Maj. Michael Kunkle and Mary Mechling

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Husband Maj. Michael Kunkle ^{1 2}

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           Born:  - near New Alexandria, Westmoreland Co, PA
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         Father: [Unk] Kunkle (      -      )
         Mother: 

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       Marriage: 

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Wife Mary Mechling ³

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           Born: 
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         Father: Jonas Mechling (      -      ) 1
         Mother: 

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Children

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1 M Daniel Kunkle ^{1 4}

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           Born: 16 Feb 1836 - near Greensburg, Westmoreland Co, PA 1
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           Died: Aft 1906
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         Spouse: Rebecca Smith (      -1882) 5
           Marr: 18 Oct 1856 5

         Spouse: Mary Gault (      -      ) 5
           Marr: 23 Oct 1884 5

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2 M Amos Kunkle ⁶

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           Born: 11 Jul 1838 - Hempfield Twp, Westmoreland Co, PA 3
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           Died: Aft 1906
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         Spouse: Sarah Kepple (      -      ) 7
           Marr: 5 Oct 1861 3

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3 M Michael Kunkle ¹

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           Born: 
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           Died: Aft 1890
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General Notes: Husband - Maj. Michael Kunkle

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He spent his entire life as a farmer in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. He met his death as the result of the explosion of the wooden cylinder of an old fashioned tumbling shaft threshing machine. He was about sixty-eight years old.

He was one of the leading farmers of Westmoreland County, an influential Democrat, a member of the German Reformed church, and served as major in a Westmoreland County regiment.

He and his wife had five sons, three of whom were still living in 1890.

1 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: John M. Gresham & Co., 1890.), Pg 118.

2 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 411, 648.

3 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 411.

4 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 42, 411.

5 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: John M. Gresham & Co., 1890.), Pg 119.

6 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 411, 587.

7 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 587.