J. G. Kuhnert

• Family: He was married to Mary Adams. Genealogical records show they had a son, George Jessie Kuhnert (also listed as George J. Kuhnert), who was born on February 27, 1924, in Bristol, Sullivan County, Tennessee.

Military Service

• Spanish-American War (1898): James G. Kuhnert served as in Company D as a Corporal in the 4th Tennessee Volunteer Infantry. The regiment's historical roster documents that he was from Bristol, Tennessee, and served his country during the war before returning to his hometown.

On December 1, 1898, the Fourth Tennessee steamed forCuba aboard thetransportMANITOBA. CompaniesA,F,G,H,K andM landed at Trinidad, Cuba on December 6, with the remaining companies,B,C,D,E,I andL, arriving at Sancti Spiritus,Cuba six days later. Both towns were in Santa Clara Province.

Professional Career

• Corporate Executive: According to the Bristol, Va.-Tenn. City Directories published between 1923 and 1925, Kuhnert worked in an executive capacity as a corporate Secretary. In this business venture, he worked closely alongside A. C. Honaker, who served as the organization's Treasurer.