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In 1927, W. Peyton Cunningham married Mildred Rosalind Hill (1901-1982), the daughter of Samuel Hyams Hill and the former Marie Atala Prudhomme. Prior to the marriage, she worked for the People's Bank in Natchitoches. Peyton Cunningham's uncle, William Tharp Cunningham (1871-1952), a former state House member and a judge in Natchitoches, helped to put his nephew through law school.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.genealogy.com/users/m/e/t/Mildred-Methvin/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-0185.html|title=William Tharp Cunningham|publisher=genealogy.com|accessdate=October 5, 2014}}</ref>

In 1927, W. Peyton Cunningham married Mildred Rosalind Hill (1901-1982), the daughter of Samuel Hyams Hill and the former Marie Atala Prudhomme. Prior to the marriage, she worked for the People's Bank in Natchitoches. Peyton Cunningham's uncle, William Tharp Cunningham (1871-1952), a former state House member and a judge in Natchitoches, helped to put his nephew through law school.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.genealogy.com/users/m/e/t/Mildred-Methvin/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-0185.html|title=William Tharp Cunningham|publisher=genealogy.com|accessdate=October 5, 2014}}</ref>

The Cunninghams had one daughter, Lallah Hill Cunningham Methvin (1929-2012), who was the mother of five children by the [[Alexandria, Louisiana|Alexandria]] attorney [[DeWitt T. Methvin, Jr.]], from whom she was divorced.<ref name=lallahh>{{cite web|url=http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=121114950|title=Lallah Hill Cunningham Methvin|publisher=findagrave.com|accessdate=February 11, 2021}}</ref> Peyton and Mildred Cunningham had three sons, William Peyton Cunningham, Jr., a retired judge, John Hill Cunningham, and Joseph Payne Cunningham, Sr.<ref name=wpcsr>{{cite web |url=http://www.genealogy.com/users/m/e/t/Mildred-Methvin/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-0094.html|title=William Peyton Cunningham, Sr.|publisher=genealogy.com|accessdate=October 1, 2014}}</ref>

The Cunninghams had one daughter, Lallah Hill Cunningham Methvin (1929-2012), who was the mother of five children by the [[Alexandria, Louisiana|Alexandria]] attorney [[DeWitt T. Methvin, Jr.]], from whom she was divorced.<ref name=lallahh>{{cite web|url=http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=121114950|title=Lallah Hill Cunningham Methvin|publisher=findagrave.com|accessdate=February 11, 2021}}</ref> Peyton and Mildred Cunningham had three sons, William Peyton Cunningham, Jr., a retired judge, John Hill Cunningham, and Joseph Payne Cunningham, Sr.<ref name=wpcsr>{{cite web |url=http://www.genealogy.com/users/m/e/t/Mildred-Methvin/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-0094.html|title=William Peyton Cunningham, Sr.|publisher=genealogy.com|accessdate=October 1, 2014; information no longer accessible on-line}}</ref>

In addition to his legal practice, Cunningham had a great interest in [[history]] and the outdoors. He purchased land in the Kisatchie National Forest, cleared the undergrowth and constructed a road to a sandy creek on the property. The family met at Kisatchie for Sunday picnics and holidays.<ref name=wpcsr/>

In addition to his legal practice, Cunningham had a great interest in [[history]] and the outdoors. He purchased land in the Kisatchie National Forest, cleared the undergrowth and constructed a road to a sandy creek on the property. The family met at Kisatchie for Sunday picnics and holidays.<ref name=wpcsr/>