The Cunningham's

Michael Cunningham
b. 1843, Ireland
m. Bridget Noonan
d. June 18, 1893, Pittsburgh, PA (pneumonia)
Buried at St. Mary's Roman Catholic Cemetery, Lawrenceville, PA, Section W

Bridget Noonan Cunningham
b. January 1858, Ireland
m. Michael Cunningham
d. July 13, 1933, Pittsburgh, PA (senile dementia)
Buried at St. Mary's Roman Catholic Cemetery, Lawrenceville, PA, Section W

THEIR CHILDREN

Katherine M. Cunningham
b. February 23, 1880, Pittsburgh, PA
m. Harry R. Tevis
d. December 19, 1927, Pittsburgh, PA (congestive heart failure)
Buried with parents.

Nellie L. Cunningham
b. March 17, 1884, Pittsburgh, PA
m. John C. White
d. December 31, 1970

Frank Cunningham
b. January 24, 1885, Pittsburgh, PA
d. ?

Margaret Mae Cunningham
b. November 3, 1885, Pittsburgh, PA
m. William R. Draper
d. May 2, 1946, Pittsburgh, PA (colon cancer)
Buried at Northside Cemetery, section K

Julia A. Cunningham
b. June 18, 1888, Pittsburgh, PA
m. Bernard Grusek
d. May 7, 1937, Pittsburgh, PA
Buried at St. Mary's Roman Catholic Cemetery, at Mt. Troy and Spring Garden Rd.

Annie Cunningham
b. September 1891, Pittsburgh, PA
m. Larry Manke
d.?

It's been quite some time since I've done any genealogy research. Currently, I am waiting for the Butler Library to send me 4 copies of obituaries. Two are for a Marie Draper, age 5 months, 1907, and whose father is listed as William R. Draper. Ruby had told me there was a sister before her named Marie. The dates seem to match up with her having the same birth date as my grandmother's older sister, Margareta. I'm wondering if she was a twin.

The other two obituaries are ones I have spent years searching for...James and Barbara Draper. They are my great-great-grandparents. I'm excited to see what information is in these obituaries.

Next month, I am going to order the birth registries of William R. Draper and Margaret M. Cunningham. Thanks to the Carnegie Library in Pittsburgh, Pa., these are now available for most Allegheny county births before 1906. I'm hoping to obtain more information on their parents through these registries.

My main focus lately, has been on the Tobik side of my family. The latest pieces of the puzzle are a few Naturalization Records I had found for my great-grandfather, Paul. One of the documents had a picture of him! This was an exciting find, as I had never seen a picture of him. Unfortunately, this will probably conclude my research on the Tobiks, because the rest of the documents are in Slovakia. Unless I plan to travel there, or spend a fortune hiring a professional genealogist, there is not much else I can do. I do have a copy of the family tree, which dates back to 1671.

I will be posting a few pictures later this week.

My New Project

Hello! At my Grandmother's funeral last week, several relatives had mentioned that they did not have some of the old black and white photos of her, which were on display. It was also mentioned by some that they want copies of the two photos from around the 1880's, which I possess. Since my old website has been dead for some time now, I decided to finally put it to rest and start this blog to share my research with all of those who are seeking genealogy information on the Draper, Cunningham, and Duft families. This will include some census records, cemetery records, and old photographs.

I hope this information will be useful to help anyone who is researching and is interested in our family history.

The Dufts

Louis Duft (son of Nicholaus and Otilla)
b. 1824 Saxe-Weimar Germany
m. Catharine
d. ?
Louis was a tailor who had owned his own shop at 316 Liberty Street Pittsburgh, Pa. He immigrated to the United States on Sep 1, 1851 on the ship Emigrant, which sailed out of Bremen.

Catharine (Gerst?)
b. 1821 Wuerttemberg Germany
m. Louis Duft
d. ?
Catharine immigrated to the United States on July 19, 1841.

Their Children:

Louis Duft
b. 1850 Pennsylvania
m. ?
d. ?

Barbara Duft
b. July 1857 Pennsylvania
m. James Mitchell Draper
d. Jan 11, 1916

Mary Duft
b. 1858 Pennsylvania
m. ?
d. ?

The Draper Photo

Barbara and James

The Drapers

James Mitchell Draper
b. Oct 1845 England
m.Barbara Duft 1875
d. Jan 19, 1917
James was in the British Royal Navy. In 1870, he decided to stay in the United States.

Children:

Louis Mitchell Draper
b. Sep 29, 1876 Pittsburgh PA
m. Marie


Barbara Draper
b. Sep 27, 1879 Pittsburgh, PA
d. Before 1880

James Oswald Draper
b. Oct 20, 1880 Pittsburgh, PA
m. Catherine
d. Lima, OH

William Robert Draper
b. Oct 31, 1881 Pittsburgh, Pa
m. Margaret Cunningham
m. Edith Barone Oct 16 1947
d. Apr 4, 1949

Katie Mae Draper
b. July 1882 Pittsburgh, PA
m. James Hillard

Margaret Draper
b. Jan 6, 1884 Pittsburgh, PA
d. Before 1900

John Percy Draper
b. May 20, 1888 Pittsburgh PA
m. Emma
d. 1950, Butler, PA (UPDATED 2010)

Albert Henry Draper
b. Aug 27, 1891 Pittsburgh PA
m. Selma

Walter Rolland Draper
b. Feb 5, 1893 Pittsburgh PA
m. Bertha
d. 1971, Butler, PA (UPDATED 2010)

Joshua Harvey Draper
b. Nov 10, 1895 Pittsburgh, PA
m. Dorothy
d. Mar 1971 Pittsburgh PA

Lillian Draper
b. May 1899 Pittsburgh, Pa