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Family HistoryFamily History - Maria Purdy


Key:1.“+” before a child’s name indicates the child has their own entry in the next generation.
 2.“born xxxx” indicates the child is under 18 years of age so the birth date is not shown.
This family history features Maria Purdy and 19 of her descendants down to the fifth generation.


First Generation
1. Maria Purdy,1 born 25 November 1811, the daughter of Stephen Purdy and Susan Haight;1 died 9 December 1883.1, 2 Maria married, 2 November 1835, Anson C. Loomis2, 4 (born 23 July 1807 in New York, the son of Jerome Loomis and Elizabeth Tippetts;3 Anson died 21 May 1856 in Janesville, Rock County, Wisconsin2, 3). Maria is buried in Bellona Cemetery, Bellona, Yates County, New York.1

Children of Maria Purdy and Anson C. Loomis:

+2i. Henry B. Loomis, born 20 December 1834. Married Sylvia Melvina Steward.
 3ii. Van Wyck Loomis, born 23 July 1836 in Geneva, Ontario County, New York;4, 5 died 25 March 1923 in Evansville, Rock County, Wisconsin.5 Van Wyck is buried in Maple Hill Cemetery, Evansville, Rock County, Wisconsin.5
 4iii. William Henry Loomis, born 28 February 1841;4 died 16 June 1908 in Border City, Seneca County, New York.6 From the Geneva Daily Times and Courier newspaper: William H. Loomis, a recluse aged about 68 years, was found dead lying in a pool of blood back of the bar in the little shack in which he conducted a small saloon and made his home at about a quarter of eight this morning.6 William is buried in Bellona Cemetery, Bellona, Yates County, New York.7
+5iv. Lafayette Loomis, born 24 November 1843 in Geneva, Ontario County, New York; died 19 May 1883 in Union, Rock County, Wisconsin. Married Eliza Jane Cox.

  1. Find a Grave (website). Bellona Cemetery, Bellona, Yates County, New York, Maria Purdy Loomis, born: 25 November 1811; died: 9 December 1883 (from record, which includes a note naming her parents).
  2. History of Yates County, New York, by Lewis Cass Aldrich. D. Mason & Co., Syracuse, New York, 1892. Pages 499-500, Biographical Sketch of Stephen Purdy.
  3. Find a Grave (website). Glenwood Cemetery, Geneva, Ontario County, New York, Anson C. Loomis, born: 23 July 1807 in New York; died: 21 May 1856 in Janesville, Rock County, Wisconsin (from record, which provides the names and links for his parents, nine siblings, and one child).
  4. Descendants of Joseph Loomis in America and his Antecedents in the Old World, the original published by Elias Loomis LLD. 1875, Revised by Elisha S. Loomis Ph.D. 1908. Digitized copy available at Google Books. Family of 1518. Anson C. Loomis and Maria Purdy, married on 2 November 1835, and including the names and birth dates of their four children: Henry B., Van Wyck, William Henry, and Lafayette.
  5. Find a Grave (website). Maple Hill Cemetery, Evansville, Rock County, Wisconsin, Van Wyck Loomis, born: 1836 in Geneva, Ontario County, New York; died: 25 March 1923 in Evansville, Rock County, Wisconsin (from record, which includes the text from his obituary).
  6. Deaths, Geneva Daily Times and Courier, Geneva, New York, 17 June 1908, Brutal Murder at Border City. The article details the murder of William H. Loomis the day before [16 June] in the saloon he operated in Border City [a hamlet of Waterloo, Seneca County, New York]. The article mentions that he is the nephew of Henry Loomis and the brother of Van Wyck Loomis.
  7. Find a Grave (website). Bellona Cemetery, Bellona, Yates County, New York, William H. Loomis, born: unknown; died: unknown (from record, which includes a note naming his parents, grandparents, and wife).
Second Generation
2. Henry B. Loomis2 (Maria1), born 20 December 1834.1 Henry married, 19 December 1861, Sylvia Melvina Steward4 (born 1840, the daughter of Sardius Steward and Rhoda Ward;2 Sylvia died 6 November 1929 in Sugar Grove, Warren County, Pennsylvania2, 3). Sylvia is buried in Maple Grove Cemetery, Ashville, Chautauqua County, New York.2

+6i. Edwin Steward Loomis, born 20 December 1864 in Panama, Chautauqua County, New York; died 4 April 1927. Married Josephine Alice Glidden.

