| 2. | Benjamin M. Blumenthal  (1.(not1) was born on 30 Aug 1857 in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana; died after 1900 in Manhattan, New York, New York. Other Events and Attributes:
- Census: 1870, Galveston, Galveston Co, Texas
- Residence: 1876, Galveston, Galveston Co, Texas
- Census: 1 Jun 1880, Galveston, Galveston Co, Texas
- Census: 1900, Manhattan, New York, New York
Notes:
Birth:
birth record in New Orleans:
Name: Benjamin Blumenthal
Birth Date: 30 Aug 1857
Birth Place: New Orleans, Louisiana
Gender: Male
Race: White
Father's Name: Louis Blumenthal
Mother's Name: Sophie Neuburger
Census:
residence 465
Lewis Bannentahar 45 Russia
Sophia Bannentahar 42 Wurttemberg/Wurttemberg
Hinter Kender 20 1850 female Louisiana
residence 466
Jos Bannentahas 25 1845 (15 1855) Louisiana
Benjn Bannentahas 12 1858 Louisiana
Matilda Bannentahas 7 1863 Louisiana
Russ Bannentahas 1 (Rosa) 1869 Texas
Residence:
Blumenthal, J.H. tel. oper, Girardin House, res ns, Market. cor. 29th
Blumenthal, Theo., with Freiberg, Klein & Co, res. ss. Market, cor. 29th
Blumenthal, Jos., tel. office, res. ss, Market, cor. 299th
Blumenthal, Benj., clk, res. ss. Market, bet 29th and 30th
Blumenthal, L. shoemkr, ss. Market bet 29th and 30th
Census:
1880 1st, June, Galveston, Galveston Co
Avenue J residence 20
Henry Beahlk 36 1844 self Prussia/Germany, Germany, Germany
laborer in cotton prep (unemp 4 months of the year)
Ellen Beahlk 26 1854 wife Texas add add
Jno. Beahlk 3 son 1877 Texas add add
Lizzie Cunniff 19 1859 sister-in-law single Texas, add, add
Josephine Cunniff 6 1874 dau Wittenberg Germany; Germany;
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Benj. M. Blumenthal 22 1858 son Louisiana, add, add
collector accounts (unemp 4 months of the year)
Matilda Blumenthal 17 1863 dau Louisiana, add add
dressmaker
Rosa Blumenthal 11 1869 dau Texas, add add
>>> Sophia Blumenthal probably left out
From: "Linda"
To:
Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2013 6:44 PM
Subject: Proposed Change: Ellen Cuniff (I24157)
"In 1880 - well, I have read that some census takers took notes and then went home and copied the notes onto the census form. Some even had their wife or children copy the notes to the form.
It looks like someone was copying to this page and after copying Cunniff Josephine W F 6 daughter, they looked back at the notes - dropping to the birth place for Sophia Blumenthal and her parents - giving that birth place to Josephine and leaving Sophia out. Does that make any sense? (Louis was probably dead.)"
Note: Louis was listed in a Galveston city directory with one of his sons in 1880. Were they separated? Was the directory published after he died, and she was a widow by the time of the census? Is this surmised error on the part of the census taker what happened, or was Sophia someplace else and the kids were with Henry and Ellen for some reason? They are not Henry's natural children. Could he have had a brief marriage with Sophia and they were his steps? Sophia later is in New York with her children and going by the name Blumenthal. There was a Sophie Belke through the city directories shown as a widow to interchangeably Henry or Frederick Belke - this Sophie? As it turns out, there is a Sophie Balke whose death record in Galveston County is consistent with her being the widow of Henry's father, Frederick - probably named Frederick Henry, which seems much more likely than Sophia Blumenthal being that widow. Neverthless, since it is confusing in the census, and there's no absolutes, the children will remain attached to Henry, but they are not his children.
~ss
Census:
Sophie Blumenthal 65 Jan 1835 widow Germany Germany Germany
Immigrated 1860 40 yrs ago 3 births, 3 living
Benjamin Blumenthal 33 Aug 1866 editor La (scracthed out) then Mississippi, Germany Germany
Matilda Blumenthal 27 Mar 1873 Mississippi, Germany Germany
Rosa Blumenthal 20 Nov 1879 Texas Germany Germany
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