(1890-1905) 

Emil E Koppe was born on 16 Feb 1860 In Saxony, Germany and immigrated to the US in 1878 at age 19. He established himself in Philadelphia, PA working as a woolen weaver. On 26 May 1883, he married Augusta Harzer and in 1887, they moved to Brownsville, OR where Emil continued to progress in the woolen trade. 

In 1890, The Koppes and their six children moved to Salem where Emil began working as the first acting superintendent of TKWM. When this plant was destroyed by fire in November 1895, Koppe worked as a superintendent at the Kay-owned Waterloo woolen mill located on the banks of the South Santiam River. Two years later Emil returned to Salem where he opened a men’s clothing store. In addition to the retail department a hand knitting machine for socks and a hand loom for shawls were in operation. (Lane County Historian, Vol. 8, No. 1) 

Emil brought his children into the woolen business in their mid-teens. In 1905, children Clara, Hattie, Louise, and Paul continued to work at TKWM after Emil left. The younger four children moved to Eugene with the family in 1906, after Emil accepted an offer from Thomas B. Kay to invest in and supervise a newly reincorporated woolen mill in Eugene. Emil signed on as the secretary and superintendent of the Eugene Woolen Mill and remained active in its management until the end of his life. He also served as a Eugene city councilman from 1908-1916.  

Emil passed away on 13 Jul 1940 at age 80. Wife Augusta passed on 13 Jun 1958. Both were buried at Rest-Haven Memorial Park, Eugene, OR  

1910 Emil Koppe 50. b abt 1860 in Germany. Owns house at 203 Ferry St, Eugene, OR. Immigration Year: 1879. Married HOH. M and F b in Germany. Woolen Mill Merchant. Naturalized. Married 22 years. Emil Koppe 50, Augusta Koppe 45, Clara Koppe 26 (woolen mill empl), Paul Koppe 26 (woolen mill empl) (Seems to be some lines missing from this census. Two daughters named Corn shown on next lines ages 7 and 1 which is highly unlikely.) 

1920 Emil A Koppe, 59. b abt 1861 in Germany. Owns home at 205 Pearl St, Eugene, OR. UKN. Married HOH. F and M b in Germany. Manager, Woolen Mill. Naturalized citizen. Emil A Koppe 59, Agusta Koppe 54, Nellie Koppe 27 (weaver), Carl H Koppe 23 (helper), Tillie Koppe 22 (bkpr).  

1940 Emil Koppe 80. B abt  1860 in Germany. Married HOH. 205 Pearl St, Eugene, OR. Highest grade completed 8th grade. No college. Apparently retired. Emil Koppa 80, Augusta Koppa 75, Nellie Howard 48 (bkpr woolen mill)

1882 Emil Koppe. 2007 N Front, Philadelphia, PA. Weaver.  

Gustav Koppe same address. Cabinet Maker. 

1883 No Koppe of Emil Kopp in Philadelphia, PA. 

1890 No Koppe in Salem. 

1891 Emil Koppe. Lab Woolen Mill. Res s s Bellevue opp22nd  

1893 Emil Koppe. Loom Foreman TKWM. res Oak se corner        Turner. 

Carl Koppe. No occ. Same address. 

1896 Emil Koppe. Weaver TKWM. Res Yew Park. 

1902 Emil Koppe. Clothing 321 Commercial. Res Oak se cor Turner. 

Clara Koppe. Weaver TKWM. Bds at same address. 

Hattie Koppe. Finisher TKWM. Bds at same address 

Louise Koppe. Weaver TKWM. Bds as same address 

Paul Koppe. Dresser TKWM. Bds at same address 

1905 Emil Koppe. Clothing 321 Commercial. Res Oak se cor Turner. 

Clara Koppe. Weaver TKWM. Bds at same address. 

Hattie Koppe. Finisher TKWM. Bds at same address 

Louise Koppe. Weaver TKWM. Bds as same address 

Paul Koppe. Dresser TKWM. Bds at same address. 

1907 Tax roll shows Emil Koppe with $950, no address and  

           E A Koppe $1150, Eugene. 

           Emil Koppe. Supt Eugene Woolen Mills. Res 89 E 7th Eugene. 

           Hattie Koppe. No occ same address 

           Louise Koppe. Weaver EWM. same address 

           Otto Koppe. No occ. same address. 

           Paul Koppe. Weaver EWM. same address. 

1909 Emil Koppe. Supt Eugene Woolen Mills. Res 103 E 3rd Eugene   

           Clara Koppe. Weaver EWM. same address 

           Hattie Koppe. Weaver EWM. same address 

           Louise Koppe. Weaver EWM. same address 

           Nellie Koppe. No occ. same address 

           Otto Koppe. Carder EWM. same address. 

           Paul Koppe. Dresser EWM. same address.  

 Augusta H. Koppe. B 11 Mar 1865 in Germany. D 13 Jun 1958 in Lane County, OR. Rest-Haven Memorial Park, Eugene, OR. Spouse:Emil A. Koppe  Children: Clara Caldwell, Louis Koppe, Nellie Howard  

 Emil A. Koppe, 80, proprietor of the Eugene Woolen Mills since 1906, and Eugene city councilman from 1908 to 1916, died Saturday at his home, 205 Third avenue east. He was born in Saxony, Germany, Feb. 16, 1860, and came to the United States in 1878. He lived in Philadelphia until 1884, when he came to Brownsville, where he was in the woolen mill business.

He was married in Philadelphia in 1882, and is survived by his wife, Augusta H., and seven children, Paul, Louis, Otto, Carl, Mrs. Nellie Howard, Mrs. Paul D. Green of Eugene, and Mrs. Lloyd Mitchell of Seattle; nine grandchildren; one great-grandchild.

Funeral services will be held Monday at 3:30 p.m. from the Branstetter-Simon chapel, Rev. Frank S. Beistel officiating. Interment will be in Rest Haven Memorial Park  

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