Bert W. Groom, hardware merchant and veteran plumber of Bellingham, is the proprietor of a well established place of business on Eleventh street in that city. Though a native of the old Empire state, he has been a resident of the state of Washington and of Bellingham since the days of his young manhood, a period of almost thirty years, and has thus witnessed the development of the city from the days before it attained its present corporate name. He became established as a plumber here in 1897 and has ever since been connected with that trade, being now the oldest continuous contractor in the plumbing line in the city. To this business he years ago added a general hardware line and is thus also one of the veteran merchants here, with a name firmly established in commercial and industrial circles throughout the fine trade area centering in Bellingham.
Mr. Groom was born in the city of Niagara Falls, New York, in 1876, a son of Lyman D. and Mary F. (Crawford) Groom, the former of whom was a commissioned merchant. Both are now deceased. Reared in Niagara Falls, Bert W. Groom was educated in the schools of that city and early entered upon an apprenticeship to the plumber's trade, upon the completion of which he started out as a journeyman plumber and headed west, working his way to the coast. In 1897 he became employed in the hardware store of the McIntosh Hardware Company in the Fairhaven section of the present city of Bellingham, and he created the plumbing department of that company's store. In 1900, in association with E. M. Adams and A. A. Carter, he became engaged in the plumbing and hardware business on his own account, opening an establishment on Eleventh street in Fairhaven, which three years later came into the general Bellingham corporation. In 1907 Mr. Groom and John Tierney bought the Knights of Pythias building at No. 1208 Eleventh street, and in 1918 Mr. Groom acquired full ownership of the business, since when he has been carrying on the business independently, being the proprietor of one of the most complete general hardware and plumbing establishments in this section of the state. His store comprises four stories and full basement and covers a ground space of fifty by ninety feet, and he is amply equipped for all calls made upon him in the line of general plumbing contracting and hardware supplies.
In 1903, at Fairhaven, in the Fairhaven Presbyterian church, Mr. Groom was united in marriage to Miss Annie garland, who was born in Kansas, a daughter of Charles Garland, and they have two sons, Bert and Frank. Mr. and Mrs. Groom are republicans. Mr. Groom is a Royal Arch Mason and a member of the Kulshan Club. For six years (1916-1922) he served as a member of National Guard of the state of Washington, rendering service as a mechanic.
History of Whatcom County, Volume II, by Lottie Roeder Roth, 1926, p. 109.
from FAG member mahaoi:
He was my grandfather's uncle, Bertie William (Chip)Groom.
Uncle Chip was born 01 Nov 1876 and died 14 Jan 1963.
I remember visiting Uncle Chip's store when I was small and let me tell you, his hardware store was heaven for a small boy.
Mr. Groom was born in the city of Niagara Falls, New York, in 1876, a son of Lyman D. and Mary F. (Crawford) Groom, the former of whom was a commissioned merchant. Both are now deceased. Reared in Niagara Falls, Bert W. Groom was educated in the schools of that city and early entered upon an apprenticeship to the plumber's trade, upon the completion of which he started out as a journeyman plumber and headed west, working his way to the coast. In 1897 he became employed in the hardware store of the McIntosh Hardware Company in the Fairhaven section of the present city of Bellingham, and he created the plumbing department of that company's store. In 1900, in association with E. M. Adams and A. A. Carter, he became engaged in the plumbing and hardware business on his own account, opening an establishment on Eleventh street in Fairhaven, which three years later came into the general Bellingham corporation. In 1907 Mr. Groom and John Tierney bought the Knights of Pythias building at No. 1208 Eleventh street, and in 1918 Mr. Groom acquired full ownership of the business, since when he has been carrying on the business independently, being the proprietor of one of the most complete general hardware and plumbing establishments in this section of the state. His store comprises four stories and full basement and covers a ground space of fifty by ninety feet, and he is amply equipped for all calls made upon him in the line of general plumbing contracting and hardware supplies.
In 1903, at Fairhaven, in the Fairhaven Presbyterian church, Mr. Groom was united in marriage to Miss Annie garland, who was born in Kansas, a daughter of Charles Garland, and they have two sons, Bert and Frank. Mr. and Mrs. Groom are republicans. Mr. Groom is a Royal Arch Mason and a member of the Kulshan Club. For six years (1916-1922) he served as a member of National Guard of the state of Washington, rendering service as a mechanic.
History of Whatcom County, Volume II, by Lottie Roeder Roth, 1926, p. 109.
from FAG member mahaoi:
He was my grandfather's uncle, Bertie William (Chip)Groom.
Uncle Chip was born 01 Nov 1876 and died 14 Jan 1963.
I remember visiting Uncle Chip's store when I was small and let me tell you, his hardware store was heaven for a small boy.
