Son of John V. Gunden &
Catharine Peter-Schmitt
One of eleven children;
7 sisters & 3 brothers
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1849 Barbara S. (Christner)***see below
1850 Fannie (Neuhauser)***see below
1852 Alma d. 1856 OH
1856 Christena Elizabeth (Swartzendruber)***see below
1857 Jacob***see below
1860 Joseph J.***see below
1865 Katherine Ann "Katie" (Rich)***see below
1867 Magdalena***see below
1868 Samuel***see below
1872 Emma***see below

Married Mary Elizabeth Swartzendruber
16 Mar 1879 Johnson Co, IA
Father of fourteen children;
9 daughters & 5 sons
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1879 Catherine E. (Kauffman)***see below
1881 Emma (Bender)***see below
1882 Christian J.***see below
1884 Lizzie (Steckley)***see below
1886 Lydia S. (Mayer)***see below
1888 Anna***see below
1889 John J.***see below
1892 Agnes B. (Byler)***see below
1893 Fannie (Yoder)***see below
1895 Joseph W.***see below
1897 Mary E. (Albrecht)***see below
1899 William S.***see below
1901 Laura B.***see below
19?? Theodore

Obituary
Gospel Herald June 11, 1931, Vol. XXIV, No. 11, pg 255
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Gunden, John was born in Butler Co. Ohio, Feb.1, 1854; died May 24, 1931; aged 77y. 3m. 23d. He was married to Mary Swartzendruber in Johnson Co., Iowa, March 16, 1879, living in matrimony 52 years. To this union were born 14 children. A son and a daughter preceded him in death. He leaves his loving companion , 4 sons; Chris, Joseph, William, and John, 8 daughters; Mrs. Amelius Bender, Mrs. Tom Yoder, Mrs. Mose Albrecht, Mrs. Katie Kauffman, Mrs. Joe Steckly, Mrs. Sol Mayer, Mrs. Jesse Byler and Laura, 41 grandchildren, 1 great-grandchild, 1 step-grandchild, several foster grandchildren, and 2 brothers; Jacob and Joseph.

He united with the Amish Mennonite Church in his youth and remained in the same faith to the end. He was much concerned in the welfare of his children and the work of the Church, often admonishing his children to be obedient to the teaching of God's Word. His favorite memory verse was Eph. 1:3. He, with his family, moved from Iowa to Bay Port, Mich., in 1904. In 1912 he moved to Pigeon, where he spent the remainder of his life. He was blest (sp.) with good health nearly all his life, until a few years ago he began to fail which finally developed into hardening of the arteries of the brain and could not make his longings known most of the time since February, but was only bedfast a week.

Funeral services were held at Pigeon River Church May 26, by Bros. M.S. Zehr and S.D. Greiser of Archbold, Ohio. Text, Phil. 1:21; Jno. 17:3. Interment in the cemetery near the church.

Generously shared by Allan Dettweiler, 18 Jan 2013