Annie Elizabeth (Lipke) Cunningham (1878 - abt. 1979)

Born Oct 1878 in Wisconsin, USA

Wife of David Alexander Cunningham — married 11 Sep 1899 in Porter, Indiana

Died about 1979 at about age 100 in Coloma, Waushara, Wisconsin, United States

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Biography

Annie Lipke Cunningham was a serial killer. Between 1918 and 1922 she murdered her husband David Cunningham and 4 of her 6 children by arsenic poisoning.

David's nephew, George Arnold, went to authorities with his suspicions about the deaths. Bodies were exhumed and tested for arsenic after which she was arrested. She later confessed that she had done it for the insurance money. A total of $5,500 for all 5 victims.

She had also poisoned the last of her sons who was hospitalized but he survived.

She was tried and convicted in 1925 and sentenced to life without parole.

For the full story see: [1]

Name

Name: Annie /Lipke/^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]}

Birth

Birth:

Date: OCT 1878

Place: Wisconsin, USA^{[7][8][9][10]}

Residence

Date: 1880

Place: Newton, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States^[11]

Date: 1900

Place: Center, Porter, Indiana, USA^[12]

Date: 1910

Place: Union, Porter, Indiana, USA Age in 1910: 36; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife^[13]

Date: 1911

Place: Valparaiso, Porter, Indiana, USA^[14]

Date: 01 APR 1940

Place: Gary, Lake, Indiana, USA^[15]

Event

Event: Sentenced to life without parole

Type: Prison

Date: 25 JUL 1925

Place: Lake, Indiana, USA

Marriage

Wife: Annie Lipke

Marriage:

Date: 11 SEP 1899

Place: Porter, Indiana, USA^{[16][17][18][19]}

Husband: David Alexander Cunningham

Wife: Annie Lipke

Child: Walter Cunningham

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Isabel Cunningham

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Mae Cunningham

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: David A Cunningham

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Harry Cunningham

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Charlie Cunningham

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Marriage:

Date: 11 SEP 1899

Place: Porter, Indiana^[20]

