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People > Pioneers > Peter and Amalia Wolf

Peter and Amalia Wolf

Peter Wolf was born in Norka, Russia, on March 10, 1865, the son of Adam Wolf (born 1831) and Anna Maria Hohnstein (born 1830).

According to the 1876-1890 Norka Church Register (Family 394), Peter immigrated to the United States in 1887 with his brothers Wilhelm, Johannes, and Adam. Another brother, Conrad, migrated to North America in 1876.

In 1889, Peter married Sophia Katharina Amalia (Mollie) Brill in Portland. She is the daughter of Constantin and Maria Christina Brill, who were also early pioneers in Portland. Mollie was born in December 1869 in Norka. 

By 1891, Peter and Mollie were living in Albina on the south side of San Marino (now NE Knott Street), 10 lots east of Margaretta Avenue (now MLK Blvd.). This is the same address where the Peter Yost family was residing at that time. Peter was working as a teamster for the East Side Mill Company.

In 1900, Peter and Mollie were living next to her parents at 401 NE Brazee Street in Portland. They had four sons: Adam, John, Harry, and Peter Jr. 

At the time of the 1920 and 1930, U.S. Censuses, Peter, and Amelia were living at 828 E. 7th St. N. Peter was working as a laborer at a foundry and later as a millhand at a local lumber company. Two more children, a son, Barney, and a daughter, Edna, are listed on the 1920 census.

In 1940, Peter was a widower, living with his son Harry and his wife.

​Peter Wolf died in Portland on January 28, 1943.

Sources

Passenger lists, 1891 Albina City Directory, Portland City Directories, U.S. Censuses - Ancestry.com

​Norka Church Register 1876-1890, Family 394.
Last updated October 25, 2023
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