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William “Will” Groom

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William “Will” Groom

Birth
Death
26 Mar 1896 (aged 54)
Burial
Pilot Rock, Umatilla County, Oregon, USA Add to Map
Plot
13,
Memorial ID
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William Groom was a son of John Groom (born 15 December 1820 in Kentucky and died 26 July 1846 in Clinton or Holt County, Missouri) and Mary Ellen 'Polly' Headrick. After the death of John Groom, Mary Ellen married John Ogle and the family moved to Oregon. Mary Ellen and John Ogle are buried at the Mulkey Cemetery in Eugene, Lane County.

Will married Harriet Jane Billings, a daughter of Byrd and Lydia Billings. They were married on 16 August 1860 in Nodaway County, Missouri.

Their nine children were:

John William Groom (27 July 1861 Nodaway Co, MO-1910) buried Pilot Rock Cemetery;

George Washington Groom (15 November 1863 Nodaway Co, MO-7 March 1867) buried Pilot Rock Cemetery;

Mary Lydia Johnson (24 November 1865 Umatilla Co, OR-23 November 1938) buried Asotin County, Washington;

Byrd Sherman Groom (20 October 1867 Lane County, OR-1937) buried Bent County, Colorado;

Sarah Elizabeth Troxel (21 January 1869 Lane County, OR-18 April 1943) buried Springfield, Oregon;

Rachel Ann Groom (born and died 22 March 1874 Lane County, OR) probably buried in Lane County although family sources state she is buried at Pilot Rock Cemetery;

Maggie Matilda Groom (8 September 1875 Eugene, Lane County, OR-25 December 1877) buried Pilot Rock Cemetery;

Harriet Jane 'Hattie' Reeves (8 December 1877 Umatilla County, OR-6 October 1929) buried Clark County, Washington;

Charles Frederick 'Fred' Grooms (12 February 1883 Benton Co, OR-11 March 1954) cremated, ashes spread over the forest near Dale, Oregon.
William Groom was a son of John Groom (born 15 December 1820 in Kentucky and died 26 July 1846 in Clinton or Holt County, Missouri) and Mary Ellen 'Polly' Headrick. After the death of John Groom, Mary Ellen married John Ogle and the family moved to Oregon. Mary Ellen and John Ogle are buried at the Mulkey Cemetery in Eugene, Lane County.

Will married Harriet Jane Billings, a daughter of Byrd and Lydia Billings. They were married on 16 August 1860 in Nodaway County, Missouri.

Their nine children were:

John William Groom (27 July 1861 Nodaway Co, MO-1910) buried Pilot Rock Cemetery;

George Washington Groom (15 November 1863 Nodaway Co, MO-7 March 1867) buried Pilot Rock Cemetery;

Mary Lydia Johnson (24 November 1865 Umatilla Co, OR-23 November 1938) buried Asotin County, Washington;

Byrd Sherman Groom (20 October 1867 Lane County, OR-1937) buried Bent County, Colorado;

Sarah Elizabeth Troxel (21 January 1869 Lane County, OR-18 April 1943) buried Springfield, Oregon;

Rachel Ann Groom (born and died 22 March 1874 Lane County, OR) probably buried in Lane County although family sources state she is buried at Pilot Rock Cemetery;

Maggie Matilda Groom (8 September 1875 Eugene, Lane County, OR-25 December 1877) buried Pilot Rock Cemetery;

Harriet Jane 'Hattie' Reeves (8 December 1877 Umatilla County, OR-6 October 1929) buried Clark County, Washington;

Charles Frederick 'Fred' Grooms (12 February 1883 Benton Co, OR-11 March 1954) cremated, ashes spread over the forest near Dale, Oregon.


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