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This family history features Hiram Raymond Cunning and nine of his descendants down to the third generation.


First Generation
1. Hiram Raymond Cunning,1 born 7 May 1842 in Ridgefield Township, Huron County, Ohio, the son of Hiram Cunning and Keziah Raymond;1, 2, 3, 4, 5 died 23 August 1896 in Wood County, Ohio.1, 5 Hiram married, 22 February 1872 in Wood County, Ohio, Ellen Beolia Tefft5, 14 (born 20 January 1854 in Perrysburg, Wood County, Ohio, the daughter of Loren Palmer Tefft and Phoebe Ann Adams (born Sprague);3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 Ellen died 18 December 1935 in Haskins, Wood County, Ohio6, 7, 13). Hiram and Ellen are buried in Plain Township Cemetery, Bowling Green, Wood County, Ohio.1, 6

A biographical sketch, published just a year after his death and presented below, provides interesting details of his life, family, and his wife’s family.5

Hiram Cunning, deceased. Among the men who have been instrumental in the development of the rich resources of Wood county, the subject of this sketch held no unimportant position. He operated one of the model farms of Washington township, and was numbered among the popular citizens of that section. Born in Ridgefield township, Huron Co., Ohio, May 7, 1842, he was a son of Hiram and Keziah (Raymond) Cunning, with whom, at the age of twelve years, he came to Wood county. The schools of Washington township afforded him his educational privileges, and he remained on the home farm until twenty years of age.

After the breaking out of the Civil war, Mr. Cunning enlisted, August 9, 1862, at Tontogany, in the 111th, O. V. I., under Col. Bond and Capt. McGowen, of Perrysburg, and was mustered in at Toledo. He was placed on provost-guard duty, and after participating in a number of skirmishes was discharged at Columbus, Ohio, April 8, 1863. On returning to Wood county, he lived on his father’s homestead until 1865, when he purchased his late farm of eighty acres, which had been partly cleared, but which he greatly improved, setting out an orchard, and small fruit trees and shrubs; besides general farming, he also raised stock for his own use. In politics he voted the straight Republican ticket; served as school director two terms, and for a number of years was cemetery trustee. He affiliated with Walter A. Wood Post, No. 48, G. A. R. , of Tontogany, of which he was senior vice-commander; and also held membership with the K. O. T. M., Tent No. 147, of Tontogany. On August 23, 1896, Mr. Cunning died suddenly.

Mr. Cunning was married February 22, 1872, to Ella Tefft, a daughter of L. P. and Phoebe Ann (Adams) Tefft, and to them have come four children: Oreanna, born February 8, 1874, became the wife of S. I. Landers, an agriculturist of Plain township, Wood county, and died of consumption September 28, 1893; Hiram T. was born December 5, 1875; Flavilla was born March 13, 1879; and Irene Myrtle was born July 30, 1883. The three youngest children are still at home. On both the paternal and maternal sides Mrs. Cunning is descended from Gen. Greene, of Revolutionary fame. Her mother’s maiden name was Sprague, but as her father died when she was quite young, she took the name of Adams, that of her step-father, who was a descendant of President John Quincy Adams. She belonged to the Sprague family of New York. Mr. and Mrs. Tefft were married in May, 1851, and four children blessed their union—one who died in infancy; Florence G., who died while young; Lorin P., also deceased; and Mrs. Cunning, who was born in Perrysburg, Ohio, January 20, 1854. Her father was a member of the “Squirrel Hunters,” and during the Civil war manifested his patriotism by enlisting in the Union army as a member of the “hundred-day men.”


Children of Hiram Raymond Cunning and Ellen Beolia Tefft:

+2i. Ora Anna Cunning, born 8 February 1874 in Wood County, Ohio; died 28 September 1893 in Ohio. Married Samuel I. Landers.
+3ii. Hiram T. Cunning, Jr., born 5 December 1875 in Bowling Green, Wood County, Ohio; died 1947 in Bowling Green, Wood County, Ohio. Married Elizabeth Naegel.
+4iii. Flavilla ‘Lilly’ Cunning, born 13 March 1879 in Ohio; died 1906. Married Edward D. Daniels.
+5iv. Irene Myrtle Cunning, born 30 July 1883 in Tontogany, Wood County, Ohio; died 12 September 1924 in Lima, Allen County, Ohio. Married William A. Hoffman.

