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Gesche Margarethe IMKEN

Gesche Margarethe IMKEN

Female 1822 - 1907  (84 years)

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  • Name Gesche Margarethe IMKEN 
    Birth 24 Dec 1822  Delfshausen, Rastede, Oldenburg Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4
    • at the home of Tönjes Kröger (by her sister)
    Gender Female 
    Also Known As Margarethe 
    Also Known As Marguerite 
    Also Known As Meta 
    Baptism 29 Dec 1822  Rastede, 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 
    • aboard the “Helen and Elise”
    Census Sep 1850  Colorado County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Census 30 Jun 1860  Fayette County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    • P.O. Round Top
    Census 16 Nov 1870  Fayette County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    • Beat No. 3, P.O. Neese’s Store
    Census 2 Jul 1880  Fayette County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    • Justice Precinct 3
    Census 15 Jun 1900  La Grange, Fayette, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    • Monroe St.
    Residence 14 Oct 1907  La Grange, Fayette, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Religion Lutheran 
    Cause of death Old Age 
    Death 14 Oct 1907  La Grange, Fayette, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 9
    • at 9 a.m.
    Burial La Grange City Cemetery, La Grange, Fayette, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Person ID I2810  Dyal and Speckels
    Last Modified 1 Mar 2019 

    Father Johann Christian IMKEN,   b. 21 Dec 1797   d. 7 Jan 1840, Süderschweiburg, Rastede, Oldenburg Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 42 years) 
    Mother Gesche Margarethe BREMER,   b. 25 Feb 1802, Leuchtenburg, Rastede, Oldenburg Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Oct 1875 (Age 73 years) 
    Marriage 12 Oct 1822  Schweiburg, Rastede, Oldenburg Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Family ID F4273  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family John Christopher SPECKELS,   b. 19 Dec 1817, Jaderbollenhagen, Rastede, Oldenburg Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Sep 1894, La Grange, Fayette, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years) 
    Marriage 3 Jun 1842  Jade, Rastede, Oldenburg Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    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
    Margarethe Imken Speckels
    Margarethe Imken Speckels

    Headstones
    Speckels, Margarethe
    Speckels, Margarethe
    Speckels - Walter monument
    Speckels - Walter monument

  • Sources 
    1. [S1595] Oldenburgische Ortsfamilienbücher: Die Familien der Kirchengemeinde Rastede, (Oldenburgische Gesellschaft für Familienkunde (Oldenburg 2009)), <8659>.

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

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

    4. [S9] United States of America, Bureau of the Census, Eighth Census of the United States, 1860, Fayette County, Texas, p. 287, line 5.

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

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

    7. [S11] United States of America, Bureau of the Census, Tenth Census of the United States, 1880, Fayette County, Texas, ED 56, p. 42.

    8. [S12] United States of America, Bureau of the Census, Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900, Fayette County, Texas, ED 31, p. 22.

    9. [S155] Death Records, File #29708.