Adaline Cunningham (1858 - 1938)

Born 22 Dec 1858 in Lavaca, Texas, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Andrew Cunningham — married 30 May 1872 in Lavaca, Texas, United States

Descendants

Died 10 Dec 1938 at age 79 in Lavaca, Texas, United States

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Biography

Adaline Cunningham is a part of US Black heritage.

Adaline was born in 1858. She was the daughter of Martin Cunningham and Tabitha Fields. She passed away in 1938. Adaline married Andrew Cunningham, her maiden name and married name are the same.

Adeline Cunningham was interviewed in San Antonio, Texas about 1936 about her life, and her time as an enslaved person.

"I was bo'n on ole man Foley's plantation in Lavaca County. He's got more'n 100 slaves." It was expanded elsewhere that her enslaver was Washington Greeley Foley and his grandson John Wood.

Interview: Adeline Cunningham was interviewed in San Antonio, Texas as part of the Federal Writer's Project of the Works Progress Administration (WPA). The results are made available by the Library of Congress. The reference below to the slave owner includes her interview.

Slave Owner

Washington Greeley Foley - Lavaca County, TX^[1]

• Slave Schedule: "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850"
  citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M432; Line: 1; Digital film/folder number: 004206185; FHL microfilm: 444921; Image number: 26; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N00993-8
  FamilySearch Record: HRWN-442M (accessed 5 October 2023)
  FamilySearch Image: S3HY-6P9S-MMV
  W G T Foley, slave owner, in 1850 in Lavaca, Texas, United States.

• Slave Schedule: "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1860"
  citing Page: 9; Line: 13; Digital film/folder number: 005171489; FHL microfilm: 000805311; Image number: 129
  FamilySearch Record: WKTB-DST2 (accessed 5 October 2023)
  FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GBSC-9TPQ
  W G L Foley, slave owner, in 1860 in Lavaca, Texas, United States.

Sources

1. ↑ [1] Library of Congress - WPA - Slave Narrative - Adeline Cunningham - Vol. 16, Texas, pages 266-268, images 273-275 of 315.

• 1870 Census: "United States Census, 1870"
  citing Page: 201; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M593; Line: 22; Digital film/folder number: 004267886_002_M9CV-LJH; FHL microfilm: 000553094; Image number: 201; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01550-5
  FamilySearch Record: MXGS-XMK (accessed 3 October 2023)
  FamilySearch Image: S3HY-XH2S-3C5
  Adaline Cunningham (17) in Lavaca, Texas, United States. Born in Texas.

• Marriage: "Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977"
  citing Lavaca, Texas, United States, county courthouses, Texas; FHL microfilm 983,240
  FamilySearch Record: QK8T-PGJ9 (accessed 3 October 2023)
  FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GP3B-982P Image number 00107
  Adaline Cunningham marriage to Andrew Cunningham on 30 May 1872 in Lavaca, Texas, United States.

• 1880 Census: "United States Census, 1880"
  citing Volume: 1; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T9; Affiliate Line Number: 00042; Digital film/folder number: 005162548; FHL microfilm: 1255316; Image number: 96; Sheet number: 357; Sheet letter: C; Indexing batch: C57753-1
  FamilySearch Record: MFNT-X7N (accessed 4 October 2023)
  FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GYBX-9V3D
  Adalin Cunningham (21), wife, Keeping House, in household of Andres Cunningham (20) in Justice Precinct 1, Lavaca, Texas, United States. Born in Texas, United States.

• 1900 Census: "United States Census, 1900"
  citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T623; Line: 67; Digital film/folder number: 004118528; FHL microfilm: 1241653; Image number: 463; Sheet number: 22; Sheet letter: B; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N00760-6
  FamilySearch Record: M3PC-DQP (accessed 4 October 2023)
  FamilySearch Image: S3HY-6GB8-S44
  Adline Cuningham (42), wife, in household of Andrew Cuningham (50 years) in Justice Precinct 1, Lavaca, Texas, United States. Born in Texas.

• 1910 Census: "United States Census, 1910"
  citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T624; Digital film/folder number: 005157206; FHL microfilm: 1375586; Image number: 53; Sheet number: 9; Sheet letter: A; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N03564-4
  FamilySearch Record: M23M-C9T (accessed 4 October 2023)
  FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9YBZ-HWF
  Adeline Cunningham (50), wife, in household of Anda Cunningham (59) in Justice Precinct 1, Lavaca, Texas, United States. Born in Texas.

• 1920 Census: "United States Census, 1920"
  citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T625; Line: 85; Digital film/folder number: 004968882; FHL microfilm: 1821828; Image number: 109; Sheet number: 8; Sheet letter: B; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N03123-0
  FamilySearch Record: MHYD-1ND (accessed 4 October 2023)
  FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9RJM-VJK
  Ada Cunningham (61), widowed head of household in Lavaca, Texas, United States. Born in Texas.

• 1930 Census: "United States Census, 1930"
  citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T626; Line: 58; Digital film/folder number: 004953947; FHL microfilm: 2342031; Image number: 709; Sheet number: 27; Sheet letter: B; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N03706-0
  FamilySearch Record: C3F1-8T2 (accessed 4 October 2023)
  FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GRCN-78F
  Adeline Cunningham (71), widowed mother, in household of Daisy Franks (37) in San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, United States. Born in Texas.

• Interview in the U.S., Interviews with Formerly Enslaved People, 1936-1938 link to interview with Adaline Cunningham [[2]]

• Death: "Texas Death Index, 1903-2000"
  citing certificate number 56837, Lavaca, Texas, Texas Department of Health, State Vital Statistics Unit, Austin
  FamilySearch Record: VZD4-QC4 (accessed 3 October 2023)
  Adeline Cunningham death 10 Dec 1938 in Lavaca, Texas.

"Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK8T-PGJ9 : 10 March 2021), Andrew Cunningham and Adaline Cunningham, 30 May 1872; citing Lavaca, Texas, United States, county courthouses, Texas; FHL microfilm 983,240.