lˈuːɪs ɡˈʌŋkəl wʌz bˈɔːɹn ɪn dʒˈɜːməntˌaʊn, oʊhˈaɪoʊ, ɐ vˈɪlɪdʒ ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəli lˈeɪd ˈaʊt ænd fˈaʊndᵻd baɪ hɪz pətˈɜːnəl ɡɹˈændfɑːðɚɹ ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈaɪv.
Lewis Gunckel was born in Germantown, Ohio, a village originally laid out and founded by his paternal grandfather in 1805.