Clayburn Robert Bloomer

Brief Life History of Clayburn Robert

When Clayburn Robert Bloomer was born on 9 September 1872, in Fairview, Scott, Virginia, United States, his father, Martin Van Buren Bloomer, was 31 and his mother, Ann Tyree, was 32. He married Jincey Ann Lawson about 1891, in Scott, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Wise, Wise, Virginia, United States for about 20 years and Gladeville, Wise, Virginia, United States in 1940. He died on 11 June 1953, in Norton, Wise, Virginia, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Wise, Virginia, United States.

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Family Time Line

Clayburn Robert Bloomer
1872–1953
Jincey Ann Lawson
1873–1956
Marriage: about 1891
Willard C. Bloomer
1892–1967
Numey Monroe Bloomer
1894–1972
Bloomer
1896–1900
Lucy Ann Bloomer
1896–1970
Amanda Bloomer
1899–1907
Milam Buren Bloomer
1901–1966
Mollie Bloomer
1903–1953
Maggie Bloomer
1904–1971
Addie Joan Bloomer
1906–1997
George W. Bloomer
1909–1980
Stella Bloomer
1913–1998
Clayburn Robert Bloomer Jr.
1915–2000
James Bloomer
1918–1918

Sources (53)

  • Claburn Bloomer, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Claborn Bloomer, "Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Birth Records, 1853-1896"
  • Virginia, Marriage Records, 1936-2014

World Events (8)

1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii

In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.

1875 · A New Civil Rights Act

During the response to civil rights violations to African Americans, the bill was passed giving African Americans equal treatment in public accommodations, public transportation, and to prohibit exclusion from jury duty. While many in the public opposed this law, the African Americans greatly favored it.

1894 · Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Monument

On May 30, 18944 the Confederate Soldiers and Sailors’ Monument was unveiled. It is 73 feet high and over looks Libby Hill Park. the statue represents the 13 Confederate States.

Name Meaning

English: occupational name for an iron worker, from Middle English blomere (see Bloom 4).

Americanized form of Dutch Bloemer or German Blümer (see Blumer ).

Irish (Tyrone): unexplained. MacLysaght says that it is a synonym of Gormley .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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