Difference between revisions of "Cunningham, James F."
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'''James F. Cunningham''' ([https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/75181495/james-francis-cunningham 1844-1907], Harrison p316), born in New Brunswick, Canada, came to the San Lorenzo Valley penniless in 1870, after the San Francisco bank holding his savings went bust. He squatted on unclaimed timber land near [[Felton]], and proceeded from there to ownership of a mercantile business in Felton, a similar business in Boulder Creek, a sawmill near Boulder Creek, and a planing mill in Santa Cruz. | '''James F. Cunningham''' ([https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/75181495/james-francis-cunningham 1844-1907], Harrison p316), born in New Brunswick, Canada, came to the San Lorenzo Valley penniless in 1870, after the San Francisco bank holding his savings went bust. He squatted on unclaimed timber land near [[Felton]], and proceeded from there to ownership of a mercantile business in Felton, a similar business in Boulder Creek, a sawmill near Boulder Creek, and a planing mill in Santa Cruz. | ||
* Norman Poitevin, Phil Reader et al. ''The guide to Old Holy Cross Cemetery'', 2016 | * Norman Poitevin, Phil Reader et al. ''The guide to Old Holy Cross Cemetery'', 2016 | ||
| + | * Cunningham served a term in the state legislature (1886, per Harrison list) | ||
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[[Category:Persons in Harrison]] | [[Category:Persons in Harrison]] | ||
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[[Category:Holy Cross Cemetery]] | [[Category:Holy Cross Cemetery]] | ||
Latest revision as of 18:02, 3 May 2024
James F. Cunningham (1844-1907, Harrison p316), born in New Brunswick, Canada, came to the San Lorenzo Valley penniless in 1870, after the San Francisco bank holding his savings went bust. He squatted on unclaimed timber land near Felton, and proceeded from there to ownership of a mercantile business in Felton, a similar business in Boulder Creek, a sawmill near Boulder Creek, and a planing mill in Santa Cruz.
- Norman Poitevin, Phil Reader et al. The guide to Old Holy Cross Cemetery, 2016
- Cunningham served a term in the state legislature (1886, per Harrison list)
