Nobles County MN Archives Biographies.....Bloom, William E. 1860 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/mn/mnfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@yahoo.com October 24, 2006, 11:32 pm Author: Arthur P. Rose (1908) WILLIAM E. BLOOM, of Worthington, ranks among the early settlers of Nobles county, having resided here permanently since 1873. He is a native of Green county, Wis., where he was born Oct. 19, 1860, the son of Fred and Mary Ann (Robey) Bloom. His mother died in 1868, and his father is now in the mercantile business at Woodstock, Minn. Fred Bloom, our subject's father, was one of the prominent citizens of the county in the early days. He was a native of Switzerland, but came to America when twelve years of age, and went from New York to Milwaukee, Wis., by way of the Erie canal and the great lakes. He settled in Rock county, Wis., but remained there only a few years, and then went to Green county, where he was married. In 1873 he came to Nobles county and took as a homestead the southwest quarter of section 32, Seward township, where he resided many years. He took an active part in politics, and in 1878 was elected a member of the board of county commissioners, later being chosen chairman of the board. He served an unexpired term as superintendent of schools, receiving the appointment in 1882. William E. Bloom lived on his father's farm in Seward sixteen years, and then moved to Worthington, where he has since resided. During nearly all of this time he has been engaged in the house moving business, and has built up a lucrative business, his work calling him to all parts of southwestern Minnesota. Mr. Bloom is a member of Fraternity lodge No. 101, A. F. & A. M., and during the years 1906 and 1907 was Worshipful Master. On July 24, 1881, Mr. Bloom was married at Worthington to Estellah Parshall, daughter of James Parshall, an early settler of Seward township. To them have been born five children: Ethel, born Aug. 21, 1882; George, born June 14, 1885; Harry born Feb. 1, 1887; William, born Jan. 16, 1894; Barbara Catherine, born Oct. 2, 1898. Additional Comments: Extracted from: AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF NOBLES COUNTY MINNESOTA BY ARTHUR P. ROSE NORTHERN HISTORY PUBLISHING COMPANY WORTHINGTON, MINNESOTA PUBLISHERS 1908 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mn/nobles/bios/bloom187gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/mnfiles/ File size: 2.6 Kb