5. Lafayette Loomis2 (Maria1), born 24 November 1843 in Geneva, Ontario County, New York;1, 5 died 19 May 1883 in Union, Rock County, Wisconsin.5 Lafayette married, 1877 in Geneva, Ontario County, New York, Eliza Jane Cox6 (born 28 March 1848 in New York, New York, parents not determined;6 Eliza died 21 April 1932 in Marion, Marion County, Ohio6). Lafayette and Eliza are buried in Maple Hill Cemetery, Evansville, Rock County, Wisconsin.5, 6

+7i. Henry Hopkins ‘Harry’ Loomis, born 13 June 1878 in Evansville, Rock County, Wisconsin; died 9 July 1960 in Evansville, Rock County, Wisconsin. Married (1) Winnefred Lamb Married (2) Irene Alice Lathrop Married (3) Clara Kueltz.
+8ii. May Cordelia Loomis, born 9 June 1883 in Evansville, Rock County, Wisconsin; died 30 June 1953 in Marion, Marion County, Ohio. Married Warren Jay Rowley.

  1. Descendants of Joseph Loomis in America and his Antecedents in the Old World, the original published by Elias Loomis LLD. 1875, Revised by Elisha S. Loomis Ph.D. 1908. Digitized copy available at Google Books. Family of 1518. Anson C. Loomis and Maria Purdy, married on 2 November 1835, and including the names and birth dates of their four children: Henry B., Van Wyck, William Henry, and Lafayette.
  2. Find a Grave (website). Maple Grove Cemetery, Ashville, Chautauqua County, New York, Sylvia Steward Maxwell, born: 1840; died: 1929 (from record, which provides the names and links for her parents, siblings, and son).
  3. Obituary, Jamestown Evening Journal, Jamestown, New York (available at fultonhistory.com), 7 November 1929, Sylvia Steward Loomis, died Wednesday [6 November 1929] at the home of her sister, Mrs. A. J. Abbott, at Sugar Grove, Pa., aged 88 years. The article provides vital and biographical details and the names of her daughter-in-law, three grandchildren, one brother and another sister.
  4. Descendants of Joseph Loomis in America and his Antecedents in the Old World, the original published by Elias Loomis LLD. 1875, Revised by Elisha S. Loomis Ph.D. 1908. Digitized copy available at Google Books. Family of 3740. Henry B. Loomis who married Sylvia M. Steward on 19 December 1861, and giving the name and birth date of one child, Edwin S. Loomis, born: 20 December 1864.
  5. Find a Grave (website). Maple Hill Cemetery, Evansville, Rock County, Wisconsin, Lafatette Loomis, born: 24 November 1844 in New York; died: 19 May 1883 in Rock County, Wisconsin (from record, which includes the text from his obituary; and provides the names and links for his father, wife, and two children).
  6. Find a Grave (website). Maple Hill Cemetery, Evansville, Rock County, Wisconsin, Eliza J. Cox Hoisington, born: 28 March 1848 in New York, New York County (Manhattan), New York; died: 21 April 1932 in Ohio (from record, which includes the text from her obituary; and provides the names and links for her two husbands and two children).
Third Generation
6. Edwin Steward Loomis3 (Henry,2 Maria1), born 20 December 1864 in Panama, Chautauqua County, New York;1, 2 died 4 April 1927.1 Edwin married, 1903, Josephine Alice Glidden3 (born 1873, the daughter of Duane Glidden and Betsey House;3 Josephine died 19553). Edwin is buried in Maple Grove Cemetery, Ashville, Chautauqua County, New York.1

+9i. Cornelia Steward Loomis, born 28 August 1904 in Chautauqua County, New York; died 20 December 2001 in New Mexico. Married Harmon Henry Hull.
+10ii. Sylvia Glidden Loomis, born 25 June 1906 in Keene, Cheshire County, New Hampshire; died 30 August 1994 in Sante Fe, Sante Fe County, New Mexico. Married Alder Morrell Jenkins.
+11iii. Franklin Ward Loomis, born 1 November 1908 in Panama, Chautauqua County, New York; died 28 August 1992 in Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico. Married Mary Marie Habulin.

