Greetings: I am searching for any information on my ggrandfather, Hermann von SPREKELSEN or von SPRECKELSEN from Hamburg. Unknown date of birth. Occupation: mariner. Appointed to H.J. Perlbach &Co. shipping lines in Hamburg, 1887. Appointed Master of ship "Minerva" in 1897. Was Married to TROST, unknown 1st name. Had at least one child in 1874. Emilie my grandmother. Emilie immigrated to America 1894. Ellis Island record date August 13, 1894. Ship "Rugia" Estimated departure date in Hamgurg, July 29, 1894. Have checked LDS records with no results. Cursory search of Hamburg Emigration Records also produced no results. Any help or direction would be appreciated. Thanking you in advance Ron Schmid