Finding Aid for the Cunningham and Ford Family Papers · Genealogy Gallery

Title

Finding Aid for the Cunningham and Ford Family Papers

Description

This collection contains the genealogy research and personal papers for Margery Lee Cunningham and her aunt, Margery Adeline Ford. Other surnames found within this collection include English, Morehead, Morlock, and Wharton. The genealogy research contains photographs, obituaries, family charts, a family history, and vital records among other items. The personal papers include correspondence and legal documents.

Subject

Genealogy
Family History
Cunningham family

Creator

Nicole Schlagel, Archivist, Midwest Genealogy Center

Publisher

Midwest Genealogy Center, Mid-Continent Public Library, Independence, Missouri

Date

2016

Rights

Rights Information

Format

Portable Document File Format; 370 KB; 3 pages.

Language

English

Type

Text

Identifier

cunningham & ford family papers_v01.pdf

extracted text

Cunningham & Ford Family papers

Collection Summary
Title
Cunningham & Ford Family papers
Date
1800s-1900s
Extent
1 archival box

Name and Location of Repository
Midwest Genealogy Center, Independence (Mo.)
Reference code: MGC 2037-MFC
Processed by: Nicole Schlagel, 2016; finding aid created by Nicole Schlagel, 2016

Name of Creator
Cunningham, Margery Lee
Ford, Margery Adeline

Biographical History
Margery Lee Cunningham was born July 31, 1932 in Columbia, Missouri to Robert Cunningham and
Hallie Ford. The Cunningham family moved to Jefferson City, Missouri where Margery graduated from
Jefferson City High School in 1950. She subsequently attended the University of Missouri where she
earned a degree in Journalism. Margery worked as an editor for the Missouri State Teachers Association.
She died on February 9, 1998 and was buried in Columbia, Missouri.

Margery Adeline Ford was born February 1, 1896 in Kentucky to Llewellyn Ford and Lucy English. The
Ford Family moved to Missouri in the early 1910s and farmed land in Moniteau County. By 1920, the
family was living in Columbia, Boone County, Missouri. Margery worked in the auditing bureau of the
Missouri Highway Department for 34 years. She died on June 26, 1988 and was buried in Columbia,
Missouri.

Scope and Content
This collection contains the genealogy research and personal papers for Margery Lee Cunningham and
her aunt, Margery Adeline Ford. Other surnames found within this collection include English, Morehead,
Morlock, and Wharton. The genealogy research contains photographs, obituaries, family charts, a family
history, and vital records among other items. The personal papers include correspondence and legal
documents.

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Cunningham & Ford Family papers

Collection Inventory

System of Arrangement
These records are arranged in 2 series.
Series 1, Genealogy
Subseries 1, Research
Folder 1, Family History
Folder 2, Five Generation Charts and Research
Subseries 2, Surnames
Folder 1, Hallie Ford CUNNINGHAM
Folder 2, Margery CUNNINGHAM
Folder 3, L. B. & Louise Adelaide Morehead FORD
Folder 4, Memory book for Lillian FORD
Folder 5, Lucy May FORD
Folder 6, Margery FORD
Folder 7, MOREHEAD
Folder 8, Lucy Jane Ford MORLOCK
Series 2, Personal Papers
Folder 1, Correspondence
Folder 2, Legal Records

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Rights and Access
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use by appointment.
Physical Access
Records within this collection are housed in file folders. Fragile items are enclosed in L-sleeves.
Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use
Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the Midwest Genealogy Center.
Languages and Scripts of the Material
Materials in the collection are entirely in English.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection was donated to the Midwest Genealogy Center.
Accruals
No further accruals are expected for this collection.
Existence and Location of Originals
Originals owned by the Midwest Genealogy Center.
Notes
The following sources were consulted during the preparation of the biographical history:
 Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA:
Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Year: 1910; Census Place: South Moniteau, Howard,
Missouri; Roll: T624_784; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0089; FHL microfilm: 1374797
 Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA:
Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Year: 1920; Census
Place: Columbia Ward 4, Boone, Missouri; Roll: T625_906; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 22;
Image: 510
 Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line].
Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
 FindAGrave.com. “Margery Lee Cunningham”. Accessed October 11, 2016.
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=94259424&ref=acom
 FindAGrave.com. “Margery A. Ford”. Accessed October 12, 2016.
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=94262835&ref=acom
 Information found within collection

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