Immigrant Conrad Dorn was born in Obernau, near
Ashuffenburg, Bavaria, Germany on 4 July 1842. He came to America with his
family in 1879, and they immediately settled in the small Upstate New York town
of Utica. He first worked for the
Empire Woolen Company in Clayville, New York. Clayville is situated on Sauquiot
Creek, about ten miles south of Utica. The mill was incorporated in 1860 and produced fancy cassimere, worsted
and overcoats.
Conrad then enjoyed long time employment with the Globe Woolen
Mills in Utica. The Utica Globe
Mills was begun in 1847, with the mill reorganized into the Globe Woolen
Mills. This mill where Conrad was
employed as a skillful weaver produced the finest fancy woolen and worsted
goods. The label Globe Woolen Mills meant the highest quality.
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| Globe Woolen Mills Utica, New York |
Unfortunately, in late Augusts 1907, at the age of 65 Conrad
suffered a stroke and on 1 September died at his home on Saratoga Street, Utica. During his life he had been a
member of St. Joseph’s Church The Bavarian Sick Aid Society, the Deutsche
Bruder, and an honorary member of the Maximillian Section of the Bavarian
National Verband.
His wife and five children survived him as well as a sister
in Germany.
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