Pipestone County MN Archives Obituaries.....Blair, Dorothea Katherine Klinker December 9, 1954 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/mn/mnfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Deidre Badker berniebadker@iowatelecom.net June 11, 2014, 1:47 pm Personal research as of June 2014 Dorothea Katherine Klinker was born May 16, 1878 at Kurburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany to Hans Klinker (1837-1887) and Katherine Margaret Ketelsen (1850 - 1931), the third of their four children. Dorothea emigrated to America March/April 1893. Found on the ship's list: left Hamburg, Germany March 30, 1893 and traveled to New York City on the Ship Columbia; Captain: Vogelgesang; Shipping Line: Hamburg-Amerikanische Packetfahrt-Actien-Gesellschaft; Ship Type: Dampfschiff; Accommodation: Zwischendeck Ship Flag: Deutschland; Port of Departure: Hamburg to Heron, South Dakota on March 30, 1893. Emigration details: Volume: 373-7 I, VIII A 1 Band 083 B; Page: 227, Microfilm Roll Number: K_1748 Listed: Peter Jons 24; H Carstensen 24; Heinrich Brumm 33, Catherine Brumm 43; Margaretha 21, Hans 18, Dorothea 15, and Claus Klinker 11; Margaretha Ketelsen 70. 2nd emigration record found at the Castle Garden website, Nov. 2006: Age 15, Sex F, Arrived 10 Apr 1893, Origin Prussia, Port Hamburg, Last Residence Klein danoweke, Destination Dakota, Plan Unknown, Ship Columbia. Note from M Blair: "Dorothea came to the United States from Germany March 30, 1893 with her mother and stepfather and brothers and sisters. They settled in Huron, South Dakota for a few years, then moved to Wyoming by wagon train. She met Duncan Blair and they were married in 1897. To their union were born nine children. The children born in Baggs, Wyoming, were christened at St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Baggs, Wyoming." 2nd note from Dorothy: "When we arrived in a settlement around Tama County, Iowa, we were truly amazed how many people we knew that lived around this area. My mother and grandmother finally found their brother and son, Peter Ketelsen, who had immigrated from Germany in 1891. His wife, Emmy and their 8 children were so excited to see us. There were so many of them I couldn't seem to keep all the names straight. but they all spoke German just like we did from Kurburg. Well, unfortunately, we didn't stay long in Iowa. My mother was anxious to see her sister, Margarite Ketelsen Jebens, who was now living in Huron, S. Dakota...." The family did travel on to Huron, South Dakota and lived there a few years. As times were tough, they decided to leave and travel by wagon train west....through the Dakotas and Idaho, finally deciding to settle at Baggs, Carbon, Wyoming. Here Dorothea met and married Duncan Blair (b January 14, 1873 Rock Springs, Sweetwater, Wyoming, d October 7, 1940 Trosky, MN) on November 25, 1897 at Carbon, Wyoming. The couple had 9 children: Sarah Jane Katherine (b September 16, 1898 Routt, Colorado, d May 17, 1947 Ramsey, MN), Ethel Florence (b April 15, 1900 Routt, Colorado, d 1932 Wisconsin), Claus Duncan (b June 25, 1902 Baggs, WY, d April 24, 1928 Mount Horeb, Dane, Wisconsin), Elizabeth Margaret (b June 11, 1905 Baggs, WY, d September 2, 1986 Ramsey, MN), Charles Alexander (b September 28, 1907 Baggs, WY, d May 26, 1989 Ramsey, MN), Henry Klinker (b February 7, 1910 Baggs, WY, d June 6, 1968 Orange, California), Dorothea Emily (b June 22, 1912 Baggs, Carbon, WY, d June 6, 2001 Bend, Deschutes, Oregon), Anna Martha (b October 23, 1915 Baggs, WY, d February 15, 2005 Pipestone, MN) and Margaret Mildred (b April 12, 1918 Pipestone, MN, d December 8, 1997 Garvin, Lyon, MN). Family found in the 1900 census living at 4 Mile Ranch, Hahn's Peak, Columbine, Upper Snake River, 4 Mile Precinct, Routt County, Colorado: Duncan Blair 27, Dora C Blair 22, Sarah C Blair 1, Florence E Blair 9 months, George Blair 18 (Duncan's brother). Found in the 1910 census at Precinct #15, Routt, Colorado: Dunkan Blair 36, Dorothy K Blair 31, Serah K Blair 11, Ethel F Blair 10, Claus D Blair 8, Elizabeth M Blair 4, Charles A Blair 2, Henery C Blair 2 months. In 1911 the family moved to a ranch near Snake River, Wyoming. 1917: Family moved east to a farm at Hatfield, Pipestone, Minnesota. Found in the 1920 - 1940 censuses at Hatfield, Gray, Pipestone, MN: 1920: Duncan Blair 46, Dora C Blair 40, Claus D Blair 17, Elizabeth M Blair 14, Charles A Blair 12, Henry K Blair 9, Dorothy E Blair 7, Anna M Blair 4 yrs, 1 mo, Margeret M Blair 1 yr, 8 mos. 1930: Duncon Blair 57, Dora L Blair 52, Charles Blair 22, Henry Blair 20, Dortha Blair 17, Anna Blair 14, Margerit Blair 11. 1940: Charles A Blair 32, Maxine Blair 22, Duncan Blair 67, Dorothea Blair 62. Dorothea Blair died December 9, 1954 at Pipestone, Minnesota and was buried at the Trosky Cemetery, Trosky, Minnesota. Find a Grave Memorial #61033639. Additional Comments: Censuses transcribed as found without fixing spelling errors. This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mnfiles/ File size: 5.3 Kb