{"id":264,"date":"2014-05-22T17:37:10","date_gmt":"2014-05-22T22:37:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/?page_id=264"},"modified":"2026-09-15T12:28:39","modified_gmt":"2026-09-15T17:28:39","slug":"wilhelm-clement-theodor-blomberg-1829-1909","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/genealogy\/families\/blomberg\/wilhelm-clement-theodor-blomberg-1829-1909\/","title":{"rendered":"Wilhelm Clement Theodor Blomberg (1829-1909)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Wilhelm Clement Theodor Blomberg (1829\u20131909) was a Danish-born artist who emigrated to America in 1860 and settled in Cincinnati. A fresco painter by profession, he decorated church interiors, sometimes working with his father-in-law Ulrich Christian Tandrop, while also painting landscapes, seascapes, portraits, and other works on canvas. Wilhelm and his wife Catherine \u201cKate\u201d Tandrop raised five children, including my great-grandmother Ella Blomberg LeBlond. He is my great, great grandfather.<\/p>\n

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Wilhelm Clement Theodor Blomberg (1829-1909)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Birth<\/h2>\n

Wilhelm Clement Theodor Blomberg was born on September 27, 1829, in Copenhagen, Denmark, to parents Jacob Wilhelm Blomberg (1801\u20131853) and Caroline Jensine Elizabeth Eckhaussen.<\/p>\n

Emigration<\/h2>\n

He left for America on October 3, 1860, at the age of 31, sailing from Hamburg, Germany, on the ship Steamer Saxonia. He became a naturalized citizen in 1889.<\/p>\n

Marriage<\/h2>\n

He married Catherine Tandrop (nicknamed Kate), sixteen years his junior, on July 11, 1863. The couple settled in Cincinnati. Kate was born in Munich, Germany on December 13, 1845 and died in Cincinnati, Ohio, in August 1937.<\/p>\n

Children<\/h2>\n
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  1. Fanny Thora Blomberg. Married Walter Palm.<\/li>\n
  2. William Theodore Blomberg. Married Lillian Morecraft.<\/li>\n
  3. Harry Charles Blomberg. Married Florence.<\/li>\n
  4. Eleanor “Ella” Anna Blomberg. Married Robert LeBlond.<\/li>\n
  5. Cordelia Marie “Cora” Blomberg. Married Ernest Roden.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Occupation<\/h2>\n

    William was a fresco painter who painted murals in churches. He also painted landscapes and seascapes on canvas. He worked with his father-in-law, Ulrich Christian Tandrop, to decorate church interiors.<\/p>\n

    \"1874-02-12
    1874-02-12 The Highland Weekly News (Hillsboro, Ohio) Thu Feb 12, 1874 p3<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

    William traveled to other states to paint churches. Here he is in Wheeling, West Virginia.<\/p>\n

    \"1878-06-20
    1878-06-20 The Wheeling Daily Intelligencer (Wheeling, WV) Thu p4<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

    By 1880 he was apparently in business with someone named “Tschudi”, as referenced in this newspaper.<\/p>\n

    \"1880-12-02
    1880-12-02 The Parsons Weekly (Parsons, Kansas) Sun Thu Dec 2 1880 p5, Tschudi and Blomberg Fresco Painters<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

    This website contains additional info about Blomberg’s partnership with Tschudi: https:\/\/drypigment.net\/theatre\/scenic-artists\/page\/3\/<\/a>. (Use Control F to find mentions of Blomberg in this very long text.)<\/p>\n

    Wilhelm Clement Theodor Blomberg Gallery of Paintings<\/h3>\n

    Here are the paintings I’ve been able to identify so far. All are privately owned by descendants of the artist. If you have a painting you’d like to share, please contact me.<\/p>\n