Schnell's Grocery Store and Meat Markets
Peter Nicolaus Schnell was born on June 28, 1871 in Norka, Russia, the son of Conrad Nicolaus Schnell (born 1847) and Catharina Hein (born 1848).
Peter married Elisabeth Lehl on February 1, 1894 in Norka. Three children were born in Russia:
Paulina, born March 4, 1895
Christina Margaretha, born January 18, 1897
Philipp, born May 13, 1899
Peter's father died in 1897. Peter, his mother, Elisabeth and their three children immigrated to the United States in August 1899. The Schnell's settled in Portland, Oregon where at least three more children were born:
Mary, born January 4, 1902
Anna, born January 2, 1905
John, born January 25, 1908
Esther, born April 8, 1910
Peter, born August 28, 1913
Peter and Elisabeth established Schnell's Meat Market which was co-located with the Lehl & Popp Grocery at NE 10th and Failing.
Peter and Elisabeth among the founding members of the Zion German Congregational Church established in 1914. Daughter Christina was the first organist at the church.
The 1920 Census shows the Schnell's owning a market at 716 Union Avenue (now 3346 NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd). They remained in the grocery and meat business through 1940.
Peter died on May 26, 1944 in Portland.
Elisabeth died on August 21, 1960. She was buried with Peter at the Rose City Cemetery.
Peter married Elisabeth Lehl on February 1, 1894 in Norka. Three children were born in Russia:
Paulina, born March 4, 1895
Christina Margaretha, born January 18, 1897
Philipp, born May 13, 1899
Peter's father died in 1897. Peter, his mother, Elisabeth and their three children immigrated to the United States in August 1899. The Schnell's settled in Portland, Oregon where at least three more children were born:
Mary, born January 4, 1902
Anna, born January 2, 1905
John, born January 25, 1908
Esther, born April 8, 1910
Peter, born August 28, 1913
Peter and Elisabeth established Schnell's Meat Market which was co-located with the Lehl & Popp Grocery at NE 10th and Failing.
Peter and Elisabeth among the founding members of the Zion German Congregational Church established in 1914. Daughter Christina was the first organist at the church.
The 1920 Census shows the Schnell's owning a market at 716 Union Avenue (now 3346 NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd). They remained in the grocery and meat business through 1940.
Peter died on May 26, 1944 in Portland.
Elisabeth died on August 21, 1960. She was buried with Peter at the Rose City Cemetery.
Sources
Norka database.
Ancestry.com
Ancestry.com
Last updated April 21, 2020.