to La Crosse, Wisconsin, in 1886, where he remained for the rest of his life. Personal life and family Bleekman was the eldest of three sons born to Warren Bleekman and his first wife, Amanda ( Jacobs). Bleekman's paternal grandfather, Ebenezer Bleekman, served in the War of 1812 and fought at the Second Battle of Sacket's Harbor. His great-grandfather, Daniel Bleekman, was a Dutch American immigrant and served in the American Revolutionary War. Adelbert Bleekman married twice. His first wife was Eliza Farnham of Belleville, Ontario. They had one son together before her death in April 1875. The next year, Bleekman married Alice Bush of Tomah, Wisconsin. With his second wife, Bleekman had three more children, though their first daughter died in infancy. He was active throughout his life with the Grand Army of the Republic veterans organization, and was commander of the Sparta, Wisconsin, post in 1883 and 1884. He was also a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the masons. Adelbert Bleekman, Sr., died at his home in La Crosse on January 27, 1908, after six years of illness which had ended his legal career. Electoral history Wisconsin Assembly (1872) | colspan="6" style="text-align:center;background-color: #e9e9e9;"| General Election, November 5, 1872 Wisconsin Senate (1873) | colspan="6" style="text-align:center;background-color: #e9e9e9;"| General Election, November 4, 1873 References 1846 births 1908 deaths People from Salisbury, Herkimer County, New York People from Tomah, Wisconsin Republican Party Wisconsin state senators Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly District attorneys in Wisconsin People of Ohio in the American Civil War Union Army soldiers 19th-century American politicians