{"id":182,"date":"2014-05-22T14:02:37","date_gmt":"2014-05-22T19:02:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/?page_id=182"},"modified":"2026-09-15T12:06:51","modified_gmt":"2026-09-15T17:06:51","slug":"william-tandrop-blomberg","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/genealogy\/families\/blomberg\/william-tandrop-blomberg\/","title":{"rendered":"William Tandrop Blomberg (1872-1945)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"intro\">William Tandrop Blomberg (1872\u20131945) was born in Cincinnati, the son of Wilhelm and Catherine Blomberg, and was remembered by his niece Katherine LeBlond Farquhar as handsome, charming, fun-loving, and especially musical. He played the flute, spent much of his adult life in New York, and married Lillian D. Morecraft, herself remembered as a talented singer. Their only child was Catherine Cornelia Blomberg.<\/p>\n<p>William is not in my direct line. He was the brother of my great grandmother, Anna Elinora Blomberg.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4626\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4626\" style=\"width: 232px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4626\" src=\"http:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/1663-William-Blomberg-detail.jpg\" alt=\"1663 - William Blomberg, detail\" width=\"232\" height=\"297\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/1663-William-Blomberg-detail.jpg 319w, https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/1663-William-Blomberg-detail-235x300.jpg 235w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4626\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">1663 &#8211; William Blomberg, detail<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Birth<\/h2>\n<p>1872 in Cincinnati, Ohio<\/p>\n<h2>Marriage<\/h2>\n<p>William married Lillian D. Morecraft on 15 Oct 1896, in Hamilton, Ohio.<\/p>\n<h2>Children<\/h2>\n<p>The couple had one daughter: Catherine Cornelia Blomberg.<\/p>\n<h2>Biography<\/h2>\n<p>My grandmother, Katherine LeBlond Farquhar, remembered her uncle fondly, writing this in September 2000:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>William Blomberg was my uncle &#8211; my mother&#8217;s older &#8211; and favorite &#8211; brother. He was handsome, charming, full of fun. I admit I didn&#8217;t know him well, since he lived in New York. He was very musical &#8211; played the flute &#8211; and played in theater orchestra, I think for pleasure, not for a job. I don&#8217;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 in Cincinnati. Will&#8217;s wife, Lillian had (I was told) a lovely singing voice and that I guess is how they met &#8211; 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.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>Death<\/h2>\n<p>1945 in California<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>William Tandrop Blomberg (1872\u20131945) was born in Cincinnati, the son of Wilhelm and Catherine Blomberg, and was remembered by his niece Katherine LeBlond Farquhar as handsome, charming, fun-loving, and especially musical. He played the flute, spent much of his adult life in New York, and married Lillian D. 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