My Brother Husband And Father Research Paper
Beloved Brother, Husband, And Father
John Diedrich Spreckels was born on August 16th, 1853 in Charleston, South Carolina to Claus Spreckels and Anna Christina Mangels. He was the oldest of five children. The family moved to New York and then to San Francisco where he grew up. He studied at Oakland College and then in Hanover, Germany, where he studied chemistry and mechanical engineering in the Polytechnic College until 1872. In 1876 he went to the Hawaiian Islands, where he worked for his father's sugar business, Spreckels Sugar Company. In October 1877, he married Lillie Siebein in Hoboken, New Jersey, and together they had four children: Grace, Lillie, John, and Claus. They first lived in the Kingdom of Hawaii and then in San Francisco.
John Diedrich Spreckels was born on August 16th, 1853 in Charleston, South Carolina to Claus Spreckels and Anna Christina Mangels. He was the oldest of five children. The family moved to New York and then to San Francisco where he grew up. He studied at Oakland College and then in Hanover, Germany, where he studied chemistry and mechanical engineering in the Polytechnic College until 1872. In 1876 he went to the Hawaiian Islands, where he worked for his father's sugar business, Spreckels Sugar Company. In October 1877, he married Lillie Siebein in Hoboken, New Jersey, and together they had four children: Grace, Lillie, John, and Claus. They first lived in the Kingdom of Hawaii and then in San Francisco.