William Tandrop Blomberg

"William Blomberg was my uncle - my mother's older - and favorite - brother. He was handsome, charming, full of fun. I admit I didn't know him well, since he lived in New York. He was very musical - played the flute - and played in theater orchestra, I think for pleasure, not for a job. I don't know what he did but if he worked for the decal firm, I suppose that is why he was in New York City as their representative. The firm was owned by the Palm Brothers (see later) in Cincinnati. Will's wife, Lillian had (I was told) a lovely singing voice and that I guess is how they met - both being musical. My mother although some years younger, played the piano and was included in their group because she was a good accompanist. She was very close to both Will and Lillian, and visited Cornelia also.

I believe that Will died earlier than 1965. I have the date as 1945. I know he died before my mother in 1963. I wrote to Cornelia, asking her to tell her mother about my mother's death - obviously her father wasn't alive. Lillian died a few years later - probably in 1965."

Written by Katherine LeBlond Farquhar in September 2000

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Parents of William Blomberg were Wilhelm Clement Theodor Blomberg born in Copenhagen, Denmark on September 27, 1829 and died in Cincinnati, Ohio, on August 21, 1909. He married Kate Tandrop on July 11, 1863. Kate was born in Munich, Germany on December 13, 1845 and died in Cincinnati, Ohio, in August 1937.

Their children were:

1. Fanny Thora Blomberg. Married Walter Palm.
2. William Theodore Blomberg. Married Lillian Morecraft.
3. Harry Charles Blomberg. Married Florence.
4. Eleanor "Ella" Anna Blomberg. Married Robert LeBlond.
5. Cordelia Marie "Cora" Blomberg. Married Ernest Roden.

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