Memorial Record of Western Kentucky, Volume I and Volume II, Lewis
Publishing Company, 1904, pp. 153-154.  McCracken Co.

JOHN WESLEY BLOOMFIELD

     John Wesley Bloomfield is one of the ablest and best known attorneys
of western Kentucky.  He is a native of the Buckeye state, having been born
in Preble county, Ohio, November 16, 1836.  His parents were Reuben and Ann
(Hopkins) Bloomfield, the former of whom was a native of Preble county and
a son of David Bloomfield, who was born in Roan [sic] county, North
Carolina, and was of English lineage.  Ann (Hopkins) Bloomfield was born in
Kentucky, and her ancestors settled in that state at an early day, having
come from Virginia.  David Bloomfield was also an early settler of
Kentucky, from which state he removed to Ohio and became a pioneer of
Preble county, where he and his wife, Rachael (Barclay) Bloomfield, spent
many years, and where they finally died and were buried.
     Reuben and Ann (Hopkins) Bloomfield were married in Kentucky, and they
had four sons and one daughter.  The mother died, and the father married
again, from which union he had five daughters.  All of his life was spent
farming, and he was universally respected for his many sterling qualities
of heart and mind.
     John Wesley Bloomfield was born and reared on a farm, and in his youth
was sent to the country schools, and later to the Miami University at
Oxford, Ohio, where he completed a two years' course.  He then began the
study of law under General Marsh at Eaton, Ohio, and in 1861 went to
Paducah, Kentucky, where he continued the study of law, and was admitted to
the bar in 1865, since which time he has been continuously in practice in
Paducah.  He has long held rank among the ablest lawyers of western
Kentucky, but has never held office, except when he was city judge of
Paducah from 1874-1878, during which time he gained his title of "Judge,"
by which he is generally known.
     In 1865 Judge Bloomfield was united in marriage with Miss Linnie M.
Unruh, and the following children were born to them:  Lloyd, Miss Joe and
John W., who are living, and one that died in childhood.  Judge Bloomfield
is a Democrat in politics, and takes an active interest in local affairs,
although not a politician.  Fraternally he is a Master Mason, while he and
his wife are members of the Presbyterian church.

Bloomfield Hopkins Barclay Unruh
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Preble-OH Rowan-NC VA

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