The Legacy Keepers
In 1977, Legacy Keepers
Janis McCoy and Sandra Scott
compiled a family
history called
"Family Ties and Memories".
Since then the two of them have
continued their pursuit of
ancestor research and have
connected with other family
members with the same
interest. These family members
are Donna Thompson,
Emma Dahlem Ausborn, and
Karen (Kay)Weaver Whitaker.
This site is intended to capture
all their hard work and pass it
on to the next torch bearers.
“Family Ties and Memories” was published by Glenn Cunningham (youngest of the eight Cunningham children) with the help of his wife Ginney. This book is no longer available in print but can be accessed in its entirety on the link provided in the footer of each page on this site.
The links above are being provided for new information or for family information not in the Cunningham or Sanders lines.
Janis McCoy (Daughter of James Denton Cunningham) is active in Daughters of the American Revolution and other historical and genealogical efforts. You can find information about what she has collected over the years on her tab above and as noted throughout this site.
Sandra Scott (Daughter of Thomas Ferrell Cunningham) has a particular interest in ancestors who have served in the American military beginning with the Revolutionary War. Her military research on the Sanders and Cunningham family can be found on the Military Matters tab and also as noted throughout this site.
Much of the Sanders genealogical information contained in “Family Ties and Memories” was copied in 1977 with permission from the files of Edna Boman Sanders (Wife of Prentiss Sanders) of Vernon, Alabama. Prentiss and Edna’s daughter Donna Thompson has built on her mother’s Sanders research and has also published Lest We Forget which is a Boman family history. Their Sanders research is under the Sanders tab and is the vast majority of the family information on the Sanders family recorded in this site.
The oldest child of Cosby and Myra Cunningham is Kate Cunningham Winders of Hamilton, Mississippi. Emma Dahlem Ausborn is the daughter of James and Kate Winders and Karen (Kay) Weaver Whitaker is their grand-daughter. Emma has a vast amount of family papers from her mother and Kay brings many years of research, photos, and information featured in this site.
