CUNNINGHAM, Edna Alma

1889 - 1979  (90 years)

• Name	CUNNINGHAM, Edna Alma
  Birth	24 Aug 1889	Alabama, United States
  Gender	Female
  Residence	13 Jun 1900	Ball Play, Cherokee, Alabama   [1]
  	Attending School
  Residence	19 Apr 1910	Justice Precinct No. 5, Hill County, Texas   [2]
  Residence	11 Apr 1930	Malakoff, Henderson, Texas, United States   [3]
  	Telephone operator
  	Head of household
  Residence	1 Apr 1940	Malakoff, Henderson, Texas, United States   [4]
  	Telephone Operatore
  Death	12 Sep 1979	Malakoff, Henderson, Texas, United States   [5]
  Burial	Aft 12 Sep 1979	Malakoff Cemetery, Malakoff, Henderson, Texas   [6]
  Person ID	I43	Pickel_Bartlett
  Last Modified	8 Apr 2012

  
  

  Father	CUNNINGHAM, James Davidson,   b. 16 Jan 1847, Marion County, Tennessee d. 13 Feb 1917, Malakoff, Henderson, Texas, United States (Age 70 years)
  Mother	MOORE, Mary Josephine,   b. 26 Aug 1856, DeKalb County, Alabama d. 27 Nov 1945, Malakoff, Henderson, Texas, United States (Age 89 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1881  [7]
  Residence	13 Jun 1900	Ball Play, Cherokee, Alabama   [1]
  	Farmer
  Residence	19 Apr 1910	Justice Precinct No. 5, Hill County, Texas   [8]
  	Farmer
  Family ID	F74	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	BROYLES, Roby Ingram,   b. 14 Feb 1887, Rural Shade, Navarro, Texas, United States d. 3 Apr 1925, Malakoff, Henderson, Texas, United States (Age 38 years)
  Marriage	6 Apr 1917	Malakoff, Henderson, Texas, United States
  Children	1. BROYLES, Edna Vanice,   b. 20 Jan 1923, Malakoff, Henderson, Texas, United States d. 8 Aug 2010, Burkburnett, Wichita, Texas, United States (Age 87 years)
  Family ID	F15	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 May 2022

  
  

• Photos		Roby Ingram Broyles courts Edna Cunningham about 1920
  		Cunningham Family of Malakoff, Texas Standing left to right: Leona Belle, Roy Edwin, Willard Linton, Lutie Delma, Hilary Herbert, and Edna. Seated: James Davidson Cunningham and Mary Josephine Moore Cunningham

  
  

  Headstones

  Edna Cunningham Broyles Wife of Roby Ingram Broyles

  
  

• Notes

  Edna Cunningham Broyles Edna Cunningham was born on August 24, 1889 at Center, Alabama. She was the daughter of James Davidson Cunningham and Mary Josephine “Molly” (Moore) Cunningham. The Cunningham family moved to the Malakoff area some time around 1910. In 1917, Edna Cunningham married Roby I. Broyles who died in 1925 in a tragic accident. “Miss Edna,” as she was known to many in Malakoff, was employed as a telephone operator for the Gulf States Telephone Company, first from 1916 to 1918, and then continually from 1925 until her retirement in 1961. In her capacity as telephone operator, Miss Edna became the local bureau of information, and she figured it was her duty to keep up with all the happenings of the community – who was sick, who was visiting, the babies born, marriages, deaths, and the time of day. She always went far beyond the call of duty in looking after the needs of “her people.” Miss Edna began her telephone career back in the days of the old magneto hand-crank system, when the telephone operator was called the “Hello Girl.” The local telephone system in the early days was operated by Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Boyett. Miss Edna continued working for the telephone company when it was taken over by the Gulf States Telephone Company and was in charge of the local telephone office until her retirement. When she retired in 1961, Miss Edna said, “It seems like my residence is getting further from the office every day. I am going to take life easy and visit friends and relatives that time has not made possible before. I will miss Gulf States and the many people with whom I have come in contact during the business years.” With her retirement another era in the community life of Malakoff passed into history. After serving the community of Malakoff for 55 years, Miss Edna moved to the Odd Fellows Home in Ennis in 1966. She died on September 12, 1979 at Methodist Hospital in Dallas and is buried in the Malakoff City Cemetery. Sources: The Malakoff News August 31, 1962 and September 20, 1979

  
  

• Sources

  [S73] 1920 Federal Census, Ball Play, Cherokee, AL ED 123 Page 8 Dwelling 131. [S74] Ancestry.com, Justice Precinct 5, Hill, TX ED 168, Page 3A, Dwelling 40. [S72] 1930 Federal Census, Malakoff, Henderson, TX ED 11 Page 8B Dwelling 144. [S427] 1940 Federal Census, Justice Precinct No. 8, Henderson County, Texas ED 26 Page 1E Dwelling 19, 1940 United States Census. [S96] Descendents of James Davidson Cunningham. [S79] Gravestone, Malakoff Cemetery, Malakoff, Henderson, Texas. [S73] 1920 Federal Census, Huntsville, Walker, TX ED 38 Page 11A Dwelling 199. [S74] Ancestry.com, Justice Precinct #5, Hill, TX ED 168 Page 3A Dwelling 40.