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     Raymond A. Blue was born on 11 May 1900 at Clay Center, Clay Co., KS. He was the son of Charles McClellen Blue and Jeanette Frances Campbell. Raymond A. Blue married Mamie (?) circa 1925. Raymond A. Blue died on 13 November 1982 at Colorado at age 82.

     Rena W. Blue was born on 14 August 1899 at Clay Center, Clay Co., KS. She was the daughter of Charles McClellen Blue and Jeanette Frances Campbell. Rena W. Blue married Roscoe Gould circa 1919. Rena W. Blue died on 13 April 1978 at California at age 78.

     Richard Blue was born in 1773. He married Hannah Newman in 1794, Marriage recorded in the family Bible of Uriah Blue. Richard Blue died in 1850.
Note: Richard was a descendant of John Blaw (Blue) who died in 1757, Somerset Co., NJ.

     Richard C. Blue was born on 4 March 1808 at Romney, Hampshire Co., VA (now WV). He was the son of Richard Blue and Hannah Newman. Richard C. Blue married Lucinda B. Larimore, daughter of Samuel Larimore and Catherine Case, in 1829. Richard C. Blue died in 1898 at Homer, Licking Co., OH. He was buried at Homer Cemetery, Burlington Twp., Licking Co., OH.

     Robert F. Blue was also known as Frank. He was born in 1865 at Ohio. He was the son of James Jefferson Blue and Emaline Frankelberry. Robert F. Blue died in 1938 at Glenwood Springs, Garfield Co., CO.

     Robert William Blue was born in 1834 at Romney, Hampshire Co., VA (now WV). He was the son of Richard C. Blue and Lucinda B. Larimore. Robert William Blue died in 1853 at Licking Co., OH.

     Ruth Blue was born in March 1798. She married Nicholas Winterstein on 7 April 1815 at Pickaway Co., OH. Ruth Blue died on 11 August 1826 at Pickaway Co., OH, at age 28.
Note: Probably the daughter of Michael Blue (1742 - 1822) and Amelia Mildred Morgan (b.1763), and a cousin of the Richard Blue family of Hampshire County, Virginia (now WV), two of whom married Larimore girls. DLB 2015.

     Col. Samuel L. Blue was born on 25 March 1838 at Romney, Hampshire Co., VA (now WV). He was the son of Richard C. Blue and Lucinda B. Larimore. Col. Samuel L. Blue married Sarah E. Smith in 1862. Col. Samuel L. Blue died in 1910 at Outville, Licking Co., OH.

     Sarah Blue was the daughter of Thomas Firman Blue and Elizabeth Ater.

     Sarah Alice Blue was born on 1 February 1862 at Urbana, Champaign Co., IL. She was the daughter of James Newton Blue and Sophia Larimore. Sarah Alice Blue was christened in 1875 at Baptist Church, Urbana, Champaign Co., IL. She married John Franklin Gere, son of Lyman Gere and Lucinda Marvin, on 6 February 1881 at Urbana, Champaign Co., IL. Sarah Alice Blue died on 22 April 1925 at Stafford, Stafford Co., KS, at age 63. She was buried in April 1925 at Stafford Cem, Stafford, Stafford Co., KS.

     Sarah Ella Blue was buried at Homer Cemetery, Burlington Twp., Licking Co., OH. Sarah Ella Blue was also known as Ella. She married Harris Wagner. Sarah Ella Blue was born in 1855 at Homer, Licking Co., OH. She was the daughter of Richard C. Blue and Lucinda B. Larimore. Sarah Ella Blue died in 1917 at Licking Co., OH.

     Stelle Agnes Blue was the daughter of Thomas Firman Blue and Elizabeth Ater.

     Susan Blue was born in 1848 at Hampshire Co., VA. She was the daughter of James Newton Blue and Sophia Larimore. Susan Blue married Silas F. Lewis in 1878 at Urbana, Champaign Co., IL.

     Susan E. Blue was born in 1849. She was the daughter of Richard C. Blue and Lucinda B. Larimore. Susan E. Blue died in 1865 at Licking Co., OH.

     Susannah Blue was born in 1795. She was the daughter of Richard Blue and Hannah Newman.

     Thomas Edgar Blue was the son of Thomas Firman Blue and Elizabeth Ater.

     Thomas Firman Blue was born in 1839 at Hampshire Co., VA. He was the son of James Newton Blue and Sophia Larimore. Thomas Firman Blue died in 1863 at Urbana, Champaign Co., IL. He married Elizabeth Ater in 1863 at Urbana, Champaign Co., IL.

     William Blue was the son of John W. Blue and Sarah Jane Means.

     William Blue was born circa 1861. He was the son of Richard C. Blue and Lucinda B. Larimore.

     William Henry Harrison Blue was also known as Harry. He was born in 1866 at Ohio. He was the son of James Jefferson Blue and Emaline Frankelberry. William Henry Harrison Blue married Johanna Blomgren in 1891. William Henry Harrison Blue died in 1943.

