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Jesse Sheppard Grooms 1844–1932 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jun 23,1844

Birth Location: Tattnall County, Georgia, USA

Death Date: 21 Sep 1932

Death Location: Folkston, Charlton County, Georgia, USA

Father: Peter Grooms

Mother: Mary Grooms

Spouse(s): Elvina Riggs

Children(s): Olivia Grooms, Harley Grooms, Minnie Grooms, Ernest Grooms, William Grooms, Luther Grooms, Ralph Grooms, Ralf Grooms, Bertha Grooms

Jesse Sheppard Grooms was born in 1844 in Tattnall County, Georgia, USA, the child of Peter Simon Grooms And Mary Waunell Grooms. In 1850, Jesse Sheppard Grooms resided in Division 79, Tattnall, Georgia. In 1910, Jesse Sheppard Grooms resided in Thick Branch, Charlton, Georgia, USA. Jesse Sheppard Grooms married Elvina Elizabeth Riggs, and had children including Bertha S Grooms, Ernest Nelson Ernie Grooms, Harley Grooms, Luther Eugene Grooms, Minnie Idella Grooms, Olivia Jane Grooms, Ralf Grooms, Ralph Waldon Grooms, William E Grooms. Jesse Sheppard Grooms passed away in 1932 in Folkston, Charlton County, Georgia, USA.

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Biography

  • Jesse Sheppard Grooms was born in 1844 in Tattnall County, Georgia, USA, the child of Peter Simon Grooms And Mary Waunell Grooms.
  • In 1850, Jesse Sheppard Grooms resided in Division 79, Tattnall, Georgia.
  • In 1910, Jesse Sheppard Grooms resided in Thick Branch, Charlton, Georgia, USA.
  • Jesse Sheppard Grooms married Elvina Elizabeth Riggs, and had children including Bertha S Grooms, Ernest Nelson Ernie Grooms, Harley Grooms, Luther Eugene Grooms, Minnie Idella Grooms, Olivia Jane Grooms, Ralf Grooms, Ralph Waldon Grooms, William E Grooms.
  • Jesse Sheppard Grooms passed away in 1932 in Folkston, Charlton County, Georgia, USA.

Immediate Family

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Jesse Grooms's Ancestors

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Jesse Grooms
1844–1932
Birth Place: Tattnall County, Georgia, USA
Parents
Peter Simon Grooms
1805–1870
South Carolina, United States
Mary (Waunell) Grooms
1813–1885
, Liberty, Georgia, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jesse Grooms's Descendants

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Jesse (Sheppard) Grooms (Jun 23,1844–21 Sep 1932) m. Elvina (Elizabeth) Riggs (14 Feb 1854–16 Feb 1921)
  1. 1. Olivia (Jane) Grooms 1872–1951
  2. 2. Harley Grooms 1874–
  3. 3. Minnie (Idella) Grooms 1876–1940
  4. 4. Ernest (Nelson "Ernie") Grooms 1878–1945 m. Jennie (Creola Ola) Vickery 1884–1959
    1. 1. Beulah (Lee) Grooms 1904–1993
    2. 2. Gladys (Mae Prevatt) (Grooms) 1906–1996 m. Owen (Kelly) Prevatt 1898–1974
      1. 1. Owen (Kenneth) Prevatt 1930–2009
      2. 2. Mary (Ola) Prevatt 1928–2008
      3. 3. Casper (Haywood) Prevatt 1933–1935
      4. 4. Owen (Kelly) Prevatt 1949–1949
    3. 3. Fleta (Pauline) Grooms 1905–1988
    4. 4. Malcolm Grooms 1914–1997
    5. 5. Neeta (I.) Grooms 1905–
    6. 6. Hiliary (Milton) Williams 1893–
  5. 5. William (E) Grooms 1891–
  6. 6. Luther (Eugene) Grooms 1893–1962
  7. 7. Ralph (Waldon) Grooms 1895–1956
  8. 8. Ralf Grooms 1895–
  9. 9. Bertha (S) Grooms 1887–1974

Jesse Grooms's Timeline

5 Records

1844
Jun 23,1844
Birth of Jesse Sheppard Grooms in Tattnall County, Georgia, USA
Tattnall County, Georgia, USA
1850
1850
Age 6
Jesse Sheppard Grooms resided here in Division 79, Tattnall, Georgia
Division 79, Tattnall, Georgia
1910
1910
Age 66
Jesse Sheppard Grooms resided here in Thick Branch, Charlton, Georgia, USA
Thick Branch, Charlton, Georgia, USA
1930
1930
Age 86
Jesse Sheppard Grooms resided here in Militia District 32, Charlton, Georgia, USA
Militia District 32, Charlton, Georgia, USA
1932
21 Sep 1932
Age 88
Death of Jesse Sheppard Grooms in Charlton,,Georgia,USA
Charlton,,Georgia,USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jun 23,1844
    Event Place: Tattnall County, Georgia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Militia District 32, Charlton, Georgia; Roll: 343; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0003; Image: 583.0; FHL microfilm: 2340078
    [2] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Thick Branch, Charlton, Georgia; Roll: T624_177; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 0031; FHL microfilm: 1374190
    [3] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Division 79, Tattnall, Georgia; Roll: M432_83; Page: 362B; Image: 285
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Division 79, Tattnall, Georgia
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Division 79, Tattnall, Georgia; Roll: M432_83; Page: 362B; Image: 285

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Thick Branch, Charlton, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Thick Branch, Charlton, Georgia; Roll: T624_177; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 0031; FHL microfilm: 1374190

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Militia District 32, Charlton, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Militia District 32, Charlton, Georgia; Roll: 343; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0003; Image: 583.0; FHL microfilm: 2340078

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Sep 1932
    Event Place: Charlton,,Georgia,USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Folkston, Charlton County, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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