Adding my two cents to this. A number of years ago I contacted James Kunkel and sent him my 'Gunkel' information. He was kind enough to put me in contact with some Gunkel cousins. Anyhow, James told me that as far as he knew Gunkel & Kunkel were variations of the same surname. I was skeptical. Several years later I found the place in Germany where my Gunkel family was from and ordered the church records through the FHL. Well the name went from Gunkel to Gunckel to...you guessed it... Kunkel / Kunckel. I have also found it as Gunkle here in America. Don't ignore a name just because it isn't spelled exactly the same as you spell it -- county clerks and census takers do strange things with German surnames! Kay Livermore -----Original Message----- From: Mary A. Kunkle <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Saturday, November 07, 1998 10:33 PM Subject: Re: Konkel--Kunkel cemeteries >Hi, Fellow Texan, >Dick, my husband's family spells their surname Kunkle and for many years >thought there was no relationship to Kunkel. However, a document was >found where an ancestor gave his two sons some property and each signed >their name at the bottom. One signed his name Kunkle and the other, >Kunkel. > >There is evidence that Kunkle originated from the German Gunkel and >somewhere among the Kunkle family history, I noticed it spelled with an >"o". > >Sometimes these little surprises pop up. I guess what I'm trying to say >is don't close your mind to the possibilities of a different spelling. My >husband's family sure was surprised at their discovery. > >Happy Hunting, >Mary K > >___________________________________________________________________ >You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. >Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html >or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866] > > >==== KUNKEL Mailing List ==== >To send a message to everyone, send it directly to: [email protected] > > > > > >