Walworth County Genealogical Society

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Delavan, WI 53115

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Town of Bloomfield

The permanent settlement of the town began late in 1836 with the coming of Henry KIMBALL and his son, Oramel, who made their claim in section 6. The elder pioneer brought his wife, Keziah, and such family as they had, from Otsego county as soon as he had made a home for them. He was born in July 1783 and died January 31, 1851. His wife was born in 1783 and died in August 1852.

Other early family names included TUPPER, BARKER, BUCKLAND, CHAPIN, DORATHY, FELLOWS, FREEMAN, HATCH, JERROD, KULL, MAY, MILLER, MOODY, PORTER, ROWE, RUTENBER, SCHURMAN, TROW, WALKER, WARD, and WHITE.

Bloomfield had a total of 131 soldiers who served in the Civil War.

Religious organizations began forming in Genoa Junction.
The first religious society was organized by twelve Methodists in 1841.
The Congregational society appeared about 1846.
There was an Episcopal organization in 1848.
The Evangelical Lutheran society organized in 1881.
The German Methodist society was formed in 1885.

Cemetery Name	Location	Cemetery Active
Bloomfield Township	South of Pell Lake on H Sec 22	yes
Hillside/Genoa City	Carter St. Co BU	yes
Pioneer on U	Jct Powers Lake Rd Sec 36	no
Old Bloomfield/Pioneer	Jct of B & White Pigeon Sec 29	no
Hafar		no
Wonderland/Moresi Boundary Line		no
Unknown name	Sec 3
Jacob's burial	Sec 7	no

Township Map circa 1900
Bloomfield 1900

Township Map circa 1923
Bloomfield 1923

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