J. N. (Nets) Kunkel, was born at Osceola, Nebraska, on August 24, 1885. He came to North Dakota in 1890 by himself and his family didn't come to Fessenden until 1896. In 1908 he married Hattie Chisholm at St. Cloud, Minnesota. Mr. Kunkel served in the state legislature, as sheriff for nineteen years of Wells County and in the automobile business from 1917 to 1925 in Fessenden.
In 1925 the family moved to Carrington, where Mr. Kunkel gained prominence as a Ford dealer. In 1953 he gave up his position with the Ford agency. His only son, William, was his partner.
Mrs. Kunkel died January 17, 1963. Mr. Kunkel died April 20, 1972. They are buried in the Carrington Cemetery.
Source: A History of Foster County 1983 Page 30B