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People > Pioneers > Conrad and Catharina Elisabeth Sinner

Conrad and Catharina Elisabeth Sinner

Conrad Sinner was born on February 12, 1851 in Norka, Russia, the son of George Heinrich Sinner (born 1823) and Magdalena Schiedemann (born 1826).

Conrad first married Magdalena Brehm (born August 13, 1852) in Norka on January 23, 1872. After giving birth to at least seven children, Magdalena died on August 20, 1884 in Norka. 

On December 9, 1884, Conrad married Catharina Elisabeth Aschenbrenner who was born in Norka on October 3, 1855, the daughter of Johannes Aschenbrenner (born 1809) and Katharina Elisabeth Krieger (born 1816). Catharina Elisabeth was the widow of Johann Georg Nolde (born 1857).

Conrad and Catharina Elisabeth (also known as Lizzie) became the parents of son, Johannes, in 1885. Conrad's father died the same year. In 1887, the Sinner's migrated to the United States and settled in Nebraska where two more sons, Georg Philipp (1888) and Peter Friedrich (1890) were born. Conrad's widowed mother came with them to the United States.

The Sinner family migrated to Portland by March of 1892 where daughter, Emma Mary, was born on the 3rd of the month. Two more children were born in Portland: Anna Elizabeth (1895) and Heinrich (Henry) in 1897.

Conrad and Catharina Elisabeth were founding members of the Ebenezer German Congregational Church in 1892.

In 1900, the U.S. Census shows the family living in the St. John's village north of Portland and Henry is farming.

Conrad petitioned to become a U.S. Citizen in 1911.

In 1910 and 1920, the Sinner's had relocated to Kalama, Washington and Conrad continued work operating his own farm along with Georg and Henry.

Catharina Elisabeth died on February 28, 1928 and was buried at the Rose City Cemetery in Portland.

Conrad died on July 28, 1935 and was buried with Catharina Elisabeth.
Katherine and Conrad Sinner headstone
Katherine and Conrad Sinner headstone. Courtesy of Find-a-Grave.com.

Sources

Portland City Directories, U.S. Censuses, Death records - Ancestry.com

​Norka database.
Last updated December 15, 2021.
Copyright © 1998-2023 Steven H. Schreiber
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