Mays Family Tree - Person Sheet
NameUrias BLOOM 
2307
2307FatherHiram BLOOM
Misc. Notes
Urias Bloom, register of wills, recorder of deeds, and clerk of the orphan's court, was born in Lower Augusta, now Rockefeller township, Northumberland county, Pennsylvania, April 1, 1854, son of Hiram and Maria (Hileman) Bloom. Stephen Bloom, the first of the name to locate in this county, came here prior to l795, as shown by his will, and was therefore a pioneer in this part of the country. His son Samuel was the father of Jacob, and Jacob was the father of Hiram; thus with the stroke of the pen we connect the fifth with the first generation of a family whose name appears frequently in the early archives of the county. Samuel Bloom was commissioned as justice of the peace, February 28, 1809, served as county commissioner, 1813-15, and as county treasurer, 1834-36. The farm he bought from old Martin Raker and wife in 1797 in Rockefeller township near the old stone church is the property of Urias and is highly prized by him. Hiram Bloom reared nine children, eight of whom are living. Urias, the eldest, was educated at the common schools, and at the age of sixteen years began teaching. When about twenty years old he accepted a clerkship with Lemuel Shipman in the recorder's office, remained with that gentleman until 1880, and with his successor, George D. Bucher, from 1880 to 1886. In 1885 he was elected register and recorder and re-elected in 1888. At his first election he was about two hundred fifty ahead of his ticket (Democratic), and at his second over twelve hundred more votes were cast for him than for the rest of the ticket. Mr. Bloom is identified with the I.O.O.F., the Conclave, the Masonic fraternity, and the Methodist Episcopal church. He was married in Lower Augusta township, November 25,1879, to Anna M. Wintersteen and has three children: Essie Uarda; Grace Imogene, and Goldie Edna. (History of Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, edited by Herbert C. Bell, Published by Brown, Runk & Co. of Chicago, Ill, 1891 pg. 850 Transcribed by Tammy L. Clark)
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Urias Bloom of Sunbury, Northumberland County, formerly was register of wills, recorder of deeds and clerk of the Orphans' Court of the county. He is a son of Hiram and Maria (Hileman) Bloom, and was born in Lower Augusta, now Rockefeller township, Northumberland County, April 1, 1854.
Our subject's ancestors were pioneers of Northumberland County and for five generations the family has been prominent and intimately connected with the growth and history of the county. The first of the family to locate in the county, Stephen Bloom, settled there prior to 1795 as is demonstrated by his will. A son of Stephen, Samuel Bloom, was the father of Jacob Bloom, and Jacob was the parent of Hiram Bloom, the father of our subject. Samuel Bloom was commissioned a justice of the peace in February, 1809, was county commissioner from 1813 to 1815, and was county treasurer in 1834-36. He bought the farm on which he long resided from Martin Raker and wife in 1797 and the property, which is near the old stone church in Rockefeller township, is now owned by the subject of our sketch who prizes it highly. Hiram Bloom, father of our subject, was born in what is now -Rockefeller township, October 22, 1831, and was a son of Jacob and Julia Ann (Bartholomew) Bloom. He was a carpenter by trade, also was a farmer, and for some years ran a saw-mill. He married Maria Hileman, mother of our subject, in 1852. She was a daughter of Daniel Hileman of Rockefeller township.
The subject of this sketch, Urias Bloom, is the eldest of nine children, eight of whom are living. He was educated in the common schools and when sixteen years old began work as a school teacher, which he continued for four years when he accepted a clerkship in the office of Lemuel Shipman, then recorder. He served also under the successor of Mr. Shipman, George D. Bucher, remaining a clerk in the recorder's office until 1886 when he assumed his duties as register of wills and recorder of deeds to which office he was elected in 1885 as a Democrat. In 1885, when he first stood for the office, Mr. Bloom's popularity was well demonstrated by the fact that he ran 250 votes ahead of the other candidates on the Democratic ticket. He was re-elected in 1888, when he surprised even his closest friends and all of his admirers by running over 1,200 votes ahead of his ticket.
