Picture Gallery Hawaii
After Maximilian Eckart (1842 to 1918) had followed his brother Christian (1831 to 1875) to Hawaii, he and his wife Maria (1862 to 1908) founded the Eckart’s Hawaiian family line. This picture gallery provides some impressions of their life there.
Christian Eckart (1831 to 1875)
Christian Eckart, one of David Eckart’s sons and Johannes Eckart’s elder brother. He had already left Emskirchen before his brother. However, he went to seek his fortune much further away: he emigrated to Brazil in 1855 and finally settled down in Hawaii.
Christian Eckart and Mathilde von Bostel (around 1840 to 1875)
On the crossing to San Francisco, Christian Eckart got acquainted with Mathilde von Bostel from Stade (near Hanover, Germany). They became a couple, and their wedding took place in 1863.
Maximilian Eckart (1842 to 1918)
Maximilian also left Emskirchen. In 1868, he followed his brother Christian to Hawaii.
Maria Louisa Eckart, née Campbell (1862 to 1908)
In 1878, Maximilian married Maria Louisa Campbell. Her father was Danish, her mother was Hawaiian and "of royal blood".
Lilia Eckart (1879 to 1973)
Maximilian and Maria Louisa had twelve children. Their first child was Lilia, born in 1879.
Maximilian Eckart, around 1872
Maximilian Eckart felt strongly connected to Hawaii and its inhabitants. In November 1875, he became a Hawaiian citizen.
