Résumé

Partner, Cunningham Brothers, Architects and Construction Superintendents, Oakland, CA, 1900. In 1900, the Cunningham Brothers--Gerald and Harry L.--had an office in Rooms #417-418 of the Central Bank Building in Oakland. (See Husted's Oakland, Alameda, Berkley and Alameda County Directory, 1900, p. 695.)

Relocation

Gerald Christian Cunningham came from English and Irish parentage, and was born in Kolkata, West Bengal, India, in 12/1872.

Cunningham was naturalized in Alameda County Court on 06/01/1894. In 1896, The architect resided at 718 17th Street in Oakland, CA.

He passed away from a "brain fever" at the age of 27.

Parents

His elder brother was Harold Louis Cunningham (born c. 1868 in British India), with whom he practiced architecture for a short time before Gerald's premature death.

Spouse

He wed Mary Elizabeth "Mazie" Otey (born 08/28/1878 in San Francisco, CA-d. 04/20/1956 in Coronado, CA) on on 04/16/1900 in Alameda County, CA. Gerald Cunningham died about two months after his wedding.

Mazie married again to Ernest Mendenhall in 1902.

Biographical Notes

As noted in 1896 Alameda County voter registration records, Gerald Cunningham was 23, Caucasian with a light complexion, gray eyes and and brown hair. He stood 5-feet, 11-inches tall. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation California State Library; Sacramento, California; Great Registers, 1866-1898; Collection Number: 4-2A; CSL Roll Number: 4; FHL Roll Number: 976450, accessed 03/24/2025.)