Susan Cunningham: Strong McLemore Ancestry

Generation: 1

Susan Cunningham was born on 5 Jul 1915 in Negreet, Sabine Parish, Louisiana (daughter of Benjamin Edgar Cunningham and Sarah Lula Hood); died on 8 Jan 1996 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.

Notes:

Obituary

Susie O'Banion

Susie O'Banion, 80, of Hemphill died Monday, Jan. 8, 1996, at Hemphill Care Center.

Mrs. O'Banion was born July 5, 1915, in Negreet, Louisiana, as a daughter of the late Benjamin and Sara Lula (Hood) O'Banion (sic-her father was a CUNNINGHAM, she married an O'Banion) and had lived in Sabine County most of her life. She was a member of Antioch Missionary Baptist Church and a homemaker.

Survivors: three daughters, Joyce Ezernack, Ruby Wood, and Sue Buckner, all of Hemphill; a sister, Ellen Savell of Bronson; seven grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren.

Graveside rites were held at 10 a.m. Thursday at the Gravelhill Cemetery, Sabine County, with Bro. W. Clarence Howell officiating. Arrangements were handled by Starr Funeral Home Inc in Hemphill.

Published in The Sabine County Reporter, January 17, 1996, Page 12

Family/Spouse: John Allen O'Banion. John was born on 19 Jul 1908 in Leesville, Vernon Parish, Louisiana; died on 2 May 1989 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Generation: 2

Benjamin Edgar Cunningham was born on 21 Jun 1867 in Alabama; died on 6 Mar 1928 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas.

Benjamin married Sarah Lula Hood about 1905 in Alabama. Sarah was born on 21 Oct 1884 in Texas; died on 30 May 1975 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Sarah Lula Hood was born on 21 Oct 1884 in Texas; died on 30 May 1975 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.

Children:

Cordelia Cunningham was born on 3 Dec 1908 in Many, Sabine Parish, Louisiana; died on 18 Nov 1979 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.
Jesse Cunningham was born in 1910 in Sabine Parish, Louisiana; died in 1936; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.
Charles Edgar Cunningham was born on 9 May 1914 in Louisiana; died on 4 Jul 1939 in Sabine County, Texas.
1. Susan Cunningham was born on 5 Jul 1915 in Negreet, Sabine Parish, Louisiana; died on 8 Jan 1996 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.
Thomas Tinker Cunningham was born on 19 May 1916 in Sabine Parish, Louisiana; died on 30 Oct 1979 in San Augustine County, Texas; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.
Henry Allen Cunningham was born on 2 May 1918 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; died on 11 Jul 1981 in Oregon.
William Lafayette Cunningham was born on 15 Nov 1919 in Many, Sabine Parish, Louisiana; died on 23 Aug 1979 in San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.
Mary Ellen Cunningham was born on 17 Aug 1923; died on 2 Nov 2003 in San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.