Kunkle Lines

                                    Charles Kunkle (1825 - 1890)


                                   Son of George(1797-1876) and Salome (1803- 1825) Kunkle

Charles Kunkle was the third child of his parents, George and Salome Kunkle. Charles was born November 24, 1825 and his mother Salome Knecht Kunkle died soon after his birth. Salome�s gravestone is located at the Moorestown Cemetery in the old yard at Salem Church, Northampton Co., Pa. It is a flat white stone with her name clearly and easily read. It stood as a beacon with the sun glistening off of it among a field of beautiful pink flowers on the spring day when I visited the cemetery. Salome was only 22 and a half years old when she died December 16, 1825, just three weeks after the birth of her son Charles. She was the mother of three children, Lea born Dec. 17, 1822, Catherine born Oct. 8, 1824 and Charles.  In his will, 1836, Leonard Knecht, the father of Salome states, "daughter, Salome who had been intermarried with George Kunkle who since departed her life, her share I give and bequeth unto her two children, Charles and Catherine."

Other Kunkles in the Moorestown Cemetery include;

George , 1797- 1876, age 69, and Elizabeth, 1803 - 1872, age 69.  Elizabeth Remelich (Remaly), was the second wife of George and the mother who raised Charles. Their marriage record is listed in Church records of Lehigh Co., Marriages by Rev. William Mendsen, Lutheran Pastor. page 17. The entry lists George and Elizabeth Remelich, Nov. 5 1826. She was the daughter of John Remely (d 1825, Bushkill Twp) and Maria Catharina Bender (1780-1858).

Charles and his wife Emaline Kunkle are also buried in the Salem Union Church Cemetery, Moore Township in Northampton Co. Pennsylvania.

The record lists:

Kunkle, Charles, born 1825, died 1890, age 65. 
   

Kunkle, Emaline, born 1828, died 1883, age 55.

Charles Kunkle was born on November 24, 1825 in Moore township, Northampton Co., Pennsylvania. He was baptised on December 18, 1825 by Rev. Mendsen of the Salem Lutheran/ Reformed Church, which was likely the day his mother was buried. Little is known about his childhood. His father George Kunkle, widowed when Charles was only three weeks old, with three babies to raise, soon remarried to Elizabeth.

Charles and Emaline Miller were married on June 27, 1847 at Salem Union Church, Moore Twp., Northampton Co., PA. They became the parents of eight children, Fayella, b. November 9, 1848, Andrew G., 1851-1854, Sarah A., 1854-1854, John Henry, b. March 4, 1856, Cyrus, b. April 21, 1860 and Thomas b. December 21, 1862. Andrew G. and Sarah A. never appeared on a census record. A child named Henrich George, born March 29, 1851 is also in the church record. Fayetta, John Henry, Cyrus and Thomas lived to adulthood.

The family can be found on the 1850, 1860 and 1880 censuses. Charles was a farmer. He died April 22,1890, age 64 year, 5 months and 27 days. Emaline preceded him in death. She died at age 55 on May 19, 1883. Her death record in the Salem Church Records, provides her maiden name, as well as the date of her marriage to John Kunkle. "Kunkle, Emaline, daughter of John and Julian Miller, married July 27, 1847 to Charles Kunkle, was born May 16, 1828, died May 19, 1883, age 55 years and 3 days."

2. John Henry Kunkle was born on March 4, 1856. He is recorded on the 1860 and 1870 census reports with his parents. He married Sarah Jane Fehenel, who was the daughter of Samuel D. Fehnel (1833-1885) and Eliza Marsh (1833-1885). She was born November 14 1856.

A record of their marriage is found in the Bethlehem Daily Times, p. 779, of Vol. 3. �Kunkel, JH of Bath married Miss Sarah J. Fehnel of Klecknersville, Sept. 22, 1877, by Rev. E. Kuntz.� He is listed as a slate worker on the 1880 census. John and Sarah were the parents of three children, Estella, William and Sam.

Later, John Kunkle lived in Bath, PA where he had a farm implement business. He traveled from farm to farm selling minerals and phosphate. His son William developed this business into the Kunkle Farm Implement in Bath. John died April 21, 1932. Sarah died March 1, 1928. They are buried at Greenmont Cemetery on Rt. 248 in Bath, PA. Their birth and death dates are clearly recorded.

Children: 

Estella May (1 Mar 1878 � 25 Dec 1966)
Samuel (Sep 1890 - �)
William D. (Jun. 1893 � 17 Feb 1942)

3.  Estella May Kunkle  married Arthur Smith on May 10, 1896.
              Arthur Smith (18 Oct 1874 - 20 Aug 1970)

Spouse Father:  Edmund H. Smith (1835-1925) 
Spouse Mother:  Camilla Engler (1845-1922)

NAZARETH: LOCAL COUPLE CELEBRATES 58th YEAR OF MARRIED LIFE.

"Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Smith of Georgetown, Sunday Celebrated 58 years of marriage. Mr. Smith holds daily employment at the Keystone Dehydrating Co. and Mrs. Smith does all her own household chores, works in the garden and plants flower beds.

They enjoy taking short trips through the country, with short stops to visit relatives and friends, but most of their pleasure is brought when their children and their families visit them Sunday afternoons they say.

The late Rev. W. J. Andres, in the parsonage of the Lutheran church, Bath, married the couple May 10, 1896. They are now members of the St. John's Lutheran Church, Nazareth.

They are the parents of thriteen children. Mrs. Helen Williamson, Lester and Walter of Nazareth, Russell, Bath, Mrs. Eva Bartholomew, Quakertown, Mrs. Hilda Werkheiser of Blairstown, NJ, Mrs. Dorothy Gerhart, Easton, Mrs. Florence Fehnel, Allentown, Mrs. Lillian Spohn, of Tatamy, Franklin of Mt. Bethel. Three children preceded the couple in death, two sons, Emmet and Herbert and one daughter, Mrs. Marie Bilheimer. The couple has 21 grandchildren and 10 great grand children.

The Smith's will celebrate their wedding anniversary May 16, by entertaining their children at a family dinner."

Newspaper article, paper unknown, circa May 10, 1954.

Reference Note 5 KunkleFamily Bible, possession of Judith A. Mackey, Wind Gap, PA.

Reference Note 6 Notes and Interview of Beatrice Graver Smith as told to and recorded from her family history files by Cynthia Hughes Smith, 1981. And from the records of the Smith Family Reunion as recorded by Beatrice Graver Smith,family historian.

Reference Note 27 Charles Kunkle, 1860 Census record, Klecknersville, Moore twp, Northampton Co. PA. page 860.

Reference Note 88 Charles Kunkle. 1870 Census record. Hecktown, Moore Twp. NorthamptonCo, PA. Reference Note 89 Charles Kunkle Obit. Easton Daily Free Press, April 29, 1890. Located Easton Library.

Reference Note 90 Arthur Smith and Estella Kunkle. Easton Daily Free Press. May 14, 1896. Located Easton Library.

Reference Note 94 James E, Kunkle, historian. P.O. Box # 140460, Edgewater, Colo. 80214 - 0460. Letter to me dated 18 Nov. 1997.

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