George L. Donkel

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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Family Time Line

George L. Donkel
1868–1941
Agnes Jane Miller
1873–1956
Marriage: 9 January 1897
Donkel
1898–1898
Roy Levi Donkel
1899–1988
Clarence David Donkel
1901–1993
Mary L Donkel
1903–1987
Edith May Donkel
1905–1995
Edna E Donkel
1907–1991
Harry George Donkel
1908–1998
Thomas Calvin Donkel
1911–1969
Margaret Minnie Donkel
1914–2006

Sources (24)

  • Geo Donkle, "United States Census, 1910"
  • George L. Donkel, "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950"
  • George L Donkel, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

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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