Bert W. Groom, hardware merchant and veteran plumber of Bellingham, is the proprietor of a well established place of business on Eleventh street in that city. Though a native of the old Empire state, he has been a resident of the state of Washington and of Bellingham since the days of his young manhood, a period of almost thirty years, and has thus witnessed the development of the city from the days before it attained its present corporate name. He became established as a plumber here in 1897 and has ever since been connected with that trade, being now the oldest continuous contractor in the plumbing line in the city. To this business he years ago added a general hardware line and is thus also one of the veteran merchants here, with a name firmly established in commercial and industrial circles throughout the fine trade area centering in Bellingham.
Mr. Groom was born in the city of Niagara Falls, New York, in 1876, a son of Lyman D. and Mary F. (Crawford) Groom, the former of whom was a commissioned merchant. Both are now deceased. Reared in Niagara Falls, Bert W. Groom was educated in the schools of that city and early entered upon an apprenticeship to the plumber's trade, upon the completion of which he started out as a journeyman plumber and headed west, working his way to the coast. In 1897 he became employed in the hardware store of the McIntosh Hardware Company in the Fairhaven section of the present city of Bellingham, and he created the plumbing department of that company's store. In 1900, in association with E. M. Adams and A. A. Carter, he became engaged in the plumbing and hardware business on his own account, opening an establishment on Eleventh street in Fairhaven, which three years later came into the general Bellingham corporation. In 1907 Mr. Groom and John Tierney bought the Knights of Pythias building at No. 1208 Eleventh street, and in 1918 Mr. Groom acquired full ownership of the business, since when he has been carrying on the business independently, being the proprietor of one of the most complete general hardware and plumbing establishments in this section of the state. His store comprises four stories and full basement and covers a ground space of fifty by ninety feet, and he is amply equipped for all calls made upon him in the line of general plumbing contracting and hardware supplies.
In 1903, at Fairhaven, in the Fairhaven Presbyterian church, Mr. Groom was united in marriage to Miss Annie garland, who was born in Kansas, a daughter of Charles Garland, and they have two sons, Bert and Frank. Mr. and Mrs. Groom are republicans. Mr. Groom is a Royal Arch Mason and a member of the Kulshan Club. For six years (1916-1922) he served as a member of National Guard of the state of Washington, rendering service as a mechanic.
History of Whatcom County, Volume II, by Lottie Roeder Roth, 1926, p. 109.
from FAG member mahaoi:
He was my grandfather's uncle, Bertie William (Chip)Groom.
Uncle Chip was born 01 Nov 1876 and died 14 Jan 1963.
I remember visiting Uncle Chip's store when I was small and let me tell you, his hardware store was heaven for a small boy.
Mr. Groom was born in the city of Niagara Falls, New York, in 1876, a son of Lyman D. and Mary F. (Crawford) Groom, the former of whom was a commissioned merchant. Both are now deceased. Reared in Niagara Falls, Bert W. Groom was educated in the schools of that city and early entered upon an apprenticeship to the plumber's trade, upon the completion of which he started out as a journeyman plumber and headed west, working his way to the coast. In 1897 he became employed in the hardware store of the McIntosh Hardware Company in the Fairhaven section of the present city of Bellingham, and he created the plumbing department of that company's store. In 1900, in association with E. M. Adams and A. A. Carter, he became engaged in the plumbing and hardware business on his own account, opening an establishment on Eleventh street in Fairhaven, which three years later came into the general Bellingham corporation. In 1907 Mr. Groom and John Tierney bought the Knights of Pythias building at No. 1208 Eleventh street, and in 1918 Mr. Groom acquired full ownership of the business, since when he has been carrying on the business independently, being the proprietor of one of the most complete general hardware and plumbing establishments in this section of the state. His store comprises four stories and full basement and covers a ground space of fifty by ninety feet, and he is amply equipped for all calls made upon him in the line of general plumbing contracting and hardware supplies.
In 1903, at Fairhaven, in the Fairhaven Presbyterian church, Mr. Groom was united in marriage to Miss Annie garland, who was born in Kansas, a daughter of Charles Garland, and they have two sons, Bert and Frank. Mr. and Mrs. Groom are republicans. Mr. Groom is a Royal Arch Mason and a member of the Kulshan Club. For six years (1916-1922) he served as a member of National Guard of the state of Washington, rendering service as a mechanic.
History of Whatcom County, Volume II, by Lottie Roeder Roth, 1926, p. 109.
from FAG member mahaoi:
He was my grandfather's uncle, Bertie William (Chip)Groom.
Uncle Chip was born 01 Nov 1876 and died 14 Jan 1963.
I remember visiting Uncle Chip's store when I was small and let me tell you, his hardware store was heaven for a small boy.
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