John Hyden Cuddy1

b. 13 July 1875, d. 4 February 1947
FatherDavid Cuddy2,1 b. 30 Aug 1829, d. 15 Dec 1911
MotherMary Jane Dunn2,1 b. 30 Apr 1833, d. 12 Feb 1904
Birth13 Jul 1875 John Hyden Cuddy was born on 13 Jul 1875 in Washington County, Virginia.1,3 
Migration  John's childhood was spent in Virginia. However his older brother William "Frank" migrated west to Harrison Co. Missouri prior to 1880. In doing so he joined several family members who were already established there. John followed in 1896.3 
  John lived for a time with his widowed uncle William Dunn who along with William's brother Robert Dunn, and John's brother William "Frank" Cuddy, owned a mercantile business in Bethany (Harrison Co.) known as Dunn Brothers and Co.4,3,5 
Cens-191023 Apr 1910  In 1910 John resided on Main Street in Bethany with the Daniel Dille family.6 
Marriage17 May 1911 He married Eva Claytor on 17 May 1911 in Harrison County, Missouri.7 
  By 1921 the dry goods store had grown into a large department store, occupying 2 floors of a building on the southwest corner of the Bethany town square. The proprietors at that time included John, H.W. Dunn [Horace Dunn, John's cousin and son of his uncle Robert Dunn], and W.T. Templeman.7 
Cens-193019 Apr 1930  John and Eva raised 4 children including 3 daughters, Alice Jean, Mary Elizabeth and Virginia L., as well as a son James Hyden Cuddy. The family lived on Alder St. in Bethany as did several other relatives.8,9,10 
Death4 Feb 1947 John died of a cerebral hemorhage on 4 Feb 1947 at Bethany, Harrison County, Missouri, at age 71.1 
Burial He was buried at Bethany Cemetery in Bethany, Missouri.2 

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Last Edited2 May 2011

Citations

  1. [S1513] "Missouri Death Certificates, 1910-1955", index with selected images, Missouri Digital Heritage (http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/deathcertificates : viewed 5 May 2010), John Hyden Cuddy certificate 4611 (digital image); personal data contributed by Eva Cuddy of Bethany, MO.
  2. [S87] "Dunn Family Reunion Booklet," compiled for the 3rd Dunn Family Reunion, 7 Aug. 1988 by Eva Dunn Counts, Knoxville, TN, p. 18. Family group sheet for Mary Jane Dunn and David C. Cuddy.
  3. [S2521] George Wanamaker, History of Harrison Co., Missouri, digitized images, Internet Archive (http://archive.org : accessed Oct. 2010), page 324; biographical sketch of J.H. Cuddy.
  4. [S2499] William Dunn household, 1900 U.S. cens., Harrison Co., Missouri, pop. sched., Bethany, ED 94, sheet 21B, dwelling 499, family 305, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Oct. 2010. Household includes: William Dunn, 62, wid, b. May 1838, b. VA, capitalist; John Cuddy, nephew, 29, sgl, b. Jul 1870, clerk in dry goods store.
  5. [S2521] George Wanamaker, History of Harrison Co., Missouri, digitized images, Internet Archive (http://archive.org : accessed Oct. 2010), page 331; biographical article abt William McCulloch Dunn.
  6. [S2498] Daniel D. Dille household, 1910 U.S. cens., Harrison Co., Missouri, pop. sched., Bethany, ED 95, sheet 7B, dwelling 193, family 195, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Oct. 2010. Household includes: John Cuddy, boarder, 36, divorced, b. VA, salesman in dry goods store; resid on Main St.J.
  7. [S2521] George Wanamaker, History of Harrison Co., Missouri, digitized images, Internet Archive (http://archive.org : accessed Oct. 2010), page 325; biographical sketch of J.H. Cuddy.
  8. [S2522] John Cuddy household, 1920 U.S. cens., Harrison Co., Missouri, pop. sched., Bethany, ED 98, sheet 4B, dwelling 109, family 115, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Oct. 2010. Household includes: John Cuddy, 45, owns home, b. VA, retail dry goods merchant; Eva, wife, 33, b. MO; Alice Jean, dau, 6, b. MO; Mary Elizabeth, dau, 2 1/12, b. MO.
  9. [S2523] John H. Cuddy household, 1930 U.S. cens., Harrison Co., Missouri, pop. sched., Bethany, ED 41-3, sheet 18B, dwelling 464, family 504, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Oct. 2010. Household includes: John H. Cuddy, 54, marr at 36, owns home valued at $8,000, is not a farm, owns a radio, b. VA, dry goods merchant; Eva E., wife, 44, marr at 25, b. MO; Alice Jean, dau, 16; Mary E., dau, 12; James H., son, 9; Virginia L., dau, 2 5/12; all b. MO; resid 1806 Alder St.
  10. [S87] "Dunn Family Reunion Booklet," compiled for the 3rd Dunn Family Reunion, 7 Aug. 1988 by Eva Dunn Counts, Knoxville, TN, p. 19. Family group sheet for Mary Jane Dunn and David C. Cuddy.