Family History - Hiram T. Cunning, Jr.

1. Hiram T. Cunning, Jr.,¹ born 5 December 1875 in Bowling Green, Wood County, Ohio, the son of Hiram Raymond Cunning and Ellen Beolia Tefft;^{1, 2, 3, 4} died 1947 in Bowling Green, Wood County, Ohio.¹ Hiram married Elizabeth Naegel (born 1886, parents not determined;⁵ Elizabeth died 1971⁵). Hiram and Elizabeth are buried in Union Hill Cemetery, Bowling Green, Wood County, Ohio.^{1, 5}

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

1. 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).
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. 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.
4. 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.).
5. 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).

2. Clifford Charles Cunning² (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}

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).