Biography - John L. Bloomfield
JOHN L. BLOOMFIELD. He is a farmer, the son of Isaac and Mary (Hahn) Bloomfield, of Hamilton County, OH. He was born June 9, 1836, in Butler County, OH. He spent his youth on a farm and obtained his education th the common schools. His parents removed to Montgomery County, IN, in 1837, and he came to Knox County in 1845. He first married to Elizabeth Cosiah Apr. 1, 1858 [the Illinois Statewide Marriage Index lists a John L. Bloomfield marrying a Elizabeth Coziahr in Knox County on April 1, 1858], and as his second wife, he married Hannah C. Gritton June 25, 1868 [the Illinois Statewide Marriage Index lists a John L. Bloomfield marrying a Hannah C. Gretton in Knox County on June 25 1868]. He has two sons by his first wife and four sons by his second wife, three living and one dead. He is a liberal Democrat. Post Office, Rio.
Contributed by Joan Achille, extracted from the 1878 History of Knox County, Illinois, published by Charles C. Chapman
