BLUM, Emma Margaretha Henriette

1866 - 1926  (59 years)

• Name	BLUM, Emma Margaretha Henriette
  Birth	18 Oct 1866	Mishicot, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States
  Gender	Female
  Census	1900	Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States
  	Address: Town of Gibson
  	The 1900 Census shows the Kempfert family living in the Town of Gibson Family number 52 Emma has had 5 Children 2 remain living in 1900
  Death	6 Jan 1926	Two Rivers, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States   [1]
  	MRS. KEMPFERT VICTIM HEART ATTACK, HOME TWO RIVERS, Jan. 6 — Mrs. Henry Kempfert died suddenly at th family home, 1200 Madison street , at 8:40 o'clock this morning her demise being due to a heart attack . The funeral will be held Saturday afternoon from the home with services at 2 o'clock at St. John's Lutheran church, the Rev. Haase officiating. Burial will be at Pioneers ' Rest cemetery. Mrs. Emma Kemfert, nee Blum, was born at Mishicot in 1866 and was fifty-nine years old. She was married in 1885 and the family came to Two Rivers to live twenty-one years ago. Surviving are the husband, a daughter, Mrs. Ella Baum and a son, Walter, all of this city; her aged mother at Mishicot, one brother, William, of this city and six sisters , Mrs. Nick Nocker of Manitowoc, Mrs. H. Detjen of Algoma, Mrs. William Redeker of Mishicot, Mrs. Otto Schmidt, town of Mishicot, Mrs. Paul Schmidt of Milwaukee and Mrs. Herman Thielbar of Mishicot. Manitowoc Herald News | Manitowoc, Wisconsin | Wednesday, January 06, 1926 | Page 7
  Burial	Two Rivers, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States
  	Address: Pioneer Rest Cemetery
  Person ID	I1025	Jindra and Chaloupka Family Trees | Blum Family Tree (Ellen's maternal), Wulf Family Tree (Ellen's maternal)
  Last Modified	4 May 2025

  
  

  Father	BLUM, Wilhelm Heinrich,   b. 3 Oct 1838, Gnissau, Eutin, Oldenburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany d. 25 Nov 1906, Mishicot, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States (Age 68 years)
  Mother	WULF, Catherine Dorothea,   b. 21 Jul 1843, Eutin, Eutin, Eutin, Osthostein, Deutschland d. 16 Apr 1932, Mishicot, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States (Age 88 years)
  Marriage	6 Mar 1864	Wisconsin, United States
  Family ID	F361	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	KEMPFERT, Heinrich C.,   b. Aug 1863, Cooperstown, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States d. 12 May 1945, Whitelaw, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	14 Nov 1885	Mishicot, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States
  	Address: home
  	MARRIED .- At the home of the bride's parents, on Saturday, November 14, 1885, Justice O'Hara officiating, Mr. Henry Kempfer(sic) of Gibson and Miss Emma Blum of Mishicott. The bride is the eldest daughter of our esteemed townsman, Wm. Blum Esq. and is a young woman ot excellent qualities of head and neart. The groom is a well-to-do young farmner of Gibson and seems to be in every way worthy of the fair one who has given him her heart and hand. That each returning year may bring them a fuller measure of happiness and prosperity than the one that went before, is the heartfelt wish of their numerous friends. The Chronicle Tue, Nov 17, 1885 ·Page 3 Marriage Certificate vol 3 pg 325
  Children	1. KEMPFERT, Albert,   b. 3 Nov 1887, Wisconsin, United States d. 1 Dec 1887 (Age 0 years) > 2. KEMPFERT, Eleanore E.,   b. 11 Nov 1889, Wisconsin, United States d. 21 Jan 1979, Orange, California, United States (Age 89 years)   3. KEMPFERT, Carl   d. Bef 1900 + 4. KEMPFERT, Walter,   b. 16 Aug 1896, Gibson Township, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States d. 10 May 1962, Two Rivers, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States (Age 65 years)   5. KEMPFERT, Marie,   b. Aft 1896, Wisconsin, United States d. Bef 1900 (Age < 2 years)
  Family ID	F366	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Oct 2025

  
  

• Notes

  From the Manitowoc County Chronicle December 1, 1906 Mr. and Mrs. Henry Kempfert of this city attended the funeral of Wm. Blum at Mishicot last Wednesday. Mrs. Kempfert is a daughter of the deceased.

  
  

• Sources

  [S378] Newspaper - Wisconsin - Manitowoc Herald News, Mrs. Kempfert Victim Heart Attack; obituary; 6 January 1926; page 7; viewed online.