Isaac F. Bloom and Isabella Johnston

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Husband Isaac F. Bloom ¹

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           Born: 4 Sep 1834 - Clearfield Co, PA 2
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         Father: Abram Bloom (      -      ) 2
         Mother: Nancy Freeman (      -      ) 2

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       Marriage: 1860 3

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Wife Isabella Johnston ^{3 4}

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            AKA: Isabel Johnston 5
           Born:  - Jordan Twp, Clearfield Co, PA
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         Father: Robert Johnston (Abt 1801-1871) 4 6
         Mother: Mary Cameron (      -1873/1874) 6

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Children

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1 F Mary E. Bloom ³

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         Spouse: S. K. Ames (      -      ) 3

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2 F Priscilla J. Bloom ³

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3 M Herbert W. Bloom ³

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4 M John C. Bloom ³

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5 M William D. Bloom ³

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6 F Emma R. Bloom ³

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         Spouse: James A. Rea (      -      ) 3

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General Notes: Husband - Isaac F. Bloom

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His early education was limited to a four-months' attendance at the district schools. His parents were poor, but provided him with every opportunity that their circumstances would permit. At the age of eight years he bound himself out to a farmer, with whom he remained until sixteen, when he left the place, bare-headed as well as bare-footed, going to Curwensville, Pennsylvania, where John Patton sold him $40 worth of clothing on credit. He then worked on the river and in the lumber camps for $8 per month, until he had paid off his indebtedness; then secured employment on the pike between Tyrone and Pennville, where he remained for two years, in the meantime contributing some of his earnings to the support of his mother. After her death he paid all doctor bills and other necessary expenses. For a number of years he was interested in the lumber business, made eleven rafts from the timber of said (sic) tract of land, and owned a portable sawmill, which he operated for eighteen months.
In 1859 Mr. Bloom purchased a farm, which was then a heavily-timbered tract of 123 acres, but he later sold a portion of the amount and bought another tract of seventy-five acres. After his marriage he erected a small frame house on the place, which he re-modeled and enlarged, making a commodious two-story residence. On his home farm fifty acres were brought under cultivation, and twenty acres of the other farm. In connection with his other business he also dealt to some extent in coal lands.
During the Civil war, Mr. Bloom was twice drafted, but hired substitutes. By reading and observation he acquired a good practical education, and became one of the prominent and influential citizens of his township, taking an active part in public affairs. In politics he was independent, generally voting with the Democratic party, and beginning in 1864 he faithfully served his fellow citizens in the capacity of justice of the peace, during which time he joined in wedlock over fifty couples, and tried many civil cases. Only four of these were appealed to the higher courts, and but one decision reversed, which reflects great credit upon his judgment and ability. His wife held membership in the Scotch Presbyterian Church; but he belonged to no religious organization; fraternally he was a member of Clearfield Lodge, No. 314, F. & A. M.

1 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 727, 913.

2 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 913.

3 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 914.

4 Lewis Cass Aldrich, History of Clearfield County, Pennsylvania (Syracuse, NY: D. Mason & Co., Publishers, 1887), Pg 570.

5 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 727.

6 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 727, 805, 863.