Josie Viola "Ola" Grooms^[1]

1907 - 1994  (86 years)

• Name	Josie Viola "Ola" Grooms
  Born	23 Oct 1907	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Gender	Female
  Census	1910	District 1, Sevier County, Tennessee   [2]
  Census	1930	District 3, Lawrence County, Tennessee   [3]
  Died	22 May 1994	Lawrence County, Tennessee   [4]
  Buried	Leoma Cemetery, Leoma, Lawrence County, Tennessee   [5]
  Person ID	I263038	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	5 Apr 2017

  
  

  Father	Anderson T. "Ance" Grooms,   b. Dec 1850, Tennessee
  Mother	Hannah Elizabeth Huskey,   b. 9 Feb 1872, Tennessee ,   d. 6 Nov 1933  (Age 61 years)
  Family ID	F101780	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Carry Odell Spurgeon,   b. 14 Sep 1898, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 5 Feb 1975, Lawrence County, Tennessee  (Age 76 years)
  Married	28 Jan 1925	Cocke County, Tennessee   [6]
  Children	1. Clyde Anderson Spurgeon,   b. 21 Mar 1926, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 19 Feb 1932, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 5 years)   2. Cecil James Spurgeon,   b. 26 Apr 1929, Tennessee ,   d. 11 Jun 1984, Lawrence County, Tennessee  (Age 55 years)   3. Mayford Zachariah Taylor "Z. T." Spurgeon,   b. 21 Dec 1934,   d. 18 Jul 1993, Lawrence County, Tennessee  (Age 58 years) + 4. Emmitt Edward Spurgeon,   b. 8 Aug 1940,   d. 29 Dec 2014  (Age 74 years)   5. Robert Spurgeon   6. Clarence Spurgeon   7. Billy Spurgeon
  Family ID	F173986	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 23 Oct 1907 - Sevier County, Tennessee Census - 1910 - District 1, Sevier County, Tennessee Married - 28 Jan 1925 - Cocke County, Tennessee Died - 22 May 1994 - Lawrence County, Tennessee Buried - - Leoma Cemetery, Leoma, Lawrence County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S84] E-Mail, Randy K. Phillips [ransue1@swbell.net], 27 Aug 2009. [S112] Census, 1910. Name Ola Grooms Event Type Census Event Date 1910 Event Place Civil District 1, Sevier, Tennessee, United States Gender Female Age 2 Marital Status Single Race White Race (Original) White Relationship to Head of Household Daughter Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Daughter Birth Year (Estimated) 1908 Birthplace Tennessee Father's Birthplace Tennessee Mother's Birthplace Tennessee Sheet Letter B Sheet Number 17 Household Role Sex Age Birthplace Anderson Grooms Head M 50 Tennessee Elizabeth Grooms Wife F 38 Tennessee Ellen Shults Stepdaughter F 15 Tennessee Walter Shults Stepson M 13 Tennessee Wheeler Shults Stepson M 11 Tennessee James Shults Stepson M 9 Tennessee Melvin Shults Stepson M 7 Tennessee Lavada Grooms Daughter F 15 Tennessee Ola Grooms Daughter F 2 Tennessee [S112] Census, 1930. Name Josie Spurgeon Event Type Census Event Date 1930 Event Place District 03, Lawrence, Tennessee, United States Gender Female Age 22 Marital Status Married Race White Race (Original) White Relationship to Head of Household Daughter Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Daughter Birth Year (Estimated) 1908 Birthplace Tennessee Father's Birthplace North Carolina Mother's Birthplace Tennessee Sheet Letter A Sheet Number 8 Household Role Sex Age Birthplace Ance Grooms Head M 79 North Carolina Elizabeth Grooms Wife F 58 Tennessee Dicie William Daughter F 18 Tennessee Theodore William Grandson M 0 Tennessee Carrie Spurgeon Son-in-law M 30 North Carolina Josie Spurgeon Daughter F 22 Tennessee Clyde Spurgeon Son M 4 Tennessee Cecil Spurgeon Son M 0 Tennessee [S87] Death Certificate. Name Date of Death / Age County of Death County / State of Residence Marital Status Gender Race File # SPURGEON JOSIE V 05-22-1994 / 86 LAWRENCE LAWRENCE / TN WIDOW F WHITE 20583 [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 113981565). [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name Otis Spurgin Event Type Marriage Event Date 28 Jan 1925 Event Place Cocke, Tennessee, United States Gender Male Spouse's Name Ola Grooms Spouse's Gender Female "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-65J9-H7Z?cc=1619127&wc=Q6SB-L9J%3A1589264474%2C1589372864 : 22 December 2016), Cocke > image 961 of 2018; citing Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties.