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James Larkin Broom 1866–1953 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Feb 1866

Birth Location: Jonesboro, Craighead, Arkansas, USA

Death Date: 22 October 1953

Death Location: Ajo, Pima County, Arizona, United States of America

Father: Madison Broom

Mother: Margaret Broom

Spouse(s): Martha Willis

Children(s): Lois Broom, Floyd Broom, Marvin Broom, Geneva Broom, Leona Simpson, William Broom, Jennie Broom, Donnie Broom

James Larkin Broom was born in 1866 in Jonesboro, Craighead, Arkansas, USA, the child of Madison Broom And Margaret J Broom. In 1870, James Larkin Broom resided in Big Creek, Jonesboro, Craighead, Arkansas, USA. In 1920, James Larkin Broom resided in Carlsbad, Eddy, New Mexico, USA. James Larkin Broom married Martha Jane Willis, and had children including Donnie Broom, Floyd Owen Broom, Geneva Mae Broom, Jennie M Broom, Leona L Simpson, Lois Helen Broom, Marvin Elmer Broom, William Wesley Broom. James Larkin Broom passed away in 1953 in Ajo, Pima County, Arizona, United States of America.

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Biography

  • James Larkin Broom was born in 1866 in Jonesboro, Craighead, Arkansas, USA, the child of Madison Broom And Margaret J Broom.
  • In 1870, James Larkin Broom resided in Big Creek, Jonesboro, Craighead, Arkansas, USA.
  • In 1920, James Larkin Broom resided in Carlsbad, Eddy, New Mexico, USA.
  • James Larkin Broom married Martha Jane Willis, and had children including Donnie Broom, Floyd Owen Broom, Geneva Mae Broom, Jennie M Broom, Leona L Simpson, Lois Helen Broom, Marvin Elmer Broom, William Wesley Broom.
  • James Larkin Broom passed away in 1953 in Ajo, Pima County, Arizona, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Broom's Ancestors

Self
James Broom
1866–1953
Birth Place: Jonesboro, Craighead, Arkansas, USA
Parents
Madison Broom
1826–1909
St. Clair County, Alabama, United States of America
Margaret (J) Broom
1835–
Tennessee
Grandparents
Lewis Broom
1794–1880
South Carolina, South Carolina, USA
Elizabeth Battles
1803–1880
Oglethorpe, Georgia, United States
Benjamin (Franklin) Denton
1798–1864
Sequachie Valley, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Broom
1750–1837
William Jr
1757–1840
Mary Moore
1772–1857
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Broome
1726–1791
Esther Willis
1722–1791
John III
1723–1776
Sarah Capall
1728–1792
Aaron Moore
1745–1782
Rachel Lawrence
1737–1810

James Broom's Descendants

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James (Larkin) Broom (18 Feb 1866–22 October 1953) m. Martha (Jane) Willis (22 July 1874–29 Jan 1943)
  1. 1. Lois (Helen) Broom 1907–1967
  2. 2. Floyd (Owen) Broom 1898–1928
  3. 3. Marvin (Elmer) Broom 1901–1954 m. Alta (Sarah) Angell 1903–1954
    1. 1. Helen (Lois) Broom 1924–1994
    2. 2. Mary (Katherine) Broom 1930–2005
    3. 3. Bill (Owen) Broom 1927–1995
  4. 4. Geneva (Mae) Broom 1904–1966 m. John (Garland) Broadwell 1902–1966
    1. 1. Jack (B) Broadwell 1929–1985
    2. 2. Francis (Leona) Broadwell 1925–2007
    3. 3. Charlotte (Geneice) Broadwell 1937–1938
  5. 5. Leona (L.) Simpson 1912–1986
  6. 6. William (Wesley) Broom 1899–1977 m. Ninna (Ann) Hicks 1891–1965
  7. 7. Jennie (M) Broom 1905–
  8. 8. Donnie Broom 1895–1900

James Broom's Timeline

5 Records

1866
18 Feb 1866
Birth of James Larkin Broom in Jonesboro, Craighead, Arkansas, USA
Jonesboro, Craighead, Arkansas, USA
1870
1870
Age 4
James Larkin Broom resided here in Big Creek, Jonesboro, Craighead, Arkansas, USA
Big Creek, Jonesboro, Craighead, Arkansas, USA
1920
1920
Age 54
James Larkin Broom resided here in Carlsbad, Eddy, New Mexico, USA
Carlsbad, Eddy, New Mexico, USA
1950
1950
Age 84
James Larkin Broom resided here in Pima, Arizona, USA
Pima, Arizona, USA
1953
22 October 1953
Age 87
Death of James Larkin Broom in Ajo, Pima County, Arizona, United States of America
Ajo, Pima County, Arizona, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Feb 1866
    Event Place: Jonesboro, Craighead, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Carlsbad, Eddy, New Mexico; Roll: T625_1076; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 63
    [3] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Big Creek, Craighead, Arkansas; Roll: M593_51; Page: 115B
    [4] Arizona, U.S., Death Records, 1887-1968, Arizona Department of Health Services; Phoenix, AZ; Arizona Genealogy Birth and Death Certificates
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Pima, Arizona; Roll: 5749; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 10-152

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Big Creek, Jonesboro, Craighead, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Big Creek, Craighead, Arkansas; Roll: M593_51; Page: 115B

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Carlsbad, Eddy, New Mexico, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Carlsbad, Eddy, New Mexico; Roll: T625_1076; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 63

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Pima, Arizona, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Pima, Arizona; Roll: 5749; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 10-152

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 October 1953
    Event Place: Ajo, Pima County, Arizona, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Ajo, Pima County, Arizona, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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