Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Cunningham, Capt. James May 18, 1876
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Virginian-Pilot, May 21, 1876
Death has again stricken another of our old seafaring men in the person of 
Captain James Cunningham, who was a well-known branch pilot of the Virginia 
Association. The said event took place at his residence in Berkley on Friday, 
surrounded by his numerous family, who received his last dying words of love 
and affection. Captain Cunningham was consumptive from his earliest boyhood, 
and it is supposed that the severe exposure of his calling hastened on if it 
was not the prime cause of the catastrophe. Through life he was a devoted 
Christian of the M. E. Church, and also belonged to the Masonic and Odd Fellows 
Orders. He was also an ardent admirer of his native State of Virginia, and when 
the war broke out in 1861, and immediately after the Governor's proclamation 
was issued he with the others of the Pilotage Association espoused the cause of 
their State, and remined in active service until peace was proclaimed. Captain 
Cunningham was a quiet, unpretentious man, of sterling integrity and honor, and 
made through life hosts of friends, while we believe he had very few enemies if any.
Thus has passed away another of those good men of which it is a pleasure to write.
His remains will 
any. Thus has passed away another of those good men of which it is a pleasure 
to write. His remains will be taken to their last resting place today from the 
M. E. Church, Berkley. Requiescat in pace.

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Burial: Elmwood Cemetery, Norfolk, VA

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