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S54 Page: Year: 1910; Census Place: Union, Porter, Indiana; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: . Data: Text: Birth date: 1874 CONT Birth place: Wisconsin CONT Residence date: 1910 CONT Residence place: Union, Porter, Indiana LINK http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1910uscenindex&h=141522079&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
2. ↑ Source: #S56 Page: Year: 1900; Census Place: Center, Porter, Indiana; Roll: T623_398; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 80. Data: Text: Birth date: Oct 1878 CONT Birth place: Wisconsin CONT Marriage date: 1898 CONT Marriage place: CONT Residence date: 1900 CONT Residence place: Center Township (excl. Valparaiso city), Porter, Indiana
3. ↑ Source: #S41 Page: Year: 1880; Census Place: Newton, Manitowoc, Wisconsin; Roll: 1434; Family History Film: 1255434; Page: 320B; Enumeration District: 075; Image: . Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1878 CONT Birth place: Wisconsin CONT Residence date: 1880 CONT Residence place: Newton, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States
4. ↑ Source: #S141 Data: Text: Residence date: 1911 CONT Residence place: Valparaiso, Indiana, USA
5. ↑ Source: #S178 Page: Year: 1940; Census Place: Gary, Lake, Indiana; Roll: T627_1120; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 95-38. Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1875 CONT Birth place: Wisconsin CONT Residence date: 1 Apr 1940 CONT Residence place: Gary, Lake, Indiana, United States LINK http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1940usfedcen&h=53268865&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
6. ↑ Source: #S55 Page: Ancestry Family Tree
7. ↑ Source: #S54 Page: Year: 1910; Census Place: Union, Porter, Indiana; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: . Data: Text: Birth date: 1874 CONT Birth place: Wisconsin CONT Residence date: 1910 CONT Residence place: Union, Porter, Indiana LINK http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1910uscenindex&h=141522079&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
8. ↑ Source: #S56 Page: Year: 1900; Census Place: Center, Porter, Indiana; Roll: T623_398; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 80. Data: Text: Birth date: Oct 1878 CONT Birth place: Wisconsin CONT Marriage date: 1898 CONT Marriage place: CONT Residence date: 1900 CONT Residence place: Center Township (excl. Valparaiso city), Porter, Indiana
9. ↑ Source: #S41 Page: Year: 1880; Census Place: Newton, Manitowoc, Wisconsin; Roll: 1434; Family History Film: 1255434; Page: 320B; Enumeration District: 075; Image: . Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1878 CONT Birth place: Wisconsin CONT Residence date: 1880 CONT Residence place: Newton, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States
10. ↑ Source: #S178 Page: Year: 1940; Census Place: Gary, Lake, Indiana; Roll: T627_1120; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 95-38. Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1875 CONT Birth place: Wisconsin CONT Residence date: 1 Apr 1940 CONT Residence place: Gary, Lake, Indiana, United States LINK http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1940usfedcen&h=53268865&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
11. ↑ Source: #S41 Page: Year: 1880; Census Place: Newton, Manitowoc, Wisconsin; Roll: 1434; Family History Film: 1255434; Page: 320B; Enumeration District: 075; Image: . Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1878 CONT Birth place: Wisconsin CONT Residence date: 1880 CONT Residence place: Newton, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States
12. ↑ Source: #S56 Page: Year: 1900; Census Place: Center, Porter, Indiana; Roll: T623_398; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 80. Data: Text: Birth date: Oct 1878 CONT Birth place: Wisconsin CONT Marriage date: 1898 CONT Marriage place: CONT Residence date: 1900 CONT Residence place: Center Township (excl. Valparaiso city), Porter, Indiana
13. ↑ Source: #S54 Page: Year: 1910; Census Place: Union, Porter, Indiana; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: . Data: Text: Birth date: 1874 CONT Birth place: Wisconsin CONT Residence date: 1910 CONT Residence place: Union, Porter, Indiana LINK http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1910uscenindex&h=141522079&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
14. ↑ Source: #S141 Data: Text: Residence date: 1911 CONT Residence place: Valparaiso, Indiana, USA
15. ↑ Source: #S178 Page: Year: 1940; Census Place: Gary, Lake, Indiana; Roll: T627_1120; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 95-38. Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1875 CONT Birth place: Wisconsin CONT Residence date: 1 Apr 1940 CONT Residence place: Gary, Lake, Indiana, United States LINK http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1940usfedcen&h=53268865&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
16. ↑ Source: #S56 Page: Year: 1900; Census Place: Center, Porter, Indiana; Roll: T623_398; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 80. Data: Text: Birth date: May 1864 CONT Birth place: Indiana CONT Marriage date: 1898 CONT Marriage place: CONT Residence date: 1900 CONT Residence place: Center Township (excl. Valparaiso city), Porter, Indiana
17. ↑ Source: #S56 Page: Year: 1900; Census Place: Center, Porter, Indiana; Roll: T623_398; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 80. Data: Text: Birth date: Oct 1878 CONT Birth place: Wisconsin CONT Marriage date: 1898 CONT Marriage place: CONT Residence date: 1900 CONT Residence place: Center Township (excl. Valparaiso city), Porter, Indiana
18. ↑ Source: #S33 Page: Title: Porter County, Indiana, Marriage Record Volume 12 M L 12 November 1, 1898, Submitted by: William Henry Harrison Chapter Daugh; Book: ; Page: 124. Data: Text: Marriage date: 11 Sep 1899 CONT Marriage place: Porter, Indiana
19. ↑ Source: #S33 Page: Title: Porter County, Indiana, Marriage Record Volume 12 M L 12 November 1, 1898, Submitted by: William Henry Harrison Chapter Daugh; Book: ; Page: 124. Data: Text: Marriage date: 11 Sep 1899 CONT Marriage place: Porter, Indiana
20. ↑ Source: #S33 Page: Porter County, Indiana; Marriage Record Volume 12 M L 12 November 1, 1898, Submitted by: William Henry Harrison Chapter Daugh; Page: 124

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