Adam and Katharina Schwindt
Adam Schwindt (Swint) was born June 14, 1856 in Norka, Russia, the son of David Schwindt (born 1828) and Magdalena Schmer (born 1830).
Adam married Katharina Elisabeth Bauer on January 8, 1875. Katharina was born in Norka on June 9, 1856, the daughter of Heinrich Bauer (born 1831) and Anna Katharina Lehr (born 1829). Katharina was the sister of Christina Elisabeth Bauer who married Peter Gerlach. Peter and Elisabeth were also early Portland pioneers.
Adam's father and stepmother (David and Katharina) along with his half-brothers (Johannes and Heinrich) immigrated to the United States arriving in New York on June 4, 1887 from Bremen, Germany. The Schwindt's were traveling with a large group of people from Norka, including Peter and Elisabeth Gerlach. The Schwindt's and other members of this group were living in Albina by 1891.
In 1891, Adam was living on Sacramento Street, four lots east of Margareta Avenue (later Union Avenue and now MLK Blvd.) in 1891. His father was living two lots further east. The 1893 City Directory shows Adam working a laborer and living at 420 Sacramento Street (now 602 NE Sacramento). Katharina was working at the Portland Cordage Company.
By 1901, Adam was in the garbage hauling business.
Katharina died January 2, 1916 in Clackamas County, Oregon. Adam died December 22, 1932 in Canby, Oregon.
Adam married Katharina Elisabeth Bauer on January 8, 1875. Katharina was born in Norka on June 9, 1856, the daughter of Heinrich Bauer (born 1831) and Anna Katharina Lehr (born 1829). Katharina was the sister of Christina Elisabeth Bauer who married Peter Gerlach. Peter and Elisabeth were also early Portland pioneers.
Adam's father and stepmother (David and Katharina) along with his half-brothers (Johannes and Heinrich) immigrated to the United States arriving in New York on June 4, 1887 from Bremen, Germany. The Schwindt's were traveling with a large group of people from Norka, including Peter and Elisabeth Gerlach. The Schwindt's and other members of this group were living in Albina by 1891.
In 1891, Adam was living on Sacramento Street, four lots east of Margareta Avenue (later Union Avenue and now MLK Blvd.) in 1891. His father was living two lots further east. The 1893 City Directory shows Adam working a laborer and living at 420 Sacramento Street (now 602 NE Sacramento). Katharina was working at the Portland Cordage Company.
By 1901, Adam was in the garbage hauling business.
Katharina died January 2, 1916 in Clackamas County, Oregon. Adam died December 22, 1932 in Canby, Oregon.
Sources
Ship Passenger lists, 1891 Albina City Directory, Portland City Directories, 1900 and 1910 U.S. Census - Ancestry.com
Krieger, Joanne, trans. Ebenezer Congregational Church, Portland, Oregon 1892-1908. Portland, OR: n.p., 1999. 54. Print.
Krieger, Joanne, trans. Ebenezer Congregational Church, Portland, Oregon 1892-1908. Portland, OR: n.p., 1999. 54. Print.
Last updated October 5, 2018.