Dr. Eunice Ann “Unity” Funk

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Eunice Ann “Unity” Taylor daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth Taylor. Eunice b abt 1790 (census) and d abt 1864 in Preston Co The following was written by a granddaughter, Florence Hunter Funk: “John Funk was a pure German. He learned to speak English when half grown. Of the place and time of his birth the writer is not informed. He m Eunice Ann Taylor about the beginning of the 19th century. “Eunice Ann Taylor Funk was daughter of an English physician. Her father taught her the art of healing. There is a tradition in the Funk family that she was the first licensed lady doctor in the U.S.A. Be that as it may, the writer is reliably informed that she had a heavy practice, often riding on horseback a distance of 40 miles to visit a patient. “The Funk home was on the Pike near Cheat River in what is now West Va. It was sort of a way-side inn or road house. Traffic on the Pike must have been very heavy during those early years. They kept travelers and corralled the droves of stock that traders were taking to the markets. Despite so many duties Dr Eunice Ann Taylor Funk found time to bear {13 children}, 9 boys and 4 girls, and reared all to maturity. (Here they are named) “The lure of cheap land brought Samuel, George Washington, William Harrison, Joseph, and Thomas Wesley to Missouri. Here they became prosperous and highly respected citizens of Knox Co MO. The writer’s father, Thomas Wesley Funk, was a conductor on the Baltimore and Ohio RR for 7 years, but his brothers in Missouri urged him to quit the road for their state, hence he came to Missouri in 1859. The B & 0 was the first railroad in the US. Despite his great liking for railroading, he made good at farming.”

All children b in Preston Co VA (now WV):

Samuel Funk b 17 Sep 1806 d 11 Sep 1864 Knox Co MO; m Christina Stemple {9 children}

Elizabeth “Betsy” Funk b 8 Sep 1808 d 26 Apr 1893 Knox Co MO m Nathan Ashby {12 children}

Jonathan Funk b 1809 d 18 Dec 1865 Preston Co WV m Ann Eliza Wotring {7 children}

George Washington Funk b 5 Mar 1813 d 15 Aug 1906 Knox Co MO m 1) Grace Forman; m 2) Mrs Nancy Fox Smith {13 children}

William Harrison Funk b 1 Mar 1815 d 6 Aug 1887 Kirksville MO m 1) Sarah Stemple m 2) Mrs. Sarah Agnes Palmer Wall {9 children}

John Nathan Funk b 28 Jul 1817 d 23 Dec 1898 Preston Co WV m Catherine “Kitt” Cassody {9 children}

Malinda Funk b Nov 1818 d 1900-1910 Preston Co WV m Henry Shaver {12 children}

Eunice Ann Funk b 1821 d 18 Jul 1874 Preston Co WV Unmarried ... had a mental condition

Jacob Funk b 29 nov 1823 d 28 Feb 1897 Lewis Co WV m 1) Verlinda Felton m 2) Mrs Nancy Watkins Golden {13 children}

James T Funk b 24 Jan 1826 d 18 Oct 1903 Preston Co WV m Mary J Brown {3 children}

Sarah Jane Funk b 21 Oct 1827 d 1 May 1872 Preston Co WV m Christian Bishop (Bishoff) {8 children}

Joseph Funk b 8 Oct 1830 d 19 Feb 1916 Kirksville MO m Ann Elizabeth Taylor {10 children}

Thomas Wesley Funk b 26 Mar 1833 d 16 May 1917 Kirksville MO m Rachel McMichael Johnson {5 children}