My daughter knows I get old photos and try to place them. So she got one from a neighbor. It is a postcard

On one side is a photo of a young man and woman and two cats. They are outside of a house, but lots of open space in background. Can see another house maybe a 1/4 mile away.

On other side is note signed by Mrs Will Klinksiet. the way it is worded appears to be photo of the Klinksiet couple. She gives their adddress as 173 E 80th St N.
It is addressed to Mr & Mrs Errp Grays River Wash.
Postmark is Nov 13, 1912 Portland

Have looked for that surname, not many with that name.

Any help with that name?

Posted here in case someone with Wahkiakum Co interests might know something. would like to get picture to family member

Do you not have the surname of the couple who is probably in the photograph in my county database but Joachim Henrich Erp married Christine Margaretha Brix in 1891 in Wahkiakum County, Their children were Lorena Henrietta Erp born 1892; Hermann Otto Erp born 1894 and Anton Peter Erp born 1898. Most of the family stayed in the Wahkiakum County, WA area or in Clatsop County, Oregon. Antone and his brother Hermann had a logging operation in the county.

Thanks for responding

A friend checked some Oregon census listings. The Klinksiek couple are not shown with any children. So will not be able to place with direct family. As formal as the note to the Errp family they were probably not family

But thought there might be family in Wahkiakum Co Card indicated Mr Klinksiek was working in Svensen building a reservoir.

Svenson is in Clatsop County, Oregon while the Erp family is out of Wahkiakum County, Washington. We can include it in our historical society collection or you can contact the Oregon Historical Society regarding the photograph and see if they are intested in adding it to their collection.

I no longer give anything to OHS. I gave a few things even while I was till member had to fill out form and wait to have them bring it to me, and I had to pay to copy them.

I dropped my membership a half dozen years ago.

But am willing to send to Wahkiakum Co.

I considered posting that message to Clatsop Co, but all I know is he worked there.

Let me know how to do it.

My family from Morrow and Sherman Co in OR. I know they will take care of stuff and make it available. I have given to both, and may do more later.

Also I grew up just inland from Oreg coast, familiar with communities near coast.

Phil once from Lincoln Co

I have only been researching Wahkiakum County residents since September of 2005 and my database is not complete enough for me to say the writer of your post card writer was or was not a resident of Wahkiakum at one time. We can only directly link the post card to Wahkiakum County because of the Erp family. I can always share a scanned copy of the post card with Clatsop County as well because we share information and documents in the past.

I have had good luck with the personal items I have donated to the Oregon Historical Society although I did bear all of the costs in doing so. But I had bought the items at different sales with the idea of donating them for preservation and genealogy purposes for Oregon.

The Wahkiakum County Historical Society Museum address is P.O. Box 541, Cathlamet, WA 98612. Sometimes post cards are the only photographs or handwritting we have to represent a place or a family so they are highly prized by our Museum. Thank you.

Just wanted to say Jochim and Margaretha Erp was my husbands great grandparents. The name Klinksiek as far as I know is not family. Never came across the name. I am working on the Erps, Brix and Andresen families.

I am wondering if the Museum has anything in the files about the Howard family who lived on Little Island? Can you post membership information and research fees? I have been researching my family there for years. Mary Lang was a friend and neighbor of my mother.