Individual Notes
Note for: Norman Bellingham, -
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Individual Note: THE KORESHAN UNITY MEMBERSHIP LIST by Claude J. Rahn: Norman Bellingham
FOLKS WE KNEW WHILE IN THE K.U. by Marie McCready; Norman Bellingham: "The Bellinghams came from Bellingham, Washington. Mrs. Bellingham was in Washington, D. C. when I joined Lovelle there, but not the children."
Individual Notes
Note for: Bellingham, -
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Nickname: female
Individual Note: FOLKS WE KNEW WHILE IN THE K.U. by Marie McCready; (A daughter--no name given): "The Bellinghams came from Bellingham, Washington. Mrs. Bellingham was in Washington, D. C. when I joined Lovelle there, but not the children."
Individual Notes
Note for: George Beilor, ABT 1865 -
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Immigration: Date: ABT 1887
Place: Naturalized
Event: Estero, Lee, Florida (name spelled Bieler)
Type: Census/1930
Date: 5 MAY 1930
Individual Note: THE KORESHAN UNITY MEMBERSHIP LIST by Claude J. Rahn: George Beilor
THE FLAMING SWORD; Community Current Events by Alafae Stephens; June 1933: "Brother George Bielor (?) has produced some fine ears of corn on the farm. The corn is delicious served on the cob or prepared in some other way by our very capable cooks."
U.S. Federal 1930 Census; Estero, Lee County, Florida; Precinct 12; Koreshan Unity Home; Enumeration Date: May 5, 1930; ED: 36-17; SD: 6; Page: 199; Transcribed by Joyce Nelle Ratliff, 2003: George Bieler (?); Radio set: none listed; Sex: Male; Color: white; Age at last birthday: 65; Marital condition: widower; Age at first marriage: 25; Attended school since Sep 1, 1929: no; Place of birth: Germany; Place of birth of father: Germany; Place of birth of mother: Germany; Language spoken in home before coming to the U.S.: German; Year of immigration to the U.S.: 1887; Naturalized: yes; Whether able to speak English: yes; Occupation: Farmer; Industry: Farming; Whether actually at work yesterday (or the last regular working day): Yes; Veteran: no
Individual Notes
Note for: Peter C. Blem, 28 MAY 1880 - 12 MAY 1936
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Occupation: Artist/Painter
Immigration: Date: 1909
Place: 1920 Census
Event: From California
Type: Arrived in Florida
Date: MAY 1913
Event: Estero, Lee, Florida
Type: Census/1910
Date: 2 JAN 1920
Burial: Date: MAY 1936
Place: Estero, Lee, Florida
Individual Note: THE KORESHAN UNITY MEMBERSHIP LIST by Claude J. Rahn: Peter Blem; Born: 28 May 1880, Denmark; Died: 12 May 1936, Estero.
FOLKS WE KNEW WHILE IN THE K.U. by Marie McCready; Peter Blem: "A young Dane who came direct from Denmark, where his brother was a doctor and his sister a nurse. I knew him on my visits back. When I tried to help with the chores by sweeping around the tables, he would always take the broom from me and finish the job. I liked him so much that I was especially distressed when I learned that he had died of cancer, which his brother and sister wrote he knew he had before leaving Denmark but would have nothing done about it."
Koreshan Unity Cemetery--lot 19--Inscription: 1880-May 1936.
U.S. Federal Census--1920; Estero, Lee, Florida; Enumeration Date: 2 Jan 1920; Enumerator: Henry D. Silverfriend; Microfilm number: 1820221; SD: 1; Sheet: 1; Fourth Precinct; Transcribed by Joyce Nelle Ratliff, December 1994: Peter C. Blem; Relation to head of family: Boarder; Age 39; Single; Year of immigration to U.S. 1909; Naturalized: 1918; Place of birth: Denmark; Place of birth of mother and father: Denmark; Occupation: Painter and artist, K.U. at home; Residence: Garages (?) place.
U.S. Federal 1930 Census; Estero, Lee County, Florida; Election Precinct 12; Koreshan Unity Home; Enumeration Date: May 5, 1930; ED: 36-17; SD: 6; Page number: 199; Transcribed by Joyce Nelle Ratliff, January 2003: Peter K. Blem; Radio set: none listed; Sex: Male; Color: white; Age at last birthday: 49; Marital condition: single; Attended school since Sep 1, 1929: no; Whether able to read and write: yes; Place of birth: Denmark; Place of birth of father: Denmark; Place of birth of mother: Denmark; Language spoken in home before coming to the U.S.: Danish; Year of immigration to the U.S.: 1922(?); Naturalized: yes; Occupation: Farming; Industry: farming; Whether actually at work yesterday (or the last regular working day): yes; Veteran: no
BROTHERS' LAUNDRY LIST: Peter Blem #98
FLAMING SWORD, Vol. 50, No. 6, June 1936, p.10 - Community Current Events --
"It is with a real sense of loss that we record the passing of Brother Peter Blem, aged 56, on May 12. He had been suffering for some time with a chronic disorder of the digestive tract and put up a brave fight to correct it. It proved to be a losing fight, however. Brother Peter had been a member of the Unity since May, 1913, coming here from California. He was well liked by all who knew him and he was unsparing in his work for the community. Brother Peter is survived by a sister in Denmark. He did some creditable work as an artist, as his pictures testify. He joins the host of those good and faithful followers of Koresh whose names will not be forgotten so soon."
FLAMING SWORD, Community Current Events by D. J. Richards, October 1936: "Our late departed Brother Peter Blem had loved ones in Denmark, who, since his passing, wish to commemorate his memory by placing a marker on his grave, and which his sister, Miss Ellen, made possible by furnished the wherewithal. Miss Blem had promised to visit her brother here, and now she writes of the strong attachment between them. To know Brother Peter was to love him, for he was unquestionably one of the finest characters we have ever known and was universally liked by all who came to know him. To say that he is greatly missed, and particularly at this time, does but half express it, for he eagerly looked forward to the Master's Birthday and took the lead in decorating the Art and Dining Halls for the occasion."