Blenum D. HILTZ^[1]

1876 - 1969  (93 years)

• Name	Blenum D. HILTZ
  Birth	27 Mar 1876	Chester, Lunenburg, NS   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	23 Aug 1969	Leominster, Worcester, MA   [3]
  Burial	Evergreen Cemetery, Leominster, MA
  Person ID	I199174	A Few Relatives of Bob and Mary Hegerich
  Last Modified	1 Apr 2014

  
  

  Father	William HILTZ,   b. 1821, Chester, Lunenburg, NS d. 20 Aug 1885, Lunenburg County, NS (Age 64 years)
  Relationship	Adopted
  Mother	Ann Eliza CORKUM,   b. 3 Aug 1825, Chester, Lunenburg, NS d. Aft 1891 (Age > 67 years)
  Relationship	Adopted
  Marriage	4 Dec 1845	Chester, Lunenburg, NS   [4]
  Family ID	F76975	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mabel Blanche NAUSS,   b. 1879, Chester, Lunenburg, NS d. 18 Sep 1967, Leominster, Worcester, MA (Age 88 years)
  Marriage	21 Oct 1899	Leominster, Worcester, MA   [5]
  Children	1. Frederick Leslie HILTZ,   b. 23 Apr 1900, Leominster, Worcester, MA d. 10 Sep 1991, US (Age 91 years)   2. Infant HILTZ,   b. 26 Mar 1902, Leominster, Worcester, MA d. 26 Mar 1902, Leominster, Worcester, MA (Age 0 years)   3. Elva May HILTZ,   b. 24 May 1903, Leominster, Worcester, MA d. Nov 1985, Safford, Graham, AZ (Age 82 years)   4. Ruth E. HILTZ,   b. 30 Nov 1915, Leominster, Worcester, MA d. 30 Apr 1999, Leominster, Worcester, MA (Age 83 years)
  Family ID	F77126	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Jun 2025

  
  

• Notes

  He first appears in the 1891 Census of Chester as 'Blonney" HILTZ, living with the widowed Eliza and her son Howard. It is clear from Massachusetts records that he is Blenum D. HILTZ, and at marriage he gives his parents as William and Eliza HILTZ. He cannot be found (at least by me) in the 1881 Census of NS, and certainly does not appear in the family of William and Ann Eliza in 1881; and, Ann Eliza (CORKUM) HILTZ would be age 51 when he was born. So the best guess would seem to be that either he was adopted some time between 1881 and 1891, or he is an illegitimate grandson. He first appears in the 1891 Census of Chester as 'Blonney" HILTZ, living with the widowed Eliza and her son Howard. It is clear from Massachusetts records that he is Blenum D. HILTZ, and at marriage he gives his parents as William and Eliza HILTZ. He cannot be found (at least by me) in the 1881 Census of NS, and certainly does not appear in the family of William and Ann Eliza in 1881; and, Ann Eliza (CORKUM) HILTZ would be age 51 when he was born. So the best guess would seem to be that either he was adopted some time between 1881 and 1891, or he is an illegitimate grandson.

  
  

• Sources

  [S12554] !NS Historical Vital Statistics, Year: 1937 - Book: 86 - Page: 448. [S73] 1891 Census of *NS*, Lunenburg County, Chester family #34. [S9558] Social Security Death Index. [S9299] Parish Register, St. Stephen's Anglican Church--Chester. [S12805] *MA Marriages, 1841-1925, City of Leominster, 1899, page and # not available.