Mr. Bloom was married in Lower Augusta township, November 25, 1879, to Anna M. Wintersteen and their union has been blessed with four children, Essie Uarda, Grace Imo-gene, Goldie Edna, and an infant son. Mr. Bloom is a Mason, also an Odd Fellow, and is a member of the M. E. Church. (Book of Biographies of the Seventeenth Congressional District Published by Biographical Publishing Company of Chicago, Ill. and Buffalo, NY, 1899 , pg. 141 Transcribed by Tammy L. Clark)
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Urias Bloom, president of the Sunbury Trust & Safe Deposit Company, one of the most important financial institutions of the borough of Sunbury, has a record as a public official and business man which entitles him to place among the leading citizens of this section of the county. He was born April 1, 1854, in Lower Augusta (now Rockefeller) Township, son of Hiram and Maria (Hileman) Bloom, and received his education in the common schools. He made such good use of his time that at the age of sixteen he was able to begin teaching. When a young man of about twenty he became a clerk in the office of the county recorder, Lemuel Shipman, remaining with him to the close of his service, in 1880, after which he was engaged by his successor, George D. Bucher, under whom he served until 1886, when he assumed the duties of the office himself. He was elected in 1885, running about two hundred and fifty votes ahead on his ticket, and upon his reelection, in 1888, he ran over twelve hundred votes ahead of his ticket. In Northumberland County the duties of register of wills, recorder of deeds and clerk of the Orphans court are performed by one official. Mr. Bloom held the office for six years, giving the highest satisfaction in every respect. For many years he has been associated with the Sunbury Trust & Safe Deposit Company, having been secretary and treasurer of that institution for a number of years before assuming the duties of president, which office he now fills. As such he is one of the foremost figures in financial circles in the borough, and he is a man of irreproachable business and personal standing. On Nov. 25, 1879, Mr. Bloom was married in Lower Augusta Township to Anna M. Wintersteen, and four children have been born to their union: Essie Uarda; Grace Imogene; Goldie Edna, who married J. Landis Strickler, of Hummelstown, Pa.; and Charles Eugene. In religious connection Mr. Bloom is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Socially he belongs to the I.O.O.F., Conclave No. 11, Sovereign Patriotic Knights (having served a term as Grand Master of the State of Pennsylvania), the Royal Arcanum and the Masonic fraternity. He is a Democrat in politics. William Bloom, son of Samuel, was born Nov. 24, 1802, and died May or Nov. 17, 1856. His wife, Elizabeth (Bartholomew) was born May 26, 1806, and died Nov. 13, 1886. They were farming people, living on the place now owned by George Rebuck, which adjoins the old Bloom homestead in Rockefeller Township. Mr. Bloom was a prosperous man, owning four farms, and was quite prominent in the Township’s public affairs, serving as constable (many years) and overseer of the poor. In political faith he was a Democrat and he and his family were Lutheran members of the Augustaville Church; he was one of the pillars of the congregation, and served many years in the church council. His children were: Diana married Isaac Wolf; Julian married Martin Heim; Lydia married Moses Reitz; John is mentioned below; Peter lived at various places; Maria married Lemuel Shipman. ( Genealogical and Biographical Annals of Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, by J. L. Floyd Published Chicago, Ill., 1911. pg. 711 Transcribed by Tammy L. Clark)
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Urias Bloom of Sunbury, Northumberland County, formerly was register of wills, recorder of deeds and clerk of the Orphans' Court of the county. He is a son of Hiram and Maria (Hileman) Bloom, and was born in Lower Augusta, now Rockefeller township, Northumberland County, April 1, 1854.
Our subject's ancestors were pioneers of Northumberland County and for five generations the family has been prominent and intimately connected with the growth and history of the county. The first of the family to locate in the county, Stephen Bloom, settled there prior to 1795 as is demonstrated by his will. A son of Stephen, Samuel Bloom, was the father of Jacob Bloom, and Jacob was the parent of Hiram Bloom, the father of our subject. Samuel Bloom was commissioned a justice of the peace in February, 1809, was county commissioner from 1813 to 1815, and was county treasurer in 1834-36. He bought the farm on which he long resided from Martin Raker and wife in 1797 and the property, which is near the old stone church in Rockefeller township, is now owned by the subject of our sketch who prizes it highly. Hiram Bloom, father of our subject, was born in what is now -Rockefeller township, October 22, 1831, and was a son of Jacob and Julia Ann (Bartholomew) Bloom. He was a carpenter by trade, also was a farmer, and for some years ran a saw-mill. He married Maria Hileman, mother of our subject, in 1852. She was a daughter of Daniel Hileman of Rockefeller township.
