Elisabeth Repp
Elisabeth Döring was born December 7, 1832 in Norka, Russia, the daughter of Ludwig Döring (born 1804) and Elisabeth Führer (born 1807). In 1852, Elisabeth married Peter Repp, born November 1, 1828 in Norka.
Elisabeth and Peter became parents to 14 children who were all born in Norka. Many of the children died before reaching adulthood.
Elisabeth and Peter immigrated from Russia in 1886. They departed from Hamburg, Germany on June 4th and arrived in New York on June 17th aboard the steamship Suevia. With them were their children: Conrad, Ludwig, Peter, George, Elisabeth and Anna.
After their arrival, the family initially settled in Sutton, Nebraska where Peter Sr. died.
Elisabeth traveled to Oregon with her son Conrad and they arrived in Albina on September 29, 1890. In 1891, Elisabeth was living in Albina with Conrad and his family on the south side of Russell street, five lots east of Margareta Avenue (later Union Avenue and now Martin Luther King Blvd.).
Elisabeth was charter member of the Ebenezer German Congregational Church that was founded in 1892.
Elisabeth's son, Heinrich Repp (born September 7, 1852) and his wife Margaretha Fink were also early settlers in Portland, arriving in 1892.
Peter Jr. married Katharine Elisabeth Schleicher on February 18, 1905.
In 1900, Elisabeth continued to live in the household of her son Conrad. The family is now located at 760 Union Avenue where the Repp Market was founded in 1899 by Conrad. Conrad's son, George Repp, would become one of the greatest philanthropists in the history of the Volga German people, helping to found the Volga Relief Society in the 1920's.
It appears that Elisabeth died sometime after 1910.
Elisabeth and Peter became parents to 14 children who were all born in Norka. Many of the children died before reaching adulthood.
Elisabeth and Peter immigrated from Russia in 1886. They departed from Hamburg, Germany on June 4th and arrived in New York on June 17th aboard the steamship Suevia. With them were their children: Conrad, Ludwig, Peter, George, Elisabeth and Anna.
After their arrival, the family initially settled in Sutton, Nebraska where Peter Sr. died.
Elisabeth traveled to Oregon with her son Conrad and they arrived in Albina on September 29, 1890. In 1891, Elisabeth was living in Albina with Conrad and his family on the south side of Russell street, five lots east of Margareta Avenue (later Union Avenue and now Martin Luther King Blvd.).
Elisabeth was charter member of the Ebenezer German Congregational Church that was founded in 1892.
Elisabeth's son, Heinrich Repp (born September 7, 1852) and his wife Margaretha Fink were also early settlers in Portland, arriving in 1892.
Peter Jr. married Katharine Elisabeth Schleicher on February 18, 1905.
In 1900, Elisabeth continued to live in the household of her son Conrad. The family is now located at 760 Union Avenue where the Repp Market was founded in 1899 by Conrad. Conrad's son, George Repp, would become one of the greatest philanthropists in the history of the Volga German people, helping to found the Volga Relief Society in the 1920's.
It appears that Elisabeth died sometime after 1910.
Sources
Passenger lists, 1891 Albina City Directory, Portland City Directories, 1900 1910, 1920 U.S. Censuses - Ancestry.com
Krieger, Joanne, trans. Ebenezer Congregational Church, Portland, Oregon 1892-1908. Portland, OR: n.p., 1999. 36. Print.
Krieger, Joanne, trans. Ebenezer Congregational Church, Portland, Oregon 1892-1908. Portland, OR: n.p., 1999. 36. Print.
Last updated February 14, 2018.
