James O. Bloss (September 30, 1847 – December 15, 1918)

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John William Sterling (1844–1918) was a founding partner of Shearman & Sterling LLP and major benefactor to Yale University. In Sterling's will, he directs: "no interment other than my own and that of my sister, Cordelia, shall ever take place" in his Mausoleum in Woodlawn Cemetery. An exception is made, however, "in case my said friend, James O. Bloss (1847–1918), who has lived with me for more than forty years, should desire to be interred in the said Mausoleum and should die without ever having been married." Cordelia Sterling is burried with her brother. Bloss died less than six months after Sterling, according to his sister, of a broken heart, and is not buried with his friend, though the reason is unknown. He is buried at Mount Hope Cemetery, Rochester (same cemetery where are buried Susan B. Anthony and Lillian D. Wald). Sterling's obituary in the New York Times referred to "his lifelong friend, James O. Bloss, a retired cotton broker, who made his home with the testator for more than forty years." James Orville Bloss died suddenly in New York City, on December 15, 1918.

Timeline & Places:

• September 30, 1847: born.

• 1873: lived at 21 W 25th St, New York, NY 10010, Stati Uniti, sharing with John William Sterling

• 1890s: lived at 221 E 47th St, New York, NY 10017, Stati Uniti, sharing with John William Sterling

• 1902: lived at 912 Fifth Avenue, 10021, NYC, NY, USA, sharing with John William Sterling

• December 15, 1918: died. Buried at Mount Hope Cemetery, 1133 Mt Hope Ave, Rochester, NY 14620, Stati Uniti

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