Married Rena Grace Puls October 25, 1891 in Knox County, Missouri.
Children: Fern Reta, Dorothy Elizabeth.

Records indicate his name to be Robert Thomas or Thomas Robert.
His marriage records, death certificate and tombstone record his name as Thomas Robert.

Tom owned a farm in Scotland County, Missouri prior to moving to Downing, Missouri where for several years he operated a gas and service station known as Tom's Sinclair Station located at the east edge of Downing. (See photo).

Photo: Top: age 20; Tom age 45, Rena age 40.

The following obituary found in the Memphis Reveille on March 9, 1939 reads:
Thomas R. Cunningham, son of Wilford and Virginia Ann Cunningham, was born in Fabius, in Knox County, Missouri, April 24th, 1870 and passed away at the Grim-Smith hospital in Kirksville, March 2, 1939 at the age of 68 years, 10 months and 8 days.

Mr. Cunningham was of a large family and five sisters and five brothers preceded him in death. He spent most of his life in Scotland and Knox counties on a farm until he moved to Downing, Mo., in 1929 where he spent his remaining years.
On October 3, 1891, he was married to Rena Grace Puls, who preceded him in death six years ago this 27th of March. To this union, three daughters were born, one of whom died in infancy. He is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Eugene Poe of Downing, and Mrs. Cleve Myers of Memphis, three grandchildren, Inual Myers of Kentucky, and Billy and Bobby Poe of Downing, and one brother, Fred Cunningham of Edina, Mo. There are many nieces and nephews and friends who mourn his passing.

Mr. Cunningham was a member of the Christian Church of Rutledge and a member of the I.O.O.F. lodge of Downing. He was a kind and loving father. During his suffering and discomfort, he bore his trials with great patience.

The funeral service was held at the Christian Church in Downing on Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock, being conducted by the Rev. Harry V. McColloch of Memphis. Funeral ritual of the I.O.O.F. was given by members of the Downing, Memphis and Lancaster lodges. A quartet sang several hymns and the burial was in the Downing cemetery. Body bearers were Chas. H. Cook, Chester Powell, John Fincher, Arthur Wineinger, Steve Darby and Billy Curtis.