Posted on: Jackson County, WV Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/WV/Jackson/1711 Surname: Merrical, Cunningham, Landfried ------------------------- This is Sandra Landfried at the library in Ripley, WV, Jackson County, WV responding to your question about the children of Martha Merrical: These points must be made- 1. Wrong Century: 1825 must be a typo. Landfrieds did not arrive in Jackson Co. WV until after 1840 and before 1850. 2. There are two men named Okey J. Cunningham, but times of marriage and birth of children don't overlap. Names are commingled in transcription of birth records however. I remember my aunt, Audrey Sayre laughing about the problems created by these two duplicate names. 3. Okey J. (Junior) married (Galeth) Mildred Kay, but marriage not recorded in court house transcriptions in "Jackson Co. Marriages" (by Linda Murdock). Conclude married elsewhere. CHILDREN: found John Henry (b. 8/12/1945); Joseph Lee (b. 6/14/1948); Mary Kathryn (b. 12/11/1949); Recorded in "Jackson Co, W.Va. Birth Records 1853-1950, Vol C" (also by Linda Murdock). This one is not of interest for your question except as source of confusion.. Exact enteries vary a little: for example "Galeth" recorded only once. 4. O. J.Cunningham (age 38) and Martha Merrical(age 18) married 8/4/1907 in Jackson Co. WV. Minister Thomas O. Powers. He is listed as born in Gallia Co.[Ohio] and resident in the Jackson Co in OHIO. She is listed as born and resident in Jackson Co, WV. Listed in "Jackson Co. Marriages 1901-1925 (Linda Murdock)," page 45. CHILDREN: found Mabel Cunningham, b. 8/3/1909; Hazel Cunningham, two enteries, b. 5/25/1912 and 5/26/1912 [first one listed as Hasel; someone has written in correction];Okey Cunningham, Jr., b. 11/1/1919; Mary Marie Cunningham, b. 11/27.1922. 5. Marriage record transcriptions through 1949 list only mariage for Mabel Landfried(given as age 19-I believe my aunt said she fibbed to get married) to Cleophas Landfried (age 30); listed on page 19 in "Jackson County Marriages 1926-1939" (Linda Murdock). This is his second marriage, the first to Wanda Staats, May 5, 1918 (ibid 1901-1925, page 108); later Mable Cunningham also married again; There were two children from the her first marriage, one of whom I know is still living. 6. The HAZEL Landfried you mentioned is the daughter of George McCellen Landfried and Anna Parsons. Born Nov. 21, 1903. Therefore she is not the daughter of Martha Merrical. Guy Holcomb was her second husband & he committed suicide several months later. These events occurred in Ohio but there was a news article in the Jackson Hearld which was extracted & transcribed in "Betty McIntyre's Obituary Book." Mrs. McIntyre also transcribed most of her obituaries for the Jackson Co. Web Page but I didn't check to see if this item was there since it is of no significance to Martha Merrical's children. 7. The Obituary of Okey J. Cunningham, transcribed from the Jackson Hearld (June 14, 1940), appears on page 229 of "Betty Kessel McIntyre's Obituary Book" & is probably on the Jackson Co. Web page. And it says in part: "Besides his wife, Martha Merrical Cunningham, he is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Nellie Hoots, of Warnock, Ohio; Mrs. Mabel Lndfried, of Ripley; Mrs. Hazel Hanning, of Fairplain, and Mary Cunningham, at home; two sons, Warren and Okey Cunningham, at home;...[one brother & 3 sisters]" I checked again and no marriage of Hazel Cunningham to a Hanning found in Jackson Co. Transcriptions. 8. Another person is researching the Merrical name-lives in Idaho or Montana; visited this summer. Did you know there is a place called Merrical Run here? Hoped this helped. For the Landfried's there is only a booklet prepared by my cousin, Guy. And Cleophas appears on several family trees in several books, usually garbled or incomplete. I expect we'll have to do something about it. I have a question how are you related to these people? Hope this helped Sandra Landfried