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.
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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