Biographical Sketch of Ward Cunningham, Jefferson County, Missouri

>From "History of Franklin, Jefferson, Washington, Crawford and 
Gasconade Counties", Biographical Appendix, Goodspeed Publishing 
Company, 1888.

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Ward Cunningham, of the firm of Hamel & Cunningham, manufacturers of
heavy tinware, roofing and guttering, and dealers in hardware, stoves,
etc., in De Soto, is a native of the State of New York, born in Herk-
imer County in 1859, and is a descendant of Gen. Herkimer, after whom
that county is named.  He is a son of James and Lucinda C. (Uhle)
Cunningham, the former of whom, of Irish and Scotch descent, was born
in Patterson, N. J., in 1823; he is a machinist by trade, settled in
Herkimer County, N. Y., after marriage, whence he moved to 1866 to St.
Louis, where he has since been connected with the Pacific Express Com-
pany; his wife is a native of Herkimer County, N. Y., and was born in 
1838.  Ward Cunningham was educated in St. Louis, attending school 
until twelve years of age.  He was subsequently amanuensis in the Union
Depot freight office for eight years, and the following four years was
a traveling salesman for a St. Louis paint company.  In 1884 he came to
De Soto, and, in partnership with Gust J. Hamel, bought the hardware
stock of R. Borrough, which business they have since conducted.  They
carry a first class stock of hardware, stoves, chinaware, glassware,
paints and oils, and manufacture heavy tinware and roofing.  November
23, 1887, Mr. Cunningham married Miss Mary, daughter of S. W. Crawford,
of De Soto, Mo.  In politics Mr. Cunningham is a Democrat; he is a mem-
ber of the Knights of Pythias, A. O. U. W. and Legion of Honor.  In
religion he affiliates with the Episcopal Church.

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