Rev. James Henry "Jim" Cunningham was born 1 Apr 1879 in Decherd, Franklin County, Tennessee to Thomas Mabry Cunningham and Sarah Alice Coulson.

Thomas Mabry Cunningham was born 1 Jun 1849 in Tennessee to James W. Cunningham and Angeline "Ann" (née unknown).
Sarah Alice Coulson was born 14 Apr 1853 to Henry Henderson Coulson and Mary Magdalene Vaughan (a Cherokee).

Jim Cunningham and Lucille Ann "Lucy" Miles were married 25 May 1901. Lucy was the daughter of Thomas Silas Miles and Adaline "Addie" Rye. Jim and Lucy had 5 children.

Thelma Arnette Cunningham 1902-1971
Gertrude Savannah Cunningham Smithson 1905-1979
Sandra Adeline "Sadie" Cunningham Meehan 1908-1966
Thomas Cecil "T.C." Cunningham 1910-2003
John Henry "Tobe" Cunningham 1912-1970

The family contracted small pox and recovered. When Jim went to bring Lucy home from the hospital, he was notified that she had died from septicemia, caused by the miscarriage of her 6th child. The family was further devastated when their home and belongings had to be burned due to contamination.
Jim quit medical school and became a traveling preacher. He was known as the "Walking Bible" for both his travels and his ability to quote scripture from memory. He had a servants heart and truly loved the Lord.

Jim met his 2nd wife (also a preacher) on a train. He married Annie Laura Stephens Oct 1916. Annie was the daughter of James Fields Stephens and Nancy O'Malley "Mallie" Layton. Jim and Annie had 4 children.

Lucy Mae Cunningham West 1917-2005
Sarah Ruth "Ruthie" Cunningham Condon Buchanan 1920-1996
James Lucas "Luke" Cunningham 1923-1973
Mark Augustus Cunningham 1924-2009

Jim and Annie divorced Bef 1928.

Jim and Mary Lee Hendrixson (Cherokee/Shawnee) were married 16 May 1928 in Lawton, Oklahoma. Mary Lee was the widow of James Robert Wilkerson, with 3 daughters.

Mary Fern Wilkerson Young 1923-2017
Altha Virginia "Ginny" Wilkerson Shackleford Ritchie 1925-1999
Wanda Loretta Wilkerson 1926-1929

Jim and Mary Lee had 4 children.

(Living) Cunningham 1929
Donal Lee "Don" Cunningham 1933-1983
Congetta Wannell "Connie" Cunningham Wallace 1937-2020
Bobby Gerald "Bob" Cunningham 1944-2004

Jim died 28 Jul 1953 in Agnew, Santa Clara, California from an aneurysm caused by high blood pressure and Diabetes 2.
Many of Jim's children died from lung or breast cancer.

Mary Lee married General Jasper "Jim" Harris and was widowed for the 3rd time.