Peter and Magdalena Schmidt
Peter Schmidt was born in Russia about 1856.
Peter married Magdalena Krieger who was born in Norka, Russia on January 13, 1856, the daughter of Johannes Krieger (1831) and Magdalena Schwindt (1835). Magdalena was the sister of another early Portland pioneer, Johannes Krieger.
Peter and Magdalena had two children, Henry (abt. 1886) and Marie (abt. 1890), who were born in Russia.
The Schmidt family immigrated to the United States, arriving in New York on August 27, 1891 aboard the steamship Lahn which had sailed from Bremen, Germany and Southhampton, England.
In 1892, the Schmidt's are boarding at 406 Sellwood in the Albina district and Peter is working as a laborer. Peter and Magdalena were among the founders of the Ebenezer German Congregation Church.
At least five more children were born in Portland: John (abt. 1893), Pauline (abt. 1895), Peter (abt. 1897) and Jacob (abt. 1899) and Friedrich (March 1, 1900).
In 1900, the family is living on East 8th Street and Peter is working as a milkman. Magdalena died on August 10, 1900 and by 1910 Peter is living with his three children John, Peter and Pauline. He's been out of work for 48 months.
Peter's place and date of death have not yet been documented.
Peter married Magdalena Krieger who was born in Norka, Russia on January 13, 1856, the daughter of Johannes Krieger (1831) and Magdalena Schwindt (1835). Magdalena was the sister of another early Portland pioneer, Johannes Krieger.
Peter and Magdalena had two children, Henry (abt. 1886) and Marie (abt. 1890), who were born in Russia.
The Schmidt family immigrated to the United States, arriving in New York on August 27, 1891 aboard the steamship Lahn which had sailed from Bremen, Germany and Southhampton, England.
In 1892, the Schmidt's are boarding at 406 Sellwood in the Albina district and Peter is working as a laborer. Peter and Magdalena were among the founders of the Ebenezer German Congregation Church.
At least five more children were born in Portland: John (abt. 1893), Pauline (abt. 1895), Peter (abt. 1897) and Jacob (abt. 1899) and Friedrich (March 1, 1900).
In 1900, the family is living on East 8th Street and Peter is working as a milkman. Magdalena died on August 10, 1900 and by 1910 Peter is living with his three children John, Peter and Pauline. He's been out of work for 48 months.
Peter's place and date of death have not yet been documented.
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.
Krieger, Joanne, trans. Ebenezer Congregational Church, Portland, Oregon 1892-1908. Portland, OR: n.p., 1999. Print.
Last updated January 14, 2018.
