Biography of Bernard Hunsel, pages 312/313.  Memorial Record of 
Northeastern Indiana; The Lewis Publishing Company, Chicago, 1896.

	Bernard Hunsel, one of the most progressive and enterprising 
merchants of Garrett, Indiana, dealing in gents’ furnishing goods, hat, 
caps, boot and shoes, and addition doing a general merchant-tailoring 
business, was born in Westphalia, Germany, on the 12th of March, 1851, and 
is a son of Henry and Gretrude (Hilgenberg Schulte) Hunsel.  With his 
sister Elizabeth and her husband, John Weshoff, he sailed from Bremen on 
the 2d of November, 1872, and landed at New York.  He was then a young man 
of twenty-one years, who was ambitious to make for himself a good home in 
the New World.  Mr. Hunsel continued his journey westward to Effingham, 
Illinois, and there secured work with J. Fletcher, a tailor.  He had 
learned the business in his native land, having at the age of sixteen been 
apprenticed for a three-years to Gerhardt Holtweber.  After his term of 
service had expired he worked as a journey man until emigrating to the 
United States. He continued his residence in Effingham until the 1st of 
March, 1873, when he went to Chicago and entered the employ of Mr. 
Gatzert, who was then doing business on State street.  In the fall of 1873 
he removed to St. Louis, where he remained of about three months. He then 
spent four months in Cairo, Illinois, and on the expiration of that period 
entered St. Joseph’s College at Teutoplois, Illinois, where he continued 
for six months. 
	It was at this time that Mr. Hunsel came to Indiana, spending a half 
year in Madison. He then returned to St. Louis, where he remained of a 
year and a half, when he again went to Chicago, which was the place of 
abode until locating in Garrett, on the 6th of December 1876.  He came to 
here to take charge of the business of Michael Zimmer, who ran a tailoring 
establishment and shoe store.  He was thus employed for fifteen months, 
after which he bought out Mr. Zimmer and began business in his own interest.  
On the 1st of January, 1879, he purchased the substantial store building at 
the corner of King and Cowan streets, where he has since conducted his 
business.  He started out with a capital of only $275, but has constantly 
enlarged his facilities to meet the growing demand of the trade, and now 
has a very extensive stock, valued at $15,000. He carries everything found 
in a first-class establishment of the kind and turns out an excellent class 
of work from the merchant tailoring department.  Earnest efforts to please 
his customers and straightforward, honorable dealing have brought him a 
liberal patronage.  He has extended his business to other towns and put in 
a similar stock at Uniontown, Whitman county, Washington, valued at $4,500.  
This was in January, 1895, and the business there is managed by his brother-
in-law, John Westhoff, and J. A. Schultz, postmaster of the place.
	Mr. Hunsel was married in Garrett, November 11, 1886, the lady of 
his choice being Miss Theresa Loth, daughter of Peter and Magdalena 
(Hoffman) Loth, born October 12, 1860. Three children grace their union: 
Henry, born June 20, 1888; Carl, born February 7, 1891; and Reginia, born 
August 12, 1893.
	By his ballot, Mr. Hunsel supports the men and measures of the 
Democracy.  He is at present serving as City Treasurer of Garrett, a 
position of which he has held for twelve years with credit to himself and 
satisfaction to his constituents.  He is a member of the Catholic Church, 
is a wide-awake and broad-minded man who has traveled quite extensively, 
and is a citizen whom this community could ill afford to lose.

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 Arlene Goodwin
Auburn, Indiana
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