lˈuːɪs ɡˈʌŋkəlz mətˈɜːnəl ɡɹˈeɪtɡɹˈændfɑːðɚ, dʒˈɑːn mˈɑːɹtɪn ʃjˈuːiz fˈɑːðɚ, wʌz ᵻlˈɛktᵻd tə ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛnt ðə lˈæŋkæstɚ kˈaʊnti, pˌɛnsɪlvˈeɪniə kəmˈɪɾi ʌv ɪnspˈɛkʃən tə koʊˈɑːpɚɹˌeɪt wɪððə kˌɑːntɪnˈɛntəl kˈɑːŋɡɹəs ɪnðə jˈɪɹz pɹɪpˈæɹətˌoːɹi tə ðɪ ɐmˈɛɹɪkən ɹˌɛvəlˈuːʃən, ɔːlðˈoʊ hiː dˈaɪd bᵻfˌoːɹ ðə dˌɛklɚɹˈeɪʃən ʌv ˌɪndᵻpˈɛndəns wʌz sˈaɪnd.
Lewis Gunckel's maternal great-grandfather, John Martin Shuey's father, was elected to represent the Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Committee of Inspection to cooperate with the Continental Congress in the years preparatory to the American Revolution, although he died before the Declaration of Independence was signed.