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John Christopher SPECKELS

John Christopher SPECKELS

Male 1817 - 1894  (76 years)

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  • Name John Christopher SPECKELS 
    Birth 19 Dec 1817  Jaderbollenhagen, Rastede, Oldenburg Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Also Known As Johann Christoph SPECKELS 
    Baptism 26 Dec 1817  Jade, Rastede, Oldenburg Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Immigration 7 Dec 1847  Galveston, Galveston, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    • aboard the “Helen and Elise”
    Census Sep 1850  Colorado County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Naturalization 1 Nov 1853  La Grange, Fayette, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Census 30 Jun 1860  Fayette County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    • P.O. Round Top
    Census 16 Nov 1870  Fayette County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    • Beat No. 3, P.O. Neese’s Store
    Census 2 Jul 1880  Fayette County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Justice Precinct 3
    Religion Lutheran 
    Occupation Farmer 
    Occupation Tenant (Heuermann) 
    Death 6 Sep 1894  La Grange, Fayette, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Burial La Grange City Cemetery, La Grange, Fayette, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I2809  Dyal and Speckels
    Last Modified 27 Jul 2016 

    Father Eilerd SPECKELS,   b. 9 Jan 1782, Jaderaußendeich, Duchy of Oldenburg, Holy Roman Empire Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Oct 1861, Warrenton, Fayette, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years) 
    Mother Gesche Margarete DETMERS,   b. 5 Dec 1791, Rastede-Bekhausen, Duchy of Oldenburg, Holy Roman Empire Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Mar 1827, Jaderbollenhagen, Rastede, Neuenburg, Oldenburg Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 35 years) 
    Marriage 14 Mar 1811  Jade, Rastede, Oldenburg, Bouches-du-Weser, French Empire Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Family ID F4268  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Gesche Margarethe IMKEN,   b. 24 Dec 1822, Delfshausen, Rastede, Oldenburg Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Oct 1907, La Grange, Fayette, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years) 
    Marriage 3 Jun 1842  Jade, Rastede, Oldenburg Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Children 
    +1. Gerhard Eilert SPECKELS,   b. 9 Jan 1843, Jaderkreuzmoor, Rastede, Oldenburg Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Mar 1909, La Grange, Fayette, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years)
     2. Margrete Cathrine SPECKELS,   b. 8 Aug 1844, Jaderberg, Rastede, Oldenburg Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef Sep 1850 (Age < 6 years)
    +3. John Christian SPECKELS,   b. 20 Sep 1847, Jaderbollenhagen, Rastede, Oldenburg Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Dec 1935, La Grange, Fayette, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years)
     4. Caroline SPECKELS,   b. Abt 1850, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    +5. George Henry SPECKELS,   b. 21 Feb 1853, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Aug 1922 (Age 69 years)
    +6. Johanne C. SPECKELS,   b. 30 Nov 1854, Warrenton, Fayette, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Feb 1945, La Grange, Fayette, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 90 years)
    +7. Meta W. SPECKELS,   b. 18 Feb 1857, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Sep 1948 (Age 91 years)
    +8. Mary Bertha SPECKELS,   b. 20 Feb 1859, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Aug 1906, Walhalla, Fayette, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 47 years)
     9. Anna L. SPECKELS,   b. 14 Sep 1861, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Aug 1888 (Age 26 years)
    +10. Henry William SPECKELS,   b. 15 Jan 1864, Warrenton, Fayette, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Nov 1931, Austin, Travis, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years)
    Family ID F917  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 25 May 2011 

  • Photos
    John Speckels
    John Speckels

    Headstones
    Speckels, John Sr.
    Speckels, John Sr.
    Speckels - Walter monument
    Speckels - Walter monument

  • Sources 
    1. [S349] Baptism, Marriage, and Death Register, Baptisms, 1817, no. 73.

    2. [S77] conducted by Robert C. Barritt, Headstone survey, 14 Apr 2007.

    3. [S9] United States of America, Bureau of the Census, Eighth Census of the United States, 1860, Fayette County, Texas, p. 287, line 4.

    4. [S1036] Ethel Hander Geue, (1970).

    5. [S8] United States of America, Bureau of the Census, Seventh Census of the United States, 1850, Colorado County, Texas, p. 35.

    6. [S86] District Clerk, Civil Minutes, Vol. F, p. 263.

    7. [S10] United States of America, Bureau of the Census, Ninth Census of the United States, 1870, Fayette County, Texas, p. 311.

    8. [S349] Baptism, Marriage, and Death Register, Marriages, 1811 no. 3.

    9. [S350] Baptism, Marriage, and Death Register, Marriages, p 125, no. 8.