Sarah Leota Blossom

24 February 1890–1958 (Age 67)
Dublin Township, Mercer, Ohio, United States

The Life Summary of Sarah Leota

When Sarah Leota Blossom was born on 24 February 1890, in Dublin Township, Mercer, Ohio, United States, her father, Benjamin Franklin Blossom, was 37 and her mother, Frances M Eaken, was 34. She married Frederick Martin VanTilburg on 28 December 1912, in Mercer, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Celina, Mercer, Ohio, United States for about 5 years and Rockford, Dublin Township, Mercer, Ohio, United States in 1940. She died in 1958, in Ohio, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Celina, Mercer, Ohio, United States.

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Family Time Line

Frederick Martin VanTilburg
1889–1935
Sarah Leota Blossom
1890–1958
Marriage: 28 December 1912
Carl A VanTilburg
1914–1971
Robert Blossom VanTilburg
1916–1943
Marjorie VanTilburg
1917–1966
Don Van Tilburg
1920–1987
Betty L VanTilburg
1924–2009
Tommy Lee VanTilburg
1926–1987
Frances Joan Van Tilburg
1928–2005

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    28 December 1912Mercer, Ohio, United States
    • Children

    (7)

    +2 More Children

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (10)

    +5 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
    Age 6
    A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.
    1898 · War with the Spanish
    Age 8
    After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.
    1908 · The Bureau of Investigation is formed
    Age 18
    Known as the National Bureau of Criminal Identification, The Bureau of Investigation helped agencies across the country identify different criminals. President Roosevelt instructed that there be an autonomous investigative service that would report only to the Attorney General.

    Name Meaning

    English: nickname from Old English blōstm(a), blōsma ‘blossom’, according to Reaney ‘used in the 15th century of one lovely and full of promise.’

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

    Sources (20)

    • Leota Vantilbury, "United States Census, 1940"
    • Leota S Blossom in household of Benjamine F Blossom, "United States Census, 1910"
    • Sarah L Van Tilburg in household of Fred M Van Tilburg, "United States Census, 1930"

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