Taken from the History of Tuscarawas County, Warwick Township, Ohio; 1884; pages 970-971:
"JOHN D. CUNNING, merchant, Trenton, was born February 4,1 830, in Auburn Township, this county, and is the son of Edward and Jane (Officer) Cunning, the latter of English and Scotch lineage. His father was born in Maryland, April 1, 1804, and was a son of Barnabas and Susan (McGloughlin) Cunning, who emigrated from Ireland to this country in 1800. Edward Cunning moved with Jacob Rohrer, in 1817, from Maryland to Holmes County, Ohio; afterward settled in Auburn Township, where he learned the carpenter trade, which became his avocation for a livelihood. In 1837, he moved to Shanesville, Sugar Creek Township, and now lives with his son John in Trenton. He was married, April 23, 1829, and had a family of eight children, of whom the five surviving are married. He is a member of the Methodist Church, as was also his wife, and was a Steward and Class leader for a number of years. He is a Republican in politics, and served Sugar Creek Township for several years as Clerk. Four of his sons were in the war of the rebellion, all returning home in safety, one of whom, Thomas J., served four years, and another, William E., three years. The subject of this sketch attended Allegheny College and Ohio Wesleyan University, two years each, and when eighteen years of age began to teach school, continuing, with occasional intervals, for about eight years in Trenton, and eight years in Nazareth Hall, a Moravian Seminary, in Nazareth, Pennsylvania. In 1878, he, with his brother and E. C. Myer, formed a partnership in mercantile business in Trenton, under the firm name of Cunning, Myer & Co., which continued for four years, when he purchased the interest of Mr. Myer, and continued the business. In 1861, he enlisted in Company G, Fifty-first Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and was mustered into the service as its First Lieutenant; five months after, was promoted to Captain, and took command of Company K, same regiment, and after serving nineteen months was discharged for disability. On returning home, he was elected Captain of a company of Ohio National Guards, which was called into service in 1864, by Gov. Brough, and organized as Company F, One Hundredth and Sixty-First Ohio National Guards, and served four months. he was married, September 7, 1854, to Louisa M. Walton, daughter of Benjamin Walton, a prominent farmer and early settler of Warwick Township. The only surviving child by this union, Charles Edard, was born October 4, 1855, in this township. Edward was educated in Nazareth Hall, Pennsylvania, graduating with honors in 1873. He afterward learned the carpenter trade, in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and then came back to his old home, in Ohio, and worked at his trade until the spring of 1878, when he, in company with his uncle, opened a general store in Trenton, which they sold to Cunning, Myer & Co. He clerked for four years for the latter firm, and then became a partner with his father under the firm name of C. E. Cunning & Co. Edward was married, June 21, 1883, to Miss Kate Disher, one of the teachers in the Union schools of New Philadelphia, Ohio. He and his father's family are members of the Moravian Church, and his wife is a Methodist. Our subject is one of the Elders of the church, and was one of the Superintendents of the Sharon Sabbath School for about fifteen years."
page 428: "John D. Cunning, original First Lieutenant; promoted Captain and assigned to Company K March 11, 1863."
page 458: "Company F belonged to Trenton. John D. Cunning was Captain..."
page 677 (Warwick Township): "...Its first teacher was John D. Cunning."