  1. Find a Grave (website). Plain Township Cemetery, Bowling Green, Wood County, Ohio, Pvt. Hiram Raymond Cunning, born: 7 May 1842 in Wood County, Ohio; died: 23 August 1896 in Wood County, Ohio (from record, which includes notes about his parents, wife and marriage, and children; and provides the names and links for his parents, spouse, and three of his children [the individual named Flavilla is his sister, not his daughter]).
  2. U.S. Federal Census, 1850, Ohio, Huron County, Ridgefield Township, Image 45 of 48, Hiram Cunning, 35, Ohio, farmer; Keziah Cunning, 33, Ohio; Sarah L. Cunning, 12, Ohio; James M. Cunning, 10, Ohio; Hiram Cunning, 8, Ohio; Flavilla A. Cunning, 5, Ohio.
  3. U.S. Federal Census, 1870, Ohio, Wood County, Washington Township, Page No. 23, John N. Adams, 24, New York, farmer; Flavilla Adams, 25, Ohio; Hiram Cumming, 28, Ohio, farm laborer; Ella Teft, 16, Ohio, school teacher. Living next door are: Andrew Adams, 60, Mass., farmer; Hanna Adams, 58, New York. Living next door are: Phebe Ann Teft, 34, New York; Lorain Teft, 6, Ohio.
  4. U.S. Federal Census, 1880, Ohio, Wood County, Washington, E.D. 103, Page No. XX [20], Hiram Cunning, 38, Ohio, farmer; wife Ellen Cunning, 36, Ohio; daughter Orianna Cunning, 6, Ohio; son Hiram J. Cunning, 4, Ohio; daughter Lilly Cunning, 1, Ohio; mother-in-law Marcie Teft, 79, New York, widow [sic, she is actually Ellen’s grandmother].
  5. Commemorative Historical and Biographical Record of Wood County, Ohio. Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1897 (available at archive.com). Page 625-26, biographical sketch of Hiram Cunning, who married Ella Tefft, daughter of L. P. and Phoebe Ann (Adams) Tefft. The sketch provides vital and biographical details and the names of Hiram’s parents (Hiram and Keziah (Raymond) Cunning), Hiram and Ella’s children (Oreanna, Hiram T., Flavilla, and Irene Myrtle), Phoebe’s three siblings (an infant child, Florence G., and Lorin P.).
  6. Find a Grave (website). Plain Township Cemetery, Bowling Green, Wood County, Ohio, Ellen Beolia Tefft Cunning, born: 1854; died: 1935 in Wood County, Ohio (from record, which provides the names and links for her spouse and three children [the individual named Flavilla is actually her husband’s sister]).
  7. Ohio, County Death Records, 1840-2001, Cunning, Ellen, died: 18 December 1935 in Haskins, Ohio; born: 20 January 1954 in Ohio; father: Palmer Tefft, born in Mass.; mother; no record, born in Mass. [the parents’ birthplaces are not correct]; informant: Hiram Cunning, Haskins, Ohio; burial: Plain Cem.
  8. U.S. Federal Census, 1860, Ohio, Wood County, Perrysburg, Page 133, Loren P. Tift, 31, New York, miller; Phebe A. Tift, 24, New York; Ellen Tift, 6, Ohio. Living next door are Loren’s parents: Ezekiel Tift, 61, Rhode Island, miller; Mercy Tift, 58, Rhode Island; Nathan Tift, 21, Ohio; Mercy Tift, 7, Ohio [Nathan is Ezekiel’s son, but the identity of Marcy is uncertain. She is likely Ezekiel’s granddaughter, and the son of Gardner Tefft, although Gardner’s daughter Marcy is enumerated with Gardner and the rest of his family in another 1860 census entry. Marcy may have been visiting Ezekiel when this census entry was made.]
  9. U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Ohio, Wood County, Tontogany, E.D. 161, Sheet No. 11A, Ellen Cunning, 46, Ohio, Jan. 1854, widow, 4 children, 3 living; son Hiram Cunning, 24, Ohio, Dec. 1875, farmer; daughter Irene M. Cunning, 16, Ohio, July 1883. Living next door is: E. D. Daniels, 21, Ohio, Dec. 1878, farm laborer; wife of 2 years Flavilla Daniels, 21, Ohio, Mch. 1879; daughter Beolia E. Daniels, 7/12, Ohio, Oct. 1899.
  10. U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Ohio, Wood County, Haskins Village, E.D. 195, Sheet No. 2B, Ellen B. Cumming, 56, Ohio, widow, 4 children, 2 living; daughter Irene M. Cumming, 26, Ohio; grand dau. Veiolia E. Daniels, 10, Ohio; grand dau. Beatrice E. Daniels, 8, Ohio; grand son Clarence E. Daniels, 5, Ohio.
  11. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Ohio, Wood County, E.D. 162, Sheet No. 8A, Ellen B. Cunning, 65, Ohio, widow; grand daughter Beatrice E. Daniels, 18, Ohio.
  12. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Ohio, Wood County, Haskins, E.D. 87-24, Sheet No. 4B, Ellen B. Cunning, 76, Ohio, widow.
  13. Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953, Certificate of Death, File No. 76933, Cunning, Ellen, died: 18 December 1935 in Haskins, Wood County, Ohio; widowed; wife of Hiram Cunning; born: 20 January 1954 in Perrysville, Ohio; age 81 years 10 months 28 days; father: Palmer Tefft, born in Mass.; mother; [blank], born in Mass. [the parents’ birthplaces are not correct]; informant: Hiram Cunning, Haskins, Ohio; burial: Plain Cemetery.
  14. Ohio, County Marriages 1789-2013/2016, Wood County, Page 355, marriage license affidavit and return, Hiram Cunning and Ellen Tefft, married on 22 February 1872.
Second Generation
2. Ora Anna Cunning2 (Hiram1), born 8 February 1874 in Wood County, Ohio;1, 2, 3 died 28 September 1893 in Ohio.1, 3 Ora married, 5 April 1893 in Wood County, Ohio, Samuel I. Landers3, 4 (born ____, parents not determined). Ora is buried in Plain Township Cemetery, Bowling Green, Wood County, Ohio.1

