This Loeck family page links to a number of other families.  First the Man family through the marriage of Otto and Eleanor Loeck's eldest daughter Nora to Harry Morgan Man, as well as Nora's siblings' families, the Colletts and Shueses (under construction).  Nora (Loeck) Man's mother was a Miss Eleanor May and so this page leads to the May family. In turn two earlier generations are represented through the Eleanor May's mother namely Ida Wolff and the Wolff family, and Ida's mother's family, the Schwabes. Below are some details of the Loeck family and its descendants. The photograph to the right shows a young Harry Man with his in-laws from left to right: mother-in-law (Eleanor Loeck), two sisters-in-Law, Gerda and Ida, Harry, and father-in-law (Otto Loeck). This would suggest that his wife Nora took the photograph.

Otto Henning Christian Loeck was born 23 March, 1856 in Panker, the youngest of eight sons of Hermann Franz Ursa Loeck and Mathilde Brokel.  Otto married Eleanor May in Hamburg, Germany.  He died on 27 June, 1929 in Hamburg.  Eleanor May was born in 22 March 1864 in Hamburg and died 27 October, 1921 in Hamburg. They lived most of their married lives at No 22 Agnesstrasse.

Harry Man's in-laws Eleanor May and Otto Loeck.

Otto Loeck lived at No 22 Agnesstrasse in Hamburg.  He was said to have been 'dangled on the knee' of the Czar of Russia when he came to pay the Duke of Hesse a visit. His father Herman (pictured below) was a forester or estate manager for the Duke of Hesse's estates in Panker. There was also a family timber business as well as ship broking business.  The "Forsthaus" where Otto's father lived with his family still exists and is used as a restaurant now. Otto had a twin brother, Richard Christian, who was killed by poachers in the nearby forests.

He is said to have enjoyed gambling and won the German national lottery twice. The last time he did so he went to Baden Baden to relax and enjoy his winnings and he summoned his three daughters to tell them of his luck.  Unfortunately, later on board the train returning to Hamburg he had a heart attack and died. I have a note that he was born on 23 May 1854. He was supposed to have a had a beautiful singing voice.  Otto Loeck is buried at Hamburg (see gravestone at the bottom of this page) but his parents and a number of his brothers were buried in the grave yard at Lutjenburg near Panker. A photograph of the headstone of the family grave is below. A transcription of the stone is above and below the picture additional information is in [  ].

In the possession of the family are a number of silhouettes which consist of the following persons:

1. Georg Broekel born 4 March 1744 in Hanover died 20 September 1788 in Kiel - professor of law.
2. Anna Bielfeldt geb Jacobsen born in Oldenbull on the Island of Nordstrand 9 July 1732 died 31 Oct 1802 in Kiel.
3. Hans Christoph Friederich Broekel (picture as child) born in Kiel 16 Oct 1779 died 22 Oct 1823 (lawyer).
4. Peter Friederich Bielfeldt born in Kiel 6 Oct 1730 died 13 January 1807 in Kiel.
5. Catherina Elis Broekel born as Schmidt born in Bargteheide 19 February 1740 died in Todern 3 July 1783.