Christian Delzer (1870 - 1952)

Born 20 May 1870 in Johannestal, Beresan, Odessa, South Russia

Ancestors

Died 18 Jan 1952 at age 81 in Aberdeen, Brown, South Dakota, United States

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Biography

Christian Delzer was a Black Sea German.

Birth

Christian was born on May 20, 1870 in the village of Johannestal in the Beresan district of the Odessa area and Black Sea region of South Russia to Andreas Delzer Sr. and Katharina (Nuss) Delzer. He was the second of their 8 children. Christian was baptized in the Lutheran church in Johannestal on May 31, 1870.^[1]

Family

On February 18, 1898, at the age of 27, Christian married Sophia Bitterman (1873-1952) in South Russia.

Children:

1. Elizabeth (1904-1986)
2. Rosalia "Rose" (1906-1981)
3. Sophie (1909-1986)
4. Katherine "Katie" (1912-1993)
5. Edwin (1915-1989)
6. Peter (1920-2000)

Immigration

On October 24, 1900, at the age of 30, Christian arrived in New York, traveling from Bremen, Germany aboard the S.S. Kaiser Wilhelm Der Grosse. He was traveling with his wife Sophia.^[2]

Death

On January 18, 1952, at the age of 81, Christian passed away in Aberdeen, SD. He is buried in Ellendale City Cemetery in Ellendale, ND.^[3][4]

Obituary^[5]

Father of Local People Succumbs in Aberdeen

Christian Delzer, 81, of Napoleon, N. D., father of Edwin Delzer and Mrs. Delbert Smith who reside near Ellendale, died Friday at Aberdeen. A retired farmer, he had lived in the Napoleon vicinity since 1900.

Funeral services planned for Tuesday afternoon at Zion Lutheran church here were postponed because of the storm, and were rescheduled for yesterday afternoon.

Rev. C. H. Mehl was officiant and interment was made in the Ellendale cemetery. The Holte funeral home was in charge of arrangements.

Born May 20, 1870 in South Russia, Mr. Delzer married Sophia Bitterman there Feb. 18. 1898.

Besides his son and daughter residing in Dickey county, Mr. Delzer leaves his widow, a son Peter of Napoleon, three other daughters, Mrs. J. J. Martell, Minneapolis, Mrs. Allen Edwards, McKenzie, N. D., and Mrs. Clarence Schuchard, Billings, Mont., a sister, Mrs. Eva Bohler, Minneapolis, 18 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Census Data

1910 U.S. Census:
Age 40, living in Logan County, ND with his wife of 13 years and 3 children. He was working as a farmer.^[6]

1915 North Dakota Census:
Age 20-60, living in Logan County, ND with his wife and 4 children.^[7]

1920 U.S. Census:
Age 49, living in Wentz, Logan, ND with his wife and 5 children. He was working as a farmer.^[8]

1925 North Dakota Census:
Age 55, living in Logan County, ND with his wife and 6 children.^[9]

1930 U.S. Census:
Age 59, living in Logan County, ND with his wife, 5 children, mother-in-law, and brother-in-law. He was working as a farmer.^[10]

1940 U.S. Census:
Age 69, living in Dixon, Logan, ND with his wife, 2 children, mother-in-law, and brother-in-law. He was working as a farmer.^[11]

1950 U.S. Census:
Age 79, living in Napoleon, Logan, ND with his wife.^[12]

Sources

1. ↑ "Russia, Lutheran Church Book Duplicates, 1833-1885" database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-6LC7-JBR : 21 May 2014), Kherson > Odessa > Johannestal: Wilhelmstal > 1870: Births, marriages, deaths ( 828-14/170) > image 4 of 46; Russland Historischen Staatsarchiv, St. Petersburg (Russian State Historical Archive, St. Petersburg), Entry #20.
2. ↑ "New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JX85-WYM : 30 January 2018), Christian Delzer, 1900.
3. ↑ Ancestry.com. South Dakota, U.S., Death Index, 1879-1955 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2004. Ancestry Record 8659 #236866
4. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #131886004
5. ↑ "United States, Obituaries, American Historical Society of Germans from Russia, 1899-2012," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVS3-7V1L : 10 May 2019), Christian Delzer, 18 Jan 1952; citing Obituary, in ""; American Historical Society of Germans from Russia, Lincoln, Nebraska.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLGF-RPB : accessed 24 December 2019), Cristian Delzer, Wentz School District, Logan, North Dakota, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 56, sheet 8A, family 186, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1143; FHL microfilm 1,375,156.
7. ↑ "North Dakota Census, 1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK9C-L3VR : 17 March 2018), Christ Delzer, Logan, North Dakota, United States; citing family number 39, line number 190, State Historical Society of North Dakota; FHL microfilm 1,731,418.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC8Y-MVD : accessed 24 December 2019), Christian Delzer, Wentz, Logan, North Dakota, United States; citing ED 263, sheet 4A, line 44, family 58, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1335; FHL microfilm 1,821,335.
9. ↑ "North Dakota Census, 1925," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVRM-BBW4 : 17 March 2018), Christ Delzer, , Logan, North Dakota, United States; citing sheet number 18, family number 7, State Historical Society of North Dakota; FHL microfilm 1,731,399.
10. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XKVW-WBJ : accessed 24 December 2019), Christ Delzer, Township 135, Logan, North Dakota, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 30, sheet 1A, line 25, family 5, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1737; FHL microfilm 2,341,471.
11. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KM9F-J5Q : 21 November 2019), Christ Delzer, Dixon Township, Logan, North Dakota, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 24-3, sheet 1A, line 34, family , Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 3005.
12. ↑ United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Napoleon, Logan, North Dakota; Roll: 1727; Sheet Number: 23; Enumeration District: 24-14. Line #24 Ancestry Record 62308 #7184955