William G. Groom

Birth Date

1809-12-25

Death Date

1883-07-01

Gender

Race Description

White

Entity Type

Person

Caldwell County, Kentucky, farmer. Virginia native. Married to Martha A. Groom. Father of Mary V. Groom, William G. Groom, Frances E. Groom, Richard Groom, Margaret Groom, Emma Groom, and Cate Groom. Farmer in Caldwell County, Kentucky, in 1850. Owned eight enslaved persons in Caldwell County in 1850. Farmer in Caldwell County in 1860. Employed G. B. Killebrew as a farm laborer in Caldwell County in 1860. Owned sixteen enslaved persons in Caldwell County in 1860.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Caldwell County, District 2, p. 363A.
Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Caldwell County, District 2, p. 786.
Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Caldwell County, Burnesville, p. 21.
Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Caldwell County, Burnesville, p. 208B-209A.
"William Garland Groom (1809-1883)," Find A Grave, Memorial #132735906, accessed July 15, 2021, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/132735906.

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