Johannes Conrad and Anna Marie Trüber
Johannes Conrad (John) Trüber was born in Norka, Russia, on September 4, 1855, the son of Conrad Trüber (born April 16, 1819) and Sophia Brill (born November 8, 1818 and died November 21, 1891 in Norka).
Johannes Conrad was confirmed in Norka in 1871 and married Anna Maria Vögler on February 11, 1875.
Anna Maria was born August 20, 1854, in Norka, the daughter of Heinrich Vögler (born 1825) and Christina Lehl (born 1828). Anna Maria was confirmed in 1870.
Anna Maria gave birth to at least three daughters in Norka; they all died early.
A son, Johannes Adam, was born in Norka on February 1, 1877. Two more sons, Johann Nicolaus (known as George), born on April 13, 1889, and Johann Wilhelm (known as John), born on December 26, 1891, were born in Norka.
Johannes Conrad's family, along with his father, immigrated to the United States early in 1892, departing from Hamburg, Germany, on March 15, 1892, and arriving in Baltimore aboard the steamship Bohemia on April 2. The passenger manifest indicates that they are bound for Oregon. Johannes Conrad (now John) and his family were to reunite with his sister Sophia, who married Conrad Schwartz (they arrived in 1884), and his brother, Johann Wilhelm Trüber (John W. Treber), who had arrived in Portland by early 1888.
John and Anna Maria were founding members of the Ebenezer German Congregational Church, established in 1892.
In 1900, John's sister Margaretha arrived from Russia with her husband, Johann Georg Urbach.
John's father, Conrad, died in Portland on April 25, 1904, and was buried at the Lone Fir Cemetery.
Anna Maria died in 1932 and was buried at the Rose City Cemetery.
John died May 9, 1952, in Portland and was buried at Rose City Cemetery with Anna Maria.
Johannes Conrad was confirmed in Norka in 1871 and married Anna Maria Vögler on February 11, 1875.
Anna Maria was born August 20, 1854, in Norka, the daughter of Heinrich Vögler (born 1825) and Christina Lehl (born 1828). Anna Maria was confirmed in 1870.
Anna Maria gave birth to at least three daughters in Norka; they all died early.
A son, Johannes Adam, was born in Norka on February 1, 1877. Two more sons, Johann Nicolaus (known as George), born on April 13, 1889, and Johann Wilhelm (known as John), born on December 26, 1891, were born in Norka.
Johannes Conrad's family, along with his father, immigrated to the United States early in 1892, departing from Hamburg, Germany, on March 15, 1892, and arriving in Baltimore aboard the steamship Bohemia on April 2. The passenger manifest indicates that they are bound for Oregon. Johannes Conrad (now John) and his family were to reunite with his sister Sophia, who married Conrad Schwartz (they arrived in 1884), and his brother, Johann Wilhelm Trüber (John W. Treber), who had arrived in Portland by early 1888.
John and Anna Maria were founding members of the Ebenezer German Congregational Church, established in 1892.
In 1900, John's sister Margaretha arrived from Russia with her husband, Johann Georg Urbach.
John's father, Conrad, died in Portland on April 25, 1904, and was buried at the Lone Fir Cemetery.
Anna Maria died in 1932 and was buried at the Rose City Cemetery.
John died May 9, 1952, in Portland and was buried at Rose City Cemetery with Anna Maria.
Source: Find-a-grave.com
Sources
Ancestry.com
Krieger, Joanne, trans. Ebenezer Congregational Church, Portland, Oregon 1892-1908. Portland, OR: n.p., 1999. 28-29. Print.
Norka database.
Krieger, Joanne, trans. Ebenezer Congregational Church, Portland, Oregon 1892-1908. Portland, OR: n.p., 1999. 28-29. Print.
Norka database.
Last updated October 8, 2025