Sketch of Elliott P. Cunningham, Audrain County, Missouri >From "A History of the Pioneer Families of Missouri, with numerous sketches, anecdotes, adventures, etc., relating to Early Days in Missouri" by William S. Bryan and Robert Rose, Published by Bryan, Brand & Co., St. Louis Missouri, 1876. ********************************************************************** Jonathan and Delilah Cunningham were natives of the State of Massachu- setts. They had a son named Elliott P., who came to Missouri in 1840, and settled in Audrain County. He obtained the contract for building the State University at Columbia, and was afterward elected a member of the County Court of Audrain County. He married Cynthia Slocum, and they had: Ellen, Clara, Russell S., Earle C. and Emmett R., all of whom live in Audrain County. ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Penny Harrell ====================================================================