George Anderson Grooms^[1]

1876 - 1955  (78 years)

• Name	George Anderson Grooms
  Born	11 Mar 1876	Cocke County, Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Died	9 Jan 1955  [2]
  Buried	Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee   [3]
  Person ID	I152434	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	9 Sep 2013

  
  

  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   [4]
  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

  
  

  Family	Algia Helen Giles,   b. 29 Jan 1879, Tennessee ,   d. 27 Feb 1967  (Age 88 years)
  Children	1. Reba Grooms,   b. 9 Apr 1907,   bur. Boyds Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee + 2. Georgia Grooms,   b. 15 May 1913, Tennessee ,   d. 23 Jul 1991  (Age 78 years)   3. Roy Grooms
  Family ID	F57016	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 11 Mar 1876 - Cocke County, Tennessee Buried - - Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church 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

  
  

• Sources

  [S73] Rawlings Funeral Home, Book 2, 23 Jul 1991. Georgia Mott obituary [S75] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume II, 1955-1973, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 9 Jan 1955. Grooms, George Anderson 78 b. 3-11-76 Cocke d. 1-9-55 Boyds Creek farmer f. John Grooms m. Ruth Lunsford Shiloh Cem Survivors: widow Algia Giles Sey R2 2 dau Mrs Rance Widner Mrs Bruce Mott 1 son Roy 4 gc 3 bro Richard Grooms Sherman Grooms Oscar Grooms 2 sis Mrs Delia Kirby Mrs Martha Patty. [S34] In the Shadow of the Smokies, Smoky Mountain Historical Society, (1993), 254. [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.