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  • Name Blume, Charles Frederic 
    Prefix Rev. 
    Born 2 Oct 1860  Jordan, Scott County, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5] 
    • Charles was the son of Earnest Wilhelm and Christina Earnstina Blume.
    Gender Male 
    Education Mount Pleasant, Henry County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7] 
    Address:
    Iowa Wesleyan University 

    • Following his elementary education in the schools of Scott County, Minnesota, Charles attended German College and Iowa Wesleyan University at Mt. Pleasant. He was granted a B.S. degree in June 1882 and an M.S. degree in 1885 and a D.D. in 1907.
    Occupation minister in the German Methodist Episcopal Church  [8, 9, 10] 

    •      The following biographical information was published in The Book of Minnesotans: A Biographical Dictionary of Leading Living Men of the State of Minnesota in 1907.

           BLUME, Charles F., clergyman; born in Jordan, Minn., Oct. 2, 1860; son of Ernest A. and Sophia C. (Festing) Blume; raised on farm near Jordan, Minn.; educated in district school; German Catholic parochial school and city public schools, Jordan; Iowa Wesleyan University and German College, Mt. Pleasant, Ia., graduating from the university, degree of B.S., June, 1882; degree of M.S., same university, 1885. Married at Highland, Ill., April 22, 1884, to Miss Bertha E. Fiegenbaum. Four years presiding elder St. Paul district, of the Northern German Conference; held appointments 2 years in Stilllwater, 7 in St. Paul, 7 in Minneapolis, and since 1898, in Winona. Recreations: Outdoor diversions. Address: Winona, Minn.

           A similar biographical sketch was published in 1916 in Who's Who in American Methodism.

      BLUME, Rev. Charles Frederic, D.D.: b. Oct. 2, 1860, Jordan, Minn.; s. Earnest Wm. and Christina Earnstina Blume; educ. pub. sch.; German Coll. (Mt. Pleasant, Ia.); Ia. Wesleyan Univ. B.S. '82, M.S. '85 D.D. '07; m. Apr. 22, 1884 Bertha Emelia Fiegenbaum; c. Julius H., Clarence E., Florence M., Franklin L. Pastorates: Stillwater, Minn. '82; (1st) Minneapolis '84; (2nd) St. Paul '86; Pres. Elder St. Paul Dist '89-'93; (Central) Minneapolis '93; Winona '98; Dist. Supt. So. Minn. Dist. '07-'10; Minneapolis Dist.'10-'12; (1st) St. Paul '12 -- (Northern German Conf.). Conf. sec. 9 yrs. Mem. Gen. Conf. '12. Trus. St. Paul's Coll. Author: "Daniel, an Example for the Young Men of Today," pamphlet. Contrib. to ch. papers. Address: 347 Van Slyke Court, St. Paul, Minn. M. E.
    Census (state) 1895  Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 

    •      According to the 1895 Minnesota State enumeration, the household at 1018 13th Avenue, South, Ward 11 consisted of Rev. C. F. Blume, a 36 year old minister; Bertha Blume, age 36; Clarenz Blume, age 8; and Franklin Blume, age 1. Rev. Blume had been a resident of the state for 36 years and of that enumeration district for eight years.
    Died Yes, date unknown 
    Person ID I2821  Fiegenbaum
    Last Modified 29 Mar 2015 

    Family 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  [12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18] 
    Residence (family) Sep 1899  Winona, Winona County, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [19] 
    • 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  [20] 

    •      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  [21] 
    • 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  [22] 
    • 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  [23] 

    •      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.
    Children 
     1. Blume, Julius H.,   d. Bef 1895
     2. Blume, Clarence Edwin,   b. 8 Apr 1887, St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Blume, Florence M.,   d. Bef 1895
     4. Blume, Franklin L.,   b. Dec 1893, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 6 Aug 2018 
    Family ID F912  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S73] Kelly Miller-Collins, Genealogical research, Name.

    2. [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., son of "Earnest Wm. and Christina Earnstina Blume", was born on 2 October 1860 at Jordan, Minnesota.

    3. [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.
      "BLUME, Charles F., clergyman; born in Jordan, Minn., Oct. 2, 1860; son of Ernest A. and Sophia C. (Festing) Blume; raised on farm near Jordan, Minn.;..."

    4. [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; born in Minnesota; father born in Germany; mother born in Germany.
           For more details of this enumeration, see the notes on the 1900 U.S. census for this person.

    5. [S167] State census, 1895 Minnesota census, population schedule.
      Minnesota Historical Society, Minnesota State Population Census Schedules, 1865-1905, roll V290_69. Minnesota, Hennepin County, Minneapolis, Ward 11, Precinct 1, census page 85, enumerated on 17 June 1895; Rev. C. F. Blume household, 1018 13th Avenue, South, Ward 11 individuals 2654-2657. Access through Ancestry.com in March 2015.
           In the household was: 2654) Blume, C. F., Rev.; age 36; male; white; born in Minnesota; a resident of the state for 36 years.
           By calculation from the information provided, Rev. C. F. Blume would have been born about 1858-1859. For more details of this enumeration, see the notes on the 1895 Minnesota State census for this person.

    6. [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.
      "...educated in district school; German Catholic parochial school and city public schools, Jordan; Iowa Wesleyan University and German College, Mt. Pleasant, Ia., graduating from the university, degree of B.S., June, 1882; degree of M.S., same university, 1885."

    7. [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. was educated in public schools; German College (Mt. Pleasant, Iowa); Iowa Weslyan University (B.S. in 1882; M.S. in 1885; D.D. in 1907).

    8. [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.
      "BLUME, Charles F., clergyman;...."

    9. [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: Blume, Charles; head; white; male; occupation=Preacher. For more details of this enumeration, see the notes on the 1900 U.S. census for this person.

    10. [S167] State census, 1895 Minnesota census, population schedule.
      Minnesota Historical Society, Minnesota State Population Census Schedules, 1865-1905, roll V290_69. Minnesota, Hennepin County, Minneapolis, Ward 11, Precinct 1, census page 85, enumerated on 17 June 1895; Rev. C. F. Blume household, 1018 13th Avenue, South, Ward 11 individuals 2654-2657. Access through Ancestry.com in March 2015.
           In the household was: 2654) Blume, C. F., Rev.; age 36; male; white; born in Minnesota; a resident of the state for 36 years; a resident of this enumeration district for 8 years; occupation=Minister; engaged in this occupation for 12 months in the year ending June 1895.
           For more details of this enumeration, see the notes on the 1895 Minnesota State census for this person.

    11. [S167] State census, 1895 Minnesota census, population schedule.
      Minnesota Historical Society, Minnesota State Population Census Schedules, 1865-1905, roll V290_69. Minnesota, Hennepin County, Minneapolis, Ward 11, Precinct 1, census page 85, enumerated on 17 June 1895; Rev. C. F. Blume household, 1018 13th Avenue, South, Ward 11 individuals 2654-2657. Access through Ancestry.com in March 2015.
           The household consisted of: 2654) Blume, C. F., Rev.; age 36; male; white; born in Minnesota; a resident of the state for 36 years; a resident of this enumeration district for 8 years; occupation=Minister; engaged in this occupation for 12 months in the year ending June 1895; father of foreign birth; mother of foreign birth. 2655) Blume, Bertha; age 36; female; white; born in Illinois; occupation=House Wife; father of foreign birth; mother of foreign birth. 2656) Blume, Clarenz; age 8; male; white; born in Minnesota; father not of foreign birth; mother not of foreign birth. 2657) Blume, Franklin; age 1; male; white; born in Minnesota; father not of foreign birth; mother not of foreign birth.

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

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

    14. [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.

    15. [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.

    16. [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.

    17. [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."

    18. [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.

    19. [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."

    20. [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.

    21. [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."

    22. [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."

    23. [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."


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