Family History - Rhoda Ward

1. Rhoda Ward,¹ born ____ (parents not determined). Rhoda married Sardius Steward (born ____, parents not determined).

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Sylvia Melvina Steward, born 1840; died 6 November 1929 in Sugar Grove, Warren County, Pennsylvania. Married Henry B. Loomis.

2. Sylvia Melvina Steward² (Rhoda¹), born 1840;¹ died 6 November 1929 in Sugar Grove, Warren County, Pennsylvania.^{1, 2} Sylvia married, 19 December 1861, Henry B. Loomis⁴ (born 20 December 1834, the son of Anson C. Loomis and Maria Purdy³). Sylvia is buried in Maple Grove Cemetery, Ashville, Chautauqua County, New York.¹

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

1. 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).
2. 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.
3. 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.
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.

3. Edwin Steward Loomis³ (Sylvia,² Rhoda¹), 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

+	4	i.	Cornelia Steward Loomis, born 28 August 1904 in Chautauqua County, New York; died 20 December 2001 in New Mexico. Married Harmon Henry Hull.
+	5	ii.	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.
+	6	iii.	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.

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. Cornelia Steward Loomis⁴ (Edwin,³ Sylvia,² Rhoda¹), 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).

	7	i.	Pieter Loomis Hull, born 1932.
	8	ii.	Bruce Franklin Hull, born 1934.
	9	iii.	Stephen Bruhn Hull, born 1936.
	10	iv.	Douglas Ward Hull, born 11 February 1941.

5. Sylvia Glidden Loomis⁴ (Edwin,³ Sylvia,² Rhoda¹), 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).

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

6. Franklin Ward Loomis⁴ (Edwin,³ Sylvia,² Rhoda¹), 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

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).

11. Ilse G. Jenkins⁵ (Sylvia,⁴ Edwin,³ Sylvia,² Rhoda¹), 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.