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Gerhard Speckels

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Gerhard Speckels

Birth
Oldenburg, Stadtkreis Oldenburg, Lower Saxony, Germany
Death
18 Jun 1918 (aged 89)
Nechanitz, Fayette County, Texas, USA
Burial
Waldeck, Fayette County, Texas, USA Add to Map
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Gerhard was born in Jaderbollenhagen, Rastede, Neuenburg, Oldenburg, Germany on January 21, 1829 and baptized in the same town on February 22,1829.

At the age of 18, he immigrated to America with his parents Eilert Speckels and Anna Catherine Hellwig-Speckels and his 2 siblings, Catherine and Gerd. The family arrive in Galveston, Texas aboard the Helen and Elise on December 7, 1847.

Gerhard married Doretta Lenert on January 7, 1866, when he was 37 yrs old. They had 7 children.
Gerhard was born in Jaderbollenhagen, Rastede, Neuenburg, Oldenburg, Germany on January 21, 1829 and baptized in the same town on February 22,1829.

At the age of 18, he immigrated to America with his parents Eilert Speckels and Anna Catherine Hellwig-Speckels and his 2 siblings, Catherine and Gerd. The family arrive in Galveston, Texas aboard the Helen and Elise on December 7, 1847.

Gerhard married Doretta Lenert on January 7, 1866, when he was 37 yrs old. They had 7 children.


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  • Added: Mar 30, 2012
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/87697325/gerhard-speckels: accessed ), memorial page for Gerhard Speckels (31 Jan 1829–18 Jun 1918), Find a Grave Memorial ID 87697325, citing Waldeck Cemetery, Waldeck, Fayette County, Texas, USA; Maintained by BPB (contributor 47033525).