Emerine was the daughter of Robert and Apphia Cunningham, she had 14 brothers and sisters. She was born in Clark County, Indiana, and in 1829, when she was just 3, the Cunningham family came to Cheney's Grove, McLean, Illinois. At Cheney's Grove the family began farming, and a few years afterwards Robert Cunningham built a water mill on Sangamon Creek.
The Cunningham family were members of the Antinomian, also known as "Hard-shell" Baptists. Their house was used for church services. Rev. John Darnell, of Indian Grove, was for years the regular preacher there.
She married a farmer named Calvin Perciville Adams on April 17, 1849, he was a widower with a 7 year old daughter named Almeda Adams Hileman. The following year Emerine gave birth to their son Robert Chester Adams. Her husband Calvin died less than three months after their son was born, leaving her a young widow with an infant son and an 8 year old step-daughter.
Emerine married a second time to a farmer named David Carey. He became the legal guardian of Emerine's step-daughter Almeda and helped raise her son Robert. Together they had three more children, George W. Carey, Elizabeth E. Carey Miller and Calista Carey Cassaday.
Sometime between 1860 and 1870 the Carey family left Illinois and began farming in Union Center, Elk, Kansas.
After the death of her husband David in 1903, Emerine moved in with the family of her daughter Elizabeth Miller.
Emerine died at the age of 89, her death certificate states the cause of death to be Senility, Arteriosclerosis and Bright's Disease.
Emerine was the daughter of Robert and Apphia Cunningham, she had 14 brothers and sisters. She was born in Clark County, Indiana, and in 1829, when she was just 3, the Cunningham family came to Cheney's Grove, McLean, Illinois. At Cheney's Grove the family began farming, and a few years afterwards Robert Cunningham built a water mill on Sangamon Creek.
The Cunningham family were members of the Antinomian, also known as "Hard-shell" Baptists. Their house was used for church services. Rev. John Darnell, of Indian Grove, was for years the regular preacher there.
She married a farmer named Calvin Perciville Adams on April 17, 1849, he was a widower with a 7 year old daughter named Almeda Adams Hileman. The following year Emerine gave birth to their son Robert Chester Adams. Her husband Calvin died less than three months after their son was born, leaving her a young widow with an infant son and an 8 year old step-daughter.
Emerine married a second time to a farmer named David Carey. He became the legal guardian of Emerine's step-daughter Almeda and helped raise her son Robert. Together they had three more children, George W. Carey, Elizabeth E. Carey Miller and Calista Carey Cassaday.
Sometime between 1860 and 1870 the Carey family left Illinois and began farming in Union Center, Elk, Kansas.
After the death of her husband David in 1903, Emerine moved in with the family of her daughter Elizabeth Miller.
Emerine died at the age of 89, her death certificate states the cause of death to be Senility, Arteriosclerosis and Bright's Disease.
Gravesite Details
The death certificate also states she is buried at Bunker Hill Cemetery, which is where her husband David is buried, although to date no stone has been found, she is most likely buried between her husband and son who are shown in the photo
Family Members
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Pheobe Cunningham Cates
1813–1885
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Anna Cunningham Byers
1815–1897
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Thomas C. Cunningham
1818–1904
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Abigail Cunningham Spence
1820–1852
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Feruabey Cunningham Henline
1822–1904
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King Solomon Cunningham
1823–1907
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Zerilda Cunningham Tisdale
1825–1913
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William E Cunningham
1828–1904
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Jamima Cunningham Cunningham
1830–1914
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Apphia Cunningham Stine
1832–1893
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Robert P Cunningham
1833–1903
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- Bunker Hill Cemetery Carey or Cunningham
- Howard Carey or Cunningham
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- Kansas Carey or Cunningham
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- Find a Grave Carey or Cunningham
