John Roll Bloom, for a time after his marriage he lived on his father’s farm in Pike township. He then moved to Clearfield town, and opened up an extensive mercantile business, which he conducted for several years.1832
Following the death of her husband John, Sarah moved to her father's home in Pike township where she with her young son Lewis resided for about one year, and then moved to Center County, where they made their home until 1847.1853