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Andrew S. Bloom

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Andrew S. Bloom

Birth
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
2 Jul 1900 (aged 61)
Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky, USA
Burial
Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky, USA Add to Map
Plot
Sect G, Lot: 88- S1/2
Memorial ID
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CAPT, CO K, 52 REGT, O.V.I., Union.
MAJ, F&S, 7th REGT, KY, V.C., Union.

Andrew Bloom volunteered and was enlisted on August 21, 1862 as a Captain in Co., K., 52nd Regiment, O.V.I (Dan McCook's Regiment) in Cincinnati, Ohio. This regiment fought at the Battle of Perryville. He resigned and was mustered out on January 8, 1863 at Nashville, Tennessee, due to illness.

On January 20, 1864, he was commissioned as an officer in the 7th Regiment, Kentucky Vol. Cav., Union at Covington, Kentucky. He served with this regiment, as a Major, until the until the end of the war. He was mustered out on July 10, 1865 at Edgefield, Tennessee.

After the war, he married Eliza Lida, the daughter of Leroy and Martha Wilson Doolin. The couple were the parents of a daughter, Lida L. Bloom. He was widowed in 1868 and his daughter, Lida, was raised by her maternal grandmother.

He married Elizabeth Renaker on April 7, 1869 in Henry County, Kentucky. She passed away in April of 1870 and their child died in July of 1870. (It is unclear if Renaker was her maiden name, or a surname from a previous marriage).

Andrew married Margaret, the daughter of Benjamin and Margaret Coyle Allen. The couple were the parents of Laura, Ada Victoria, Bertie and Corinne Bloom. Mr. Bloom, initially, supported his family by working as a liquor dealer. Later, he worked as a notary public and as a pension agent. Mr. Bloom passed away from the effects of endocarditis and was laid to rest, at Lexington Cemetery, with full military honors.
CAPT, CO K, 52 REGT, O.V.I., Union.
MAJ, F&S, 7th REGT, KY, V.C., Union.

Andrew Bloom volunteered and was enlisted on August 21, 1862 as a Captain in Co., K., 52nd Regiment, O.V.I (Dan McCook's Regiment) in Cincinnati, Ohio. This regiment fought at the Battle of Perryville. He resigned and was mustered out on January 8, 1863 at Nashville, Tennessee, due to illness.

On January 20, 1864, he was commissioned as an officer in the 7th Regiment, Kentucky Vol. Cav., Union at Covington, Kentucky. He served with this regiment, as a Major, until the until the end of the war. He was mustered out on July 10, 1865 at Edgefield, Tennessee.

After the war, he married Eliza Lida, the daughter of Leroy and Martha Wilson Doolin. The couple were the parents of a daughter, Lida L. Bloom. He was widowed in 1868 and his daughter, Lida, was raised by her maternal grandmother.

He married Elizabeth Renaker on April 7, 1869 in Henry County, Kentucky. She passed away in April of 1870 and their child died in July of 1870. (It is unclear if Renaker was her maiden name, or a surname from a previous marriage).

Andrew married Margaret, the daughter of Benjamin and Margaret Coyle Allen. The couple were the parents of Laura, Ada Victoria, Bertie and Corinne Bloom. Mr. Bloom, initially, supported his family by working as a liquor dealer. Later, he worked as a notary public and as a pension agent. Mr. Bloom passed away from the effects of endocarditis and was laid to rest, at Lexington Cemetery, with full military honors.


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  • Created by: Honor
  • Added: Nov 19, 2010
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/61867584/andrew_s-bloom: accessed ), memorial page for Andrew S. Bloom (Mar 1839–2 Jul 1900), Find a Grave Memorial ID 61867584, citing The Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky, USA; Maintained by Honor (contributor 47275795).