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Jacob and Amalie Erdman
Jacob Erdman was born March 17, 1882 in Grimm, Russia. Jacob served with distinction in the Russian military. He married Amalia Velte and they immigrated to the United States in 1913, settling in Portland, Oregon.
Jacob found work as a boiler maker in the Albina railroad shops. By the 1940s, Jacob was working as a watchmaker for Lipman Wolfe & Co. in downtown Portland. For many years they lived at 3917 NE 8th Avenue.
Jacob and Amalie (Mollie) had two children born in Russia: Emma and Alexander. Six more children were born in Oregon: Amalia, August, Mary, Emily, Jacob and Walter.
Jacob was leading member of the St. Paul's Evangelical and Reformed Church, serving as the Church Chairman for 25 years or more. On December 24, 1938, a mural canvas painting, 6 ft. high and 12 ft. wide, created by a well-known Portland artist, Colista Dowling, was presented and dedicated by the eight children of Jacob and Amalia Erdman as a lasting tribute to their parents.
Jacob Erdman died on November 17, 1964.
Jacob found work as a boiler maker in the Albina railroad shops. By the 1940s, Jacob was working as a watchmaker for Lipman Wolfe & Co. in downtown Portland. For many years they lived at 3917 NE 8th Avenue.
Jacob and Amalie (Mollie) had two children born in Russia: Emma and Alexander. Six more children were born in Oregon: Amalia, August, Mary, Emily, Jacob and Walter.
Jacob was leading member of the St. Paul's Evangelical and Reformed Church, serving as the Church Chairman for 25 years or more. On December 24, 1938, a mural canvas painting, 6 ft. high and 12 ft. wide, created by a well-known Portland artist, Colista Dowling, was presented and dedicated by the eight children of Jacob and Amalia Erdman as a lasting tribute to their parents.
Jacob Erdman died on November 17, 1964.
Portrait of Jacob Erdman in his Russian military uniform. Courtesy of Valerie Miller.
From left to right: August Erdman, Jacob Erdman, Alexander Erdman, Emma Erdman, Amelia (Molly) Erdman, Amelia (Grandma) Erdman, baby Mary Erdman. Photograph courtesy of Russ Erdman, the grandson of Jacob Erdman.
Jacob Erdman and his eight grandchildren at the St. Paul's Evangelical and Reformed Church. Photograph courtesy of Russ Erdman.
Sources
Valerie Miller
1920 and 1930 U.S. Census - Ancestry.com
World War II Registration Card - Ancestry.com
1920 and 1930 U.S. Census - Ancestry.com
World War II Registration Card - Ancestry.com
Last updated February 22, 2018.