7. Henry Hopkins ‘Harry’ Loomis3 (Lafayette,2 Maria1), born 13 June 1878 in Evansville, Rock County, Wisconsin;4 died 9 July 1960 in Evansville, Rock County, Wisconsin.4 Harry married, first, 31 July 1900, Winnefred Lamb5 (born 30 April 1881 in Brooklyn, Green County, Wisconsin, the daughter of Edward Lamb and Margaret Norton;5 Winnefred died 20 April 1911 in Evansville, Rock County, Wisconsin5). Harry married, second, 1912, Irene Alice Lathrop (born 18 March 1884 in Oregon, Dane County, Wisconsin, parents not determined;6 Irene died 4 November 19536). Harry married, third, 1923, Clara Kueltz (born 21 October 1894 in Magnolia, Rock County, Wisconsin, parents not determined;7 Clara died 16 March 19697). Harry is buried in Maple Hill Cemetery, Evansville, Rock County, Wisconsin.4 Winnefred is buried in Maple Hill Cemetery, Evansville, Rock County, Wisconsin.5 Irene is buried in Prairie Mound Cemetery, Oregon, Dane County, Wisconsin.6 Clara is buried in Maple Hill Cemetery, Evansville, Rock County, Wisconsin.7

+12i. Jerome Lathrop Loomis, born 23 June 1913 in Evansville, Rock County, Wisconsin; died 6 September 2004 in Jefferson Park, Alexandria City, Virginia. Married Wilhelmina Lucia Tortike.

8. May Cordelia Loomis3 (Lafayette,2 Maria1), born 9 June 1883 in Evansville, Rock County, Wisconsin;8 died 30 June 1953 in Marion, Marion County, Ohio.8 May married Warren Jay Rowley (born 10 October 1880 in Evansville, Rock County, Wisconsin, the son of Elven Clarence Rowley and Luella A. Emery;9 Warren died 10 December 1942 in Marion, Marion County, Ohio9). May and Warren are buried in Maple Hill Cemetery, Evansville, Rock County, Wisconsin.8, 9

+13i. Clifford Loomis Rowley, born 10 August 1908 in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin; died 13 September 1974 in Marion, Marion County, Ohio. Married Mary Ernestine Titsworth.
+14ii. Warren Jay Rowley, Jr., born 4 July 1919 in Anniston, Calhoun County, Alabama; died 10 November 2004 in Marion, Marion County, Ohio. Married Josephine Emma Craven.

  1. Find a Grave (website). Maple Grove Cemetery, Ashville, Chautauqua County, New York, Edwin Steward Loomis, born: 20 December 1864 in Panama, Chautauqua County, New York; died: 4 April 1927 (from record, which provides the names and links for his mother, wife, and child).
  2. Descendants of Joseph Loomis in America and his Antecedents in the Old World, the original published by Elias Loomis LLD. 1875, Revised by Elisha S. Loomis Ph.D. 1908. Digitized copy available at Google Books. Family of 3740. Henry B. Loomis who married Sylvia M. Steward on 19 December 1861, and giving the name and birth date of one child, Edwin S. Loomis, born: 20 December 1864.
  3. Find a Grave (website). Maple Grove Cemetery, Ashville, Chautauqua County, New York, Josephine Glidden Loomis, born: 1873; died: 1955 (from record, which gives the names of her parents, provides the names and links for her mother, sibling, husband, and child).
  4. Find a Grave (website). Maple Hill Cemetery, Evansville, Rock County, Wisconsin, Henry Hopkins “Harry” Loomis, born: 13 June 1878 in Rock County, Wisconsin; died: 9 July 1960 in Rock County, Wisconsin (from record, which includes the text of his obituary; and provides the names and links for his parents, sibling, three spouses, and one child).
  5. Find a Grave (website). Maple Hill Cemetery, Evansville, Rock County, Wisconsin, Winnefred Lamb Loomis, born: 30 April 1881 in Wisconsin; died: 20 April 1911 in Rock County, Wisconsin (from record, which includes the text of her obituary; and provides the names and links for her parents, siblings, half-siblings, and husband).
  6. Find a Grave (website). Prairie Mound Cemetery, Oregon, Dane County, Wisconsin, Irene Alice Lathrop Loomis, born: 18 March 1884 in Oregon, Dane County, Wisconsin; died: 4 November 1953 (from record, which provides the names and links for her parents, husband, and child).
  7. Find a Grave (website). Maple Hill Cemetery, Evansville, Rock County, Wisconsin, Clara Kueltz Loomis, born: 21 October 1894 in Magnolia, Rock County, Wisconsin; died: 16 March 1969 (from record, which provides the name and link for her husband).
  8. Find a Grave (website). Maple Hill Cemetery, Evansville, Rock County, Wisconsin, May Cordelia Loomis Rowley, born: 9 June 1883 in Evansville, Rock County, Wisconsin; died: 30 June 1953 in Marion, Marion County, Ohio (from record, which provides the names and links for her parents, one sibling, husband, and two children).
  9. Find a Grave (website). Maple Hill Cemetery, Evansville, Rock County, Wisconsin, Warren J. Rowley, born: 10 October 1880 in Evansville, Rock County, Wisconsin; died: 10 December 1942 in Marion, Marion County, Ohio (from record, which provides the names and links for his parents, siblings, wife, and two children).
Fourth Generation
9. Cornelia Steward Loomis4 (Edwin,3 Henry,2 Maria1), born 28 August 1904 in Chautauqua County, New York;1 died 20 December 2001 in New Mexico.1 Cornelia married, 1930, Harmon Henry Hull (born 29 May 1903, parents not determined;2 Harmon died 9 October 19882).

