Biographies For Muscatine County Iowa 1889

Source: Portrait and Biographical Album, Muscatine County, Iowa, 1889, page 248
F. H. BLOOMER, a young and prominent farmer, residing on section 28, Bloomington Township, was born in Muscatine County, in 1855, and was the third in a family of five children born to Henry and Sophia Bloomer. His father was born in Prussia, and came to this country a single man, settling in in Bloomington Township about the year 1842. In 1850, in this county, he wedded Sophia Varney, a native of Germany, and after his marriage engaged in farming until his death, which was caused by a runaway team in 1860. His estimable wife still survives him, and is a resident of Bloomington Township. Of their children only two are now living: our subject, and Sophia, now Mrs. Shafer, who resides in Sioux City, Iowa. Henry died at the age of twenty-one, in 1876; Mary departed this life in 1860, at the age of nine years; and Elizabeth died when five years old.

Our subject has passed almost his entire life upon the farm. He was reared to farm labor, and received his education in the district schools of this county. In 1880 he united in marriage with Dena Nyenhuis, a native of Muscatine County, and a daughter of G. J. and Hannah ( Boenk ) Nyenhuis, who were natives of Holland, and emigrated to America at an early day, settling in Muscatine County, where the father engaged in teaming and farming for some time, and later embarked in the manufacture of brick, which he carried on until his death, in 1888. He was well known throughout the community where he resided, was a great church worker, and received the highest respect of all with whom business or pleasure brought him in contact. His wife departed this life in 1882. Mr. and Mrs. Bloomer are the parents of three children---Lydia, Hiram, and GarrettJ.

After their marriage the young couple began their domestic life upon a rented farm in Bloomington Township, where they continued to reside until 1883, when Mr. Bloomer purchased a half interest in a farm of 100 acres, which is now under a high state of cultivation, and is well improved. He carries on general farming , and also makes a specialty of raising hogs for the market. He takes great interest in political affairs, and casts his vote with the Republican party, believing in the protection of home industries as apposed to the system of free trade. His entire life has been passed in this county,where he is universally known and respected. Although a comparatively young man, he manages his farm with good ability, and is numbered among the leading citizens of Bloomington Township.

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