Brief Life History of Gustav Albert
When Gustav Albert Kunke was born on 4 January 1876, in Germany, his father, August Kunka, was 58 and his mother, Ernestine Tetzloff, was 36. He married Alvina Louise Holste about 1898, in McHenry, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He died on 16 August 1909, in Elgin, Kane, Illinois, United States, at the age of 33, and was buried in Huntley Cemetery, Huntley, McHenry, Illinois, United States.
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- Gustav Kunke, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
- Gustaf Kunke, "Illinois Deaths and Burials, 1749-1999"
- Gustav Kunke, "Illinois, Northern District Naturalization Index, 1840-1950"
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1877 · The First Workers Strike
The country was in great economic distress in mid-1877, which caused many workers of the Railroad to come together and began the first national strike in the United States. Crowds gathered in Chicago in extreme number to be a part of the strike which was later named the Great Railroad Strike. Shortly after the strike began, the battle was fought between the authorities and many of the strikers. The conflict escalated to violence and quickly each side turned bloody.
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
1886
Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
Name Meaning
German: derivative of Kus .
Germanized form (variant of Kuschke) of Sorbian Kušk: diminutive of Kuš (see Kusch ).
Germanized form of Sorbian Kusk: nickname from kusk ‘little piece’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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