     William R. Blue was buried at Homer Cemetery, Burlington Twp., Licking Co., OH. He was born on 9 April 1883 at Homer, Licking Co., OH. He was the son of John Blue and Matilda Sparks. William R. Blue died in 1970 at Ohio.

     Zachariah Blue was born in 1799. He was the son of Richard Blue and Hannah Newman. Zachariah Blue married Mary Ann Ruckman in 1826. Zachariah Blue died in 1861.

     Catherine Blum was born circa 1709 at New York. She married Urbanus Lang, son of Christian Lang and (?), on 5 May 1731 at New York.

     Elizabeth Blume was born in 1812. She married Levi Borden, son of Jonathan Borden and Elizabeth Windle, circa 1832. Elizabeth Blume died in 1839.

     Mary Blume married William Windle Grable, son of Nathaniel Grable and Mary Ann Windle. Mary Blume was born on 15 September 1843. She died on 20 November 1880 at age 37.

     Rosina Blumenfeldt married Peter Wettig.¹

     Robert Joseph Blumer was born on 15 September 1925 at Lexington, Fayette Co., KY. He was the son of Sherry John Blumer and Anna Clara Eckerman.¹ Robert Joseph Blumer began military service in 1943 WW II service, U.S. Army Air Corps, European Theater. He died on 11 February 2007 at age 81

Obituary -- (Findagrave.com):

Robert Joseph Blumer, 81, of Rock Hill, died Sunday, February 11, 2007. Visitation is planned for Monday evening from 7 to 9 at First Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church (ARP), Rock Hill, S.C. Memorial services are planned for Tuesday, February 13, 10:30 a.m., at First ARP Church of Rock Hill, with Dr. J. Barry Dagenhart conducting and Dr. Robert J. Blumer Jr. assisting, and 4 p.m. at John Knox Presbyterian Church, Greenville, S.C., with Dr. John Brearley conducting and Dr. Robert J. Blumer Jr. assisting.

Dr. Blumer was the seventh of eight children born to Mr. and Mrs. Sherry J. Blumer of Lexington, Kentucky. Dr. Blumer began two years of military service in the Army Air Corps in 1943, stationed first in England with the Eighth Air Force as a tail gunner on a B-17 and later as an Army Air Corps Aviation Cadet where he trained as a fighter pilot.

He was a graduate of the University of Kentucky ('48) and Union Theological Seminary, Richmond, Va., ('51). Dr. Blumer served pastorates in Virginia, North and South Carolina, and was president of Thornwell Home for Children, Clinton, S.C., from 1971-1978. Since retiring from active ministry in 1988, Dr. Blumer had served as interim pastor in fifteen Presbyterian congregations in South Carolina.

Those surviving include his beloved wife of fifty-five years, Katherine Tanner Blumer of Rock Hill; five children, Robert J. Blumer Jr. and wife Patricia McCauley Blumer of Flemingsburg, Kentucky, Sherry Anne B. Gettys and husband Dr. Richard Gettys of Greer, Frederick T. Blumer and wife Elizabeth McClure Blumer of Atlanta, Katherine (Kami) B. Thordahl and husband Jeffrey N. Thordahl of Columbia, and Philip Cole Blumer and wife Susanne Scott Blumer. Dr. Blumer had thirteen grandchildren, Robert J. Blumer III and Hastings M. Blumer, Anne S. Gettys (deceased), Charlotte T. Gettys, Meredith M. Gettys, Jackson L. Gettys, and Henry B. Gettys, Elizabeth L. Blumer and F. Tanner Blumer Jr., Julia Evers Thordahl and Katherine N. Thordahl, C. Colin Blumer and Annaliese K. Blumer.

In lieu of flowers memorials may be sent to Presbyterian Communities of SC, Post Office Box 210037 Columbia, SC 29221-0037 Tele: 803-772-5885; or Thornwell Presbyterian Home for Children, PO Box 60, Clinton, SC 29325 Tele: 864-938-2100; or Forward-in-Faith Fund, c/o First ARP, 201 E. White St., Rock Hill, SC 29730.

Published in The Greenville News on February 12, 2007.

He was buried in February 2007 at John Knox Columbarium, Greenville, Greenville Co., SC, Findagrave #95032637.

     Sherry John Blumer was born on 6 October 1883 at Shelby Co., KY, per 1900 census. Other records show 1884.^2,1 He married Anna Clara Eckerman circa 1905.¹ Sherry John Blumer died on 30 May 1954 at Lexington, Fayette Co., KY, at age 70.

     Charles E. Blumle was born on 20 July 1902. He married Helen F. Coons, daughter of Reuna R. Coons and Myra Ashton. Charles E. Blumle died on 6 December 1974 at age 72. He was buried in October 1995 at Rochester Cemetery, Rochester, Sangamon Co., IL.

     Mary E. Blundin was born on 7 June 1872.¹ She was the daughter of Richard A. Blundin and Rebecca Schurr.¹ Mary E. Blundin married Harvey A. Price, son of Abraham G. Price and Sophia Auchy, on 20 December 1892.¹ Mary E. Blundin died on 31 October 1895 at Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co. (probably), PA, at age 23.¹