Brief Life History of Ernst H
When Ernst H Blumberg Sr was born on 19 February 1836, in Culm, West Prussia, Prussia, Germany, his father, Carl Frederick Blumberg, was 38 and his mother, Catharina Maria Ruff, was 33. He married Margarethe Elisabeth Zipp on 26 September 1858, in Comal, Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 7 daughters. He lived in Justice Precinct 2, Guadalupe, Texas, United States in 1870 and Justice Precinct 1, Comal, Texas, United States in 1900. He died on 1 February 1902, in New Braunfels, Comal, Texas, United States, at the age of 65, and was buried in Comal Cemetery, New Braunfels, Comal, Texas, United States.
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Sources (23)
- Ernst Blumberg in household of Charles Blumberg, "United States Census, 1850"
- Ernst Blumberg, "Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977"
- Ernst Blumberg, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1836–1902 Male
1839–1928 Female
Children (12)
1859–1955 Male
1861–1942 Female
1864–1947 Male
1866–1954 Male
1868–1942 Male
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Parents and Siblings
1798–1853 Male
1803–1869 Female
Siblings (9)
1822–1893 Male
1825–1883 Male
1827–1827 Female
1828–1880 Female
1828–1833 Male
+4 More Children
World Events (8)
1845
Age 9
1846
Age 10
1861 · Texas Secedes from the United States
Age 25
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Emanuel, Herschel, Aryeh, Aviva, Avrom, Chaim, Girsh, Leib, Myer, Shmuel, Zelig.
Jewish (Ashkenazic): artificial compound meaning ‘flower hill’ (from Yiddish blum or German Blume ‘flower’ + German berg ‘mountain, hill’).
German: habitational name from any of various places called Blumberg, for instance in the Blackforest (Baden-Württemberg). Compare Bloomberg .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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