Relation to Barbara Katz Shankman

Louis Eliel Blumberg, the father of Marjorie Ruth Blumberg Katz, the mother of Private, the husband of Private, the daughter of Margie Sylvia Evensky Goodman, the daughter of Bessie Rose (Rochel) Margolin Evensky, the sister of Lena (Chasha Baila) Margolin Shankman, the mother of Ralph (Sonny) Shankman, the husband of Barbara Katz Shankman

• Parents: Helman Blumberg and Ida Carroll
• Siblings: Rachel Blumberg Ellis Blumberg Ruby Blumberg Eva Blumberg Lena Blumberg Reuben Rose Blumberg Alice Blumberg Jennie Blumberg Joseph Blumberg
• Spouses: Leah Blumberg
• Children: Herbert Blumberg and Marjorie Katz
• Extended relatives
• Gender: male
• Birthplace: Chattanooga, Tennessee
• Deathplace: Dalton, Georgia
• Occupation: Jeweler
• Wedding date: 1915

When Louis Eliel Blumberg was born on January 14, 1894, in Chattanooga, Tennessee, his father, Helman, was 40 and his mother, Ida, was 34. He married Leah Schulman on June 15, 1922, in Sumter, Alabama. They had two children during their marriage. He died on February 17, 1964, in Dalton, Georgia, at the age of 70.

Louis grew up in Chattanooga in a large family. He served in WW I around 1917-1918 and, after marriage, worked for the National Linen Co. At the beginning of WW II, he and Leah opened a successful jewelry store in Dalton. He was always interested and talented with mechanical devices and gadgets.

He was a member of the Freemasons and Elks lodge.