William Saul BLOOM ¹

   Other names for William were Shaul Wolf, Wolf Zev, Zeev Wolf, William BLUM and Shaul Zev HENECH/CHENECH/CHENACH.

  General Notes:

William came to the US in 1890. He became a citizen on Election Day (November 6), 1894, in Hartford, Connecticut. He, his wife, and his children later lived at 7810 Brewster Avenue in West Philadelphia.

William's tombstone has "Wolf Zev."

A letter from Vevye dated Decemeber, 1885, calls Shlomo "the older" son. ^{1 6 7 8}

  Research Notes:

William died on 4 Tishri, 5715, in the Jewish calendar.

He does not appear in the US Census for Hartford, Conn, in 1900 implying he had already moved to Philadelphia.

His country of birth is given in the 1930 census as Poland. His immigration is given as 1893, his age as 53 implying a year of birth of around 1876. The census of 1900 also gives William's birth as March 1876. 1871, which is found on his tombstone, appears to be too early a date, since he had at least one older brother. His WWI draft registration has January 14, 1874.

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  Noted events in his life were:

1. Education, Oct 1886, Talmud Torah School, Vievis, [Lithuania]. ⁵

2. Apprenticeship: Vievis, [Lithuania], Russian Empire. ¹¹ William was apprenticed to a tailor.

3. Immigration, 1890. ^{2 12} The census of 1900 has William's year of immigration as 1891.

4. Residence, 1890, 78 Charles St., Hartford, Conn. ⁵

5. Naturalization, 1896, Hartford, Connecticut. ¹³

6. Residence, Jun 8, 1900, 527 S. 3rd St., Philadelphia. ² ED #96, sheet 8B.

7. Employment, Jun 8, 1900, 527 S. 3rd St., Philadelphia. ² William was a tailor.

8. Residence, Apr 18, 1910, Lyons Avenue, West Philadelphia. ¹² ED #1029, sheet 5A

9. Employment, Apr 18, 1910, Philadelphia. ¹² William was a tailor in a tailor shop.

10. Draft Registration, Sep 12, 1918, Woodland Ave., Philadelphia. ¹⁴ William's address was 7822 Curry? Ave., Philadelphia. His occupation was B...ding at the Remington Arms Co. in Eddystone, Pa. This was originally the Eddystone Rifle Plant. Eddystone bought Remington on January 2, 1918.

11. Residence, Jan 14, 1920, 161 East Richmond St., Philadelphia. ¹³ ED #388, sheet 4B.

12. Business, Jan 14, 1920, Philadelphia. ¹³ William was a dry goods peddler.

13. Residence, Jan 17, 1921, 161 East Richmond St., Philadelphia. ¹⁵ William was a "merchant."

14. Residence, 1923, 7810 Brewster Ave., Philadelphia. ⁸

15. Residence, Apr 22, 1930, 7810 Brewster Ave., Philadelphia. ¹⁰ ED #240, sheet 33A.

16. Employment, Apr 22, 1930, Philadelphia. ¹⁰ William was a junkyard laborer. Marvin Bloom is in possession of various brass objects William rescued from the junkyard.

William married Ida Ruth COOPER, daughter of Barnet B COOPER and Anne Clair GEFFEN, in Sep 1897 in Hartford, Connecticut. (Ida Ruth COOPER was born in Dec 1875 in Kaunas, [Lithuania], Russian Empire,^{2 16} died on Sep 15, 1954 in Philadelphia ³ and was buried in Montefiore Cem, Rockledge, Penn ¹.)