Blume, Florence M.

Female - Bef 1895


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  • Name Blume, Florence M. 
    Born Y  [1
    • Details of the birth are not known at this time.
    Gender Female 
    Died Bef 1895  [2
    • According to the 1900 U.S. census enumeration, Bertha Blume was identified as the mother of four children, two of whom were still living. The two children living in the home in 1900 did not include Florence M. Blume; presumably she had died before the enumeration was taken. The details are not known at this time.
    Person ID I5058  Fiegenbaum
    Last Modified 29 Mar 2015 

    Father Blume, Rev. Charles Frederic,   b. 2 Oct 1860, Jordan, Scott County, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Fiegenbaum, Amelia Bertha,   b. 27 Apr 1859, Galena, Jo Daviess County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Saint Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 22 Apr 1884  Highland, Madison County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
    Residence (family) Sep 1899  Winona, Winona County, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    • According to an account of her parents' 50th wedding anniversary celebration at Edwardsville Illinois on 29 September 1899, their daughter, "Mrs. Charles F. Blume of Winona, Minnesota" was in attendance.
    Census (family) 1900  Winona, Winona County, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [10

    •      According to the 1900 U.S. enumeration, the household at 260 Liberty Street in Ward 3 consisted of Charles Blume, a 38 year old preacher and his wife, Bertha Blume, age 41. They had been married for 16 years; Bertha was identified as the mother of four children, two of whom were still living. Also in the home were those two children: Clarenz Blume, age 13 and in school; and Franklin Blume, age 6.
    Residence (family) Sep 1904  Winona, Winona County, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [11
    • According to a funeral announcement for "Mrs. William Fiegenbaum" which appeared on 9 September 1904 in the Edwardsville Intelligencer, of Edwardsville, Illinois, one of her six surviving children was "...Mrs. C. F. Blume of Winona, Minnesota."
    Residence (family) Nov 1906  Winona, Winona County, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [12
    • According to her father's obituary published on 30 November 1906 in the Edwardsville Intelligencer, of Edwardsville, Illinois, the daughter "Bertha, wife of Rev. Charles F. Blume" was then living at Winona, Minnesota.
    Residence (family) Abt 1916  St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [13

    •      According to information published in 1916 in Who's Who in American Methodism, Rev. Blume (and presumably at least his wife as well) lived at 347 Van Slyke Court.
    Family ID F912  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S170] Who's Who in American Methodism, edited by Carl Fowler Price, (New York: E. B. Treat & Company, 1916), page 22.
      Rev. Charles Frederic Blume, D.D. and Bertha Emelia Fiegenbaum were married on 22 April 1884. No place given. They were the parents of Julius H., Clarence E., Florence M., and Franklin L.

    2. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1900 U.S. census, population schedule.
      NARA microfilm T623, roll 797, page 9A. Minnesota, Winona County, Winona City, Ward 3, Second precinct, Supervisor’s District 1, Enumeration District 201, census sheet 9A, enumerated on 6 & 7 June 1900; Charles Blume household, 260 Liberty Street, dwelling 186, family 195, lines 43-46. Access through Ancestry.com in March 2015.
           In the household was: 43) Blume, Charles; head; white; male; born October 1861; age 38; married, for 16 years and, 44) Blume, Bertha; wife; white; female; born April 1859; age 41; married, for 16 years; mother of 4 children, 2 still living.
           The two children living in the home in 1900 were Clarenz Blume (age 13) and Franklin Blume (age 6). Presumably, Florence M. Blume was no longer living in 1900.
           For more details of this enumeration, see the notes on the 1900 U.S. census for these individuals.

    3. [S73] Kelly Miller-Collins, Genealogical research.
      Charles Blume and Bertha A. Fiegenbaum; married.

    4. [S119] Harriet L. Fiegenbaum and Judith L. (Fiegenbaum) Miller, Genealogical research.
      Charles Blume and Bertha Fiegenbaum; married. No date or place of marriage.

    5. [S110] Illinois State Archives, Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763–1900 [online database] (http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/databases/marriage.html - last confirmed in March 2012), Blume-Fiegenbaum marriage. Accessed in June 2007.
      Charles F. Blume and Bertha Amelia Fergenbaum were married. Date of 17 April 1884 returned from database search may be issuance of license or may be date of marriage; the database does not distinguish which. Madison County marriage license number 00001095; volume 8, page 217.

    6. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), page 58.
      Charles F. Blume and Amelia Bertha Fiegenbaum were married in March 1883 at Galena, Jo Daviess County, Illinois.

