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The Genealogy of Robert and Christina Barritt
Gesche Margarethe IMKEN
1822 - 1907 (84 years)-
Name Gesche Margarethe IMKEN Birth 24 Dec 1822 Delfshausen, Rastede, Oldenburg [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 [1] Immigration 7 Dec 1847 Galveston, Galveston, Texas, USA - aboard the “Helen and Elise”
Census Sep 1850 Colorado County, Texas, USA [5] Census 30 Jun 1860 Fayette County, Texas, USA [4] - P.O. Round Top
Census 16 Nov 1870 Fayette County, Texas, USA [6] - Beat No. 3, P.O. Neese’s Store
Census 2 Jul 1880 Fayette County, Texas, USA [7] - Justice Precinct 3
Census 15 Jun 1900 La Grange, Fayette, Texas, USA [8] - Monroe St.
Residence 14 Oct 1907 La Grange, Fayette, Texas, USA [9] Religion Lutheran Cause of death Old Age Death 14 Oct 1907 La Grange, Fayette, Texas, USA [3, 9] - at 9 a.m.
Burial La Grange City Cemetery, La Grange, Fayette, Texas, USA [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 (Age 42 years) Mother Gesche Margarethe BREMER, b. 25 Feb 1802, Leuchtenburg, Rastede, Oldenburg d. 13 Oct 1875 (Age 73 years) Marriage 12 Oct 1822 Schweiburg, Rastede, Oldenburg [1] Family ID F4273 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family John Christopher SPECKELS, b. 19 Dec 1817, Jaderbollenhagen, Rastede, Oldenburg d. 6 Sep 1894, La Grange, Fayette, Texas, USA (Age 76 years) Marriage 3 Jun 1842 Jade, Rastede, Oldenburg [2] Children + 1. Gerhard Eilert SPECKELS, b. 9 Jan 1843, Jaderkreuzmoor, Rastede, Oldenburg d. 9 Mar 1909, La Grange, Fayette, Texas, USA (Age 66 years) 2. Margrete Cathrine SPECKELS, b. 8 Aug 1844, Jaderberg, Rastede, Oldenburg d. Bef Sep 1850 (Age < 6 years) + 3. John Christian SPECKELS, b. 20 Sep 1847, Jaderbollenhagen, Rastede, Oldenburg d. 2 Dec 1935, La Grange, Fayette, Texas, USA (Age 88 years) 4. Caroline SPECKELS, b. Abt 1850, Texas, USA + 5. George Henry SPECKELS, b. 21 Feb 1853, Texas, USA d. 5 Aug 1922 (Age 69 years) + 6. Johanne C. SPECKELS, b. 30 Nov 1854, Warrenton, Fayette, Texas, USA d. 7 Feb 1945, La Grange, Fayette, Texas, USA (Age 90 years) + 7. Meta W. SPECKELS, b. 18 Feb 1857, Texas, USA d. 7 Sep 1948 (Age 91 years) + 8. Mary Bertha SPECKELS, b. 20 Feb 1859, Texas, USA d. 20 Aug 1906, Walhalla, Fayette, Texas, USA (Age 47 years) 9. Anna L. SPECKELS, b. 14 Sep 1861, Texas, USA d. 21 Aug 1888 (Age 26 years) + 10. Henry William SPECKELS, b. 15 Jan 1864, Warrenton, Fayette, Texas, USA d. 7 Nov 1931, Austin, Travis, Texas, USA (Age 67 years) Family ID F917 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 25 May 2011
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Photos Margarethe Imken Speckels
Headstones Speckels, Margarethe Speckels - Walter monument
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Sources - [S1595] Oldenburgische Ortsfamilienbücher: Die Familien der Kirchengemeinde Rastede, (Oldenburgische Gesellschaft für Familienkunde (Oldenburg 2009)), <8659>.
- [S350] Baptism, Marriage, and Death Register, Marriages, p 125, no. 8.
- [S77] conducted by Robert C. Barritt, Headstone survey, 14 Apr 2007.
- [S9] United States of America, Bureau of the Census, Eighth Census of the United States, 1860, Fayette County, Texas, p. 287, line 5.
- [S8] United States of America, Bureau of the Census, Seventh Census of the United States, 1850, Colorado County, Texas, p. 35.
- [S10] United States of America, Bureau of the Census, Ninth Census of the United States, 1870, Fayette County, Texas, p. 311.
- [S11] United States of America, Bureau of the Census, Tenth Census of the United States, 1880, Fayette County, Texas, ED 56, p. 42.
- [S12] United States of America, Bureau of the Census, Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900, Fayette County, Texas, ED 31, p. 22.
- [S155] Death Records, File #29708.
- [S1595] Oldenburgische Ortsfamilienbücher: Die Familien der Kirchengemeinde Rastede, (Oldenburgische Gesellschaft für Familienkunde (Oldenburg 2009)), <8659>.