Anna McCoy Kunkel

1836 - 1924  (88 years)

• Name	Anna McCoy Kunkel
  Born	23 Oct 1836
  Gender	Female
  Died	28 Oct 1924	Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Buried	Oak Ridge Cemetery, Perry, Jefferson County, Kansas
  Person ID	I4520	Rossville
  Last Modified	28 Dec 2017

  
  

  Family	Charles Wesley Kunkel,   b. 14 Mar 1831,   d. 23 Jun 1919, Lecompton, Douglas County, Kansas  (Age 88 years)
  Children	+ 1. Lucille Virginia Kunkel Franklin,   b. 22 Jun 1856, Montoursville, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania ,   d. 30 Oct 1944, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 88 years)   2. Edward L Kunkel,   b. 1858,   d. 1864  (Age 6 years)   3. Charles A Kunkel,   b. 1862,   d. 1864  (Age 2 years) + 4. Gaylord M Kunkel,   b. 20 Jun 1874,   d. 31 Jul 1961  (Age 87 years)   5. John W Kunkel
  Last Modified	28 Dec 2017 13:42:54
  Family ID	F3247	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Buried - - Oak Ridge Cemetery, Perry, Jefferson County, Kansas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents

  Obituary- Kunkel, Anna MRS. J. M. FRANKLIN’S MOTHER DIED TUESDAY Mrs. Anna Kunkel, 88, pioneer resident of Kansas, died at the Franklin home 1315 Garfield avenue, Topeka, Tuesday morning. Mrs. Kunkle came to Kansas from Pennsylvania in 1858 and settled in Rising Sun, a small frontier town in Jefferson county across the river from Lecompton. When Lecompton and Perry began growing Rising Sun was I abandoned. Only one house now remains on the old town site. Mrs. Kunkle resided in the vicinity of Perry continuously until three years ago, when she came to Topeka to live with her daughter. Before a bridge was erected across the Kansas river at Perry, her husband operated a ferry there for several years She was a member of the Methodist church at Perry. She is survived by three children, Mrs. J. M. Franklin, Topeka; J. W. Kunkle of Minto, Okla.; G. M. Kunkle, of Perry; ten grandchildren. The funeral will be held at the home, of her son, G. M. Kunkle at Perry, at 2 o’clock tomorrow (Friday) afternoon. Burial will be in the Perry cemetery.—Capital.