"JOHN D. CUNNING, merchant, Trenton, was born February 4,1 830, in Auburn Township, this county, and is the son of Edward and Jane (Officer) Cunning, the latter of English and Scotch lineage. His father was born in Maryland, April 1, 1804, and was a son of Barnabas and Susan (McGloughlin) Cunning, who emigrated from Ireland to this country in 1800. Edward Cunning moved with Jacob Rohrer, in 1817, from Maryland to Holmes County, Ohio; afterward settled in Auburn Township, where he learned the carpenter trade, which became his avocation for a livelihood. In 1837, he moved to Shanesville, Sugar Creek Township, and now lives with his son John in Trenton. He was married, April 23, 1829, and had a family of eight children, of whom the five surviving are married. He is a member of the Methodist Church, as was also his wife, and was a Steward and Class leader for a number of years. He is a Republican in politics, and served Sugar Creek Township for several years as Clerk. Four of his sons were in the war of the rebellion, all returning home in safety, one of whom, Thomas J., served four years, and another, William E., three years. The subject of this sketch attended Allegheny College and Ohio Wesleyan University, two years each, and when eighteen years of age began to teach school, continuing, with occasional intervals, for about eight years in Trenton, and eight years in Nazareth Hall, a Moravian Seminary, in Nazareth, Pennsylvania. In 1878, he, with his brother and E. C. Myer, formed a partnership in mercantile business in Trenton, under the firm name of Cunning, Myer & Co., which continued for four years, when he purchased the interest of Mr. Myer, and continued the business. In 1861, he enlisted in Company G, Fifty-first Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and was mustered into the service as its First Lieutenant; five months after, was promoted to Captain, and took command of Company K, same regiment, and after serving nineteen months was discharged for disability. On returning home, he was elected Captain of a company of Ohio National Guards, which was called into service in 1864, by Gov. Brough, and organized as Company F, One Hundredth and Sixty-First Ohio National Guards, and served four months. he was married, September 7, 1854, to Louisa M. Walton, daughter of Benjamin Walton, a prominent farmer and early settler of Warwick Township. The only surviving child by this union, Charles Edard, was born October 4, 1855, in this township. Edward was educated in Nazareth Hall, Pennsylvania, graduating with honors in 1873. He afterward learned the carpenter trade, in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and then came back to his old home, in Ohio, and worked at his trade until the spring of 1878, when he, in company with his uncle, opened a general store in Trenton, which they sold to Cunning, Myer & Co. He clerked for four years for the latter firm, and then became a partner with his father under the firm name of C. E. Cunning & Co. Edward was married, June 21, 1883, to Miss Kate Disher, one of the teachers in the Union schools of New Philadelphia, Ohio. He and his father's family are members of the Moravian Church, and his wife is a Methodist. Our subject is one of the Elders of the church, and was one of the Superintendents of the Sharon Sabbath School for about fifteen years."
page 428: "John D. Cunning, original First Lieutenant; promoted Captain and assigned to Company K March 11, 1863."
page 458: "Company F belonged to Trenton. John D. Cunning was Captain..."
page 677 (Warwick Township): "...Its first teacher was John D. Cunning."
Taken from the History of Tuscarawas County, Warwick Township, Ohio; 1884; pages 970-971:
"JOHN D. CUNNING, merchant, Trenton, was born February 4,1 830, in Auburn Township, this county, and is the son of Edward and Jane (Officer) Cunning, the latter of English and Scotch lineage. His father was born in Maryland, April 1, 1804, and was a son of Barnabas and Susan (McGloughlin) Cunning, who emigrated from Ireland to this country in 1800. Edward Cunning moved with Jacob Rohrer, in 1817, from Maryland to Holmes County, Ohio; afterward settled in Auburn Township, where he learned the carpenter trade, which became his avocation for a livelihood. In 1837, he moved to Shanesville, Sugar Creek Township, and now lives with his son John in Trenton. He was married, April 23, 1829, and had a family of eight children, of whom the five surviving are married. He is a member of the Methodist Church, as was also his wife, and was a Steward and Class leader for a number of years. He is a Republican in politics, and served Sugar Creek Township for several years as Clerk. Four of his sons were in the war of the rebellion, all returning home in safety, one of whom, Thomas J., served four years, and another, William E., three years. The subject of this sketch attended Allegheny College and Ohio Wesleyan University, two years each, and when eighteen years of age began to teach school, continuing, with occasional intervals, for about eight years in Trenton, and eight years in Nazareth Hall, a Moravian Seminary, in Nazareth, Pennsylvania. In 1878, he, with his brother and E. C. Myer, formed a partnership in mercantile business in Trenton, under the firm name of Cunning, Myer & Co., which continued for four years, when he purchased the interest of Mr. Myer, and continued the business. In 1861, he enlisted in Company G, Fifty-first Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and was mustered into the service as its First Lieutenant; five months after, was promoted to Captain, and took command of Company K, same regiment, and after serving nineteen months was discharged for disability. On returning home, he was elected Captain of a company of Ohio National Guards, which was called into service in 1864, by Gov. Brough, and organized as Company F, One Hundredth and Sixty-First Ohio National Guards, and served four months. he was married, September 7, 1854, to Louisa M. Walton, daughter of Benjamin Walton, a prominent farmer and early settler of Warwick Township. The only surviving child by this union, Charles Edard, was born October 4, 1855, in this township. Edward was educated in Nazareth Hall, Pennsylvania, graduating with honors in 1873. He afterward learned the carpenter trade, in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and then came back to his old home, in Ohio, and worked at his trade until the spring of 1878, when he, in company with his uncle, opened a general store in Trenton, which they sold to Cunning, Myer & Co. He clerked for four years for the latter firm, and then became a partner with his father under the firm name of C. E. Cunning & Co. Edward was married, June 21, 1883, to Miss Kate Disher, one of the teachers in the Union schools of New Philadelphia, Ohio. He and his father's family are members of the Moravian Church, and his wife is a Methodist. Our subject is one of the Elders of the church, and was one of the Superintendents of the Sharon Sabbath School for about fifteen years."