 15i. Pieter Loomis Hull, born 1932.
 16ii. Bruce Franklin Hull, born 1934.
 17iii. Stephen Bruhn Hull, born 1936.
 18iv. Douglas Ward Hull, born 11 February 1941.

10. Sylvia Glidden Loomis4 (Edwin,3 Henry,2 Maria1), born 25 June 1906 in Keene, Cheshire County, New Hampshire;3, 4 died 30 August 1994 in Sante Fe, Sante Fe County, New Mexico.4 Sylvia married, 1 September 1929 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, Alder Morrell Jenkins6 (born 29 September 1906, parents not determined;5 Alder died 28 January 19905).

+19i. Ilse G. Jenkins, born 29 April 1931. Married Thomas David Gay.

11. Franklin Ward Loomis4 (Edwin,3 Henry,2 Maria1), born 1 November 1908 in Panama, Chautauqua County, New York;7 died 28 August 1992 in Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico.7 Franklin married, 31 December 1938, Mary Marie Habulin8 (born 17 March 1915 in New York, New York, the daughter of Louis A. Habulin and Maria Zimmerman;8 Mary died 27 October 2005 in New Mexico8). Franklin is buried in Fairview Memorial Park, Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico.7

12. Jerome Lathrop Loomis4 (Henry ‘Harry’,3 Lafayette,2 Maria1), born 23 June 1913 in Evansville, Rock County, Wisconsin;9 died 6 September 2004 in Jefferson Park, Alexandria City, Virginia.9 Jerome married, 1947, Wilhelmina Lucia Tortike (born 7 April 1924, parents not determined;10 Wilhelmina died 8 December 201110). Jerome and Wilhelmina are buried in Ivy Hill Cemetery, Alexandria, Alexandria City, Virginia.10, 9

 20i. John Henry Loomis.

13. Clifford Loomis Rowley4 (May,3 Lafayette,2 Maria1), born 10 August 1908 in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin;11 died 13 September 1974 in Marion, Marion County, Ohio.11 Clifford married, 24 July 1937, Mary Ernestine Titsworth12 (born 30 August 1910 in Mount Victory, Hardin County, Ohio, the daughter of Archibald Warren Titsworth and Carrie Belle Boyd;12 Mary died 8 April 1997 in Delaware, Delaware County, Ohio12). Clifford is buried in Marion Cemetery, Marion, Marion County, Ohio.11

14. Warren Jay Rowley, Jr.4 (May,3 Lafayette,2 Maria1), born 4 July 1919 in Anniston, Calhoun County, Alabama;13 died 10 November 2004 in Marion, Marion County, Ohio.13 Warren married, 12 July 1940 in Marion, Marion County, Ohio, Josephine Emma Craven (born 4 April 1918 in Sidney, Shelby County, Ohio, the daughter of Josiah Craven and Emma Sarah Krenkler;14 Josephine died 30 October 201214). Warren and Josephine are buried in Marion Cemetery, Marion, Marion County, Ohio.13, 14

