Elliott
Leander
Loomis
Born about in Coldwater, Branch, Michigan, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Walter Loomis
and Amilia Livina (Cornish) Brockway
Brother of
Eunice Arvilla (Loomis) Smith
Husband of
Cemantha Alvira (Fleming) Loomis
— married
13 Jul 1860 (to 30 Mar 1895) in Humboldt County, Iowa, USA
Husband of
Leona Eugue Tague
— married
30 Mar 1895 in Shelton, Buffalo, Nebraska, USA
Descendants 
Father of
Walter Hiram Loomis, Clittie R. Loomis, Alva Orlan Loomis, Vivian Gavnelle (Loomis) Wynn, Helen Veivie (Loomis) Lowe, Lillian (Loomis) Rohde and Robert Romain Loomis
Died
at about age 84
in Gibbon, Buffalo, Nebraska, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 4 Feb 2015
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Biography
Elliott Leander Loomis was born in Indiana October 24, 1840 and died at Gibbon, Nebraska October 16, 1925 with a burial in Riverside Cemetery with full military honors.
He moved with his parents from Indiana to Iowa when he was 18 years of age. In 1860 he joined the Second Iowa Cavalry and when his term of service expired, he re-enlisted, serving 5 years in the Civil War. Elliott served in the Union Army in the Civil war, Iowa cavalry 2nd Company, F, Regiment as a full Saddler, and Buglar.
Coming to Nebraska in 1880, he settled at Central City and in 1895 moved to Shelton where he resided for 1 year and then came to Gibbon where the balance of his days were spent. He engaged in the teaching of music until his health prevented following this line or work.
From DEATH notice: On March 30, 1895 he married Leona A. Tague and to this union 6 children were born, one of whom died in infancy. He is survived by his wife and 5 children:
- Alva O. Loomis, Petersburg, Ne
- Mrs. Vivian G Wynn, Gibbon, Ne
- Mrs. Helen V Seery, St. Michael, Ne
- Lillian M. Loomis, Gibbon, Ne
- Robert R. Loomis, Gibbon, Ne.
His grandson, Rollin Loomis reported that his first wife was Cemantha Fleming. He also reported that Elliott was an independent astrophysicist.
The 1880 Census from Iowa reports that he was a beekeeper and that his birthplace was Michigan and that his parents were both born in New York.
Sources
- https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=14335322
- https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XJLW-KQF
- Ancestry-Williamson. Many sources.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Elliott by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Elliott:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Elliott by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Elliott:
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~6.25%
Sam Powers
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23andMe, GEDmatch M422908 [compare]
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I am a descendant of Elliott Loomis and his first wife Cemantha Fleming.