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Family HistoryFamily History - William Henry Loomis


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This family history features William Henry Loomis and his immediate family.



First Generation
1. William Henry Loomis,1 born 28 February 1841, the son of Anson C. Loomis and Maria Purdy;1 died 16 June 1908 in Border City, Seneca County, New York.2 William is buried in Bellona Cemetery, Bellona, Yates County, New York.3

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.2

  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. 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.
  3. 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).