Rhoda M Cunningham-xx

1763 - 1848  (84 years)

• Name	Rhoda M Cunningham-xx
  Birth	15 Oct 1763	Rowan Co, NC   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Death	29 Jan 1848	Buncombe Co, NC   [1]
  Findagrave.com	05 Apr 2025
  	See Notes
  Burial	Swannanoa, Buncombe Co, NC   [1]
  	Piney Grove Cemetery
  Person ID	I3285	Butler Family Tree
  Last Modified	30 Jul 2026

  
  

  Family	James H Alexander,   b. 23 Dec 1756, Buffalo Creek, Rowan Co, NC d. 28 Jun 1844, Bee Tree Creek, Buncombe Co, NC (Age 87 years)
  Marriage	19 Mar 1782	Allison Creek, York District, SC
  Notes	Children: son John Cunningham Alexander 3/22/1783 - 1857 - on 12/31/1805 or 1808 married Jane Huston Patton dau Rhoda E Alexander 1812 - possible, but not certain son George N Alexander 1813 - possible, but not certain dau Rachel Caroline Alexander 1821 - possible, but not certain son John P Alexander 1826 dau Sarah A Alexander 1827 - possible, but not certain son Robert W Alexander 1828 son William M Alexander 1828 dau Rhoda Alexander 11/6/1785 - 1881 - married ??? McDaniel son George Couples Alexander 9/10/1790 - 1880 - on 6/23/1818 married Elizabeth H Forster dau Sophronia Alexander 1820 - (probable, not certain, daughter of George C. and Elizabeth) son James H Alexander 1823 - married Mary White dau Sarah Alexander 1854 dau Rachel Caroline Alexander 1856 dau America Alexander 1857 dau Catherine Alexander 1858 son James M Alexander 1862 dau Orra Alexander 1825 - 1/1870 - apparently died single -- see note below son Thomas F Alexander 1827 dau Celina/Salina Alexander 1829 son George Alexander 1832 dau Rhoda Alexander 1836 son William F Alexander 1839 son James Mitchell Alexander 5/22/1795 (or 1792 on findagrave) - 1858 ** Not listed in will ** - on 9/8/1814 married Nancy Forster son Robert S. Alexander 9/2/1795 - 1868 - on 5/25/1820 married Jane Wilson dau Louisa Alexander 1823 dau Rhoda Alexander 1826 dau Harriett Alexander 1834 dau Mary Alexander 1837 son James Alexander 1841 dau Fanny Alexander 1845 dau Rachel Alexander 12/30/1797 - 1873 - on 12/2/1824 married Moses White son James White 1826 dau Rhoda White 1828 son Robert White 1830 dau Mary White 1834 - (not the Mary White who married James Alexander, the son of George and Elizabeth) son George White 1835 dau Rachel White 1838 son William White 1842 son William Davidson Alexander 12/10/1800 - 1872 - on 4/21/1825 married Leah Burgin son John B Alexander 1825 son Benjamin Julius Alexander 1830 dau Harriett Alexander 1832 son Albertus Alexander 1834 dau Rhoda Alexander 1836 dau Sophronia Alexander 1838 son William Alexander 1840 son Newton Humphrey Alexander 6/11/1803 - 1847 both in Buncombe Co, NC - on 12/26/1826 married Mary Ann 'Polly' Forster - d. bef 4/1853 son William Julius Alexander 1829 - in 1855 in Buncomb Co, NC married Margaret Moore son Charles M Alexander 1857 dau Harriet E Alexander 1856 son James R Alexander 1860 son David Alexander 1862 dau Lucy(Lucinda) Alexander 1865 - probably Lucinda for her maternal grandmother dau Fanny Alexander 1868 son James M Alexander 1835 dau Harriett Emaline Alexander 1844 son Henry Newton Alexander 1844 - 1923 both in Buncombe Co, NC - in 1867 in Henry Co, TN married Samantha B Veazey son James Robert Alexander 1869 Henry Co, TN - bef 1902 in Carroll Co, MO married Sara Carl son Carl Alexander 1902 Carroll Co, MO - bef 1910 in Carroll Co, MO married Daisy Summers dau Della Alexander 1910 dau Lottie Alexander 1912 dau Nadine Alexander 1914 son James Robert Alexander Jr 1916 son Samuel Alexander 1918 son William Clyde Alexander 1870 Henry Co, TN - married Cora Courtney dau Carrie Sue Alexander 1898 dau Hilda Alexander 1902 son William Clyde Alexander Jr 1907 dau Jolly Dell Alexander 1912 dau Minnie May Alexander 1872 Henry Co, TN - married Jules Golay son Lewis A Golay 1901 dau Lucille A Golay 1904 dau Wilmoth A Golay 1906 dau Helen B Golay 1908 son Henry J Golay 1912 son Sidney Clifford Alexander 1875 Lenoir Co, NC - 1963 Franklin Co, OH - in 1895 Asheville, NC married Annie Mazyck Hume son William Henry Alexander 1901 son Walter Newton Alexander 1877 NC - married (?) Clara Peloubet son William Alexander 1928 son Wayne Edgar Alexander 1879 NC - married Addie Gaston son Wayne Edgar Alexander Jr 1916 dau Kelley Emma Alexander 1882 NC dau Lottie Lee Alexander 1899 NC - married James G Anderson son James G Anderson Jr 1902 son Glenn E Anderson 1905 dau Margaret L Anderson 1908 son Arthur A Anderson 1914 son John B Anderson 1919 dau Mary Elizabeth Alexander 4/10/1806 - 1848 - 1/9/1832 married Joseph Alexander McEntire
  Photos		Alexander-James-(Rhoda-(Cunningham))-NC-Buncomb-TS-1
  		Alexander-James-(Rhoda-(Cunningham))-NC-Buncomb-TS-2
  Family ID	F761	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Jul 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 15 Oct 1763 - Rowan Co, NC Death - 29 Jan 1848 - Buncombe Co, NC Burial - - Swannanoa, Buncombe Co, NC  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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• Notes

