Lucinda Rawlins

Brief Life History of Lucinda

When Lucinda Rawlins was born on 12 March 1819, in Crawfordsville, Union Township, Montgomery, Indiana, United States, her father, James Rawlins, was 25 and her mother, Mary Jane Sharp, was 24. She married Andrew Cunningham on 22 April 1841, in Quincy, Adams, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1850 and Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States for about 10 years. She died on 7 September 1901, in Lewiston, Cache, Utah, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Andrew Cunningham
1816–1868
Lucinda Rawlins
1819–1901
Marriage: 22 April 1841
James Alma Cunningham
1842–1919
Adam Jetson Rawlins Cunningham
1843–1844
Andrew Homer Cunningham
1845–1853
Maranda Jane Cunningham
1848–1849
Semantha Amelia Cunningham
1850–1864
Lucinda Ann Cunningham
1852–1942
Hyrum Rawlins Cunningham
1855–1945
Joseph Rawlins Cunningham
1858–1921
Eustacia Rawlins Cunningham
1862–1947

Sources (64)

  • Lucinda Cunningham in household of Andrew Cunningham, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Lucinda Ann Rawlins - Church record: birth-name: Lucinda Ann Rawlins
  • Lucinda Rawlings, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"

World Events (8)

1820 · Making States Equal

The Missouri Compromise helped provide the entrance of Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state into the United States. As part of the compromise, slavery was prohibited north of the 36°30′ parallel, excluding Missouri.

1820

Historical Boundaries: 1820: Indiana, United States 1820: Wabash, Indiana, United States 1823: Montgomery, Indiana, United States

1841 · Indiana Nears Bankruptcy

The State of Indiana was near bankruptcy in 1841 due to the inability to repay interest incurred for the Massive Internal Improvement Act. The state liquidated much of its public works. Many of the projects were handed over to the state’s creditors as a way to reduce debt. Only two of the eight proposed infrastructure projects were completed by the creditors.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Rawlings .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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CUNNINGHAM, ANDREW - COMPILED BY THELMA K. WOODLAND

Andrew Cunningham was born October 21, 1816 in Harrison County, Virginia (now West Virginia). His ancestors were Virginians from the Colonial period, and his mother;s progenitors were of Dutch …

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