Pat, I don't know but, after reading your question, I checked on A. T. Cunningham in the 1880 "History of Ross & Highland Counties, Ohio" and found the following additional information on A. T. Cunningham. I, apparently, was looking in the wrong Christian Union Church for him. On page 483 (churches in Marshall Township): "This church was organized in 1864 , by A. T. Cunningham, N. H. Lucas, B. Cravens, James Dunlap, Jacob Miller, James S. Carlisle, J. M. Fernow, James Burnett, J. L. Hughes, Isaac Milburn, Harvey Milburn, Uriah Milburn and the wives of most of these. Two years later, in 1866, a frame church building was erected in the village of Marshall, which is still occupied. The first pastors were A. T. Cunningham and Uriah Milburn. P. P. Wolf and J. W. Clise were the preachers in 1866; the former has served since that time, with the exception of one or two years. The membership is something over one hundred and twenty. A Sabbath-school of some forty members has been sustained for a few years, and is a present under the superintendence of Daniel Williams." So, Pat & Sharon, you might, also, want to check in the village of Marshall, in Marshall Township, for Rev. Cunningham. Norman Pat Asher wrote: > Norman: > > Could the A. T. CUNNINGHAM mentioned in your response to Sharon be Abijah > CUNNINGHAM, who was in Paint Twp accdg 1850 census? > > I am trying to determine if Abijah was father of Daniel Richard. (Have been > too busy over the holidays to get to the Historical Society to look at the > actual census. I found Abijah in an index.) Daniel my ggrandfather and he > was buried in Stringtown Cem., New Petersburg. The reason I wonder if he > was the same man is that accdg to family lore, Daniel was a preacher. My > Highland County AMBROSES were also ministers (United Brethren), and a Rachel > GIBLER married William Hanby AMBROSE, Jr. This is probably not the same > Rachel as they were married in 1832 so she would not have been using her > maiden name in 1869 when the Christian Union Church was organized. The > STRAIN family also ties to my AMBROSES. The AMBROSE and CUNNINGHAM families > joined in 1892 when the granddaughter of William Hanby AMBROSE married the > son of Daniel Richard CUNNINGHAM. > > I know it's a long shot, but there were so many of my names in your > response to Sharon that I thought I would ask if you know anything more > about them. Merry Christmas .... > > Pat Asher > > >Hi Sharon, > > This looks like a partial answer to your question, although the date > varies drastically from yours: > > According to the book "Marriage Records of Highland County, Ohio > (1805-1880)" by David N. McBride and Jane N. McBride, copyright 1962, > reprinted 1982, page 132: > > > >"KENT, James m. Lucinda Surber Feb. 26, 1873, by A.T. Cunningham" > > > > Then, on page vii: "CUNNINGHAM, A.T.: M.G. Christian Union Church and > J.P., New Market Twp." > > > >According to the book: "History of Ross & Highland Counties, Ohio", > published 1880, reprinted 1991: on page 492 (regarding New Market Township > churches). Looks like the church is in the town of New Market, in Highland > County: > > > >"The Christian Union Church was organized, in 1869, at New Market, where a > church was built the following year. The members were: John Stewart, Mr. > Graves, Adam Lemon, Abraham Strain, J. C. Stire, Sarah Wilkin, Mrs M. A. > Stewart, Rachel Gibler, William Stanforth, and others. Daniel Hare, and > Revs. Wolf and Milburn, were the first Preachers. A Sabbath-school i > sustained during the summer." > > > >Norman Runyon > > > >[email protected] wrote: > > > >> Hi-- > >> > >> Sometime in Jan. I need to look for what church a pastor who signed a > marriage license on Feb. 21, 1825 was connected with. The marriage was > between James Alonzo Kent and Lucinda Surber, and I'm trying to locate more > info on his parents, esp. his father, who was deceased by the time James was > married. I have no idea what church they married in, but if I can find out, > possibly there are more records to help me. Would anyone know where this > info is and what the hours would be in January? > >> > >> Sharon in Springboro > >> > >> ==== OHHIGHLA Mailing List ==== > >> Visit "Highland County, A Place For Genealogy" - a part of the > >> US GenWeb/ Ohio GenWeb & ALHN Projects at: > http://www.usgennet.org/~ohhighla/index.htm > >