Graf, George Henry

Biography

George Henry Graf, son of Johann Christian Graf, was born 30 March 1872 in Dobrinka and died 22 April 1948 at his home in Troutdale, Oregon. He was married to Catharina Elizabeth Clauser, daughter of Georg Heinrich Clauser (born 2 March 1835) and Anna Catharina Sophia Wolf (born 5 February 1837). She was born 28 April 1872 in Dobrinka and died 6 October 1925 in Portland, Oregon. Pastor Graf was ordained as a Congregational pastor in 1911 at Ebenezer German Congregational Church in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. He served Ebenezer Congregational Church in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, during its organizational phase in 1911 to 15 February 1914.
Pastor Graf also served the following churches:

Sutton, Nebraska
Zion Congregational in Lincoln, Nebraska (1916-19)
Christus Congregational in Fort Morgan, Colorado (1919-1922)
Bethlehem Congregational in Berthoud, Colorado
Ebenezer Congregational in Portland, Oregon
Photo
Sources

- Volga Germans in Portland (Steve Schreiber)
- Hoskins, Arliss. A Transcription of the Records of Ebenezer Congregational/Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod, Sheboygan, Wisconsin