3. Hiram T. Cunning, Jr.2 (Hiram1), born 5 December 1875 in Bowling Green, Wood County, Ohio;2, 3, 5, 6 died 1947 in Bowling Green, Wood County, Ohio.5 Hiram married Elizabeth Naegel (born 1886, parents not determined;7 Elizabeth died 19717). Hiram and Elizabeth are buried in Union Hill Cemetery, Bowling Green, Wood County, Ohio.5, 7

Child of Hiram T. Cunning, Jr. and Elizabeth Naegel:

+6i. Clifford Charles Cunning, born 11 June 1915 in Ohio; died 4 December 1964. Married Hester Louise Troutman.

4. Flavilla ‘Lilly’ Cunning2 (Hiram1), born 13 March 1879 in Ohio;2, 3, 6, 8 died 1906.8 Lilly married, 1 December 1898 in Wood County, Ohio, Edward D. Daniels6, 10 (born 1 December 1878 in Middleton, Columbiana County, Ohio, parents not determined;6, 9 Edward died 1949 in Ohio9). Lilly is buried in Plain Township Cemetery, Bowling Green, Wood County, Ohio.8 Edward is buried in Tontogany Cemetery, Tontogany, Wood County, Ohio.9

Children of Flavilla ‘Lilly’ Cunning and Edward D. Daniels:

+7i. Beolia Estella Daniels, born 1 October 1899 in Tontogany, Wood County, Ohio; died 1957. Married (1) Leroy Earl Long Married (2) Emmett Cloyd Stotts.
 8ii. Beatrice E. Daniels, born ca. 1902 in Ohio.11
 9iii. Clarence E. Daniels, born ca. 1905 in Ohio.11

5. Irene Myrtle Cunning2 (Hiram1), born 30 July 1883 in Tontogany, Wood County, Ohio;3, 6, 11, 12 died 12 September 1924 in Lima, Allen County, Ohio.12 Irene married, 1910, William A. Hoffman13 (born 10 May 1883 in Wood County, Ohio, the son of George E. Hoffman and Bridgett A. McMahan;13 William died 11 May 1940 in Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio13). Irene and William are buried in Saint Rose Cemetery, Perrysburg, Wood County, Ohio.12, 13

Child of Irene Myrtle Cunning and William A. Hoffman:

 10i. Robert A. Hoffman, born 4 August 1913 in Lima, Allen County, Ohio;14 died 22 February 1977.14 Robert is buried in Forest Cemetery, Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio.14

