Gazlay Family History
Sylvia Melvina Steward
Parents
| Father | Sardius Steward ( - ) |
| Mother | Rhoda Ward ( - ) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 20 October 2022; Last Edited: 23 October 2022 |
| Person ID | 12561 |
| Name | Sylvia Melvina Steward |
| Gender | Female |
| Born | 18401 |
| Married | 19 December 1861 to Henry B. Loomis2 |
| Died | 6 November 1929 in Sugar Grove, Warren County, Pennsylvania1, 3 |
| Buried | in Maple Grove Cemetery, Ashville, Chautauqua County, New York1 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Henry B. Loomis (son of Anson C. Loomis and Maria Purdy) |
| Born | 20 December 1834 |
| Married | 19 December 1861 to Sylvia Melvina Steward |
| Children | of Sylvia Melvina Steward and Henry B. Loomis: |
| +1. | Edwin Steward Loomis |
| Born | 20 December 1864 in Panama, Chautauqua County, New York |
| Married | 1903 to Josephine Alice Glidden |
| Died | 4 April 1927 |
Sources
- Find a Grave (website). Maple Grove Cemetery, Ashville, Chautauqua County, New York, Sylvia Steward Maxwell, born: 1840; died: 1929 (from record, which provides the names and links for her parents, siblings, and son).
- Descendants of Joseph Loomis in America and his Antecedents in the Old World, the original published by Elias Loomis LLD. 1875, Revised by Elisha S. Loomis Ph.D. 1908. Digitized copy available at Google Books. Family of 3740. Henry B. Loomis who married Sylvia M. Steward on 19 December 1861, and giving the name and birth date of one child, Edwin S. Loomis, born: 20 December 1864.
- Obituary, Jamestown Evening Journal, Jamestown, New York (available at fultonhistory.com), 7 November 1929, Sylvia Steward Loomis, died Wednesday [6 November 1929] at the home of her sister, Mrs. A. J. Abbott, at Sugar Grove, Pa., aged 88 years. The article provides vital and biographical details and the names of her daughter-in-law, three grandchildren, one brother and another sister.