  1. United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014 (available at familysearch.org), 21 December 2001, Cornelia Loomis Hull, died: 20 December 2001 in New Mexico; born: 28 August 1904.
  2. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), Death Files, Harmon H. Hull, born: 29 May 1903; died: 9 October 1988; residence zip code: 87501 [corresponding to Santa Fe County, New Mexico].
  3. New Hampshire Birth Certificates, 1901-1915, Sylvia Glidden Loomis, born: 25 June 1906 in Keene, Cheshire County, New Hampshire; father: Edwin Steward Loomis; mother: Josephine Glidden.
  4. Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Family Search (website), Sylvia G. Loomis, died: 30 August 1994; born: 25 June 1906; last place of residence: Santa Fe, New Mexico.
  5. Find a Grave (website). Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas; Alder M. Jenkins, born: 29 September 1906; died: 28 January 1990 (from record, which provides the name and link for one wife).
  6. New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1940, Alder Jenkins, 22, born in Boston, Massachusetts; father: Percy W. Jenkins; mother: Morrell; Sylvia Loomis, 23, born in Keene, New Hampshire; father: Edwin Loomis; mother: Glidden; married on 1 September 1929 in Manhattan, New York.
  7. Find a Grave (website). Fairview Memorial Park, Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico, Franklin Ward Loomis, born: 1 November 1908 in Panama, Chautauqua County, New York; died: 28 August 1992 in Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico (from record, which provides the names and links for his parents and wife).
  8. Find a Grave (website). Fairview Memorial Park, Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico, Mary Marie Habulin Loomis, born: 17 March 1915 in New York, New York County (Manhattan), New York; died: 27 October 2005 in New Mexico (from record, which includes the text from her obituary; and provides the names and links for her father, siblings, and husband).
  9. Find a Grave (website). Ivy Hill Cemetery, Alexandria, Alexandria City, Virginia, Jerome Lathrop Loomis, born: 23 June 1913 in Evansville, Rock County, Wisconsin; died: 6 September 2004 in Jefferson Park, Alexandria City, Virginia (from record, which includes the text of his obituary; and provides the names and links for his parents and wife).
  10. Find a Grave (website). Ivy Hill Cemetery, Alexandria, Alexandria City, Virginia, Wilhelmina Lucia Tortike, born: 7 April 1924; died: 8 December 2011 (from record, which provides the name and link for her husband).
  11. Find a Grave (website). Marion Cemetery, Marion, Marion County, Ohio, Clifford Loomis Rowley, born: 10 August 1908 in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin; died: 13 September 1974 in Marion, Marion County, Ohio (from record, which includes a note regarding his marriage and children; and provides the names and links for his parents, sibling, and wife).
  12. Find a Grave (website). Marion Cemetery, Marion, Marion County, Ohio, Mary Ernestine Titsworth Rowley, born: 30 August 1910 in Mount Victory, Harden County, Ohio; died: 8 April 1997 in Delaware, Delaware County, Ohio (from record, which includes a note about her marriage and children; and provides the names and links for her parents, sibling, and husband).
  13. Find a Grave (website). Marion Cemetery, Marion, Marion County, Ohio, Warren Jay Rowley, Jr., born: 4 July 1919 in Anniston, Calhoun County, Alabama; died: 10 November 2004 in Marion, Marion County, Ohio (from record, which includes a note about his marriage and child; and provides the names and links for his parents, sibling, and wife).
  14. Find a Grave (website). Marion Cemetery, Marion, Marion County, Ohio, Josephine Emma Craven Rowley, born: 4 April 1918 in Sidney, Shelby County, Ohio; died: 30 October 2012 (from record, which includes a note regarding her parents and siblings; and provides the name and link for her husband).
Fifth Generation
19. Ilse G. Jenkins5 (Sylvia,4 Edwin,3 Henry,2 Maria1), born 29 April 1931.1 Ilse married, 24 June 1951 in San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, Thomas David Gay2 (born 9 April 1929, parents not determined1).

  1. This is publicly viewable information found in various public information repositories, people finding websites, and/or social media.
  2. California, San Francisco County Records, 1824-1997 (available at familysearch.org), Thomas D. Gay and Ilse G. Jenkins, married on 24 June 1951 in San Francisco, San Francisco County, California.