Burning Genealogical Question

Who are the parents of Samuel Hawkins Cunningham, born about 1815 in Tennessee, found in Henry and Stewart Counties, Tennessee, between 1839 and 1861?  He is my second great-grandfather.

Elijah is the son of Samuel and Mary Edith Throgmorton, and he is my great-grandfather.  He died in or near Enfield, Illinois, not far from Carmi.

I am John Tracy Cunningham, son of Tracy Cunningham Jr. and Eleanor Marie Walker, and I grew up in Carmi, Illinois, USA.  I’m an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, devoted husband of Betty, a retired officer of the United States Air Force, and a lifelong genealogist and family historian.

The main purpose of this website is to make public my family history and genealogy, and to make the information easy to find and use.  Click the “Genealogy” link on the menu above.

Information about the living is safeguarded, but you can gain access if you’re a relative.

 Elsewhere on the site, you will find my interests and comments about the Church, the military, politics, ancient history, languages, and so on.  Also my blog.

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Politics, Languages, and so on…

I’ve always been interested in history and organization, and those have led me into ancient history, languages, government, politics, the military, religion, science, engineering, mathematics, and, to some extent, the social disciplines.  I like science fiction and some fantasy also.  In the “Et Cetera” link on the menu above, you’ll find all of these and more.