Born: March 14, 1841, Rome, Penn­syl­van­ia.

Died: De­cem­ber 29, 1876, Ash­ta­bu­la, Ohio, in a train wreck.

Buried: The re­mains re­trieved from Ash­ta­bu­la were placed in a com­mon grave marked by a ce­no­taph in the Ash­ta­bu­la Ce­me­te­ry. A ce­no­taph in me­mo­ry of the Bliss­es was al­so erect­ed in the ce­me­te­ry at Rome, Penn­syl­van­ia, July 17, 1877.