  1. Find a Grave (website). Plain Township Cemetery, Bowling Green, Wood County, Ohio, Oreanna Cunning Landers, born: 8 February 1874 in Wood County, Ohio; died: 28 September 1893 in Ohio (from record, which includes a note: daughter of R. and E. Cunning. Wife of S.I.Landers; and provides the names and links for her parents and two siblings [the individual names Flavilla is her aunt, not her sibling]).
  2. U.S. Federal Census, 1880, Ohio, Wood County, Washington, E.D. 103, Page No. XX [20], Hiram Cunning, 38, Ohio, farmer; wife Ellen Cunning, 36, Ohio; daughter Orianna Cunning, 6, Ohio; son Hiram J. Cunning, 4, Ohio; daughter Lilly Cunning, 1, Ohio; mother-in-law Marcie Teft, 79, New York, widow [sic, she is actually Ellen’s grandmother].
  3. Commemorative Historical and Biographical Record of Wood County, Ohio. Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1897 (available at archive.com). Page 625-26, biographical sketch of Hiram Cunning, who married Ella Tefft, daughter of L. P. and Phoebe Ann (Adams) Tefft. The sketch provides vital and biographical details and the names of Hiram’s parents (Hiram and Keziah (Raymond) Cunning), Hiram and Ella’s children (Oreanna, Hiram T., Flavilla, and Irene Myrtle), Phoebe’s three siblings (an infant child, Florence G., and Lorin P.).
  4. Ohio, County Marriages 1789-2013/2016, Wood County, affidavit no. 5993, Samuel I. Landers and Ora Anna Cunning, married on 5 April 1893.
  5. Find a Grave (website). Union Hill Cemetery, Bowling Green, Wood County, Ohio, Hiram Cunning, Jr., born: 1875 in Bowling Green, Wood County, Ohio; died: 1947 in Bowling Green, Wood County, Ohio (from record, which provides the names and links for his parents, two siblings [the third person shown, Flavilla Ann Cunning Adams, is his aunt, not his sibling], spouse, and one child).
  6. U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Ohio, Wood County, Tontogany, E.D. 161, Sheet No. 11A, Ellen Cunning, 46, Ohio, Jan. 1854, widow, 4 children, 3 living; son Hiram Cunning, 24, Ohio, Dec. 1875, farmer; daughter Irene M. Cunning, 16, Ohio, July 1883. Living next door is: E. D. Daniels, 21, Ohio, Dec. 1878, farm laborer; wife of 2 years Flavilla Daniels, 21, Ohio, Mch. 1879; daughter Beolia E. Daniels, 7/12, Ohio, Oct. 1899.
  7. Find a Grave (website). Union Hill Cemetery, Bowling Green, Wood County, Ohio, Elizabeth Naegel Cunning, born: 1886; died: 1971 (from record, which provides the names and links for her spouse and one child).
  8. BillionGraves (website). Plain Cemetery, Bowling Green, Wood County, Ohio, Flavilla Daniels, born: 1879; died: 1906.
  9. Find a Grave (website). Tontogany Cemetery, Tontogany, Wood County, Ohio, Edward Duane Daniels, born: 1 December 1878 in Middleton, Columbiana County, Ohio; died: 1949 in Ohio (from record, which provides the name and link for his daughter).
  10. Ohio, County Marriages 1789-2013/2016, Wood County, License No. 8472, Edward D. Daniels and Flavilla Cunning (application by D. L. Daniels for his son Edward); married on 1 December 1898 in Wood County.
  11. U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Ohio, Wood County, Haskins Village, E.D. 195, Sheet No. 2B, Ellen B. Cumming, 56, Ohio, widow, 4 children, 2 living; daughter Irene M. Cumming, 26, Ohio; grand dau. Veiolia E. Daniels, 10, Ohio; grand dau. Beatrice E. Daniels, 8, Ohio; grand son Clarence E. Daniels, 5, Ohio.
  12. Find a Grave (website). Saint Rose Cemetery, Perrysburg, Wood County, Ohio, Irene Myrtle Cunning Hoffman, born: 30 July 1883 in Tontogany, Wood County, Ohio; died: 12 September 1924 in Lima, Allen County, Ohio (from record, which provides the names and links for her parents, two siblings [the person identified as Flavilla is her aunt, not her sister], spouse, and one child).
  13. Find a Grave (website). Saint Rose Cemetery, Perrysburg, Wood County, Ohio, William A. Hoffman, born: 10 May 1883 in Wood County, Ohio; died: 11 May 1940 in Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio (from record, which provides the names and links for his parents, siblings, spouse, and one child).
  14. Find a Grave (website). Forest Cemetery, Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio, Robert A. Hoffman, born: 4 August 1913 in Lima, Allen County, Ohio; died: 22 February 1977 (from record, which provides the names and links for his parents).
Third Generation
6. Clifford Charles Cunning3 (Hiram,2 Hiram1), born 11 June 1915 in Ohio;1, 2 died 4 December 1964.1 Clifford married, 5 October 1940 in Lucas County, Ohio, Hester Louise Troutman2 (born 6 January 1919 in Upper Sandusky, Wyandot County, Ohio, the daughter of Elzie L. Troutman and Bessie Hauch;2, 3 Hester died 5 May 2011 in Holland, Lucas County, Ohio3). Clifford and Hester are buried in Union Hill Cemetery, Bowling Green, Wood County, Ohio.1, 3

