Born in West Chester, Pennsylvania, the youngest son of Anthony Bolmar and Adelaide Williams. He was married in 1873 to Emma S. Pierce, who was the daughter of Joshua Pierce.

They settled in Topeka, Kansas where he was elected to the Legislature of that state. Their four children were: Charles Pierce (Carl), Adelaide Carey, Lydia Marie, and Emma Josephine Bolmar.

Portrait/cartes de visite - E. Woodward/West Chester, PA - c.1860

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