James H. Bloom (1825 - 1897)

Born 25 Jan 1825 in Tompkins County, New York

Ancestors

Died 18 Sep 1897 at age 72 in Dryden, Tompkins, New York, United States

Biography

James H. Bloom was born January 25, 1825. He was the son of Abraham and Eunice A. (English) Bloom. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

BLOOM, James H., was born in Tompkins County, January 25, 1825. His father, Abram BLOOM, was born in the town of Lansing in 1801, and with his father, Captain BLOOM, settled on a tract of land in the towns of Lansing and Dryden, which has descended to his heirs, Abram BLOOM and others. James H. BLOOM was educated in the common schools. A roving disposition prevented him from finishing his education, and he has been over a large part of the United States, being one of the Fortyniners of California fame, and making the trip by way of the Isthmus of Panama. At the age of thirty-five he married Lavina TEETER, daughter of William TEETER, and they are the parents of one daughter, Cora S. PLATT. In 1868 he bought the Haliban FULKERSON property of seventy-three acres, on which he now resides. Our subject is recognized throughout his town as a conservative independent citizen and a practical and successful farmer. ^[4]

James Bloom died September 18, 1897 in Dryden, Tompkins County, New York.

Death of James H. Bloom of Dryden September 18, 1897 – The Ithaca Daily Journal, Monday, January 3, 1898; A Chronicle of Leading Occurrences of 1897.

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Sources

1. ↑ Landmarks of Tompkins County, NY, referenced below.
2. ↑ LaBar Patchworks by Phyllis Parmley, 1988, page 76; citing: Records of Gertrude Conant, Ithaca, New York.
3. ↑ U. S. Federal Census: 1850, Dryden, Tompkins County, New York.
4. ↑ Landmarks of Tompkins County, New York, by John H. Selkreg, 1894; D. Mason & Co., Publisher; Part III - Family Sketches; online: http://nytompki.org/Landmarks/tfam02.htm