Mrs Nancy (Nannie) M Bloom, 104, one of Youngstown's oldest residents, died of infirmities at St. Elizabeth Hospital.
Born in Holmes County, she was the daughter of Stephen and Anna Bixler Berkey, the 13th of 21 children. Her father was a farmer. As a child, her and her family traveled to Allen County, Kanses, by prairie schooner. (Note: Prairie schooner, is a 19th-century covered wagon popularly used by emigrants traveling to the American West. The name prairie schooner was derived from the wagon’s white canvas cover, or bonnet, which gave it the appearance, from a distance, of the sailing ship known as a schooner.) From Kansas, they moved to Dixon County, Tenn, where Mrs Bloom attended school in a log schoolhouse, built by her father. He also tanned his own leather, making shoes for his family. Her mother and sisters spun flax and made the family's clothing. They later moved to Medina County, where her father passed in 1888. Her mother bought a small farm in Mahoning County, where the Meander Dam now stands. She was a member of Good Hope Lutheran Church.
Her husband, George, whom she married in 1891, died in March of 1943.
They had lived in East Lewistown, Woodworth, New Springfield, and North Lima, mostly working as a farmer.
He also held jobs at Youngstown & Suburban Railroad, the Lloyd Booth Co. and Republic Steel.
Mrs Bloom leaves a son, Clarence W. of Poland; three daughters, Miss Cora Bloom at home, Mrs Orpha Boyd of Youngstown and Mrs Alelia Emerick of Church Hill; a sister, Mrs Rachel Brenneman of New Waterford.
Born in Holmes County, she was the daughter of Stephen and Anna Bixler Berkey, the 13th of 21 children. Her father was a farmer. As a child, her and her family traveled to Allen County, Kanses, by prairie schooner. (Note: Prairie schooner, is a 19th-century covered wagon popularly used by emigrants traveling to the American West. The name prairie schooner was derived from the wagon’s white canvas cover, or bonnet, which gave it the appearance, from a distance, of the sailing ship known as a schooner.) From Kansas, they moved to Dixon County, Tenn, where Mrs Bloom attended school in a log schoolhouse, built by her father. He also tanned his own leather, making shoes for his family. Her mother and sisters spun flax and made the family's clothing. They later moved to Medina County, where her father passed in 1888. Her mother bought a small farm in Mahoning County, where the Meander Dam now stands. She was a member of Good Hope Lutheran Church.
Her husband, George, whom she married in 1891, died in March of 1943.
They had lived in East Lewistown, Woodworth, New Springfield, and North Lima, mostly working as a farmer.
He also held jobs at Youngstown & Suburban Railroad, the Lloyd Booth Co. and Republic Steel.
Mrs Bloom leaves a son, Clarence W. of Poland; three daughters, Miss Cora Bloom at home, Mrs Orpha Boyd of Youngstown and Mrs Alelia Emerick of Church Hill; a sister, Mrs Rachel Brenneman of New Waterford.
Mrs Nancy (Nannie) M Bloom, 104, one of Youngstown's oldest residents, died of infirmities at St. Elizabeth Hospital.
Born in Holmes County, she was the daughter of Stephen and Anna Bixler Berkey, the 13th of 21 children. Her father was a farmer. As a child, her and her family traveled to Allen County, Kanses, by prairie schooner. (Note: Prairie schooner, is a 19th-century covered wagon popularly used by emigrants traveling to the American West. The name prairie schooner was derived from the wagon’s white canvas cover, or bonnet, which gave it the appearance, from a distance, of the sailing ship known as a schooner.) From Kansas, they moved to Dixon County, Tenn, where Mrs Bloom attended school in a log schoolhouse, built by her father. He also tanned his own leather, making shoes for his family. Her mother and sisters spun flax and made the family's clothing. They later moved to Medina County, where her father passed in 1888. Her mother bought a small farm in Mahoning County, where the Meander Dam now stands. She was a member of Good Hope Lutheran Church.
Her husband, George, whom she married in 1891, died in March of 1943.
They had lived in East Lewistown, Woodworth, New Springfield, and North Lima, mostly working as a farmer.
He also held jobs at Youngstown & Suburban Railroad, the Lloyd Booth Co. and Republic Steel.
Mrs Bloom leaves a son, Clarence W. of Poland; three daughters, Miss Cora Bloom at home, Mrs Orpha Boyd of Youngstown and Mrs Alelia Emerick of Church Hill; a sister, Mrs Rachel Brenneman of New Waterford.
Born in Holmes County, she was the daughter of Stephen and Anna Bixler Berkey, the 13th of 21 children. Her father was a farmer. As a child, her and her family traveled to Allen County, Kanses, by prairie schooner. (Note: Prairie schooner, is a 19th-century covered wagon popularly used by emigrants traveling to the American West. The name prairie schooner was derived from the wagon’s white canvas cover, or bonnet, which gave it the appearance, from a distance, of the sailing ship known as a schooner.) From Kansas, they moved to Dixon County, Tenn, where Mrs Bloom attended school in a log schoolhouse, built by her father. He also tanned his own leather, making shoes for his family. Her mother and sisters spun flax and made the family's clothing. They later moved to Medina County, where her father passed in 1888. Her mother bought a small farm in Mahoning County, where the Meander Dam now stands. She was a member of Good Hope Lutheran Church.
Her husband, George, whom she married in 1891, died in March of 1943.
They had lived in East Lewistown, Woodworth, New Springfield, and North Lima, mostly working as a farmer.
He also held jobs at Youngstown & Suburban Railroad, the Lloyd Booth Co. and Republic Steel.
Mrs Bloom leaves a son, Clarence W. of Poland; three daughters, Miss Cora Bloom at home, Mrs Orpha Boyd of Youngstown and Mrs Alelia Emerick of Church Hill; a sister, Mrs Rachel Brenneman of New Waterford.
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