. A centenary of Catholicity in Kansas, 1822-1922 ; the history of our cradle land (Miami and Linn Counties) ; Catholic Indian missions and missionaries of Kansas ; The pioneers on the prairies : notes on St. Mary's Mission, Sugar Creek, Linn County; Holy Trinity Church, Paola, Miami County; Holy Rosary Church, Wea; Immaculate Conception, , Louisburg; St. Philip's Church, Osawatomie; Church of the Assumption, Edgerton, Johnson County; to which is added a short sketch of the Ursuline Academy at Paola; the diary of Father Hoecken, and old Indian records. ns and daughters areas follows: Wil
. A centenary of Catholicity in Kansas, 1822-1922 ; the history of our cradle land (Miami and Linn Counties) ; Catholic Indian missions and missionaries of Kansas ; The pioneers on the prairies : notes on St. Mary's Mission, Sugar Creek, Linn County; Holy Trinity Church, Paola, Miami County; Holy Rosary Church, Wea; Immaculate Conception, , Louisburg; St. Philip's Church, Osawatomie; Church of the Assumption, Edgerton, Johnson County; to which is added a short sketch of the Ursuline Academy at Paola; the diary of Father Hoecken, and old Indian records. ns and daughters areas follows: William Cunningham, who lives in Rosedale; John Cunningham, 832Homer Street, Kansas City, Kansas; Bert and Tom Cunningham, who live inMiami county; Mrs. John Sheehan, of Osage township; Mrs. Wm. Baxter, Healy,Kansas; Mrs. John Marks. Sixth Street and Minnesota Avenue, Kansas City,Kansas, and Mrs. Maurice Wolfe, who lives at the Cunningham liome. From 1857 until 1910, Mr. Cunningham resided upon the land which he home-steaded, then he turned the place over to the sons and moved to Kansas City,Kansas, taking a home in the Rosedale section. Through the long period ofover fifty years of the building of Osage township ani of Miami county, was a potential factor. He helped to rear the first school house,to build the first bridge and hauled part of the stone to erect the first little Cath-olic Church in the city of Paola, upon a plat of ground given by Mother the war he helped to guard the border and, through it all he was a MICHAEL CTNNINGHAM, Last of Old Settlers. 84 THE HISTORY OF OUR CRADLE LAND vigorous worker. He not only kept the faith of his fathers, but so ordered hisconduct that he was respected on every hand. Born in the County Kerry, Ireland, in the year 1825, the brief period of hisyouth was spent in the unhappy Island where hard times prevailed, and the en-ergetic boy seized the first opportunity to strike for America. He landed v>ith
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