William’s name is identified in his father’s obiltuary of April 1948, but brother Hosea’s is not. Hosea’s name does appear while William’s name is not in their sister Violet’s earlier obituary of June 1932. In both cases there are consistently eight children. I believe that sons William and Hosea are one and the same and have combined them as such in this record (possibly the name being Hosea William Bloom).

In addition the 1910 U.S. Federal Census 2203 also names ALL the children as listed in this record in Hosea and Electa's family, except for Reva which is consistent with her later birth.3