page 428: "John D. Cunning, original First Lieutenant; promoted Captain and assigned to Company K March 11, 1863."
page 458: "Company F belonged to Trenton. John D. Cunning was Captain..."
page 677 (Warwick Township): "...Its first teacher was John D. Cunning."
"JOHN D. CUNNING, merchant, Trenton, was born February 4,1 830, in Auburn Township, this county, and is the son of Edward and Jane (Officer) Cunning, the latter of English and Scotch lineage. His father was born in Maryland, April 1, 1804, and was a son of Barnabas and Susan (McGloughlin) Cunning, who emigrated from Ireland to this country in 1800. Edward Cunning moved with Jacob Rohrer, in 1817, from Maryland to Holmes County, Ohio; afterward settled in Auburn Township, where he learned the carpenter trade, which became his avocation for a livelihood. In 1837, he moved to Shanesville, Sugar Creek Township, and now lives with his son John in Trenton. He was married, April 23, 1829, and had a family of eight children, of whom the five surviving are married. He is a member of the Methodist Church, as was also his wife, and was a Steward and Class leader for a number of years. He is a Republican in politics, and served Sugar Creek Township for several years as Clerk. Four of his sons were in the war of the rebellion, all returning home in safety, one of whom, Thomas J., served four years, and another, William E., three years. The subject of this sketch attended Allegheny College and Ohio Wesleyan University, two years each, and when eighteen years of age began to teach school, continuing, with occasional intervals, for about eight years in Trenton, and eight years in Nazareth Hall, a Moravian Seminary, in Nazareth, Pennsylvania. In 1878, he, with his brother and E. C. Myer, formed a partnership in mercantile business in Trenton, under the firm name of Cunning, Myer & Co., which continued for four years, when he purchased the interest of Mr. Myer, and continued the business. In 1861, he enlisted in Company G, Fifty-first Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and was mustered into the service as its First Lieutenant; five months after, was promoted to Captain, and took command of Company K, same regiment, and after serving nineteen months was discharged for disability. On returning home, he was elected Captain of a company of Ohio National Guards, which was called into service in 1864, by Gov. Brough, and organized as Company F, One Hundredth and Sixty-First Ohio National Guards, and served four months. he was married, September 7, 1854, to Louisa M. Walton, daughter of Benjamin Walton, a prominent farmer and early settler of Warwick Township. The only surviving child by this union, Charles Edard, was born October 4, 1855, in this township. Edward was educated in Nazareth Hall, Pennsylvania, graduating with honors in 1873. He afterward learned the carpenter trade, in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and then came back to his old home, in Ohio, and worked at his trade until the spring of 1878, when he, in company with his uncle, opened a general store in Trenton, which they sold to Cunning, Myer & Co. He clerked for four years for the latter firm, and then became a partner with his father under the firm name of C. E. Cunning & Co. Edward was married, June 21, 1883, to Miss Kate Disher, one of the teachers in the Union schools of New Philadelphia, Ohio. He and his father's family are members of the Moravian Church, and his wife is a Methodist. Our subject is one of the Elders of the church, and was one of the Superintendents of the Sharon Sabbath School for about fifteen years."
page 428: "John D. Cunning, original First Lieutenant; promoted Captain and assigned to Company K March 11, 1863."
page 458: "Company F belonged to Trenton. John D. Cunning was Captain..."
page 677 (Warwick Township): "...Its first teacher was John D. Cunning."
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