Jacob and Katharina Kilthau
Jacob Kilthau (Kühltau, Kiltow, Kildow) was born in June 1859 in Norka, Russia. He is likely the son of Heinrich Külthau (born 1826) and Elisabeth Repp (born 1828).
In approximately 1884, Jacob married Katharina Schiebelhut (also spelled Schippelhut), born on October 1, 1862, in Norka.
Jacob and Katie immigrated to the United States in 1887 and initially settled in Nebraska, where their sons, Henry George (born February 7, 1887) and Jacob James (born February 26, 1889), were born. By 1892, Jacob and Katharina (Katie) were living in Portland. The following children were born in Portland: Joseph Carl (October 11, 1893), Mary Catharine (November 30, 1895), Leah (January 19, 1897), Rachel (born July 20, 1900), Susanna (born October 2, 1901), and Emma Jane (born May 18, 1903).
Jacob and Katie were members of the Ebenezer German Congregational Church, founded in 1892.
In 1900, Jacob was working as a blacksmith.
The 1910 census indicates that the family was living at 489 Roselawn in northeast Portland. Jacob was working as a blacksmith for the railroad.
Katie died on August 20, 1911, and is buried at the Rose City Cemetery in Portland.
Jacob died on May 9, 1941, and is buried beside his wife at the Rose City Cemetery.
In approximately 1884, Jacob married Katharina Schiebelhut (also spelled Schippelhut), born on October 1, 1862, in Norka.
Jacob and Katie immigrated to the United States in 1887 and initially settled in Nebraska, where their sons, Henry George (born February 7, 1887) and Jacob James (born February 26, 1889), were born. By 1892, Jacob and Katharina (Katie) were living in Portland. The following children were born in Portland: Joseph Carl (October 11, 1893), Mary Catharine (November 30, 1895), Leah (January 19, 1897), Rachel (born July 20, 1900), Susanna (born October 2, 1901), and Emma Jane (born May 18, 1903).
Jacob and Katie were members of the Ebenezer German Congregational Church, founded in 1892.
In 1900, Jacob was working as a blacksmith.
The 1910 census indicates that the family was living at 489 Roselawn in northeast Portland. Jacob was working as a blacksmith for the railroad.
Katie died on August 20, 1911, and is buried at the Rose City Cemetery in Portland.
Jacob died on May 9, 1941, and is buried beside his wife at the Rose City Cemetery.
Jacob and Katie Kilthau headstone. Source: Find-A-Grave.com
Sources
Passenger lists, Portland City Directories, 1900, 1910 U.S. Censuses, Oregon Death Register - Ancestry.com
Krieger, Joanne, trans. Ebenezer Congregational Church, Portland, Oregon 1892-1908. Portland, OR: n.p., 1999. Print.
Find-A-Grave.com
Krieger, Joanne, trans. Ebenezer Congregational Church, Portland, Oregon 1892-1908. Portland, OR: n.p., 1999. Print.
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Last updated October 8, 2025