Christina Hemann Goffin, WHC Collections M3 1992-117-0006

Christina Hemann [Goffin]

Job Title(s)

Spooler

Dates of Employment

c. 1928-1936

Last Name  Hemann     [Goffin]
First Name  Christina  
Middle Name/Initial  Bernadette 
Born  10 Sep 1900 in Germantown, IL 
Home Addresses   425 N Winter (1934) 
Died  14 Sep 1980 in Salem, OR 
Place Buried  Saint Mary Catholic Cemetery in Stayton, OR 
Spouse  Fred Goffin 
Date of Marriage  28 May 1936 in Salem, OR 
Children  Warren E. Goffin 
Dates of Employment  1928 –1936 
Job(s)  Spooler 
Story  Christine B. Hemann worked as a spooler at TKWM from 1928-1936 along with brother George Hemann. 

Christine Bernadette Hemann was born 10 Sep 1900 in Germantown, Illinois to parents Herman H. and Mary Hemann. She was one of six children. She came to Salem in 1923 from Texas, with her family. They were farmers. Father Herman died Jun 1926 at the family home east of Salem. The older children went to work to support their family. Christine took a job at the Thomas Kay Woolen Mill as a spooler. She worked at the mill until her marriage.  

She married Fred Goffin 28 May 1936 in St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Salem, OR. They were the parents of one son, Warren, born in 1937. She and Fred moved to the Macleay area, leasing the historic John Waldo farm for 24 years before moving to Jefferson.  

Christine died 14 Sep 1980 in a Salem nursing home after living in the Jefferson area for 15 years. She was buried in the Saint Mary Catholic Cemetery in Stayton, OR. Husband Fred died in 1995 at the age of 92. He was buried next to Christine. 
   
References 
Name  Remarks 
Salem City Directories  1928    Christinia B. Hemann. 425 N Winter Spooler TKWM 

1930    Christina B. Hemann. 425 N Winter Spooler TKWM 

1932    Christina B. Hemann. 425 N Winter Spooler TKWM 

1934    Christina B. Hemann. 425 N Winter Spooler TKWM 

1935    Christina B. Hemann. 425 N Winter Spooler TKWM 
Census  1910     Christina Hamon, 10. Birth 1900 in Illinois. Single, Daughter to HOH. Address: Justice Precinct 4, Dallam, Texas. Parents born in Illinois. Additional household members: Herman Hamon, 44. Mary Hamon, 35. Edward Hamon, 11. George Hamon, 6. Lawrence Hamon, 3. Anthony Chuckman, 49 (servant).  

1920     Christina Hermann, 18. Birth about 1902 in Illinois. Single, Daughter to HOH. Address Mantan Viser and Perico Road in Texline, Dallam, Texas. Parents born in Illinois. Additional household members: Herman Hermann, 55. Mary Hermann, 45. Edward Hermann, 21. George Hermann, 16. Lawrence Hermann, 12. Luna Hermann, 7. Joseph Hermann, 4.  

1930     Christina B. Hemann, 28. Birth about 1902 in Illinois. Single, Daughter to HOH. Address 425 N Winter St. Occupation: Spooler in Woolen Mill. Additional household members: Mary A. Hemann, 54. Lawrence B. Hemann, 21. Leona M. Hemann, 17. Joseph H. Hemann, 13. E.R. Laube, 44 (lodger). V.W. King, 30 (lodger).  

1940     Christine Goffin, 39. Birth about 1901 in Illinois. Married, Wife to HOH. Home in 1940: Macleay, Marion, OR (also 1935). Additional household members: Fred J. Goffin, 37. Warren Goffin, 3. 
Find-a-Grave  Christine B. Goffin. Birth: 10 Sep 1900. Death: 14 Sep 1980 (aged 80) Marion County, OR. Burial: Saint Mary Catholic Cemetery in Stayton, Marion County, OR. Memorial ID 43418396 

Fred J. Goffin. Birth: 24 Sep 1902. Death: 7 Jan 1995 (aged 92). Burial: Saint Mary Catholic Cemetery in Stayton, Marion County, OR. Memorial ID: 43418413. 
Newspapers  Capital Journal 29 May 1936 p. 5 Hemann – Goffin Marriage 

Oregon Statesman 8 Oct 1954 p. 39 Old Waldo Farm in Macleay (Goffin Family) Has Been Producing Crops, History Since 1884. 

Statesman Journal 16 Sep 1980 p. 15 Christine B. Goffin Obituary 

Statesman Journal 9 Jan 1995 p. 10 Fred Joseph Goffin Obituary 
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