Commemorative biographical record of Hartford County, Connecticut : containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens, and of many of the early settled families . nd theacademy at Windsor Center. He inherited a por-tion of his fathers estate, but afterwards boughtout the other heirs, including our subjects farm,and in addition to the care and cultivation of theproperty he was engaged in brickmaking for a num-ber of years, being at one time foreman of a largebrickyard in Dutchess county, N. Y. Politicallyhe was first a Whig and then a Republican, andwhile he was not a po
Commemorative biographical record of Hartford County, Connecticut : containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens, and of many of the early settled families . nd theacademy at Windsor Center. He inherited a por-tion of his fathers estate, but afterwards boughtout the other heirs, including our subjects farm,and in addition to the care and cultivation of theproperty he was engaged in brickmaking for a num-ber of years, being at one time foreman of a largebrickyard in Dutchess county, N. Y. Politicallyhe was first a Whig and then a Republican, andwhile he was not a politician in the strict sense of theterm, he was always ardent in the support of his be-lief. At the time of the agitation of the Know-Noth-ing issue he espoused that doctrine, being one of thefirst members of the party in Windsor. He and hiswife were devout Methodists, and for years he wastrustee of the Windsor Church. On April 17, 1833,he married Miss Emeline Loomis, daughter of!George Loomis, of Windsor. She died in 1866,and he survived her eleven years, dying Feb. 27,1877; the remains of both now rest in the old ceme-tery at Windsor. (VIII) T. S. Loomis was born Jan. 29, 1838,. J^fiL^^^^ky COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. (553 in the house now owned hy Mrs. Susan A. a boy he attended school in District No. 2, ofWindsor, and among his early teachers were MissCurtis, Col. Oliver Holcomb and Col. E. N. completing the course of study offered therehe pursued more advanced studies in the academyat Windsor Center. On leaving school he engagedin brick-making with his father until the lattershealth failed, when he gave up brick-making andattended to the farm; during the last years of hisparents he gave them his thoughtful care. Theland is very productive, and in addition to excellentcrops of tobacco, Mr. Loomis raises a large amountof garden truck. In 1872 he built a new resi-dence on a substantial plan, and other improvementshave been made by him from time t
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