the inscription 'Polly Parrott 1923-1957'; the parrot was said to have belonged to Garland, and lived to the ripe old age of thirty-four years.

   * Garland was raised on a farm, and did a little farming, but he didn't like it very much. He also didn't talk about it too much, but he rode for a short time with the Night Riders when he was a young man. Garland ran away from home at the age of fourteen (after trading his tobacco crop to his brother, Tharp, for a couple of ducks (whatever happened to the ducks, no one knows), going by boat on the Cumberland River to TN. Arriving in TN cold, hungry and flat broke, he asked a store clerk for a nickel's worth of cheese and crackers. When he had worked long enough to repay that debt, he decided that farm life wasn't all that bad and returned home. In May, 1905, the first road grader was purchased by Trigg County Fiscal Court; one of the first operators was Garland. Garland, his brother Tharp and his Uncle Charley (Duck) ran a livery stable in Cadiz for some time; he operated the first Ford and Chevrolet agencies in Cadiz; and also at one time operated the first bus line, The Blue Goose, from Cadiz to Gracey, KY. When he was a very young man, he operated the last stagecoach from Cadiz to Golden Pond. He was a member of the Hopkinsville Elks Club and a charter member of the Eagles Club at Grand Rivers. He retired in 1956 having operated the Gulf Oil Distributing Company for forty-four years, being the oldest such distributor in the state. He served in the House of Representatives for twelve years, starting his terms in 1930; and served for two terms as Trigg County coroner. He served a time as a guard at the State Penitentiary in Eddyville, KY. He was instrumental in raising funds for the construction of the Ollie James Highway, now known as the South Road, which runs from Cadiz to Dover. He was also instrumental for bringing the Civilian Conservation Corps Camp to Trigg County. One of his unrealized dreams was to be a riverboat captain, however, he took many cruises on the Delta Queen, and once was a passenger on the Belle of Louisville during the annual race with the Delta Queen. He was a man who resembled and dressed like W.C. Fields.

   (from Cunningham Family, Leaves from the Family Tree, by Marqua Duncan, 2002)

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Father: John James 7C3F CUNNINGHAM b: 29 JUL 1849 in Trigg County, Kentucky Mother: Martha J. 'Matt' 4C1C1F CUNNINGHAM b: 24 MAR 1857 in Trigg County, Kentucky

Marriage 1 Erlene YORK b: AFT 1890

Marriage 2 U Dora 'Udora' MITCHELL b: 05 APR 1886 in Trigg County, Kentucky

   Married: 30 NOV 1904 in Trigg County, Kentucky 4

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       November 30, 1904

       Trigg Furnace Couple

       Mr. Cunningham and Miss Mitchell Married Last Night

       Mr. Garland Cunningham and Miss Dora Mitchell were married last night at seven o?clock at the bride?s home near Trigg Furnace, rev. E. H. Cunningham performed the ceremony, and Mr. John Burba and Miss Docia Peal were the attendants. A reception followed the marriage at the bride?s home.

       Mr. Cunningham is a son of the late John J. Cunningham, and is a substantial young farmer and one of the county?s leading young men. He is a nephew of County Superintendent Alfred Cunningham. Miss Mitchell is a daughter of Mr. James A. Mitchell. She is a very beautiful girl and a social favorite.

       We understand the young couple will move to Paducah about Christmas to make their future home.

       (Trigg County Historical Clippings, Vol 6)

Children

   Has Children Elizabeth Ward CUNNINGHAM b: 19 APR 1918

   Has Children Mary 'Cotton' Magdalene CUNNINGHAM b: 27 DEC 1919 in Trigg County, Kentucky

Sources:

   Author: Marqua Jean Duncan

   Title: xCunningham Family History

   Publication: Name: Copyright 2002 McClanahan Publishing House;

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   Source Medium: Book

   Source Quality: 566 pages w/photos

   Leaves from the Family Tree, William and Nancy (Carr) Cunningham of Trigg County, Kentucky. (Marqua is the granddaughter of John 8C5C8F Spurlin Cunningham, and the daughter of Benjamin & Mary (Cunningham) Petzold.)

   Author: U.S. Government

   Title: Draft Registration

   Repository:

       Name: Ancestry.com

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   Source Medium: Official Document

   Author: U.S. Vital Records

   Title: DI - Death Record or Index

   Repository:

       Name: Ancestry.com

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   Source Medium: Official Document

   Information obtained from viewing death record or death index.

   Author: Various

   Title: Newspaper Clipping

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   Source Medium: Newspaper

   Birth, Engagement, Wedding, Anniversary, Obituaries and other announcements placed in local newspapers.