Herman Tecklenburg (1841 - 1922)

Born 11 Mar 1841 in Büttel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Ancestors

Husband of Margaretha (Juergens) Tecklenburg — married 11 Dec 1869 in San Francisco, California, United States

Descendants

Died 6 Dec 1922 at age 81 in Lodi, San Joaquin, California, United States

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Biography

Herman Tecklenburg, the son of Hermann Tecklenburg and his first wife, Anna Nagel, was born on 11 March 1841 at Buettel in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. 1,2 He was subsequently christened in the Evangelisch Church at Sankt Margarethen in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany on 8 April 1841. 3 Although Herman had spent his youth in the vicinity of Buettel, Germany, upon reaching the age of fifteen, he decided to leave home and go to sea. 4 In the Spring of 1861, after spending approximately five years as a seaman, his ship landed in San Francisco, California, and he chose to remain there. 4 For the next ten years Herman was engaged in boating in the San Francisco Bay area, hauling freight up the Sacramento River, as well as a few of its tributaries. 4,5

On 11 December 1869, Herman was married at San Francisco in San Francisco County, California to a woman named Margaretha Jurgens. 6 Margaretha, who had been born on 2 February 1846 at Sankt Margarethen in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, was subsequently christened in the Evangelisch Church at Sankt Margarethen on 27 February 1846. 3,7 She was the daughter of Hinrich Juergens (also written Juergens) and Metta Mohr. 3

It is said that when Margaretha emigrated to California from Germany, she grew tired of the voyage and convinced the ship's captain to let her off on the Atlantic coast of Panama. While the ship proceeded to sail around the southern tip of South America (Cape Horn), Margaretha walked across the Isthmus of Panama to the Pacific Coast, where she waited for the ship to pick her up again. 5,6,8

About a year after their marriage, Herman and Margaretha decided to move to San Joaquin County, California, where they settled in Elkhorn Township near Lodi. And, it is there that they spent the remainder of their lives. When they arrived there, they purchased a small farm consisting of 160 acres, upon which they produced hay, small grains, and grapes. 4

Herman Tecklenburg died at Lodi in San Joaquin County on 6 December 1922, while Margaretha died there on 20 November 1929. 7,9 Although Herman and Margaretha were both originally buried in the Woodbridge Masonic Cemetery at Woodbridge in San Joaquin County, California, their remains were subsequently re-interred in the Lodi Memorial Park and Cemetery at Lodi in San Joaquin County, California. 8,9

Issue: (Surname Tecklenburg)

1. Anna C. - b. 29 September 1870 in CA. 10; m. 14 May 1901 to George Wolf in San Joaquin Co., CA. 11; d. 22 April 1956 at Stockton, San Joaquin Co., CA. 10; bur. Lodi Memorial Park and Cem., Lodi, San Joaquin Co., CA. 9
2. John H. - b. 7 August 1872 at Lodi, San Joaquin Co., CA. 10; m. (remained single) 6; d. 5 July 1950 at Lodi, San Joaquin Co., CA. 10; bur. Lodi Memorial Park and Cem., Lodi, San Joaquin Co., CA. 9
3. Mattie C. - b. 11 June 1874 at Lodi, San Joaquin Co., CA. Ref: 9,10; m. (remained single). 6; d. 30 September 1970 at Lodi, San Joaquin Co., CA. 9,10; bur. Lodi Memorial Park and Cem., Lodi, San Joaquin Co., CA. 9
4. Herman - b. 20 February 1876 at Lodi, San Joaquin Co., CA. Ref: 9,10; m. 17 June 1908 to Louise Minnie Ecklund in San Joaquin Co., CA. 11; d. 24 September 1964 at Lodi, San Joaquin Co., CA. 9,10; bur. Lodi Memorial Park and Cem., Lodi, San Joaquin Co., CA. 9
5. Mary M. - b. 11 September 1879 at Lodi, San Joaquin Co., CA. 6,8; m. (1) ca. 1901 to Albert Rudloff in San Joaquin Co., CA. 12; m. (2) 6 June 1907 to Archibald MacDonald at Stockton, San Joaquin Co., CA. 11; d. 3 April 1931 at Riverbank, Stanislaus Co., CA. 7; bur. Modesto Pioneer Cem., Modesto, Stanislaus Co., CA. Ref: 13
6. Emma D.- b. 1 December 1880 at Lodi, San Joaquin Co., CA. 9,10; m. (remained single) 6; d. 7 November 1967 at Lodi, San Joaquin Co., CA. 9,10; bur. Lodi Memorial Park and Cem., Lodi, San Joaquin Co., CA. 9
7. Minnie F. - b. 28 February 1882 at Lodi, San Joaquin Co., CA. 10; m. (remained single) 6; d. 16 February 1958 at Lodi, San Joaquin Co., CA. 10; bur. Lodi Memorial Park and Cem., Lodi, San Joaquin Co., CA. 9

Sources

1. Family document written by Hermann “Harm” Tecklenburg recording his two marriages and the births and baptisms of all of his children. Copy in possession of Jack E. MacDonald of Powell, Wyoming.

2. Death Certificate of Herman Tecklenburg (d. 6 December 1922) obtained from the County Recorder’s Office, San Joaquin County, California.

3. Parish Records, Sankt Margarethen, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

4. Pen Pictures From the Garden of the World, History of San Joaquin County, California, 1890.

5. Family records, documents, genealogical research, and other information provided by various individuals pertaining to the Tecklenburg family. Many documents in possession of Author, Jack E. MacDonald, of Powell, Wyoming.

6. Genealogical and personal information pertaining to the Tecklenburg family provided by Delmar and Eleanor Emmel of Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Information was gathered from various Tecklenburg family members in the United States and during trips to Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. (Delmar was the son of Edward Emmel and Johanna Louise Tecklenburg, and the grandson of Claus Adolph Tecklenburg and Katharine Bockholt). also includes information from Eleanor Emmel’s book, “Tecklenburg / Bockholt” which was published by Mrs. Emmel in 1980.

7. California Death Index, 1905-1939. (ancestry.com)

8. Genealogical and personal information pertaining to the Tecklenburg family provided by the late Claire (Tecklenburg) Dorcey [1891-1989] of Stockton, California. Includes a brief autobiography. (daughter of Wilhelm “William” Tecklenburg and Margaret “Maggie” Gerten).

9. Find a Grave - Lodi Memorial Park and Cemetery, Lodi, San Joaquin Co., CA. HERITAGE MAUSOLEUM-PEACE WALL J . 128-C Find A Grave: Memorial #83431516 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/83431516/herman-tecklenburg

10. California Death Index, 1940-1997. (ancestry.com)

11. California, County Marriages, 1850-1952. (familysearch.org)

12. Estimated year of marriage is based upon the date of birth of Albert Rudloff and Mary M. Tecklenburg’s first child, Otto E. Rudloff, who was born in San Joaquin County, California on 21 June 1902.

13. Find a Grave - Modesto Pioneer Cemetery, (aka Modesto Odd Fellows Cemetery), Modesto, Stanislaus Co., CA. (findagrave.com)