Pipestone County MN Archives Obituaries.....Blair, Duncan October 7, 1940
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Pipestone Leader October 11, 1940/ family notes
Duncan Blair was born January 14, 1873 at Rock Springs, Sweetwater, Wyoming to 
Alexander Blair (born January 1, 1847 Scotland - died February 20, 1932 
Sweetwater, Wyoming) and Sarah Jane Colby Blair (born December 18, 1851 
Ontario, Canada - died July 11, 1905 Baggs, Carbon, Wyoming). Duncan can be 
found in the 1880 census living at Rock Springs, Sweetwater, Wyoming with his 
parents: Alexander Blair 32, Sarah J. Blair 32, Elizabeth Blair 9, Duncan 
Blair 7, Raphiel Barros 30 from Mexico, John Mc Ready 24 from Canada (latter 2 
men are hired ranch hands). 

Family notes said Duncan Blair and Hans Klinker (who married Emma Arp) were 
cousins (that is not correct, Duncan was Hans' brother in law, Hans Klinker 
and Dorothea Klinker Blair were brother and sister). Also said that Duncan's 
family was from Scotland; Hans' from Germany. Duncan lived in Wyoming at the 
same time as Hans and Emma Klinker and drove a freight wagon for a while. He 
later served as a sheriff at Moffit County, Colorado and possibly Rawlins and 
Baggs, Wyoming and was a state ranger on the Colorado/Wyoming line. He was 
also a rancher/farmer, his father was a sheep rancher.

Duncan Blair married Dorothea Katherine Klinker on November 25, 1897 at Baggs, 
Carbon, Wyoming. The couple had nine children. Couple found in 1900 census at 
Hahns Peak, Columbine, Upper Snake River, Four Mile Precinct, Routt County, 
Colorado: Duncan, wife Dora; George age 18 (Duncan's brother), Sara 2, (Ethel) 
Florence 1 (Duncan's daughters). (John & Margaret Knuth and children Grover, 
Willie and Dora were on the same census page living beside the Duncan Blair 
family. Margaret Knuth and Dorothea Blair were sisters.)

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. Farmer. 
(Censuses transcribed as found, obvious spelling errors not corrected.) 

In 1911, Duncan moved his family to a ranch at Snake River, Colorado. 
In 1917, the family moved to a farm at Hatfield, Pipestone, Minnesota near 
Dorothea's mother, Katherine Ketelsen Klinker Brumm. 

Found in 1920, 1930 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.

Duncan Blair died October 7, 1940 at Trosky, Pipestone, MN and is buried at 
the Trosky Cemetery, Trosky, Pipestone, MN. 

Obituary from Pipestone Leader, October 11, 1940: Funeral services were held 
Thursday afternoon at the Presbyterian church for Duncan Blair of Hatfield, 
Minnesota, whose death occurred Monday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock at the 
Ashton, MN Memorial hospital. 
Mr. Blair had been in failing health for some time and had been a patient at 
the hospital for three weeks. The Rev. P. L. Smith, conducted the services. 
Burial was in the Trosky Cemetery. William Lubke, John Shaffer, Fred Hintz, D. 
F. Shadeck, Julius Wolf, and Nick Peschon served as pallbearers. 
Duncan Blair was born January 14, 1873, at Rock Springs, Wyoming. He was 67 
years at the time of his death. He was united in marriage Nov. 25, 1897, to 
Miss Dorothea Klinker. The couple came to Pipestone county in 1917 and engaged 
in farming until 1932 when they retired and moved into Hatfield to reside. He 
is survived by his wife and seven children: Sarah Jane Katherine (Mrs. George 
W. LeGendre), St. Paul, MN; Dorothea Emily (Mrs. Merle Walter Stevens), 
Edgerton; Elizabeth Margaret (Mrs. LeRoy Ferdinand Stoltenberg), Mrs. Anna 
Martha (Mrs. Esker Thomas Shaffer), Margaret Mildred (Mrs. Henry William 
Lubke), all of Pipestone; and Henry Klinker Blair and Charles Alexander Blair 
of Hatfield. Two children preceded him in death: Ethel Florence (Mrs. Edward 
Rogers) and Claus Duncan Blair. 

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