The subject of this sketch, Urias Bloom, is the eldest of nine children, eight of whom are living. He was educated in the common schools and when sixteen years old began work as a school teacher, which he continued for four years when he accepted a clerkship in the office of Lemuel Shipman, then recorder. He served also under the successor of Mr. Shipman, George D. Bucher, remaining a clerk in the recorder's office until 1886 when he assumed his duties as register of wills and recorder of deeds to which office he was elected in 1885 as a Democrat. In 1885, when he first stood for the office, Mr. Bloom's popularity was well demonstrated by the fact that he ran 250 votes ahead of the other candidates on the Democratic ticket. He was re-elected in 1888, when he surprised even his closest friends and all of his admirers by running over 1,200 votes ahead of his ticket.
Mr. Bloom was married in Lower Augusta township, November 25, 1879, to Anna M. Wintersteen and their union has been blessed with four children, Essie Uarda, Grace Imo-gene, Goldie Edna, and an infant son. Mr. Bloom is a Mason, also an Odd Fellow, and is a member of the M. E. Church. (Book of Biographies of the Seventeenth Congressional District Published by Biographical Publishing Company of Chicago, Ill. and Buffalo, NY, 1899 , pg. 141 Transcribed by Tammy L. Clark)
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Urias Bloom, president of the Sunbury Trust & Safe Deposit Company, one of the most important financial institutions of the borough of Sunbury, has a record as a public official and business man which entitles him to place among the leading citizens of this section of the county. He was born April 1, 1854, in Lower Augusta (now Rockefeller) Township, son of Hiram and Maria (Hileman) Bloom, and received his education in the common schools. He made such good use of his time that at the age of sixteen he was able to begin teaching. When a young man of about twenty he became a clerk in the office of the county recorder, Lemuel Shipman, remaining with him to the close of his service, in 1880, after which he was engaged by his successor, George D. Bucher, under whom he served until 1886, when he assumed the duties of the office himself. He was elected in 1885, running about two hundred and fifty votes ahead on his ticket, and upon his reelection, in 1888, he ran over twelve hundred votes ahead of his ticket. In Northumberland County the duties of register of wills, recorder of deeds and clerk of the Orphans court are performed by one official. Mr. Bloom held the office for six years, giving the highest satisfaction in every respect. For many years he has been associated with the Sunbury Trust & Safe Deposit Company, having been secretary and treasurer of that institution for a number of years before assuming the duties of president, which office he now fills. As such he is one of the foremost figures in financial circles in the borough, and he is a man of irreproachable business and personal standing. On Nov. 25, 1879, Mr. Bloom was married in Lower Augusta Township to Anna M. Wintersteen, and four children have been born to their union: Essie Uarda; Grace Imogene; Goldie Edna, who married J. Landis Strickler, of Hummelstown, Pa.; and Charles Eugene. In religious connection Mr. Bloom is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Socially he belongs to the I.O.O.F., Conclave No. 11, Sovereign Patriotic Knights (having served a term as Grand Master of the State of Pennsylvania), the Royal Arcanum and the Masonic fraternity. He is a Democrat in politics. William Bloom, son of Samuel, was born Nov. 24, 1802, and died May or Nov. 17, 1856. His wife, Elizabeth (Bartholomew) was born May 26, 1806, and died Nov. 13, 1886. They were farming people, living on the place now owned by George Rebuck, which adjoins the old Bloom homestead in Rockefeller Township. Mr. Bloom was a prosperous man, owning four farms, and was quite prominent in the Township’s public affairs, serving as constable (many years) and overseer of the poor. In political faith he was a Democrat and he and his family were Lutheran members of the Augustaville Church; he was one of the pillars of the congregation, and served many years in the church council. His children were: Diana married Isaac Wolf; Julian married Martin Heim; Lydia married Moses Reitz; John is mentioned below; Peter lived at various places; Maria married Lemuel Shipman. ( Genealogical and Biographical Annals of Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, by J. L. Floyd Published Chicago, Ill., 1911. pg. 711 Transcribed by Tammy L. Clark)