Brief Life History of George L.
When George L. Donkel was born on 9 December 1868, in Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Levi Donkel, was 27 and his mother, Mary Kurr, was 27. He married Agnes Jane Miller on 9 January 1897, in Fredericksburg, Bethel Township, Lebanon, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Bethel, Bethel Township, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States for about 40 years and Myerstown, Lebanon, Pennsylvania, United States for about 10 years. He died on 10 June 1941, in Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Bethel, Bethel Township, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States.
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- Geo Donkle, "United States Census, 1910"
- George L. Donkel, "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950"
- George L Donkel, "Find A Grave Index"
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1870 · The Fifteenth Amendment
Prohibits the federal government and each state from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's race, color, or previous condition of servitude. It was the last of the Reconstruction Amendments.
1877 · First National Strike in U.S. Begins In Pittsburgh Against Pennsylvania Railroad
Coming out of an economic crisis, everyone was worried when cuts started happening in the railroad. They went on what would the great railroad strike of 1877.
1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.
Name Meaning
Altered form of German and Dutch Konkel or German Kunkel and Gunkel .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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