CUNNINGHAM, ANDREW (Grave), Pickens County, SC a.k.a. > Version: 3.0 Effective: 20-Dec-2008 Text File: P225.TXT Image Folder: P225 ******************************************************************************** It's believed that the usage of any original work submittals contained within these webpages such as articles, compiling, photographs or graphics, conform to Fair Use Doctrine & Copyright Guidelines. COPYRIGHT NOTE: (1.) Works published before 1923, are considered to be public- domain. (2.) Works published 1923-1977 without a copyright notice, are considered to be public-domain. (3.) Unpublished non-copyrighted works will have Author permission for public-domain. Facts, names, dates, events, places & data can not be copyrighted. Narration, compilations and creative works can be copyrighted. Copyright law in the U.S. does not protect facts or data, just the presentation of this data. REPRODUCING NOTICE: These electronic pages may only be reproduced for personal or 501(c) Not-For-Profit Society use. Use the following names, if, you would like to give any author compiling credit. AUTHORS: Paul M. Kankula-NN8NN & Gary L. Flynn-KE8FD *********************************************************************** 05-01-15 CEMETERY LOCATION: ------------------ > GPS = Latitude N x Longitude W CEMETERY HISTORY: ------------------------ ----- Original Message ----- From: Debra To: gcgenweb@bellsouth.net Cc: d.rawlings@myactv.net Sent: Saturday, March 01, 2008 9:02 PM Subject: Pickens GenWeb Project Paul, On Dec. 21, 2006 you had posted on Genforum about a tombstone that was found in a ditch, belonging to Andrew Cunningham who died in 1791. This was in a garage for safe keeping? I am positive this was my sixth generation Great Grandfather. I would love to have a picture of this tombstone and maybe be able to help you figure out where the tombstone belonged. Let me tell you the story of my Cunningham family. Andrew Cunningham came to America around the age of 10 or 12 years old from Scotland These were the Cunningham's that lived in Ayer Scotland With Andrew came a paragraph from the famous Robert Burns writings. "The Epistle To A Young Friend." The 7th paragraph reads as follows: To catch Dames fortune favored smile, Assiduous wait upon her and gather gear by every wile that is justified by honor. Not for to hide it in a hedge, nor for a train attendant, but for the glorious privilege of being Independent. If you read this full Epistle you will find in the 2nd paragraph the young friend's name is Andrew. Robert Burns was friends to the Cunningham clan in Scotland. This paragraph has been handed down in the family to the present. Andrew came to Lancaster, Pa. and married Elizabeth Logan. They were married in the Saint James Episcopal Church in Lancaster Feb 19, 1760. Andrew was a Scottish Covenanter member of the Assoc. reformed church. Andrew and Elizabeth Logan Cunningham were residents of Lancaster 1763. Augusta Co.,Va. 1767. Spartanburg SC area 1772. Their children were: Mary Ann, Margaret, Rachel, James, Andrew, John, David and Nancy. Andrew's occupation was a distillery operator. Andrew had grown prosperous in his business but died of a young age and left Elizabeth to raise the children in 1791 . They lived on a plantation. The location of the plantation was one mile northeast of the South Tiger river, which was within a few hundred yards of the dividing line between the 96th District and the Cherokee Indian Nation. They were next door neighbors to GeneralWade Hampton and was invited to many of the family picnics. My fifth generation great grandfather was David. He married a Jean Conygham from Knoxville, Tenn. They were married on his parents plantation. The Indians in the area were frightening and caused much blood shed. Not long after Elizabeth lost her husband, an Indian raid took place on the plantation and her son John was killed. David became a gun smith and a sharp edge tool maker. His brother Andrew was a distiller like his father. Even though they were friends to the kind hearted Wade Hampton with his hundred slaves, the Cunningham family did not believe in slavery and were considered abolitionists. Around 1811 David and Jean Cunningham with 5 children and mother, Elizabeth left South Carolina. In their journey west, mother Elizabeth Cunningham died in Chilcothie Ohio. David and Jean with the children and more born on the way settled in Putnam County Indiana. The Portland Mills area. David died July 10, 1854. Jean died July 1, 1859. They are buried in the Secedar Cemetery Portland Mills , Indiana. I would love to have a picture of this tombstone as I am sure it is Andrews. I would also like to know exactly where this plantation was or if it still is? Hopefully you can help and hopefully I have given a little bit of history to this tombstone. Regards, Debra Rawlings TOMBSTONE TRANSCRIPTION NOTES: ------------------------------ a. = age at death b. = date-of-birth d. = date-of-death h. = husband m. = married p. = parents w. = wife >