Would it be an early or late Bloomer? One of Betty Ford's relatives? <grin> All kidding aside: a.. BLOOMER - produced iron from ore, a bloom smithy Jan ----- Original Message ----- From: "joan benner" <[email protected]> > I had a request tonight about old occupations and cannot find an answer > anywhere, not even on Cyndi's list (so far, anyway). What was a Bloomer? > The occupation was listed on a Jefferson Co NY census form, year unknown. > > Joan > Adams and Marquette CC > > > ==== WIGEN Mailing List ==== > Celebrate Wisconsin! > Visit the Waupaca County WIGenWeb Project Pages > http://www.rootsweb.com/~wiwaupac/index.htm >