Heinrich and Elisabeth Schleicher
Heinrich Schleicher was born in Norka, Russia, on March 22, 1850, the son of Heinrich Schleicher (b. 1823) and Anna Elisabeth Kern (b. 1824).
Heinrich married Elisabeth Krieger on January 30, 1873, in Norka. Elisabeth is the daughter of Johannes Krieger (1831) and Magdalena Schwindt (1835). She was born on October 5, 1852.
Heinrich and Elisabeth had at least six children in Norka. Three of the children died there.
Heinrich and Elisabeth, along with their three children —Heinrich, Magdalena, and Catharina (possibly Christina) --departed Norka for the United States on October 23, 1886. They arrived in New York on December 8, 1886, aboard the steamship "America." They settled in Portland near Elisabeth's parents and siblings.
In 1900, Heinrich was living in East Butte, Washington County, Oregon (now part of Tigard, Oregon), and working as a farmer. He remarried Lydia Hallauer, who was born in Switzerland. Heinrich (Henry) appears to have six children from this marriage: Lydia (born 1896), Hilda Christina (born 1897), John George (born July 10, 1899), Flora Matilda (born 1901), Albert Emmanuel (born 1903), and William Paul (born 1905).
By 1918, Henry, Lydia, and their children were living in Midvale, Idaho.
Henry died on August 29, 1919, in Midvale, Idaho.
Lydia and five of their children were listed on the 1920 census. She died in Orange County, California, in 1939.
Heinrich married Elisabeth Krieger on January 30, 1873, in Norka. Elisabeth is the daughter of Johannes Krieger (1831) and Magdalena Schwindt (1835). She was born on October 5, 1852.
Heinrich and Elisabeth had at least six children in Norka. Three of the children died there.
Heinrich and Elisabeth, along with their three children —Heinrich, Magdalena, and Catharina (possibly Christina) --departed Norka for the United States on October 23, 1886. They arrived in New York on December 8, 1886, aboard the steamship "America." They settled in Portland near Elisabeth's parents and siblings.
In 1900, Heinrich was living in East Butte, Washington County, Oregon (now part of Tigard, Oregon), and working as a farmer. He remarried Lydia Hallauer, who was born in Switzerland. Heinrich (Henry) appears to have six children from this marriage: Lydia (born 1896), Hilda Christina (born 1897), John George (born July 10, 1899), Flora Matilda (born 1901), Albert Emmanuel (born 1903), and William Paul (born 1905).
By 1918, Henry, Lydia, and their children were living in Midvale, Idaho.
Henry died on August 29, 1919, in Midvale, Idaho.
Lydia and five of their children were listed on the 1920 census. She died in Orange County, California, in 1939.
Sources
Passenger lists, 1891 Albina City Directory, Portland City Directories, 1900, 1910, 1920 U.S. Censuses. Oregon Wills and Probate Records - Ancestry.com
Norka database.
Norka database.
Last updated October 8, 2025