Albert was born to James Gunnells and Elizabeth Hawks. The Gunnells family left Illinois for southwest Missouri by 1880, where James ran a sawmill.
Bert married Josea Wills in 1898. They had three children, one of whom died young. Josea died in 1911 and a house fire claimed Edith's life not long after. Bert and his daughter Velma went to Oklahoma where Velma married, but after she divorced they both came back to Missouri.
Bert played fiddle on occasion around Barry County but he also is said to have been a heavy drinker.
Bert married Josea Wills in 1898. They had three children, one of whom died young. Josea died in 1911 and a house fire claimed Edith's life not long after. Bert and his daughter Velma went to Oklahoma where Velma married, but after she divorced they both came back to Missouri.
Bert played fiddle on occasion around Barry County but he also is said to have been a heavy drinker.
Albert was born to James Gunnells and Elizabeth Hawks. The Gunnells family left Illinois for southwest Missouri by 1880, where James ran a sawmill.
Bert married Josea Wills in 1898. They had three children, one of whom died young. Josea died in 1911 and a house fire claimed Edith's life not long after. Bert and his daughter Velma went to Oklahoma where Velma married, but after she divorced they both came back to Missouri.
Bert played fiddle on occasion around Barry County but he also is said to have been a heavy drinker.
Bert married Josea Wills in 1898. They had three children, one of whom died young. Josea died in 1911 and a house fire claimed Edith's life not long after. Bert and his daughter Velma went to Oklahoma where Velma married, but after she divorced they both came back to Missouri.
Bert played fiddle on occasion around Barry County but he also is said to have been a heavy drinker.
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