The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-08
CAPT. HUNEKLE DIES
BELLEWILLE VETERAN HAD
LONG RECORD.
Once, Prominent in Politics and Bust,
ness-Dies at Age OF 76 of
Pneumonia.

Captain John Hunkele. a Civil War vet
eran, and for some years prominent In
political circles in this city, died at his
home. in Passaic avenue. Bellevilie, this
morning at the age of rs years. He had
resided In thiss section for about 1fty-eight
years. He had been ailing for a long time,
and when pneumonia set in a rev weeks
ago he gradually grew weaker and finally
succumbed.
Mr.. Hunkeie was born in Germany on
March &c. 1882. His father died when the
boy was very young, and after ne was
educated in the public schools OF his native
country he learned the cutlery trade. he
left home for America when he was 10
years old, and landed in New YORK on
May 10, 1850. lie came to Ne"afk on JulS
5 OF that year and secured Work on d
farm nearby. He got a position IN Il CUT
lery establishment and worked at ms truce
with a New York firm; lie TOOK 70 ia.m-
ing again and also embarked in the Sfoc-
cry business. When there was a chll tol
troops at the outbreak OF the C1vil war
he responded. On his return ne tooh ny
daily farming and met with success. ne
was in the grocery business during tne
general commercial depression OF lott-loto
and met with financial reVerSes. Al lenSln
he resumed dairy FARMING an I;c odice
in 1t until he was called to pubic once.
Since his retirement until a rev years a5e
he was engaged in the contracting anu
building business. -iu.n
Tie LOOK ii prominent ~ -
fairs. and was a leader in the poltlcal
movement which resulted in the ofgaIil1a-
ton of the Republican party IN lnls 10
cality. He was instrumental III ssocia lion
stion Of the John C.. Fremont Associdlon'
and was its president for fourteen years.
In 1850 he participated in tue or~sanizarlUn
of the Stale militia and was elected cap,
tain of Company r, First Reglmenl, EsseS
Brigade. of which Bishop BaldWhl, ol
South Orange, was colonel. with MS com,
pany he enlisted in 1862, and was muslerea
in as captain Of Company =, dweity nsrInn
mis- service he participated In the battle5
of Charlottesville, FrederichsourS ai r
Salem Heights, and was honoraoly uIs-
charged May II, 1853. He was also in me
division that followed Lee In his invasion
of the North
Jersey and became a recruiting onleer III
another company, and as captain was
mustered in as commander OF Compan r,
Thirty-ninth Regiment, New Jersey III
fantry. His company reported atf ely
Point. Va. and joined Grants army. Ills
company was attached to the First l0-
vision, Second Brigade, Of the Ninth army
Corps, under BriGadier-General larger.
He was on picket duty for four months
before Petersburg, Va, and was present at
the surrender Of Lee at AppomattoX. he
is said to have been a brilliant officer ana
courageous al all times.
He held five different commissions as an
army ofhcer. lie was first captain OF the
state militia, twice with the same rank III,
volunteer service, afterward major or
state militia, and later a l~ieutenant-col-
onel in the same service.
In 1868 he was elected a member of the
General Assembly from the sixth district,
which was formed of Essex County. His
majority of 2G4 was considered very large.
He was reelected in 1869, and in 1879 he
was elected an Alderman from the Thif-
teenth Ward. When he was elected in
1878 a member of the Public Road Board
he received the highest majority on the
ticket. He served until 1880. In 1882 he
was appointed by the City Council as as
sistant street commissioner for two years.
lie was made street commissioner in 1885
and served until 1891, when a change in
the administration occurred.
Mr.. Hunkele was married on January
@, 1856. His wife was Miss Barbara
Sipp, who survives him. Fourteen chill
dren resulted fran the union. and of
these nine are still living. They are;
Mrs. Bina Parks, Of Belleville; Mrs. Bar
bara Hertzog. of Belleville; Mrs. Tina
Johnson, of Newark; Mrs. Mary Seigel,
of New York; John, Philip n Richard
Hunkele, of Newark; Augustave, of
Belleville, and Joseph, of New York,
Mr.. Hunkele and his family moved to
Beleville about four years ago. No ar
rangements have been made for the fu-
neral.