You will note that under Colley Twp., there is a "______ Junk listed. I believe him to be one of my ancestors, William Alanzo Junk. I am attaching my references for your review. You will note in the Civil War Record obtained from the PA Civil War records at the Pennsylvania State Archives, that his residence is listed as Dauphin Co., PA. This is perplexing to me, as I have found only a Peter Junk listed in Dauphin Co., PA in a 1790 Census, and I have nothing to substantiate him as being related. Perhaps the residence was incorrectly listed or he traveled to enlist.

Yes, William is the son of Thomas Junk, b. 1790, Ireland, d. Dec 28, 1865, and buried in the Family Cemetery at BellaSylva,(Dutch Mountain) Colley Twp., Sullivan County, PA. and Ellen Badger, b.. 1798, Ireland, d. Dec 15, 1858.. William Alanzo Junk was born in Philadelphia after his parents arrived from Ireland, and he was the youngest of 7 children. He was born on November 9, 1838 and died on Feb 11, 1896. He married Cornella VanCampen on May 6, 1866.

The following is from The Sullivan Review,: Jan-Feb 1896:

Death of William Junk:
William Junk, one of our well known citizens, died at Bella Sylva, Thursday, February 13. His death was unexpected and caused considerable surprise. The funeral was on Sunday, interment being made on the farm where he died and was under the auspices of Sullivan Post No. 388, G.A.R. William Junk was born on November 9, 1837 in Philadelphia. He was living in Colley Township at the outbreak of the war, and on September 14, 1861, he enlisted in Company B, 9th PA Volunteer Cavalry, and was made a sergeant. He took part in the battles of Saline, Crab Orchard, Perryville, and Chickamaugus, and was honorably discharged October 24, 1864. In 1869, he was married at Bella Sylva to Gertrude DeKalb and 12 children were fruit of this union, only seven of which are still living. He was for years a prominent member of the Grand Army of the Republic and was a Post Commandant of Sullivan Post No. 388. He was a genial, well souled, companionable man, a true friend and a good citizen.

I have a letter written to me from Beatrice Meyer Junk on Jan 8, 1988, who married Ivan DeKalb Junk. Ivan was the son of George Gainsworth Junk whose father was William Alanzo Junk. In her correspondence, she mentioned that she had in her possession two letters. She wrote:

I feel Thomas must have had other children beside William, but have no real way of knowing for sure. I have 2 letters written by him to William, who was in the Civil War (very difficult to read), in which he mentions some names but I don’t know the relationship.

I do not know what has become of the Civil War letters since her death, but I have made contact with her son, I. Richard Junk. His wife said that she would contact the other siblings and give them my e-mail address. Hopefully I will hear from one of them. Thank you for your website! Please feel free to post what I have included in this e-mail.

Diane Junk Riley