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Evelyn Park (Mason) Cunningham (1808 - 1882)

Evelyn Park Cunningham formerly Mason
Born in Baltimore, Maryland, United Statesmap
Ancestors ancestors
Daughter of and
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of — married 25 Feb 1825 (to 1835) in Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United Statesmap
Wife of — married about 1837 [location unknown]
Descendants descendants
Mother of and
Died at age 73 in Livingston, Sumter, Alabama, United Statesmap
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Biography

Eveline Mason was born on 2 May 1808, in Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States, her father, John Howard Mason, was 23 and her mother, Sophie Slaughter, was 15. She married Robert Park on 25 February 1825, in Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Monroeton, Monroe, Alabama, United States in 1850. She died on 21 March 1882, in Livingston, Sumter, Alabama, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Myrtlewood Cemetery, Livingston, Sumter, Alabama, United States.[1] FamilySearch Person: LZ6L-C8K She, daughter of John Mason and Sophia, was born on 2 May 1808 and baptised on 21 August 1808 in Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland[2][3]

  1. Mary Sophia Park 1826–1896 •G7B8-4Y6
  2. Ann Eliza Park 1833–Deceased •K6HS-P9H
  3. John William Park 1833–Deceased • G7B8-995
  4. Robert Wingfield Park 1835–1910 • D11N-PSC

She married Robert Park on 24 February 1825 in Knox, Tennessee.[4][5]

She next married William Matthew Cunnington in 1837 in Sumter, Alabama, United States. They had at least 4 children:

  1. Eva Luvenia Cunningham 1838–1906 • KLJ1-L4P
  2. Franklin M Cunningham 1840–Deceased •G7B8-37Q
  3. Tully R Cunningham 1842–1900 • G7B8-7P5
  4. Ida G Cunningham 1853–1896 • 9Q93-JS9

In 1850 she was enumerated in Monroeton, Monroe, Mississippi Territory.[6] The household included William Cunningham 43, Evelina Cunningham 43, Robert Parke 15, Evalina Cunningham 11, Franklin Cunningham 9, and Sully Cunningham 6.

Evelyn was mentioned on a memorial in Myrtlewood Cemetery, Livingston, Sumter County, Alabama with a death date of 1883.[7]

Sources

  1. ↑ Family Search https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/about/LZ6L-C8K
  2. ↑ "Maryland Births and Christenings, 1650-1995," database, (FamilySearch Record: HYLV-LJ3Z : accessed 28 January 2024), Eveline Mason baptism on 21 Aug 1808 (born 2 May 1808), daughter of John Mason & Sophia, in Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States; citing Digital film/folder number: 007576044; FHL microfilm: 13696.
  3. ↑ "Maryland Births and Christenings, 1650-1995," database, (FamilySearch Record: HYLV-LJ3Z : accessed 28 January 2024), Eveline Mason baptism on 21 Aug 1808 (born 2 May 1808), daughter of John Mason & Sophia, in Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States; citing Digital film/folder number: 007576044; FHL microfilm: 13696.
  4. ↑ "Tennessee Marriages, 1796-1950," database, (FamilySearch Record: XDQD-Y84 : accessed 28 January 2024), Evolina Mason marriage to Robert Park on 24 Feb 1825 in Knox, Tennessee, United States; citing Digital film/folder number: 004538927; FHL microfilm: 1205067.
  5. ↑ "Tennessee Marriages, 1796-1950," database, (FamilySearch Record: XDQD-YZ9 : accessed 28 January 2024), Evolina Mason marriage to Robert Park on 25 Feb 1825 in Knox, Tennessee, United States; citing Digital film/folder number: 004538916; FHL microfilm: 1020951.
  6. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, (FamilySearch Record: M4L6-1GH : accessed 28 January 2024) FamilySearch Image: S3HY-6SMS-QXG, Evelina Cunningham (43) in Monroeton, Monroe, Mississippi Territory, United States. Born in Maryland; citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M432; Line: 41; Digital film/folder number: 004200049_001_M9C8-918; FHL microfilm: 443590; Image number: 167; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01170-3.
  7. ↑ "Find a Grave," database with images, (Find A Grave: Memorial #32987008 : accessed 28 January 2024), Memorial page for Evelyn Mason Cunningham (2 May 1808-1883), citing Myrtlewood Cemetery, Livingston, Sumter County, Alabama, USA; Maintained by Caroline Kelly Tait (contributor 47099789).




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