Pipestone-Morrison County MN Archives Obituaries.....Klinker, Emma M Arp June 14, 1946 ************************************************ 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 September 1, 2011, 1:05 pm Family Notes and Research Shared Emma M. Arp was born Feb 22, 1882 at the village of Steine, near Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany to Heinrick Henry Arp and Bertha A Schoel Ar​p. She emigrated with her parents and some siblings to America. Ship record found for Arp: Henry, Bertha, Adele, Emma 10 years old, Herrman, Wilhelm. "Left Hamberg, German 24 Sep 1893, on ship "Russia", Captain Schmidt, resided at Brudersdorf, Holstein, Germ. Henry's Occuption: Landmann, Accomodations: steerage. Arrived in New York 13 Oct 1893." The family traveled by train to their destination at Dysart, Tama County, Iowa where they were met by family members who had already emigrated. Emma's father rented a farm and began farming near Clutier, Iowa. Found in the 1900 census at Oneida, Tama, IA: Henry Arp 35 (error, should be 55), Bertha 57, John 32, William 27 and Emma 18 years old. Sometime about 1900/1901, Hans Emil Klinker came to Tama County, Iowa to visit his cousin, August Ketelsen. (Hans born July 29, 1875 Kurburg, Schleswig- Holstein, Germany to Hans Klinker and Katherine Margaret Ketelsen, emigrated 1893, died May 13, 1955 Morrison, MN). August Ketelsen was married to Annie Arp, Emma Arp's older sister. Hans met Emma and they were married at Tama County, Iowa November 22, 1901. The couple immediately left for Baggs, Carbon County, Wyoming where Hans had worked on the Jebens ranch (Jebens related through the Ketelsen family). Hans' mother and her second husband, Henry Brumm and Hans' siblings were homesteading at Baggs. Hans and Emma lived in a cabin on the Peter Jons' ranch. Hans lived in Wyoming about 13 years, Emma 8 years. Four children were born at Baggs, Carbon, WY: Henry Hans (b September 1, 1902, married Loretta Bertha Grams May 12, 1926 Fairfax, MN, d December 9, 1993 Watab, MN.) Herman Clause (b April 25, 1904, married Helen Louise Reibel August 20, 1935, d March 4, 1962 Morrison, MN.) Edward Julius (b September 30, 1905, married Emelia Louise Muenzer November 18, 1939 Breckenridge, MN, d May 1, 1983 Breckenridge, Wilkin, MN.) Hilda Catherine (b December 8, 1907, married Arno Paul Wendland May 12, 1926 Sleepy Eye, Brown, MN, d June 9, 2002 Little Falls, Morrison, MN.) In 1909, Hans and Emma left Wyoming and moved their family and belongings to Pipestone County, Minnesota, renting a farm in the SE Section 12 of Elmer township. Hans' mother, stepfather and siblings also moved to Trosky, MN. After trying farming a short while, the couple bought the "Livery and Feed Stable and Dray Line" to operate, located at Trosky, MN. Two more children were born: Minnie Bertha (b May 3, 1910, married Bernard Alois Riebel October 8, 1932 Sleepy Eye, Brown, MN, d September 18, 2006 Mankato, Blue Earth, MN.) and Hans Emil III (b October 21, 1911, married Bobby, d April 20, 1987 Little Falls, Morrison, MN.) Family found in the 1910 census at Elmer, Pipestone, MN: Hans Klinker 34, Emma M Klinker 28, Henry H Klinker 7, Herman C Klinker 5, Edward Klinker 4, Hilda C Klinker 2, Ella Stotenery 16 (should be Stoltenberg), Clause Klinker 29 (Hans' brother). In the fall of 1913, the family moved to a 200 acre farm rented at Lincoln County, Ivanhoe, MN. Children born: Hazel Margaret (b December 28, 1914, married Harry Pierce October 27, 1934 Randall, Morrison, MN, d May 21, 1998 Little Falls, Morrison, MN.) Esther Dorothea (b September 1, 1916, married Jesse William Ogden July 4, 1939 St Paul, MN, d September 20, 2000 St Paul, MN.) Harvey Walter (b November 28, 1917, married Caroline Gertrude Jaschke August 23, 1942 Fort Bragg, Cumberland, North Carolina, d July 15, 1980 Two Harbors, Lake, MN.) and a stillborn baby (no dates). Family found in the 1920 census at Altona, Pipestone, MN: Hans Klinker 44, Emma Klinker 37, Henry Klinker 17, Herman Klinker 15, Atwood Klinker 14 (should be Edward), Hilda Klinker 12, Minnie Klinker 9, Hans Klinker 8, Hazel Klinker 5, Esther Klinker 3 yrs 4 mos, Harvey Klinker 2 yrs 1 mo. Emma and Hans' eleventh child was Fred Lester born May 4, 1922 at Verdi, Lincoln, Minnesota (Fred still living in 2011). Emma suffered from diabetes and later in life had a leg removed due to complications from it. (Cannot find the couple in the 1930 census). After the children left home, Emma and Hans moved to Sleepy Eye, Brown, Minnesota; visited and stayed with their children and finally lived at or near Little Falls, MN. Emma M Arp Klinker died at Little Falls, Morrison, MN June 14, 1946 at the age of 64 years. (Have not found where she is buried but it may be at Trosky or Little Falls, MN). Additional Comments: Emma is one of my great-grand-aunts, her sister, Anna was my great- grandmother. I am amazed and fascinated by the bravery, strength and endurance that these early emigrants possessed as they made a new life in America. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mn/pipestone/obits/k/klinker22nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mnfiles/ File size: 5.4 Kb