    7. [S275] The Book of Minnesotans: A Biographical Dictionary of Leading Living Men of the State of Minnesota, edited by Edited by Albert Nelson Marquis (Chicago, Illinois: A. N. Marquis & Company, 1907), page 49; entry for BLUME, Charles F.
      "Married at Highland, Ill., April 22, 1884, to Miss Bertha E. Fiegenbaum."

    8. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1900 U.S. census, population schedule.
      NARA microfilm T623, roll 797, page 9A. Minnesota, Winona County, Winona City, Ward 3, Second precinct, Supervisor’s District 1, Enumeration District 201, census sheet 9A, enumerated on 6 & 7 June 1900; Charles Blume household, 260 Liberty Street, dwelling 186, family 195, lines 43-46. Access through Ancestry.com in March 2015.
           In the household was: 43) Blume, Charles; head; white; male; born October 1861; age 38; married, for 16 years and, 44) Blume, Bertha; wife; white; female; born April 1859; age 41; married, for 16 years; mother of 4 children, 2 still living.
           By calculation from the information provided, the marriage would have taken place about 1883-1884. For more details of this enumeration, see the notes on the 1900 U.S. census for these individuals.

    9. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), pages 21-22.
      A transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an account of the Golden Wedding Anniversary celebration for "Rev. and Mrs. William Fiegenbaum." Gretchen Leenerts reported that this account had appeared on 29 September 1899 in the Edwardsville Intelligencer, of Edwardsville, Illinois.
           "All the children of Rev. and Mrs. Fiegenbaum were present with their families, 19 of their 21 grandchildren being there. The children are: Mrs. Charles F. Blume of Winona, Minnesota; Mrs. Jacoby, wife of Rev. H. C. Jacoby, pastor of the Taylor Avenue German Methodist Church, St. Louis; Dr. J. H. Fiegenbaum of Alton, and Dr. E. W. Fiegenbaum, Fred Fiegenbaum and Mrs. C. H. Lynch of this city."

    10. [S106] United States; Bureau of the Census, U.S. Census (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), 1900 U.S. census, population schedule.
      NARA microfilm T623, roll 797, page 9A. Minnesota, Winona County, Winona City, Ward 3, Second precinct, Supervisor’s District 1, Enumeration District 201, census sheet 9A, enumerated on 6 & 7 June 1900; Charles Blume household, 260 Liberty Street, dwelling 186, family 195, lines 43-46. Access through Ancestry.com in March 2015.
           The household consisted of: 43) Blume, Charles; head; white; male; born October 1861; age 38; married, for 16 years; born in Minnesota; father born in Germany; mother born in Germany; occupation=Preacher; can read; can write; speaks English; home is rented; home is a house. 44) Blume, Bertha; wife; white; female; born April 1859; age 41; married, for 16 years; mother of 4 children, 2 still living; born in Illinois; father born in Germany; mother born in Germany; can read; can write; speaks English. 45) Blume, Clarenz; son; white; male; born April 1887; age 13; single; born in Minnesota; father born in Minnesota; mother born in Illinois; at school; attended school for 9 months; can read; can write; speaks English. 46) Blume, Franklin; son; white; male; born December 1893; age 6; single; born in Minnesota; father born in Minnesota; mother born in Illinois.

    11. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), pages 23-24.
      A transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of a funeral annoucement for "Mrs. William Fiegenbaum." Gretchen Leenerts reported that this account had appeared on 9 September 1904 in the Edwardsville Intelligencer, of Edwardsville, Illinois.
           "She was married to Rev. William Fiegenbaum 27 September 1849 in St. Louis. Their union was blessed with eight children, two of whom died in infancy. The six living children, all of whom were with her when death came, are: Fred A., Dr. E. W., and Mrs. Martha Lynch of Edwardsville; Dr. J. H. of Alton; Mrs. H. C. Jacoby of Granite City and Mrs. C. F. Blume of Winona, Minnesota."

    12. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), pages 22-23.
      A transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an obituary for Rev. William Fiegenbaum. Gretchen Leenerts reported that this account had appeared on 30 November 1906 in the Edwardsville Intelligencer, of Edwardsville, Illinois.
           "There are six children: Fred A., Dr. Edward W., and Martha wife of C. H. Lynch all of Edwardsville; Dr. Julius H. of Alton; Bertha, wife of Rev. Charles F. Blume, of Winona, Minnesota; and Lydia, wife of Rev. H. C. Jacoby of Quincy."

    13. [S170] Who's Who in American Methodism, edited by Carl Fowler Price, (New York: E. B. Treat & Company, 1916), page 22.
      "Address: 347 Van Slyke Court, St. Paul, Minn."