Richard McCormick Cunningham

1832 - 1896  (~ 64 years)

• Name	Richard McCormick Cunningham
  Birth	1832	Kilkenny County, Ireland
  Gender	Male
  Census	30 Jul 1860	San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
  	age 28, born IRE, Works at tavern
  Naturalization	7 Aug 1860	San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
  	SF Cal., Dist
  Census	15 Jun 1870	San Mateo Co, CA
  	age 42, born IRE, hotel keeper
  Census	8 Jun 1880	San Mateo Co, CA
  	age 48, born IRE, Hotel Proprietor, parents born IRE/IRE
  Burial	4 Jun 1896	Mount Calvary Cemetery, San Francisco, CA
  Person ID	I1282	Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 May 2018

  
  

  Father	Peter Cunningham,   b. 1792, Ireland d. 1880, San Jose, Santa Clara, CA (Age 88 years)
  Family ID	F269	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Braman,   b. 1839, Kilkenny County, Ireland d. 9 Jan 1894, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA (Age 55 years)
  Notes	from "San Francisco Call Bulletin", 4 Nov 1904 (genealogybank.com) REAL ESTATE TRANSACTION: Alice I, Robert V, and George W. Cunningham and Maye C. Muller (wife of Alvin) to Joseph Laee, lot on N corner of Bryant and Ninth streets, NW 50 by NE 85; $10.
  Children	1. Francis E Cunningham,   b. May 1859, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA d. 30 Jun 1880, San Bruno, San Mateo, CA (Age 21 years)   2. John Joseph Cunningham,   b. 24 Mar 1862, San Bruno, San Mateo, CA d. 3 Mar 1892, San Diego, San Diego, CA (Age 29 years)   3. Alice I Cunningham,   b. 1865, California d. 12 Jun 1925, Alemeda Co, CA (Age 60 years) + 4. Maye Cunningham,   b. 1867, San Bruno, San Mateo, CA d. 2 Feb 1948, Alameda Co, CA (Age 81 years)   5. Elizabeth Cunningham,   b. 1868, California d. 10 Jan 1894, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA (Age 26 years)   6. Richard H Cunningham,   b. 1869, California d. 1 May 1883, San Bruno, San Mateo, CA (Age 14 years) + 7. Robert V Cunningham,   b. May 1871, San Mateo Co, CA d. 30 Jul 1913, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA (Age 42 years)   8. George Cunningham,   b. Apr 1874, California bur. 11 Oct 1874, Mount Calvary Cemetery, San Francisco, CA (Age ~ 0 years)   9. Agnes Cunningham,   b. 1876, San Mateo Co, CA d. 29 Dec 1882, San Bruno, San Mateo, CA (Age 6 years)   10. George Washington Cunningham,   b. 22 Feb 1880, San Mateo Co, CA d. 4 Mar 1926, Santa Clara Co, CA (Age 46 years)
  Family ID	F5144	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 May 2018

  
  

• Notes

  from "The San Francisco Call", 7 Jun 1896 (newspapers.com) CUNNINGHAM - In this city, Jun 4, 1896, Richard C. Cunningham, late of San Bruno, beloved father of Robert V., George W., and Alice I. Cunningham and Mrs. C.A. Muller, a native of County Kilkenny, Ireland, aged 67 years. Friend and acquaintances are respectfully invited to attend the funeral this day (Sunday), at 8:25 o'clock a.m., from his late residence, 306 Grove street, thence to St. Mary's Cathedral, Van Ness avenue, where a solemn requiem mass will be celebrated for the repose of his soul, commencing at 9 o'clock a.m. Please omit flowers. Interment Mount Calvary Cemetery. from "History of San Mateo County, California", 1883 Mr. Richard Cunninghams was born in Ireland, in 1829, and came to the United States in 1847, settling in New York City. Here he resided until he came to this state in 1852, around the Horn, in a clipper ship commanded by Captain Kingsley. He landed in San Francisco on the 7th of August of that year, having been five months and eight days on the journey. He remained in San Francisco until he came to San Bruno, with the exception of six months spent in mining in Butte County. He erected the San Bruno Hotel, and opened it in 1862, and has been its proprietor to the present time. He is the Southern Pacific R.R. company's ticket agent, telegraph agent and post master at San Bruno. He married Mary Braman, a native of Ireland, and their children are John J., Alice, Mary, Lizzie, Richard, Robert, Agnes and George.