Lewis Richard Grooms^[1]

1880 - 1957  (77 years)

• Name	Lewis Richard Grooms
  Born	1 Mar 1880	Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1900	District 16, Sevier County, Tennessee   [2]
  Died	29 Jun 1957  [3]
  Buried	Chinquapin Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee   [4, 5]
  Person ID	I123529	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	17 Sep 2015

  
  

  Father	John Lewis Grooms,   b. Feb 1852, Tennessee ,   d. 31 Mar 1909  (Age ~ 57 years)
  Mother	Rutha E. Lunsford,   b. 10 Jul 1854, North Carolina ,   d. 11 Nov 1927  (Age 73 years)
  Married	6 Aug 1875	Sevier County, Tennessee   [6]
  Headstones		John Grooms Born Feb. 1852 Died Mar. 31, 1909 Ruth Grooms Born July 10, 1854 Died Nov. 11, 1927
  Family ID	F53071	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 1 Mar 1880 - Tennessee Census - 1900 - District 16, Sevier County, Tennessee Buried - - Chinquapin Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Headstones

  Brother Lewis Richard Grooms 1878 - 1957 Gone but not forgotten

  
  

• Sources

  [S75] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume II, 1955-1973, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 9 Jan 1955. George Anderson Grooms obituary [S112] Census, 1900. Name: Richard Grooms Titles & Terms: Residence: Civil District 6, 16, Sevier, Tennessee Birth Date: Mar 1884 Birthplace: Tennessee Relationship to Head of Household: Son Spouse: Spouse's Titles & Terms: Spouse's Birthplace: Father: John Grooms Father's Titles & Terms: Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother: Rutha Grooms Mother's Titles & Terms: Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Race or Color (expanded): White Head-of-household Name: John Grooms Gender: Male Marital Status: Single Years Married: Estimated Marriage Year: Mother How Many Children: Number Living Children: Immigration Year: Enumeration District: 0141 Page: 10 Sheet Letter: B Family Number: 174 Reference Number: 94 Film Number: 1241596 Image Number: 00020 Household Gender Age Parent John Grooms M Parent Rutha Grooms F Richard Grooms M Mary C Grooms F Jas L Grooms M William S Grooms M Martha E Grooms F Laura F Grooms F Oscar Grooms M Edgar Grooms M Harriot J Grooms F [S75] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume II, 1955-1973, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 29 Jun 1957. Grooms, Louis Richard 77 widower b. 3-1-80 TN d. 6-29-57 Knox Bapt Hosp res R7 Sev farmer f. John Grooms m. Ruth Lunsford Waldens Creek Bapt Cem Survivors: 2 bro Oscar 1055 Cotrell St Knox Sherman 2 sis Mrs Martha Patty Mrs Delia Kirby. [S34] In the Shadow of the Smokies, Smoky Mountain Historical Society, (1993), 632. [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 101993442). [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name John H Grooms Event Type Marriage Event Date 06 Aug 1875 Event Place Sevier, Tennessee, United States Gender Male Spouse's Name Rutha S Lunsford Spouse's Gender Female "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-893F-CPRC?cc=1619127&wc=Q63S-1HH%3A1589264711%2C1589374329 : 22 December 2016), Sevier > Marriage registers, 1856-1883, vol 1-3 > image 319 of 757; citing Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties.