Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


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William M. Kunkel and Margaret Regelman




Husband William M. Kunkel 1

           Born: 1843 - Butler Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: 6 May 1923 - Galloway, Sugarcreek Twp, Venango Co, PA
         Buried: 8 May 1923 - Franklin Cemetery, Franklin, Venango Co, PA
       Marriage: 14 Jun 1864



Wife Margaret Regelman

            AKA: Margaret Reyelman 1
           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: Aft May 1923
         Buried: 


Children
1 M John Charles Kunkel 1

           Born: 15 Jul 1867 - Galloway, Sugarcreek Twp, Venango Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: 6 Aug 1951
         Buried:  - Franklin Cemetery, Franklin, Venango Co, PA
         Spouse: Margaret May "Maggie" Snyder (1871-1904) 1
           Marr: 12 Feb 1891 - ? Venango Co, PA



General Notes: Husband - William M. Kunkel


Unk newspaper,
The Late William M. Kunkel.
The death of William M. Kunkel at his home at Galloway Sunday evening, May 6, has caused wide-spread grief. He was one of the oldest residents of that vicinity and during the course of his long and useful life he made many friends who now mourn his passing.
Mr. Kunkel was born in Butler county in 1843 but moved with his parents to Franklin and to his home in Sugarcreek township where he has since resided. This time he was only 4 years old\emdash that being the year 1847.
On June 14, 1864, he was married to Miss Margaret Regelman, who still survives him.
Mr. Kunkel was a pioneer in the oil field and worked many years in that business. He worked at Pithole during the excitement and also did considerable drilling along the Two Mile Run. Some of the wells he drilled at the latter place were drilled by horsepower.
In 1863, he helped his father drill the first well known to flow in Venango county. It is said that at the time the well began to flow, Mr. Kunkel, as as young man, was in charge of the well and being excited jumped astride a horse and rode posthaste for his father\emdash cutting across the fields, jumping fences, and surmounting every obstacle to get there as quickly as possible. Such an event had hitherto been unknown here.
That Mr. Kunkel was a man of wide vision who worked for the betterment of the community and of mankind in general, is proved by his activity in opposing the legalized liquor traffic. His opposition to the business began when he was but young and when drinking intoxicating liquor was common and fashionable\emdash a time when opposition meant unpopularity, hatred, enmity. He aided in securing speakers against the Demon, Rum and wrote many articles which he read in public. He also contributed many articles to The Daily Herald which gladly published them. It is pleasing to his friends that he lived to see his dream realized.
Mr. Kunkel was a member of the Galloway Methodist Episcopal church for 43 years and served for many years in the capacity of class leader and also as teacher of the men's Bible class. He was a regular attendant at all church services until he was prevented from doing so by physical infirmities, which confined him to his home.
Officially he served his township faithfully and well for many terms as Township, Clerk, Registry Assessor, Judge of Election, Inspector and Clerk.
Mr. Kunkel was a man who found fault with no one but was always on the alert for the good which he believed was in everybody. His cheery greeting and kind words will be missed by the writer and by a host of friends, who extend their sympathy to his more immediate friends and relatives.

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Sources


1 Helen M. Snyder, Snyder - Bump History (Franklin, PA: Self-published, 1983), Pg 22.


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