Life Story
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Emil Allport worked for TKWM from September 1923 – 1924 as a carder. Other family members also worked at the mill.
Emil Norman Allport was born 23 Mar 1906 in Salem, OR to Norman L. and Augusta [Donaldson] Allport. He was one of ten children born to the couple. At the time of his birth father Norman worked for the Thomas Kay Woolen Mill. Then in 1910 they moved to Eugene to start a family business that was short-lived. By 1911 they had returned to Salem and the Woolen Mill.
In 1920 they family moved to Provo, Utah where Father Norman took a job as foreman of the Knight Woolen Mill. Emil and brother Carl worked in the mill along with their father. He remained in Provo until summer of 1923 when he returned to Salem and the carding department at the Thomas Kay Woolen Mill.
In 1925 Emil was introduced to the printing trade by an uncle, Allard Conger. He moved to Portland to learn the trade and remained in this vocation until retirement.
Emil married Lucille Marie Hutchins on 31 Dec 1929 in Portland, OR. They would become the parents of three children: Joyce, Joann, and Larry.
His WW2 draft registration gives a physical description of him at age 32. His height was 5’8 and his weight 145 lbs. His complexion was freckled, his hair brown, and eyes brown as well. He worked for Conger Printing Co. At the time of registration 16 Oct 1940 in Portland, OR.
Emil and Lucille lived at 7605 NE Multnomah in Portland until retirement. Emil died 6 May 1965 in Portland, OR a result of severe pulmonary emphysema. Wife Lucille followed 11 Nov 1968. Both were cremated with ashes interred in Riverview Abbey Mausoleum in Portland. |
Salem City Directories (unless otherwise noted) |
1920 Emil emp Knight Woolen Mill b 114 N 4th W (Provo, UT)
1922 Emil N carder b 178 W 4th N (Provo, UT)
1924 Allport Emile N, lab T K Woolen Mill Co, r 470 S 16th
1925 Allport Emil E printer r1074 Francis Ave. (Portland)
1926 Allport Emil N printer r572 Maple (Portland)
1928 Allport Emil N printer r572 Maple (Portland)
1929 Allport Emil printer r683 Hawthorne Ave (Portland)
1931 Allport Emil (Lucille M) compositor Conger Printing Co h1346 Omaha Ave (Portland)
1934 Allport Emil N (Lucille) printer Conger Printing Co h1916 SE 32d pl (Portland)
1937 Allport Emil N (Lucille) compositor Congress Printing Co. H229 SE 78th Ave (Portland)
1941 Allport Emil N (Lucille M) printer Conger Printing Co h7605 NE Multnomah (Portland)
1943 Allport Emil N (Lucille M) printer Conger Ptg Co h7605 NE Multnomah (Portland)
1960 Allport Emil M (Lucille M) comp Conger Printing h7605 NE Multnomah (Portland) |
Federal / County Census Records |
1910 Emil Allport. Age: 5. Birth Date: 1905 in Oregon. Home in 1910: W. Second St. Eugene Ward 3, Lane, OR. Single, son to HOH. Additional household members: Norman L. Allport, age 31 (father), Augusta Allport, age 28 (mother), Alice M. Allport, age 8 (sister), Carl Allport, age 6 (brother), Florence Allport, age 2 (sister).
1920 Emil Allport. Age: 13. Birth Year: abt 1907 in Oregon. Home in 1920: 6 West Provo Ward 4, Utah, Utah. Single, son to HOH. Additional household members: Norman Allport, age 41 (father), Augusta Allport, age 38 (mother), Alice Allport, age 17 (sister), Carl Allport, age 16 (brother), Florence Allport, age 11 (sister), Ellen Allport, age 8 (sister), Thomas Allport, age 5 (brother), Donald Allport, age 4 (brother).
1930 Emil N. Allport. Age: 24. Birth Year: abt 1906 in Oregon. Home in 1930: 114 E. 69 St. N. Portland, Multnomah, OR. Married, HOH. Occupation: Compositor in Printing Industry. Additional household member: Lucile Allport, age 22 (wife).
1940 Emil Allport. Age: 34. Birth Year: abt 1906 in Oregon. Home in 1940: 7605 NE. Multnomah Portland, Multnomah, OR. Married, HOH. Occupation: Printer. Additional household members: Lucille Allport, age 32 (wife), Joyce Allport, age 9 (daughter), Joann Allport, age 8 (daughter), Larry Allport, age 6 (son).
1950 Emil N. Allport. Age: 44. Birth Date: abt 1906 in Oregon. Home in 1950: 7605 Multnomah St. Portland, Multnomah, OR. Married, HOH. Occupation: Printer. Additional household members: Lucille M. Allport, age 42 (wife), Joyce E. Allport, age 19 (daughter), Joan L. Allport, age 18 (daughter), Larry E. Allport, age 16 (son). |
Find-a-Grave |
Emil Norman Allport Birth: 23 Mar 1906 in Salem, Marion County, OR. Death: 6 May 1965 (aged 59) in Portland, Multnomah County, OR. Burial: Riverview Abbey Mausoleum and Crematory in Portland, Multnomah County, OR. Plot: Violet Corridor, East Wall, Tier 10. Memorial ID: 185753632.
Lucille Marie Hutchins Allport Birth: 30 Nov 1907 in Wibaux, Wibaux County, Montana. Death: 11 Nov 1968 (aged 60) in Portland, Multnomah County, OR. Burial: Riverview Abbey Mausoleum and Crematory in Portland, Multnomah County, OR. Plot: Violet Corridor, East Wall, Tier 10. Memorial ID: 185753636. |