Researching Ray Blum
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 82 people with the Blum surname? In that year Blum was ranked number 3497 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Ray means "kingly" and is of French origin.
Records of Ray Blum on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Ray Blum and the Blum Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Blum Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Blum family tree.
Look at Parish Records for Ray Blum at Find My Past.
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Blum Family Tree Databases
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Blum Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 18229 people with the Blum surname in the USA? Blum is ranked number 151 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Blum Databases
Study the Ellis Island Database for information on Ray Blum. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Ray Blum
Ray Blum
Raymond Edward Blum (April 11, 1919 – May 5, 2010) was an American speed skater who competed at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz. He placed 20th in the Men's 1500 metres competition in a field of 45 and 17th in the Men's 5000 metres event in a field of 40. He was born in Nutley, New Jersey and was a member of the Paterson Skating Club. He attended the Newark College of Engineering at the New Jersey Institute of Technology and earned a Bachelor's degree from the institution in 1950, after a stint in the United States Navy during World War II. He spent his later life working as an aerospace engineer for several companies in New England and California. On October 26, 1996, he was inducted into the NJIT Highlanders' Hall of Fame for his success as both a cyclist and a speed skater, as well as the American National Speedskating Museum and Hall of Fame on May 17, 1969. He died on May 5, 2010 in New Jersey.
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Other names that sound a bit like Blum
Family names can get corrupted over time, particularly where literacy was not as good. The following list contains some names that have similar sounds so you may want to also look at one or two of the more likely possibilites.
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