Cemetery Records state: "William was found hanging from the rafters in his barn last Thursday A.M.; he leaves a wife and a large number of children."
{Information from "Events 30 Years Ago", 1899}
William & Minnie (Fritz) Blume had 10 children: Elizabeth "Lizzie", Minna, Henry, Sophia, William, August C., Mary, Sarah, Charles Edwin, Emma Blume
1895 Census, Sumner Twp, Bremer Co, Iowa
William Blume 47 yrs
Minnie 40 yrs
Elizabeth 18 yrs
Minna 17 yrs
Henry 15 yrs
Sophia 13 yrs
William 11 yrs
August C. 8 yrs
Mary 5 yrs
Sarah 2 yrs
Cemetery Records state: "William was found hanging from the rafters in his barn last Thursday A.M.; he leaves a wife and a large number of children."
{Information from "Events 30 Years Ago", 1899}
William & Minnie (Fritz) Blume had 10 children: Elizabeth "Lizzie", Minna, Henry, Sophia, William, August C., Mary, Sarah, Charles Edwin, Emma Blume
1895 Census, Sumner Twp, Bremer Co, Iowa
William Blume 47 yrs
Minnie 40 yrs
Elizabeth 18 yrs
Minna 17 yrs
Henry 15 yrs
Sophia 13 yrs
William 11 yrs
August C. 8 yrs
Mary 5 yrs
Sarah 2 yrs
Family Members
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Elizabeth "Lizzie" Blume
1876–1963
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Minna "Minnie" Blume Zander
1878–1968
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Henry Blume
1880–1952
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Sophia Marie Blume Tietje
1882–1975
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William C. "Will" Blume
1883–1962
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August Christ Blume
1886–1967
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Mary M. Blume Brockmann
1889–1976
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Sarah Blume Diekmann
1893–1986
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Charles Edwin Blume
1895–1992
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Emma Dorothy Blume Reinhart
1898–1988
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