Bio: Trunkel, John Sr.& Family

Transcriber: stan@wiclarkcountyhistory.org
 
Surnames: Trunkel

----Source: Family Scrapbook

John Trunkel Sr., father of Anton and John Trunkel, Great Grampa to the Willard Trunkels, came to America in the very early part of the 20th century. He settled in Morris, Illinois and also in Marseilles, Illinois.

When his son Anton was building his house and barn he would come out to Willard for several months and then go back to Morris, Illinois. He also helped with the logging. When he got back to Morris he would stay with his son John. As the years went by the younger John Trunkel purchased some land in the Willard country and started farming. Then the younger John wrote to his father and asked him to come to Willard, so this he did and he made his home with young John until he passed away.

Submitted by: Anne Trunkel (Snedic)