John S. Grooms

1821 - 1917  (96 years)

• Name	John S. Grooms  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Birth	16 Feb 1821	Fentress County, Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Burial	May 1917	Salem United Methodist Church Cemetery, Casey County, Kentucky
  Death	11 May 1917	Liberty, Casey County, Kentucky
  Person ID	I32191	First tree
  Last Modified	19 Mar 2024

  
  

  Father	Elijah Grooms,   b. 1806, Kentucky Per 1850 Census;Tennessee Per The 1870 Census d. Between 1870 and 1880, Liberty, Casey County, Kentucky (Age 64 years)
  Relationship	related
  Mother	Mrs.,   b. 1805, Tennessee Per The 1850 Census; Kentucky Per The 1870 Census d. Between 1836 and 1840, Fentress County, Tennessee (Age 31 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1823	1st Marriage; Possibly In Tennessee
  Family ID	F23356	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	*Elizabeth "Betsy" Miller,   b. 15 Jun 1830, Liberty, Casey County, Kentucky d. 27 May 1909, Liberty, Casey County, Kentucky (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	1 Sep 1849	Liberty, Casey County, Kentucky
  Children	1. Lucinda Grooms,   b. 1853, Liberty, Casey County, Kentucky d. Yes, date unknown   2. *Margaret Grooms,   b. 1856, Casey County, Kentucky d. 1 Dec 1921, Casey County, Kentucky (Age 65 years)   3. *Thomas Shelton Grooms,   b. 10 Apr 1858, Liberty, Casey County, Kentucky d. 10 Sep 1940, Liberty, Casey County, Kentucky; Per Kentucky Death Index, 1911-2000 (Age 82 years)   4. Alonzo Alonza D. Grooms,   b. 1860, Liberty, Casey County, Kentucky d. Yes, date unknown   5. Lindsey Grooms,   b. 1861, Liberty, Casey County, Kentucky d. Yes, date unknown   6. Amney Annie C. Grooms,   b. 1865, Liberty, Casey County, Kentucky d. Bef 1935, Casey County, Kentucky (Age 69 years)   7. Fletcher Grooms,   b. 1867, Liberty, Casey County, Kentucky d. Yes, date unknown   8. Dora R. B. Grooms,   b. 1868, Liberty, Casey County, Kentucky; Could Possibly Be Around 1873 Also. d. 4 May 1954, Liberty, Casey County, Kentucky (Age 86 years)   9. Felix Sherman Grooms,   b. Mar 1869, Liberty, Casey County, Kentucky d. 1944, Liberty, Casey County, Kentucky (Age 74 years)   10. Dorrey Grooms,   b. Mar 1870, Liberty, Casey County, Kentucky d. Yes, date unknown   11. Sarah Sally B. Grooms,   b. 1872, Liberty, Casey County, Kentucky d. 10 Jan 1959, Liberty, Casey County, Kentucky (Age 87 years)   12. Mary B. D. Grooms,   b. 1 Feb 1877, Liberty, Casey County, Kentucky d. 2 Nov 1946, Casey County, Kentucky (Age 69 years)
  Family ID	F12291	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Jan 2013

  
  

