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John Sunkes

John Sunkes

Male 1829 - 1901  (72 years)

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  • Name John Sunkes 
    Birth 2 Apr 1829  Germany (Prussia) Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 5 Nov 1901  Lafayette, IN; burial: St. Joseph Cem., Lafayette, IN Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I4120  forneyclark
    Last Modified 22 Mar 2024 

    Family Anna Katherine Reifers,   b. 17 Nov 1829, Germany (Prussia) Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 May 1892, Lafayette, IN; burial: St. Joseph Cem., Lafayette, IN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 62 years) 
    Marriage ABT. 1858 
    Children 
     1. Theodore Sunkes,   b. 9 Apr 1859, Lafayette, Tippecanoe Co., IN Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 May 1917, Martinsville, Morgan Co., IN; Greenbush Cem, Lafayette, Tippecanoe Co., IN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 58 years)
     2. Anne K. Sunkes,   b. ABT. 1860, Lafayette, Tippecanoe Co., IN Find all individuals with events at this locationd. possibly IL Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Josephine Agnes Sunkes,   b. ABT. 1862, Lafayette, Tippecanoe Co., IN Find all individuals with events at this locationd. probably in Danville, Vermilion Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Clara E. Sunkes,   b. 12 Jul 1863   d. 1906 (Age 42 years)
     5. Andrew J. Sunkes,   b. 18 Jan 1864, Lafayette, Tippecanoe Co., IN Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Feb 1899, Lafayette, Tippecanoe Co., IN; burial: Greenbush Cem.,Lafayette,TippecanoeCo.,IN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 35 years)
     6. Catherine "Katie" Sunkes,   b. 6 May 1866, Lafayette, Tippecanoe Co., IN Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Mar 1939, Lincoln, NE Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years)
     7. Margaret "Maggie" Sunkes,   b. 26 Jul 1868, Lafayette, Tippecanoe Co., IN Find all individuals with events at this location
     8. Mary A. Sunkes,   b. 3 Mar 1870, Lafayette, Tippecanoe Co., IN Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Apr 1920, Lafayette, Tippecanoe Co., IN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 50 years)
    Family ID F1608  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 22 Mar 2024 

  • Photos
    Sunkes, Anne K. (b. abt. 1860) & Josephine Agnes Sunkes (b. abt. 1862)  & Andrew J. Sunkes (1864-1899) & Catherine 'Katie' Sunkes (1866-1939) & Theodore Sunkes (1859-1917) & Mary A. Sunkes (1870-1920) & John Sunkes (1829-1901) & Anna Katherine Reifers (1829-1892) & Margaret 'Maggie' Sunkes (b. 1868)
    Sunkes, Anne K. (b. abt. 1860) & Josephine Agnes Sunkes (b. abt. 1862) & Andrew J. Sunkes (1864-1899) & Catherine "Katie" Sunkes (1866-1939) & Theodore Sunkes (1859-1917) & Mary A. Sunkes (1870-1920) & John Sunkes (1829-1901) & Anna Katherine Reifers (1829-1892) & Margaret "Maggie" Sunkes (b. 1868)
    Group photo was taken in IN, probably 1885-1889, and came from the Sunkes/ Runyon Collection by Jim Sunkes. Included (L-R, standing) are Anne K. Sunkes Mueller & Josephine Agnes Sunkes Mueller & Andrew J. Sunkes & Catherine "Katie" Sunkes Sharp & Theodore Sunkes. Included (L-R, seated) are Mary A. Sunkes Runyon & John Sunkes & Anna Katherine Reifers Sunkes & Margaret "Maggie" Sunkes Vortman.

  • Notes 
    • Source:
      SEE JIM SUNKES' SITE FOR COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION AND REFERENCES:
      http://www.ingenweb.org/intippecanoe/SunkesDesc.htm
      Tippecanoe, Indiana, Part of the USGenWebProject
      Descendants of John Sunkes:
      Jim Sunkes:
      1. John2 Sunkes (Unknown1) was born April 02, 1829 in Germany (Prussia), and died November 05, 1901 in Lafayette, IN. He married Anna Katherine Reifers Abt. 1858, daughter of Matthew Reifers and Unknown Reifers. She was born November 17, 1829 in Germany (Prussia), and died May 09, 1892 in Lafayette, IN.
      More About John Sunkes:
      Burial: 1901, Buried in Lot 243 at St Joseph Cemetery, 14th and Greenbush St, Lafayette, IN with wife and " Annie" 1929-1932
      Cause of Death (Facts Pag: 1901, Typhus malaria (attending doctor was W C Brown)
      Census: 1900, Fairfield TWP, 7th Ward, Lafayette, IN 1025 N. 17th Street
      Immigration: March 07, 1853, A JOHANN SUNKER, age 24 arrived from LeHavre, France in New York on the "ISAAC BELLE" 1900 Census records 47 years in US
      Occupation: 1881, John( laborer) 46 or 146 North 17th St Lafayette,IN
      Religion: Catholic, a member of St. Lawrence church in Lafayette, In and the St. Joseph's Society
      Residence: Bet. 1867 - 1871, Lived at 17th & Hartford St in Lafayette,IN Worked as laborer at an oil mill



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