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History of Tuscola and Bay Counties, Mich.
H. R. Page & Co., Chicago, 1883

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        WILLIAM GUNNEL, farmer, was born in England, February 3, 1830.
    He spent his boyhood in his native country, and came alone to America,
    September 1, 1850.  He spent over a year in New York, and then came
    to Michigan, and spent some time in Wayne County.  He then returned
    to Saint Lawrence County, N.Y.  His parents had now arrived in that
    place from England, and about the middle of November, 1852, they and
    he came to Wayne County, Michigan, where they remained until the
    next summer, when he and his father, EDWARD GUNNEL, came and pre-
    empted lands in Arbela.  The father settled on his lands at once,
    but WILLIAM'S permanent settlement was not until 1855.  He was
    married to Miss HARRIET SIMS, of Wayne County, December 25, 1855.
    They have nine children, MARY JANE, now Mrs. T. P. SMITH, EURETTA A.,
    now Mrs. D. C. DAVIS, SAMUEL E., CARRIE E., ELIZA A., JOHN W., CHARLES
    N., CORA A. and HARRIET E.  They have now in their home premises 180
    acres of land, over 100 of which are under cultivation.  They have
    an excellent dwelling, good farm buildings, and a fruit-bearing
    orchard.  He has been highway commissioner seven years at one time,
    and justice of the peace eight terms, and is a member of the board
    of review.  On October 11, 1861, he enlisted in the Michigan Engineers
    and Mechanics, Company I, and served in the conflict of the late
    civil war over three years.  His regiment of about 700 men, at one
    time accomplished a work of bridge building and road repairing, be-
    tween the Elk and Tennessee Rivers, in seven days, which had been
    estimated at from four to six weeks' work for a whole brigade, and
    for the same they received high official commendation.
     
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