I am trying to trace my Gunkel family back to Germany to learn the name of my great grandfather. My father's family arrived in Baltimore on two ships. His grandmother, Katherine (Huffman)Gunkel at age 44 arrived at Baltimore on April 12 1889 on a ship called the "Weser" with three children, Katherine age 14, Amelia age 13 and Reinhardt age 4 (Reinhardt was my grandfather). Katherine may have been pregnant on the boat as there was another son, Charles whose birthdate is later given as 1890. Two other brothers, John and Henry, arrived in Baltimore on a boat called the "Dresden" on October 13,1893 to join the family. The ship's record give place of origin as "Prussia". The 1900 census in Baltimore Shows Katherine Gunkel Born in 1844 and living at 2014 Goodmans Alley in Baltimore at that time with the following children also there Katherine Born April 1874 Amelia Born 1875 John Born March 1879 Henry Born May 1881 Reinhardt Born Feb.. 1885 Charles Born May 1890 Everyone's place of birth is listed as Germany. Reinhardt Married Elizabeth Bernhard in Baltimore in 1908 and had three children Mildred (b.1909), Katherine (b. 1911),and Louis (b.1913)(My father). Reinhardt was killed in an accident in 1922 when my father was nine and my grandmother remarried a few years later and my father lost track of the Gunkel side of the family. I am trying to find where in Germany the family emigrated from and the name of Reinhardt's father. There was some rumor that Katherine's husband was in the Prussian army as she may have received a small pension as a result but that is unconfirmed. Lou Gunkel ==== KUNKEL Mailing List ==== If you have any problems with this list please contact Janet Reinhold, [email protected]