Blandina Wilhelminia DECKERT

Known as Grace or Blanche in USA. Died of heart attack. Buried Grace Street Cemetery, Chicago, Illinois. Parents moved to Brazil about 1922-24. Father was a miller by profession.

1930 Census (April) shows she was age 31, married at age 25, immigrated in 1923, an alien, presently not working outside of home.

3/21/04: Found! Ellis Island Records: Shows name as Blondine Dekert, arrived Jan 25, 1923 on ship Yorck, at age 24. Blonde, blue eyes, 5'6" - arrived from Bremen to NY Port to go to Chicago to stay with Uncle Adolf Schulz at 2221 Kostner. Ethnenticity: Poland/German. Place of birth was BOGUMILLOW, POLAND. Last place of residence Karft, Germany (Mecklenburg) Nearest relative there was Aunt A. Reichke. THIS CONFIRMS THAT BLANDINA came from Poland and lived near Zapust (Sapust).

The "Uncle" Adolf Schulz that Blandina was going to stay with was later found to be the man who was raised by the parents who adopted her mother-in-law Julianne Heinrich.

Could be related to Blandina, Gustav could be her father. Emilie could be her aunt.

Deckert, Emilie 1 Feb 1879 Sapust Boratin. Father: Wilhelm. Mother: ?, Louise

Deckert, Gustav 19 Jun 1876 Boratin. Father: Wilhelm. Mother: Wust, Louise (or Gust?)

Source: http://pixel.cs.vt.edu/library/stpete/volhynia/link/vol187xb.txt )

Could the following be the "Uncle Adolf Schulz" Blandina was going to visit (live with) upon entering USA?

Schulz, Adolf 29 Jan 1882 Heinrich Illegible, Caroline 1897596/1 674 28 Rozyszcze Parish (remarks) Village name appears to start with Rad--- . Mother's maiden name starts with Pet---- (Source: http://pixel.cs.vt.edu/library/stpete/volhynia/link/vol188xb.txt )

Could the following be relatives of Blandina?

II. Klasse 304 Deckert, Irmgard w 25 led Harzburg Deutsch Hannover Kellnerin Peru IL (Source: http://db.genealogy.net/maus/gate/listen.php?ArchivIdent=AIII15-13.01.1926_N&pass=Deckert&ID=53158&ankunftshafen=New%20York&lang=en

Kajüte 82 Deckert, Otto m age 29 Jena Deutsch Thüringen Malermeister Chicago IL -10.02.1923|ankunftshafen=NewYork> (Ellis Island Records show his age as 29, place of birth as Naumberg, Germany, father as Karl Deckert and is going to stay with an Aunt Dora Stiel at 1036 S. St. Louis Ave, Chicago.

! Sealing to parent done by David and Rosangela Torres.

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