• Notes

  Please Note: **Though not all of the sources are listed, federalcensus, birth, death, church, obituraries, and etc... records wereutilized with this family as well as other family sources. SOURCE: www.findagrave.com "Johnny Grooms Birth: Feb. 16, 1821 Death: Mar. 11, 1917 Burial: Salem United Methodist Church Cemetery Liberty (Casey County), CaseyCounty, Kentucky, USA Created by: Rochelle Riordan Record added: Mar 1 2007" There are only two "Grooms" listed per the 1870 Federal Census livingin Liberty, Casey County, Kentucky with their families who were bornin Tennessee--James Grooms of Tennessee and John S. Grooms ofTennessee. This compiler is listing them as brothers until furtherresearch is completed since their ages are so close together and theirbirths are in Tennessee as well. James's neighbors are Wetherington'sand Wethington's. Especially, Ervin Green Wethington Wetherington, adirect descendant of the Grooms family through Felix Sherman and OvaGrooms Wethington. Also, a William Grooms is listed as a farm handin the same census year of 1870 living with John S. Grooms. He is tooold to be a son at 29 years of age, and was listed as a brother bythis compiler as well. William was born in Kentucky however, so thismay give an estimated year of the families arrival to Kentucky fromTennessee. It will be assumed that since William was a brother andborn in Kentucky that their father must have also died in Kentucky. [18 August 2006, SLJuhl, compiler] Letter received from Billy Gerald Grooms post marked March 11, 2004: Addressed to Bill (William Earl) Wethington, "I am sorry I have taken so long to send this back to you, but Iwanted to do as much research as possible. Let me start by sayingmothers name was never Oval. It was Ova from birth. I have given you as much information as I know. There is a man inFlorida who has a lot of information on his family, which includes hismother's father who was a grandson of John Grooms and he sent me someinformation on the Grooms family. The Grooms originally came from Adams County Ohio. They moved toFentress County Tennessee. To go into the timber business some timein the 1800's. My grandmother and your great grandmother was Catholic. Her parentsand brother and sisters are also buried at St. Bernard CatholicCemetery. Grandmothers' maiden name was Vaughn. They came to Americafrom Ireland. As you will see in my notes, Granddad and grandmother had ten childrennot nine. The tenth was Virgie, who died when she was ten years oldof influenza. I hope I have been of some help. I would like a copy of this when youare finished. Best wishes, Uncle Bill" REFERENCE: TAKEN FROM BOTTOM/S & CHELF FAMILY GENEALOGY; UPDATEDNOVEMBER 06, 2003, BY TERRELL GLEN BOTTOM. E-mail:terrellbottoms@msn.com Major web site: www.Genealogy.com Notes for John S. Grooms: "Casey County 1900 shows that John owned260 acres, living with him at the time was his wife Elizabeth, dau.Mary, & dau. Maggie, & also granddaughter Miriah. I believe thatMiriah was Maggie's daughter, last name Blackford." [sljuhl, updated,12 Feb 2005] Book Title: The Men, Women, Events, Institutions & Lore of CaseyCounty, Kentucky Source: http://persi.heritagequestonline.com (Heritage Quest) Authors: Watkins, W.M. City of Publication: Louisville, Kentucky Publisher: Standard Print Company Date: 1939 Page Count: 236 Reel/Fiche Number: Genealogy and Local History; LH13584 Pages: 186-The Grooms Tree, 216-218-The Bennett Wethington Tree Obtained: 19 September 2007, SLJuhl, compiler. Clements, Wethington; Maryland to Casey Co, KY Obtained: 30 December 2007 per SLJuhl, compiler From: www.RootsWeb.com WorldConnect Topic: Register Report on Richard Wetherington and Anne AnnShuttleworth. Note: Only an outline of some of the descendants will be attemptedfrom Richard Wetherington to William Alfred "Verd" Wethington. If youwish more information please refer to the more indepth outline of theRichard Wetherington (b. 1755) Descendants on www.RootsWeb.com and ifyou'd like contact Joseph L. Clements as listed on that web site atpedoviejo@fuse.net

  
  

• Sources

  [S1141] Census Record 1900 Liberty Casey County, Kentucky, Magistrerial Dist # 1 Liberty Supt. Dist # 11 E.D. # 20 Pg. 2898 Lines 343-349 John and Elizabeth are listed his occupation: farmer (Reliability: 3). [S1153] Letter From Billy Gerald Grooms, Post Marked March 11, 2004 (Reliability: 3). [S1165] The Wethington and Grooms Family Records, Elkins Volume III, Wethington History, March 2004 (Reliability: 3). [S1177] A Reference Site For John S. Grooms.