Heinrich and Catharina Maria Jörg
Heinrich Jörg was born in Norka, Russia, in December 1867, the son of Friedrich Jörg (born December 3, 1838) and Christina Bauer (born March 28, 1837).
Heinrich had at least five siblings: Anna Elizabeth (Alice) was born on April 15, 1858, in Norka; Louisa was born in 1862; Christina was born about 1866; Johannes (John) was born about 1870; and Peter was born around 1871.
Friedrich Jörg and his family, along with his widowed father Johann Jörg, were among the earliest Volga Germans to arrive in the United States on June 28, 1875, aboard the steamship City of Brussels, which departed from Liverpool, England.
Heinrich had at least five siblings: Anna Elizabeth (Alice) was born on April 15, 1858, in Norka; Louisa was born in 1862; Christina was born about 1866; Johannes (John) was born about 1870; and Peter was born around 1871.
Friedrich Jörg and his family, along with his widowed father Johann Jörg, were among the earliest Volga Germans to arrive in the United States on June 28, 1875, aboard the steamship City of Brussels, which departed from Liverpool, England.
Steamship "City of Brussels"
The Jörg family first went to Sandusky, Ohio. Two and one-half years later, they moved to Sutton and Franklin County, Nebraska.
Frederick Jörg became a member and missionary of the Seventh-day Adventist German Reformed Church in 1883 at the time when the German movement within the church was in its infancy. In April 1886, he was leading a congregation in Culbertson, Nebraska. Frederick visited the Portland area in 1887 and began to organize congregations in Albina and West Union. He participated in the Nebraska Conference in September 1888 and was listed as a minister in Sutton, Nebraska, that year.
Heinrich married Catharina Maria Hölzer (also Helzer and Helser) on April 15, 1887 in Sutton. She was born on August 20, 1868 in Norka.
The Jörg family, including Heinrich (Henry) and Catharina Maria (Kate), decided to move to Portland between September 1888 and early 1889.
Frederick Jörg became a member and missionary of the Seventh-day Adventist German Reformed Church in 1883 at the time when the German movement within the church was in its infancy. In April 1886, he was leading a congregation in Culbertson, Nebraska. Frederick visited the Portland area in 1887 and began to organize congregations in Albina and West Union. He participated in the Nebraska Conference in September 1888 and was listed as a minister in Sutton, Nebraska, that year.
Heinrich married Catharina Maria Hölzer (also Helzer and Helser) on April 15, 1887 in Sutton. She was born on August 20, 1868 in Norka.
The Jörg family, including Heinrich (Henry) and Catharina Maria (Kate), decided to move to Portland between September 1888 and early 1889.
By June 1889, Frederick was leading churches in Albina and West Union, Oregon. He was an active participant and conducted services in German at the North Pacific Conference held from May 12-21 in East Portland.
In 1891, Frederick and his family, along with his father, were living in Albina at the southeast corner of the intersection of Vancouver Avenue and Cedar (now Failing Street). The Rev. F. Jorg is listed in the Albina City Directory as the Pastor of the Albina Seventh-day Adventist Church at the same location.
In 1891, Frederick and his family, along with his father, were living in Albina at the southeast corner of the intersection of Vancouver Avenue and Cedar (now Failing Street). The Rev. F. Jorg is listed in the Albina City Directory as the Pastor of the Albina Seventh-day Adventist Church at the same location.
At left, Christina Jörg (née Bauer) with unidentified young woman in Portland. Courtesy of Karen Gilbert.
In 1900, Henry, Kate, and their six children are living at 886 Hendricks Avenue in Portland and he is working as a day laborer.
By 1910, the family had moved to 864 Rodney Avenue, and Henry was working as a teamster at a sawmill.
By 1920, the family had relocated to Big Horn, Montana, and Henry was farming.
The 1940 census shows Henry and Kate living in Hardin, Montana, and they are retired.
Henry died on October 24, 1946, in Hardin, and Kate followed on October 24, 1953.
By 1910, the family had moved to 864 Rodney Avenue, and Henry was working as a teamster at a sawmill.
By 1920, the family had relocated to Big Horn, Montana, and Henry was farming.
The 1940 census shows Henry and Kate living in Hardin, Montana, and they are retired.
Henry died on October 24, 1946, in Hardin, and Kate followed on October 24, 1953.
Sources
Passenger lists, 1891 Albina City Directory, Portland City Directories, U.S. Censuses - Ancestry.com
Obituary for Fred George from a Seventh Day Adventist publication in 1912 - Ancestry.com
"Nebraska." The Advent and Sabbath Review Herald 63.15 (1886): 236. Seventh-day Adventist Church Online Archives. Web. 7 Sept. 2015. <http://documents.adventistarchives.org/Periodicals/RH/RH18860413-V63-15.pdf>.
"Pacific Coast Camp Meetings." The Signs of the Times, 15.23 (1889): 360. Seventh-day Adventist Church Online Archives. Web. 7 Sept. 2015. <http://documents.adventistarchives.org/Periodicals/ST/ST18890617-V15-23.pdf>.
"North Pacific Conference Proceedings." The Advent and Sabbath Review Herald 67.26 (1890): 413. Seventh-day Adventist Church Online Archives. Web. 3 Sept. 2015. <http://documents.adventistarchives.org/Periodicals/RH/RH18900701-V67-26.pdf>.
Johnson, Doug. "German and Scandinavian Influences." North Pacific Union Conference Gleaner 86.13 (1991): 6. Seventh-day Adventist Online Archives. Web. 3 Sept. 2015. <http://documents.adventistarchives.org/Periodicals/NPG/NPG19910715-V86-13.pdf>.
Seventh-day Adventist Yearbook 1889. Battle Creek: Review & Herald, 1889. 6. Seventh-day Adventist Online Archives. Web. 3 Sept. 2015. <http://documents.adventistarchives.org/Yearbooks/YB1889.pdf>.
Obituary for Fred George from a Seventh Day Adventist publication in 1912 - Ancestry.com
"Nebraska." The Advent and Sabbath Review Herald 63.15 (1886): 236. Seventh-day Adventist Church Online Archives. Web. 7 Sept. 2015. <http://documents.adventistarchives.org/Periodicals/RH/RH18860413-V63-15.pdf>.
"Pacific Coast Camp Meetings." The Signs of the Times, 15.23 (1889): 360. Seventh-day Adventist Church Online Archives. Web. 7 Sept. 2015. <http://documents.adventistarchives.org/Periodicals/ST/ST18890617-V15-23.pdf>.
"North Pacific Conference Proceedings." The Advent and Sabbath Review Herald 67.26 (1890): 413. Seventh-day Adventist Church Online Archives. Web. 3 Sept. 2015. <http://documents.adventistarchives.org/Periodicals/RH/RH18900701-V67-26.pdf>.
Johnson, Doug. "German and Scandinavian Influences." North Pacific Union Conference Gleaner 86.13 (1991): 6. Seventh-day Adventist Online Archives. Web. 3 Sept. 2015. <http://documents.adventistarchives.org/Periodicals/NPG/NPG19910715-V86-13.pdf>.
Seventh-day Adventist Yearbook 1889. Battle Creek: Review & Herald, 1889. 6. Seventh-day Adventist Online Archives. Web. 3 Sept. 2015. <http://documents.adventistarchives.org/Yearbooks/YB1889.pdf>.
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