Obit for Massah Lyon LOOMER (b 1818 d 1905), Martin Co., MN 

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Massah Lyon Loomer                      (obit)

DIED
LOOMER-At the home of her daughter, Mrs. Wallace Bruce Mayo, in Jay 
township, Thurs. evening, April 20th, 1905. Mrs. Massah L. Loomer

The deceased had made her home in this vicinity for a number of years 
with her sons and daughters. She was the mother of Samuel and  J. M. 
Loomer of this township and Mrs. W. B. Mayo and Mrs. George Stewart, 
both of Jay, who accompanied her remains to Cedarberg, WI. For interment 
beside those of her husband, Stephen Loomer, who died April 12, 1863. 
Funeral services were conducted from the M.E. church Monday afternoon, 
by pastor, Rev. Kenney.

Massah Lyon Loomer was born in Galion Ohio on Nov. 22, 1818. Her parents 
moved there from there when she was three years old into Indiana and 
after a years residence in that state moved to eastern Illinois, about 
130 miles south of Chicago, where her mother died, and where she lived 
until her womanhood. In the early thirties two off her brothers went to 
Milwaukee trading post when emigration started that way, and she followed 
in 1836 to keep house for them. A few days before her arrival one of the 
brothers was drowned in Lake Michigan. He was the first white man to be 
buried in Milwaukee and she was the seventh white woman to reach that 
place. She remained there for 50 years, returning occasionally to visit 
to the told home in Ill. In 1842 she married Stephen Loomer and was the 
mother of nine children of whom 5 are still living. Four of the children 
live in the vicinity, Samuel, Milton, Mrs. Rachel Mayo, and Mrs. George 
Stewart. One son Clinton resides in Missouri. She has lived to see around 
her 27 grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. During her long 
widowhood her life was devoted to her children, serving them in every 
way possible. She united with the church when 18 years old and was not 
only a constant, faithful member but her delight was in daily reading of 
the holy word and her tongue was ever tuned to sing his praise.