Rutha E. Lunsford^{[1, 2, 3]}

1854 - 1927  (73 years)

• Name	Rutha E. Lunsford
  Born	10 Jul 1854	North Carolina
  Gender	Female
  Census	1900	District 16, Sevier County, Tennessee   [4]
  Census	1920	Sevier County, Tennessee   [5]
  Died	11 Nov 1927
  Buried	Chinquapin Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee   [6, 7]
  Person ID	I142744	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	11 Feb 2018

  
  

  Father	D. Lunsford,   b. Abt 1825, North Carolina ,   d. Bef 1881  (Age ~ 55 years)
  Mother	Anna Elizabeth Gregg,   b. 22 Jun 1830, North Carolina ,   d. 7 Feb 1926, Cocke County, Tennessee  (Age 95 years)
  Family ID	F85088	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	John Lewis Grooms,   b. Feb 1852, Tennessee ,   d. 31 Mar 1909  (Age ~ 57 years)
  Married	6 Aug 1875	Sevier County, Tennessee   [8]
  Children	+ 1. George Anderson Grooms,   b. 11 Mar 1876, Cocke County, Tennessee ,   d. 9 Jan 1955  (Age 78 years)   2. Lewis Richard Grooms,   b. 1 Mar 1880, Tennessee ,   d. 29 Jun 1957  (Age 77 years) + 3. Cordelia "Delia" Grooms,   b. 8 Oct 1883, Tennessee ,   d. 28 Jan 1962  (Age 78 years)   4. James L. Grooms,   b. May 1886, Tennessee   5. William Sherman Grooms,   b. 10 Feb 1888, Tennessee ,   d. 28 Feb 1958  (Age 70 years) + 6. Martha Elizabeth Grooms,   b. 10 May 1889, Tennessee ,   d. 28 Dec 1967  (Age 78 years)   7. Laura F. Grooms,   b. Aug 1889, Tennessee + 8. Oscar Grooms,   b. 23 Jan 1895, Tennessee ,   d. 12 Sep 1977  (Age 82 years) + 9. Edgar Grooms,   b. 23 Jan 1895, Tennessee ,   d. 12 Mar 1954  (Age 59 years)   10. Harriet Addie Grooms,   b. Sep 1897, Tennessee ,   d. 12 Aug 1921  (Age ~ 23 years)
  Headstones		John Grooms Born Feb. 1852 Died Mar. 31, 1909 Ruth Grooms Born July 10, 1854 Died Nov. 11, 1927
  Family ID	F53071	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 10 Jul 1854 - North Carolina Married - 6 Aug 1875 - Sevier County, Tennessee Census - 1900 - District 16, Sevier County, Tennessee Census - 1920 - Sevier County, Tennessee Buried - - Chinquapin Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S75] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume II, 1955-1973, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 28 Jan 1962. Delia Grooms Kirby obituary [S61] 1870 Census, Tennessee, Sevier County, District 1, 121. Elizabeth Lansford household [S112] Census, Tennessee, Sevier County, District 1, 122, 1860. D. Lunsford household [S112] Census, 1900. Name: Rutha Grooms Titles & Terms: Residence: Civil District 6, 16, Sevier, Tennessee Birth Date: Jul 1856 Birthplace: Tennessee Relationship to Head of Household: Wife Spouse: John Grooms Spouse's Titles & Terms: Spouse's Birthplace: Tennessee Father: Father's Titles & Terms: Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother: Mother's Titles & Terms: Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Race or Color (expanded): White Head-of-household Name: John Grooms Gender: Female Marital Status: Married Years Married: 25 Estimated Marriage Year: 1875 Mother How Many Children: 11 Number Living Children: 10 Immigration Year: Enumeration District: 0141 Page: 10 Sheet Letter: B Family Number: 174 Reference Number: 93 Film Number: 1241596 Image Number: 00020 Household Gender Age Spouse John Grooms M Rutha Grooms F Child Richard Grooms M Child Mary C Grooms F Child Jas L Grooms M Child William S Grooms M Child Martha E Grooms F Child Laura F Grooms F Child Oscar Grooms M Child Edgar Grooms M Child Harriot J Grooms F [S112] Census, 1920. Name: Rutha Grooms Residence: , Sevier, Tennessee Estimated Birth Year: 1856 Age: 64 Birthplace: North Carolina Relationship to Head of Household: Self Gender: Female Race: White Marital Status: Widowed Father's Birthplace: South Carolina Mother's Birthplace: South Carolina Film Number: 1821762 Digital Folder Number: 4390948 Image Number: 00527 Sheet Number: 1 Household Gender Age Rutha Grooms F 64y Child Addie Grooms F 21y [S34] In the Shadow of the Smokies, Smoky Mountain Historical Society, (1993), 632. [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 101992786). [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name John H Grooms Event Type Marriage Event Date 06 Aug 1875 Event Place Sevier, Tennessee, United States Gender Male Spouse's Name Rutha S Lunsford Spouse's Gender Female "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-893F-CPRC?cc=1619127&wc=Q63S-1HH%3A1589264711%2C1589374329 : 22 December 2016), Sevier > Marriage registers, 1856-1883, vol 1-3 > image 319 of 757; citing Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties.