Lewis County, West Virginia    Biography of Henry BLUMBERG

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The History of West Virginia, Old and New
Published 1923, The American Historical Society, Inc., 
Chicago and New York, Volume III, pg. 158


HENRY BLUMBERG is manager of the Hub Department
Store at Weston. This is one of a chain of mercantile
enterprises owned and directed by members of the Blum-
berg family, the headquarters of the business being at
Baltimore.

Henry Blumberg was born in Russia, October 5, 1885,
and was three years of age when his parents, Hyman and
Mary (Kramer) Blumberg, came to America. They lo-
cated in Baltimore, where Hyman Blumberg for many
years has been one of the prosperous and successful mer-
chants and is still active in the wholesale business, asso-
ciated with his sons. He is a member of the Jewish
Synagogue at Baltimore. The four children are: Alexan-
der, who finished his education in the public schools of
Baltimore, is now president of the mercantile corporation
of the family, a company operating four large stores, one
at Baltimore, one at Fairmont, West Virginia, one at Wes-
ton and one at Charleston.  The second son, M. M., is
manager of the Fairmont business. Henry is at Weston,
while Martin is a partner in the business at Baltimore,
having a business college course. In 1909 Henry went into
business for himself at Grafton, West Virginia. He re-
mained there three years and since 1912 has been active
head of the Hub store at Weston. The business at Wes-
ton was established by his older brothers, Alexander and
M. M., in 1902, and has had a steady growth and pros-
perity for twenty years.

In 1910 Mr. Henry Blumberg married Rose Rubenstein,
a native of Philadelphia, where she was reared and edu-
cated. They have four children, named Minerva, Bernard,
Anita and Eleanor. Mr. Blumberg and family are mem-
bers of the Baltimore Congregation. He is active in the
Rotary Club and Chamber of Commerce at Weston and is
an independent voter.