Heinrich and Margaretha Aschenbrenner
Heinrich (Henry) Aschenbrenner was born in Norka, Russia on December 24, 1852, the son of Johannes Aschenbrenner (1809) and Katharina Elisabeth Krieger (1813). He was confirmed in Norka in 1867.
Henry first married Anna Maria Gerlach on February 24, 1875 in Norka. Anna Maria was born August 30, 1857. Henry and Anna Maria had two daughters, Katharina Elisabeth ( born 25 December 1876) and Anna Maria (born August 15, 1878). Henry's wife, Anna Maria, died at age 23 in 1880.
Henry married Margaretha (Margaret) Krieger in 1882. Margaretha was born March 18, 1859 in Norka, the daughter of Johannes Krieger (1831) and Magdalena Schwindt (1835). Margaret was confirmed in 1875. A son, Johann Adam, was born on April 18, 1886.
Henry and Margaret, along with their three children, immigrated to the United States in 1886. They arrived in New York on December 8th aboard the steamship America which had sailed from Bremen, Germany. The family first settled in Sutton, Nebraska.
On October 27, 1891, the Aschenbrenner's arrived in Albina and established a residence on the south side of San Antonio (now NE Graham Street), three lots east of Margareta Avenue (later Union Avenue and now MLK Blvd.). Henry and Margaret lived near fellow Volga Germans John Krieger, Peter Klaus, John Miller, Henry Schleiger, George Miller and John Trieber.
Henry and Margaret were founding members of the Ebenezer German Congregational Church in 1892.
By 1900, Henry and Margaret had two more children: Johannes (born March 25, 1895) and Louise Magdalena (born July 16, 1897).
Henry was working as a garbage hauler by 1909.
Margaret died on July 18, 1911. Henry died December 22, 1924 in Portland.
Henry first married Anna Maria Gerlach on February 24, 1875 in Norka. Anna Maria was born August 30, 1857. Henry and Anna Maria had two daughters, Katharina Elisabeth ( born 25 December 1876) and Anna Maria (born August 15, 1878). Henry's wife, Anna Maria, died at age 23 in 1880.
Henry married Margaretha (Margaret) Krieger in 1882. Margaretha was born March 18, 1859 in Norka, the daughter of Johannes Krieger (1831) and Magdalena Schwindt (1835). Margaret was confirmed in 1875. A son, Johann Adam, was born on April 18, 1886.
Henry and Margaret, along with their three children, immigrated to the United States in 1886. They arrived in New York on December 8th aboard the steamship America which had sailed from Bremen, Germany. The family first settled in Sutton, Nebraska.
On October 27, 1891, the Aschenbrenner's arrived in Albina and established a residence on the south side of San Antonio (now NE Graham Street), three lots east of Margareta Avenue (later Union Avenue and now MLK Blvd.). Henry and Margaret lived near fellow Volga Germans John Krieger, Peter Klaus, John Miller, Henry Schleiger, George Miller and John Trieber.
Henry and Margaret were founding members of the Ebenezer German Congregational Church in 1892.
By 1900, Henry and Margaret had two more children: Johannes (born March 25, 1895) and Louise Magdalena (born July 16, 1897).
Henry was working as a garbage hauler by 1909.
Margaret died on July 18, 1911. Henry died December 22, 1924 in Portland.
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. 24. Print.
Krieger, Joanne, trans. Ebenezer Congregational Church, Portland, Oregon 1892-1908. Portland, OR: n.p., 1999. 24. Print.
Last updated March 28, 2020.