Thursday, May 31, 2012

Marion Cunningham Conger (1915-1990)


Marion Cunningham Conger was born on May 21, 1915 and died on February  1, 1990, daughter of George Cunningham and Marion.

Obituary:
Marion C. Conger, Editor, 74
Published: February 03, 1990

Marion C. Conger, a retired senior editor for Readers Digest Condensed Books, died on Thursday at the Northern Westchester Hospital Center in Mount Kisco, N.Y. She was 74 years old and lived in Pleasantville, N.Y..

Mrs. Conger was associated with The Readers Digest for 30 years before retiring in 1981. She also wrote children's books, including ''Rosie the Rhino,'' published in 1948, and ''Georgie's Pets'' (1950).

Mrs. Conger was born in Evansville, Ind. She graduated from Vassar College in 1935.

Surviving are a daughter, Susan Gullotta of Pleasantville; a son, Dr. Beach Conger of Hartland, Vt.; a brother, Dr. George A. Cunningham of Palm Beach, Fla., and seven grandchildren.
Source: New York Times, www.nytimes.com/1990/02/03/obituaries



1930 Us Federal Census:

name: Marion Cunningham
event: Census
event date: 1930
event place: Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana
gender: Female
age: 15
marital status: Single
race: White
birthplace: Indiana
estimated birth year: 1915
immigration year:
relationship to head of household: Daughter
father's birthplace: Indiana
mother's birthplace: Indiana


name: George Cunningham
event: Census
event date: 1930
event place: Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana
gender: Male
age: 39
marital status: Married
race: White
birthplace: Indiana
estimated birth year: 1891
immigration year:
relationship to head of household: Head
father's birthplace: Indiana
mother's birthplace: Indiana

 
me: Marion Cunningham
event: Census
event date: 1930
event place: Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana
gender: Female
age: 38
marital status: Married
race: White
birthplace: Indiana
estimated birth year: 1892
immigration year:
relationship to head of household: Wife
father's birthplace: Indiana
mother's birthplace: Indiana



name: George Cunningham
event: Census
event date: 1930
event place: Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana
gender: Male
age: 10
marital status: Single
race: White
birthplace: Michigan
estimated birth year: 1920
immigration year:
relationship to head of household: Son
father's birthplace: Indiana
mother's birthplace: Indiana

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Household Gender Age
parent George Cunningham M 39
parent Marion Cunningham F 38
   Marion Cunningham F 15
 George Cunningham M 10
Olga Buente F 42
Joseph Johnson M 27


enumeration district number: 0014
family number: 602
sheet number and letter: 29A
line number: 42
nara publication: T626, roll 633
film number: 2340368
digital folder number: 4584377
image number: 00129
Source: “United States Census, 1930” index, FamilySearch ([2]); from National Archives. “1930 Census.” United States Federal Archives and Records Center, Washington D.C. FHL microfilm. Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.






Rosie the Rhino by Marion Conger

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