William Meredith Grooms

Brief Life History of William Meredith

When William Meredith Grooms was born on 18 December 1843, in Ohio, United States, his father, Elijah Grooms, was 30 and his mother, Martha Nancy Copas, was 24. He married Mary Susan Woods on 28 June 1878, in Pike, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He lived in Franklin Township, Adams, Ohio, United States in 1900 and Meigs Township, Adams, Ohio, United States in 1910. He died on 26 January 1912, in Pike, Ohio, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Arkoe Cemetery, Arkoe, Pike, Ohio, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Meredith Grooms
1843–1912
Mary Susan Woods
1850–1924
Marriage: 28 June 1878
Harvey Horatio Grooms
1879–1980
Nancy Jane Grooms
1881–1965
Julia Mary Grooms
1891–

Sources (15)

  • William M Grooms, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Wm. M. Grooms, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
  • William Grooms, "Ohio Death Index, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007"

World Events (8)

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1860 · Ohio supports the Union side of the Civil War

Although divided as a state on the subject of slavery, Ohio participated in the Civil War on the Union's side, providing over 300,000 troops. Ohio provided the 3rd largest number of troops by any Union state.

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Groom , with excrescent -s.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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