She is listed as age 90 at her death in Wenglewo, Posen, Prussia. She is almost certainly the matriarch of the Kunkel families who emigrated to Grassyville, Bastrop County, Texas.
The earliest reference to a Kunkel other than Marianna's death record is to the 1833 death of Christoph Kunkel, age 72, with the father noted on the death record, also as Christoph. The birth of Christoph, "Junior" would then have been 1761, when Marianna is age 50. While it is possible that she is the mother, it is more likely that she is the grandmother of Christoph "Junior" and the mother of Christoph, "Senior."
Perhaps, DNA testing one day may establish the ancestry of this Pudewitz and Grassyville, Texas Kunkel clan, but for now, Marianna Byczynski Kunkel is the earliest Wenglewo, Prussia, ancestor to be found.
She is listed as age 90 at her death in Wenglewo, Posen, Prussia. She is almost certainly the matriarch of the Kunkel families who emigrated to Grassyville, Bastrop County, Texas.
The earliest reference to a Kunkel other than Marianna's death record is to the 1833 death of Christoph Kunkel, age 72, with the father noted on the death record, also as Christoph. The birth of Christoph, "Junior" would then have been 1761, when Marianna is age 50. While it is possible that she is the mother, it is more likely that she is the grandmother of Christoph "Junior" and the mother of Christoph, "Senior."
Perhaps, DNA testing one day may establish the ancestry of this Pudewitz and Grassyville, Texas Kunkel clan, but for now, Marianna Byczynski Kunkel is the earliest Wenglewo, Prussia, ancestor to be found.
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