Johannes and Elisabeth Göbel
Johannes Göbel was born June 3, 1856 in Norka, Russia, the son of Johannes Göbel (born 1822) and Katharina Elisabeth ? (born 1820).
In late 1878 or early 1879, Johannes married Elisabeth Bauer, born on August 9, 1857, in Norka. Elisabeth is the daughter of Johann Georg Bauer (born 1833) and Katharina Elisabeth Blüm (born 1832).
A daughter, Christina, was born on November 10, 1879, in Norka, and a second daughter, Sophia, was born in Norka on March 29, 1890.
Johannes (John Gabel), Elisabeth (Lizzie), Christina, and Sophia immigrated to the United States, arriving in Baltimore on June 4, 1890 aboard the steamship America, which sailed from Bremen, Germany. The Gabels may have briefly stopped to visit friends and family in Nebraska but soon departed for Oregon, where they settled in Albina by late June. John heard that there were good work opportunities in Portland and quickly found work laying tracks for the street car lines and constructing the city water reservoirs in Washington Park and on Mt. Tabor. In 1891, the family was living at the head of San Antonio Street (now NE Graham Street).
John and Lizzie were members of the Ebenezer German Congregational Church, founded in 1892.
Christina married Adam Heinrich Gabel on January 22, 1899. They lived very near John and Lizzie on NE 6th Avenue.
In 1900, John, Lizzie, and Sophia were living at 308 Sacramento (now 60 NE Sacramento Street), and John worked as a yard hand at a local sawmill.
In 1910, John, Lizzie, and Sophia are living at 793 E. 6th Street North (now 3733 NE 6th Avenue), and John is working as a laborer for a street car company.
The 1920 census shows John, Lizzie, and Sophia living at 793 E. 6th Street North, and John is working for the city water works.
In late 1878 or early 1879, Johannes married Elisabeth Bauer, born on August 9, 1857, in Norka. Elisabeth is the daughter of Johann Georg Bauer (born 1833) and Katharina Elisabeth Blüm (born 1832).
A daughter, Christina, was born on November 10, 1879, in Norka, and a second daughter, Sophia, was born in Norka on March 29, 1890.
Johannes (John Gabel), Elisabeth (Lizzie), Christina, and Sophia immigrated to the United States, arriving in Baltimore on June 4, 1890 aboard the steamship America, which sailed from Bremen, Germany. The Gabels may have briefly stopped to visit friends and family in Nebraska but soon departed for Oregon, where they settled in Albina by late June. John heard that there were good work opportunities in Portland and quickly found work laying tracks for the street car lines and constructing the city water reservoirs in Washington Park and on Mt. Tabor. In 1891, the family was living at the head of San Antonio Street (now NE Graham Street).
John and Lizzie were members of the Ebenezer German Congregational Church, founded in 1892.
Christina married Adam Heinrich Gabel on January 22, 1899. They lived very near John and Lizzie on NE 6th Avenue.
In 1900, John, Lizzie, and Sophia were living at 308 Sacramento (now 60 NE Sacramento Street), and John worked as a yard hand at a local sawmill.
In 1910, John, Lizzie, and Sophia are living at 793 E. 6th Street North (now 3733 NE 6th Avenue), and John is working as a laborer for a street car company.
The 1920 census shows John, Lizzie, and Sophia living at 793 E. 6th Street North, and John is working for the city water works.
John Gabel with great-grandsons William John, Jr. Robert George, and Clarke Eugene (seated on John's lap), circa 1933. They are the children of John's grandson, William John Gabel and Mary Elizabeth George. Courtesy of George Gabel.
John Gabel and his great-grandson, Clarke Eugene Gabel, circa 1933. Courtesy of George Gabel.
Lizzie died on January 16, 1923, and was buried at the Rose City Cemetery in Portland.
John married a second time to Christina ? from Canada on April 12, 1924. In 1930, they were living at 793 E. 6th Street N. Their neighbors are John Gabel (relationship unknown) and Heinrich and Dorothea Döring.
John died on August 23, 1935, and is buried with Lizzie at the Rose City Cemetery.
John married a second time to Christina ? from Canada on April 12, 1924. In 1930, they were living at 793 E. 6th Street N. Their neighbors are John Gabel (relationship unknown) and Heinrich and Dorothea Döring.
John died on August 23, 1935, and is buried with Lizzie at the Rose City Cemetery.
Sources
Oral interview of George Gabel conducted by Shirley Hurrell on July 28, 2009. Recordings available at the Center for Volga German Studies at Concordia University. George was born on May 6, 1915 and died January 21, 2010 in Beaverton, Oregon.
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
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
Last updated October 25, 2023