7. Beolia Estella Daniels3 (Flavilla ‘Lilly’,2 Hiram1), born 1 October 1899 in Tontogany, Wood County, Ohio;4, 5, 6, 7 died 1957.4 Beolia married, first, 16 March 1918 in Wood County, Ohio, Leroy Earl Long5 (born ____, the son of Clinton Long and Eva Speck). Beolia married, second, 21 February 1927 in Wood County, Ohio, Emmett Cloyd Stotts8 (born 9 May 1879 in Lima, Allen County, Ohio, the son of Hiram Stotts and Ellen McCague8). Beolia is buried in Liberty Chapel Cemetery, Lima, Allen County, Ohio.4

  1. Find a Grave (website). Union Hill Cemetery, Bowling Green, Wood County, Ohio, Clifford C. Cunning, born: 11 June 1915; died: 4 December 1964 (from record, which includes the inscription Ohio SK 3, USNR WWII Bronze marker WWII F.H.; and provides the names and links for his parents and spouse).
  2. Ohio, County Marriages 1789-2013/2016, Lucas County, license no. 127370, Clifford Charles Cunning, age 25 on 11 June 1940 [so born 11 June 1915]; born in Ohio; farmer: father: Hiram Cunning; mother: Elizabeth Naegle; married once previously, divorced; Hester Louise Troutman, age 21 on 6 January 1940 [so born 6 January 1919]; born in Ohio; father: Elzie L. Troutman; mother: Bessie Hauch; not previously married; married on 5 October 1940.
  3. Find a Grave (website). Union Hill Cemetery, Bowling Green, Wood County, Ohio, Hester Louise Cunning, born: 6 January 1919 in Upper Sandusky, Wyandot County, Ohio; died: 5 May 2011 in Holland, Lucas County, Ohio (from record, which includes the text from her obituary giving vital and biographical details and the names of her husband, children and grandchildren; and provides the name and link for her spouse).
  4. Find a Grave (website). Liberty Chapel Cemetery, Lima, Allen County, Ohio, Beolla Estella Daniels Stotts, born: 1899; died: 1957 (from record, which provides the names and links for her father, two spouses and one child).
  5. Ohio, County Marriages 1789-2013/2016, Wood County, License No. 38622818, Leroy E. Long, age 21 on 14 April 1917 [so born 14 April 1896]; born in Toledo, O.; father: Clinton Long; mother: Eva Speck; and Beolia E. Daniels, age 18 on 1 October 1917 [so born 1 October 1899]; born in Tontogany, O.; father: Edward Daniels; mother: Flavilla Cunning; married on 16 March 1918.
  6. U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Ohio, Wood County, Tontogany, E.D. 161, Sheet No. 11A, Ellen Cunning, 46, Ohio, Jan. 1854, widow, 4 children, 3 living; son Hiram Cunning, 24, Ohio, Dec. 1875, farmer; daughter Irene M. Cunning, 16, Ohio, July 1883. Living next door is: E. D. Daniels, 21, Ohio, Dec. 1878, farm laborer; wife of 2 years Flavilla Daniels, 21, Ohio, Mch. 1879; daughter Beolia E. Daniels, 7/12, Ohio, Oct. 1899.
  7. U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Ohio, Wood County, Haskins Village, E.D. 195, Sheet No. 2B, Ellen B. Cumming, 56, Ohio, widow, 4 children, 2 living; daughter Irene M. Cumming, 26, Ohio; grand dau. Veiolia E. Daniels, 10, Ohio; grand dau. Beatrice E. Daniels, 8, Ohio; grand son Clarence E. Daniels, 5, Ohio.
  8. Ohio, County Marriages 1789-2013/2016, Wood County, License No. 608, Emmett C. Stotts, age 47 on 9 May 1926 [so born 9 May 1879]; born in Lima, O.; father: Hiram Stotts; mother: Ellen McCague; and Beolia E. Long, age 27 on 1 October 1926; born in Tontogany, O.; father: Edward Daniels; mother: Flavilla Cunning; married on 21 February 1927.