Mary Cathern Bloomer

Brief Life History of Mary Cathern

When Mary Cathern Bloomer was born on 9 August 1845, in Fayette, Ohio, United States, her father, Elijah Bloomer, was 33 and her mother, Nancy Hopkins, was 29. She married John Mace Lloyd on 5 April 1864, in Fayette, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Marion Township, Fayette, Ohio, United States in 1850 and Franklin Township, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States for about 30 years. She died on 28 December 1907, in Mentone, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States, at the age of 62, and was buried in Mentone, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Mace Lloyd
1840–1920
Mary Cathern Bloomer
1845–1907
Marriage: 5 April 1864
Arvada Lloyd
1866–1947
Dessie M Lloyd
1869–
Eva Lloyd
1872–1899
Franklin Taylor Lloyd
1875–1939
Amacy John "Mace" Lloyd
1885–1951

Sources (17)

  • Mary C Bloomer, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Mary Bloomer - birth: about 1865; Indiana, United States
  • Mary C. Bloomer, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016"

World Events (8)

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1860 · Ohio supports the Union side of the Civil War

Although divided as a state on the subject of slavery, Ohio participated in the Civil War on the Union's side, providing over 300,000 troops. Ohio provided the 3rd largest number of troops by any Union state.

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

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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