Johannes and Margaretha Jörg
Johannes Jörg was born December 8, 1842 in Norka, Russia, the son of Johannes Jorg (born 1817) Katharina Reuscher (born 1817).
Johannes is the brother of Friedrich Jörg, who was also among the earliest Volga German settlers in Portland.
Johannes married Margaretha Fuchs on February 8, 1866 in Norka. Margaretha was born in Norka on May 15, 1846, the daughter of Johannes Fuchs (born 1817) and Anna Elisabeth Blüm (born 1819).
Three children were born in Norka: Johann Friedrich, born April 1867; Heinrich, born May 1871; and Wilhelm, born on October 11, 1873.
Johannes' mother, Katharina, died in 1875, and he decided to immigrate to America along with his father and brother Friedrich.
The Jörg (also George) family arrived in the United States on June 28, 1875, on the steamship City of Brussels, which departed from Liverpool, England. Also aboard this ship was the Heinrich and Elizabeth Schreiber family.
Johannes is the brother of Friedrich Jörg, who was also among the earliest Volga German settlers in Portland.
Johannes married Margaretha Fuchs on February 8, 1866 in Norka. Margaretha was born in Norka on May 15, 1846, the daughter of Johannes Fuchs (born 1817) and Anna Elisabeth Blüm (born 1819).
Three children were born in Norka: Johann Friedrich, born April 1867; Heinrich, born May 1871; and Wilhelm, born on October 11, 1873.
Johannes' mother, Katharina, died in 1875, and he decided to immigrate to America along with his father and brother Friedrich.
The Jörg (also George) family arrived in the United States on June 28, 1875, on the steamship City of Brussels, which departed from Liverpool, England. Also aboard this ship was the Heinrich and Elizabeth Schreiber family.
Steamship "City of Brussels"
The Jörg family first went to Sandusky, Ohio. Two and one-half years later, they moved to Sutton and Franklin County, Nebraska.
Johannes (John) and Margaretha (Margaret) welcomed a daughter, Elizabeth, to the family in 1875 and a son, Jacob, in 1878, while living in Sandusky.
Another daughter, Alice Anna, was born November 18, 1878, in Hastings, Nebraska. A son, George, followed in 1879 but appears to have died in infancy.
In 1880, the family is living in Macon, Franklin County, Nebraska, and John is farming.
John's brother, Frederick, became a member and missionary of the Seventh-day Adventist German Reformed Church in 1883, when the German movement within the church was in its infancy. In April 1886, he was leading a congregation in Culbertson, Nebraska. Frederick visited the Portland area in 1887 and began to organize congregations in Albina and West Union. He participated in the Nebraska Conference in September 1888 and was listed as a minister in Sutton, Nebraska, that year.
The entire Jörg family decided to move to Portland between September 1888 and early 1889.
Johannes (John) and Margaretha (Margaret) welcomed a daughter, Elizabeth, to the family in 1875 and a son, Jacob, in 1878, while living in Sandusky.
Another daughter, Alice Anna, was born November 18, 1878, in Hastings, Nebraska. A son, George, followed in 1879 but appears to have died in infancy.
In 1880, the family is living in Macon, Franklin County, Nebraska, and John is farming.
John's brother, Frederick, became a member and missionary of the Seventh-day Adventist German Reformed Church in 1883, when the German movement within the church was in its infancy. In April 1886, he was leading a congregation in Culbertson, Nebraska. Frederick visited the Portland area in 1887 and began to organize congregations in Albina and West Union. He participated in the Nebraska Conference in September 1888 and was listed as a minister in Sutton, Nebraska, that year.
The entire Jörg family decided to move to Portland between September 1888 and early 1889.
By June 1889, Frederick was leading churches in Albina and West Union, Oregon.
In 1900, the Jörg (now George) family was living at 794 E. 9th St., and John was working as a day laborer.
In 1910, John and Margaret were living at 533 Beech St., and John was working as a milkman.
By 1920, John and Margaret, along with their son Henry, were living at 543 Beech St., and they were no longer working. Henry is the proprietor of a tin shop.
John George died sometime after 1920 in Portland.
Margaretha died in 1936 in Portland.
In 1900, the Jörg (now George) family was living at 794 E. 9th St., and John was working as a day laborer.
In 1910, John and Margaret were living at 533 Beech St., and John was working as a milkman.
By 1920, John and Margaret, along with their son Henry, were living at 543 Beech St., and they were no longer working. Henry is the proprietor of a tin shop.
John George died sometime after 1920 in Portland.
Margaretha died in 1936 in Portland.
Sources
Passenger lists, 1891 Albina City Directory, Portland City Directories, 1880, 1900, 1910 and 1920 U.S. Censuses - Ancestry.com
Obituary for Fred George from a Seventh Day Adventist publication in 1912 - Ancestry.com
"Nebraska." The Advent and Sabbath Review Herald 63.15 (1886): 236. Seventh-day Adventist Church Online Archives. Web. 7 Sept. 2015. <http://documents.adventistarchives.org/Periodicals/RH/RH18860413-V63-15.pdf>.
"Pacific Coast Camp Meetings." The Signs of the Times, 15.23 (1889): 360. Seventh-day Adventist Church Online Archives. Web. 7 Sept. 2015. <http://documents.adventistarchives.org/Periodicals/ST/ST18890617-V15-23.pdf>.
"North Pacific Conference Proceedings." The Advent and Sabbath Review Herald 67.26 (1890): 413. Seventh-day Adventist Church Online Archives. Web. 3 Sept. 2015. <http://documents.adventistarchives.org/Periodicals/RH/RH18900701-V67-26.pdf>.
Johnson, Doug. "German and Scandinavian Influences." North Pacific Union Conference Gleaner 86.13 (1991): 6. Seventh-day Adventist Online Archives. Web. 3 Sept. 2015. <http://documents.adventistarchives.org/Periodicals/NPG/NPG19910715-V86-13.pdf>.
Seventh-day Adventist Yearbook 1889. Battle Creek: Review & Herald, 1889. 6. Seventh-day Adventist Online Archives. Web. 3 Sept. 2015. <http://documents.adventistarchives.org/Yearbooks/YB1889.pdf>.
Obituary for Fred George from a Seventh Day Adventist publication in 1912 - Ancestry.com
"Nebraska." The Advent and Sabbath Review Herald 63.15 (1886): 236. Seventh-day Adventist Church Online Archives. Web. 7 Sept. 2015. <http://documents.adventistarchives.org/Periodicals/RH/RH18860413-V63-15.pdf>.
"Pacific Coast Camp Meetings." The Signs of the Times, 15.23 (1889): 360. Seventh-day Adventist Church Online Archives. Web. 7 Sept. 2015. <http://documents.adventistarchives.org/Periodicals/ST/ST18890617-V15-23.pdf>.
"North Pacific Conference Proceedings." The Advent and Sabbath Review Herald 67.26 (1890): 413. Seventh-day Adventist Church Online Archives. Web. 3 Sept. 2015. <http://documents.adventistarchives.org/Periodicals/RH/RH18900701-V67-26.pdf>.
Johnson, Doug. "German and Scandinavian Influences." North Pacific Union Conference Gleaner 86.13 (1991): 6. Seventh-day Adventist Online Archives. Web. 3 Sept. 2015. <http://documents.adventistarchives.org/Periodicals/NPG/NPG19910715-V86-13.pdf>.
Seventh-day Adventist Yearbook 1889. Battle Creek: Review & Herald, 1889. 6. Seventh-day Adventist Online Archives. Web. 3 Sept. 2015. <http://documents.adventistarchives.org/Yearbooks/YB1889.pdf>.
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