William Penn Cunningham^[1]

1872 - 1925  (53 years)

• Name	William Penn Cunningham
  Born	10 Feb 1872	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5]
  Christened	10 Oct 1873	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Gender	Male
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-107042
  Died	26 Feb 1925	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 4]
  	Cause: heart complications due to stroke (2 weeks)
  Buried	Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Person ID	I107042	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Andrew Cunningham,   b. 23 Jun 1843, Hawkesville, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 9 Apr 1909, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 65 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Adelaide Stone,   b. 18 Apr 1850, Bond Head, West Gwillimbury Twp., Simcoe Co., Ontario ,   d. 28 Jan 1907, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 56 years)
  Married	1 Oct 1867	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Family ID	F27399	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Rose Ann Bulmer,   b. 1875, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 9 May 1964, Laurel, , Ontario  (Age 89 years)
  Married	16 Feb 1989	, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada
  Children	1. Alison Cunningham   2. Robert W. Cunningham
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F32100	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Death Follows Severe Illness Mr. William Cunningham Passes Away at his Home Here One of the well-known citizens of Elmira passed to the great beyond at one o'oclock this morning when the death occurred of Mr. William Cunningham following several weeks' of severe illness due to heart complications, which were aggravated by a paralytic stroke a fortnight ago. Born in Wellesley township near Hawkesville, the son of the late Andrew and Elizabeth Cunningham he lived on the home farm until his marriage to Rose A. Bulmer, when he settled on a farm on the third line of Peel township. After four years' residence here, they went west for two years but returning again settled on the same concession where they lived for another eleven years, when they came to Elmira, where they have resided for the past four years. He is survived by his wife and two sons, Robert and Allison of Elmira. The late Mr. Cunningham was born on February 10th, 1872. He was a member of the Masonic order and attended the Methodist Church. The funeral will be held on Sunday and will be under Masonic auspices. Elmira Signet, February 26, 1925

  
  

• Sources

  [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of William Richard Bulmer. [S113] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1881, Division 2 Page 26. [S77] News - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - Elmira Signet (1893-1982), February 26, 1925 -Obituary of William Cunningham. [S98] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - Elmira Union CC#4578 Internet Link. Bulmer/ Cunningham/ Wesley S. Bulmer/ 1877 - 1925/ Lilavit C. Bulmer/ 1876 - 1945/ William P.Cunningham/ 1872 - 1925/ Rose Ann Cunningham/ 1875 - 196 [S101] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Wesleyan Methodist Baptismal Register - transcript of cards, Kitchener Public Library. Willm. Penn Cunningham b. 10 Feb 1872 Wellesley Baptised 10 Oct 1873 Wellesley Child Of Andrew Cunningham & Eliz. Cunningham Residence: Wellesley Volume 3 Page 388 Rev. J Deacon [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register. Andrew Cunningham Born: Canada Residenc: Wellesley Age: 24 Est. Birth: abt 1843 Father: William Cunningham Mother: Eliza Cunningham married Elizabeth Stone Age:: 18 Est. Birth: abt 1849 Born: Canada Res: Wellesley Father: Abijah Stone Mother: Mary Stone married 1 Oct 1867 county: Waterloo

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 10 Feb 1872 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Christened - 10 Oct 1873 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: heart complications due to stroke (2 weeks) - 26 Feb 1925 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 16 Feb 1989 - , Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth