OLDENBURG - BLUME updates

I have come across a few marriage records lately.

First, the record for Charles William "Carl" OLDENBURG and Wilhelmina "Lena" GRAGERT. It confirms that they were married 26 Jul 1883 and that they were married in the Big Wood German Settlement in Scott county, Minnesota. From what I learned, Big Wood is an old name for Blakely township, where they settled and raised their family. The witnesses that signed are Fred OLDENBURG and Johanna GRAGERT.

Second, the record of Frederich BLUME and Wilhelmina POTTSCHMIDT. This record states that they were married 25th Feb 1861 at St. John church in Shakopee, Scott county, Minnesota. Unfortunately, it doesn't give the names of any witnesses. I have 2 images for this information. The second image states that they were married by the pastor of the First Evangelical Congregational Church in Shakopee.

Fred and Lena are couple number 2

Fred and Lena are the bottom couple

Third, I have the marriage record that ties these first 2 families together. The marriage of their children Fred BLUME and Maria OLDENBURG. Their marriage record cites that they were married 22 Jun 1905 in Belle Plaine, Scott, MN. The witnesses that signed for them were Arnold OLDENBURG (most likely Maria's brother Arnold) and Edward KEPP.

I'll try to go through and make sure I have all updates posted and try to remember to keep up with posting the new information I gather.

Frederich and Wilhelmina (POTTSCHMIDT) BLUME

Frederich BLUME was born in Aug 1827 in Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany. He immigrated to the us in 1853 (census records). He was a member of Co. A, 1st Regiment, Minnesota Heavy Artillery between 1864 and 1865 from 1 pension papers I received from my grandma (his granddaughter.

Wilhelmina POTTSCHMIDT was born 25 Sep 1843 in Prussia (Germany) to William and Henrietta POTTSCHMIDT. She came to the US in 1846.

Frederich and Wilhelmina were married about 1861. Most likely in Minnesota. They had 10 children: William Fred about 1864, Elizabeth about 1866, Anna in Apr 1867, Henry Fred about 1868, Louis Fred "Fred" and Charles Fred on 1 Oct 1871, Emma about 1876, Edward Fred in Oct 1878, Minna in Jan 1882, and Ida in Apr 1886. I don't know when Frederich died other then it was before 5 Aug 1908, but Wilhelmina died 28 Oct 1936 in Jordan, Scott county, Minnesota. I also have a memorial for Wilhelmina at findagrave.

Wilhelmina's death certificate.

Part of Frederich's pension record

Wilhelmina's affidavit to receive a widow's pension.

I have found Fred and Wilhelmina on the following censuses:

1875 Minnesota census for Belle Plaine, Scott county, Minnesota.

Fred & Wilhelmina are on lines 15 and 16 of the first page

1880 US Census for Belle Plaine, Scott county, Minnesota

Fred and Wilhelmina are on lines 14 and 15

1885 Minnesota Census for Belle Plaine, Scott county, Minnesota

Fred and Wilhelmina are on lines 38 and 39 of the first page

1900 US Census for Belle Plaine, Scott county, Minnesota

Fred and Wilhelmina are on lines 31 and 32.

Line of descent
Frederich and Wilhelmina (POTTSCHMIDT) BLUME
--> Louis Fred BLUME
----> Lois LOVEN
------> James LOVEN
--------> Me (Martha)

Louis Fred & Maria (OLDENBURG) BLUME

I've decided that I like the approach of doing a post about a married couple better then splitting them up into 2 separate posts. Thus, I'll be doing that from now on until I get through the information that I already have.

Louis Fred BLUME was born 1 Oct 1871 in Scott county, Minnesota to Frederich and Wilhelmina (POTTSCHMIDT) BLUME. Louis started to go by his middle name of Fred at a young age for a reason that I'm (along with his daughter Lois) are unaware of. Fred was the 5th or 6th of 10 children (he had a twin brother Charles). I currently don't have a copy of his baptismal record or a clue as to which church his family was attending at the time of his birth.

Maria Johanna Elizabeth was born 29 May 1884 in Belle Plaine, Scott county, Minnesota to Charles William and Wilhelmina (GRAGERT) OLDENBURG. Maria was the oldest of 6 children. I don't have her baptismal record as of yet.

Fred and Maria were married 22 Jun 1905 in Belle Plaine, Scott county, Minnesota. They had 7 children: Loren Henry on 23 Jan 1906, Lester Carl on 4 Feb 1908, Ervin Henry on 14 Oct 1909, Florence Lena on 19 Dec 1912, Howard Edwin on 28 Jan 1916, Lucille A on 17 Jan 1919, and Lois Marie on 18 Sep 1925. The only one of their children still living at the time I write this post is Lois.

Fred died 8 Nov 1853 in Belle Plaine, Scott county, Minnesota. Maria lived for a few years after Fred died. She spent her final years living with her daughter Lois and her family and died 15 Apr 1972 in Peterson, Fillmore county, Minnesota. They both have profiles on findagrave (Fred and Maria).

Fred's death certificate

Maria's death certificate

I have Fred & Maria on the following censuses after they were married:

• 1910 US Census, page 6A, Belle Plaine, Scott county, Minnesota
• 1920 US Census, page 2A, Belle Plaine, Scott county, Minnesota
• 1930 US Census, page 12A, Belle Plaine, Scott county, Minnesota
• 1940 US Census, page 7B, Belle Plaine, Scott county, Minnesota

UPDATES

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