Martha Hayden b. Abt 1812 Elizabeth Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania d. 30 Dec 1874: Our Family History

Abt 1812 - 1874 (~ 62 years)

Documents		James Cunningham, marriage to Marthy H. "Haden," 1835, Elkhart County, Indiana Elkhart County, Indiana, Marriage Book A: 90, James Cunningham-Marthy H. Haden [Hayden] (1835); "Indiana Marriages, 1811-1959," digital images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org : accessed 17 February 2015); FHL film no. 1845,552. [https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XXBH-5RM]
Documents		James Cunningham and Martha Hayden, census, 1860 Elkhart County, Indiana 1860 U.S. census, Elkhart County, Indiana, population schedule, Elkhard township, Goshen (post office), p. 189 (penned), p. 367 (penned), dwelling 1768, family 1768, James Cunningham household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : downloaded 18 February 2015); citing NARA microfilm publication M653, roll 256.

Name	Martha Hayden [1]
Born	Abt 1812	Elizabeth Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania [2, 3, 4]
Gender	Female
Died	30 Dec 1874 [5]
Person ID	I1679	Full
Last Modified	23 Nov 2009

Father	Zerah Hayden, b. 25 Nov 1783, New Jersey, USA , d. 20 Sep 1866, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 82 years)
Mother	Martha McClure, b. 1 Apr 1787, Pennsylvania, USA , d. 26 Jun 1817, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 30 years)
Married	Bef 1807 [1]
Family ID	F659	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family James Cunningham, b. Abt 1812, Pennsylvania, USA , d. Aft 1870 (Age ~ 59 years)

Married 13 Apr 1835 Elkhart County, Indiana, USA [6]

Who is Sarah Cunningham, age 59, in the home of James in the 1870 census? Could it be Martha? The letter from her son indicates Martha's death in 1878. Could they have divorced and James remarried? Could it be an error on the part of the census enumerator?
George Hayden's letter to his niece Emeline Cunningham regarding her inheritance (dated 25 June 1878, from Eldora, Hardin County, Iowa), stated that the deceased "Aunt Jane Hammon" had left one-third of her estate to "the heirs of your grandmother." He went on to say "as your mother is now dead, you will be heir to one-sixth of one-fifth. . . . "

This makes it clear that in 1878 there were 6 living children of Martha (Hayden) Cunningham.

Children

	1. [male] Cunningham, b. Abt 1836, Elkhart County, Indiana, USA , d. Before 1850 (Age ~ 13 years)
	2. Betsy Cunningham, b. Abt 1837, Indiana, USA , d. Yes, date unknown
+	3. Emeline Cunningham, b. 1838, Indiana, USA , d. 1878, Missouri, USA (Age 40 years)
+	4. Adaline D. Cunningham, b. Abt 1844, Indiana, USA , d. Between 1893 and 1895, Gove County, Kansas, USA (Age ~ 49 years)
	5. George Washington Cunningham, b. Abt 1846, Indiana, USA , d. Yes, date unknown
+	6. William H. Cunningham, b. Feb 1848, Indiana, USA , d. Yes, date unknown
+	7. Sophia Cunningham, b. Abt 1851, Indiana, USA , d. Yes, date unknown

Last Modified 26 Feb 2016

Family ID F657 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Notes
Had an "Aunt Jane Hammon" (or HAMMOND?) [7]

Sources

[S197] Cunningham & Hayden - Michael S. Caldwell database, Michael Scott Caldwell, ((http://www.michaelscottcaldwell.com/genealogy/home.html : accessed 3 Feb 2008), "Descendants of Nathaniel Hayden, Jr., and Abigail Osburn").
[S745] Cunningham, George W. - letter (25 Jan 1878), (G.W. Cunningham to his sister [Emeline (Cunningham) Roush?], letter, 25 Jan 1878; relating the death of their mother; part of a group of letters in the possession of Roley DeBoard, copied and shared with Janis Walker Gilmore in the late 1990's; copies remain in my possession.).
[S210] Indiana, Elkhart - 1850 U.S. Census, Indiana, Elkhart County, Elkhart township, Elkhart County, Indiana, pg 180 (penned), Dwelling 1222, Family 1261, James Cunningham household, jpeg image (Reliability: 3).
[S746] Pennsylvania, Allegheny - History of (book, Warner, 1889), A. Warner Co., editor, (http://digital.library.pitt.edu/pittsburgh/: 1889).
Zerah Hayden, miller, retired, post office, Elizabeth, is a son of Zerah and Martha (McClure) Hayden, and was born in Elizabeth township, June 10, 1811. His father was a native of New Jersey, and settled in Westmoreland county, with his parents, when a child. They removed to this county about 1807. The family consisted of twelve children, of whom only David and Cornelia are living, and they reside in this county. Mr. Hayden married Rebecca, daughter of Peter Bedsworth and they have three living children: Leonitus, George W., and Aurelius. Mr. Hayden was a sawyer and carpenter by trade, and later in life built the steam gristmill which is now operated by his sons. He has been officially identified with the county for a period of seventeen years as auditor and treasurer. Mr. Hayden is a member of the Baptist Church. In his old age he is enjoying the fruits of his early labors.
[S135] DeBoard - Misc Letters written by the DeBoard family (Roley), (Letters written by members of the DeBoard and Roush families, 1878-1915; in the possession of Roley DeBoard [address and e-mail for private use]; the letters passed from Snoden S. Deboard to his son, Louis DeBoard, then to Louis's son Roley DeBoard, grandson of Snoden S. DeBoard; Roley DeBoard sent the author color copies of the letters in the late 1990's; the copies remain in the author's possession (2007).), Letter from Washington Cunningham to a sister, tells of their mother's death and the date. Indicates he is also writing to "Adline and sophia." (Reliability: 3).
[S4747] Elkhart County, Indiana, Marriage Book A: 90, James Cunningham-Marthy H. Haden [Hayden] (1835); "Indiana Marriages, 1811-1959," digital images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org : accessed 17 February 2015); FHL film no. 1845,552. [https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XXBH-5RM].
[S135] DeBoard - Misc Letters written by the DeBoard family (Roley), (Letters written by members of the DeBoard and Roush families, 1878-1915; in the possession of Roley DeBoard [address and e-mail for private use]; the letters passed from Snoden S. Deboard to his son, Louis DeBoard, then to Louis's son Roley DeBoard, grandson of Snoden S. DeBoard; Roley DeBoard sent the author color copies of the letters in the late 1990's; the copies remain in the author's possession (2007).), Found online Letter to Emeline CUNNINGHAM, from her Uncle, George HAYDEN (Reliability: 3).
: --- Eldora, June 25th 1878 Misses Emeline Roush I take pen to let you know that we are all well, hope for you the same. Your mother's Aunt Jane Hammon is died and left one-third of her estate to the heirs of your grandmother and as your mother is now dead, you will be heir to one-sixth of one-fifth of said dowry. James B. Smith is the executor and I am preparing the way for you to get your money, and want you to send me your name when Born and Post office address writen by yourself and I will certify to it and send it to Smith, and he will send you a receipt for you to sign, you will have to do that to as to get the Clerk of the Court to put the seal of the Court to it and send it back to him direct to James B. Smith Haysville Ashland Co Ohio. George Hayden Edora Hardin Co Iowa (turn over) Write on a separate piece of paper so that I can atach it to others G. Hayden