  - dau of Humphrey Cunningham and Rhoda M Simmeral - ** See marriage notes for list of children ** - ** See James H Alexander notes ** --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Found at findagrave.com on 4/5/2025 Rhoda Cunningham Alexander Birth: 15 Oct 1763 Rowan County, North Carolina, USA Death: 29 Jan 1848 (aged 84) Swannanoa, Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA Burial: Piney Grove Cemetery, Swannanoa, Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA Memorial #: 27790383 Bio: Rhoda was the daughter of Humphrey and Rhoda Cunningham. She married James Alexander. Birth: 1763- Date from Alexander family Bible record. Gravestone has 13 October. Marriage: 1782- Camden District, SC. Married by Mr. Watson in his home. This area became York Co. in 1785. Heritage of Buncombe Co., NC. Art. #202. By: Bryson. Pension application of Rhoda Alexander. Alexander family Bible. Note: 1788- Burke Co., NC. Rhoda's husband James Alexander purchased land on Bull Creek, near to the home of George Cunningham Sr. This area became Buncombe County in 1792 and is located off of the Swannanoa River. Land Entries in Burke Co., NC. 1778-1779. Alexander Family Bible records birth on 15 Oct. Family Members Parents Humphrey Cunningham 1730-1806 Rhoda Simril Cunningham 1733-1831 Spouse James Alexander 1756-1844 Siblings George Cunningham 1753-1837 James Cunningham 1755-1808 Mary Magdaline Cunningham Patton 1764-1843 Catharine Cunningham Hannah 1764-1837 Sarah Jane Cunningham Patton 1765-1825 Children John Cunningham Alexander 1783-1857 Rhoda Alexander McDaniel 1785-1881 George Couples Alexander 1790-1880 COL James Mitchell Alexander 1792-1858 Robert S. Alexander 1795-1868 Rachel Alexander White 1797-1873 William Davidson Alexander 1800-1872 Newton Humphrey Alexander 1803-1847 Elizabeth Alexander McEntire 1806-1848 Created by: Charles E. Carroll (46952409) Added: 2008-06-24T14:57:07.000Z URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/27790383/rhoda-alexander Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/27790383/rhoda-alexander: accessed April 5, 2025), memorial page for Rhoda Cunningham Alexander (15 Oct 1763-29 Jan 1848), Find a Grave Memorial ID 27790383, citing Piney Grove Cemetery, Swannanoa, Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA; Maintained by Charles E. Carroll (contributor 46952409). ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  
  

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