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Elizabeth was
the widow of an 'Unknown' Grooms. She appears on the 1850
Houston County Census married to Joseph W Thomas with her two
sons. I am unable to find more information on these families.
There are several Grooms families from Tennessee in the
surrounding counties. Jim Yarbrough
Generation
No. 1
1. ELIZABETH1
[--?--] was born 1797 in TN, and died Aft. 1880 in
Houston Co., TX. She married (1) UNKNOWN
GROOMS. She married (2) JOSEPH
W. THOMAS Abt. 1850 in Montgomery or Houston Co, TX. He
was born 1804 in VA, and died Bef. 1860 in Houston Co., TX.
Children of ELIZABETH [--?--] and UNKNOWN
GROOMS are:
2. i.
ALEXANDER2 GROOMS, b.
Jun 1847, Montgomery Co.,TX; d. Aft. 1900, Houston Co., TX.
3. ii.
GEORGE GROOMS, b. 1837, TN; d. TX.
Generation
No. 2
2. ALEXANDER2
GROOMS (ELIZABETH1 [--?--]) was
born Jun 1847 in Montgomery Co.,TX, and died Aft. 1900 in
Houston Co., TX. He married MISSOURI [--?--] Abt. 1864 in
Houston Co, TX. She was born 1848 in AL, and died Bef. 1900 in
Houston Co., TX.
Children of ALEXANDER GROOMS and MISSOURI
[--?--] are:
i. ELVIRA A.3
GROOMS, b. 1866, Houston Co., TX.
4. ii. CELIA GROOMES,
b. 1867, Houston Co., TX; d. Bef. 1900, TX.
iii. NELLIFER
GROOMES, b. 1871, TX.
iv. JOSEPH GROOMES,
b. 1872, TX.
5. v. TENNESSEE
GROOMES, b. 1873, TX; d. Mar 1933, Midway, Madison Co., TX.
vi. MARY C. GROOMES,
b. 1875, TX.
vii. MANDY GROOMES,
b. 1877, TX.
viii. JOHN GROOMS, b.
14 Oct 1885, TX.
3. GEORGE2
GROOMS (ELIZABETH1 [--?--]) was
born 1837 in TN, and died in TX. He married PENELOPE L. [--?--]
1864 in TX. She was born 1847 in TX.
Children of GEORGE GROOMS and PENELOPE
[--?--] are:
i. NANCY M.3
GROOMS, b. 1865, Houston Co., TX.
ii. FRED GROOMS,
b. 1867, Houston Co., TX.
iii. LAURA GROOMS,
b. 1872, Houston Co., TX.
iv. MARTHA E.
GROOMS, b. 1875, Houston Co., TX.
v. HARVEY GROOMS,
b. 1877, Houston Co., TX.
Generation
No. 3
4. CELIA3 GROOMES
(ALEXANDER2 GROOMS, ELIZABETH1
[--?--]) was born 1867 in Houston Co., TX, and died Bef.
1900 in TX. She married JOHN C. CLARK 24 Jan 1890 in Madison
Co., TX1, son of FRANCIS M. FRANK CLARK. He
was born 1847 in Madisonville, Tex, and died 25 Dec 1930 in
Caldwell, Burleson Co., TX2.
Child of CELIA GROOMES and JOHN CLARK is:
i. FRANK4
CLARK, b. 30 Jun 1891, Texas4; d. 10 May 1973,
Houston, Harris Co., Texas District 135.
More About FRANK CLARK:
Census: 1910,
1910; Census Place: Justice Precinct 2, Burleson, Texas; Roll:
T624_1535; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 16; Image: 697.
5. TENNESSEE3 GROOMES
(ALEXANDER2 GROOMS, ELIZABETH1
[--?--]) was born 1873 in TX, and died Mar 1933 in Midway,
Madison Co., TX. She married JAMES THOMAS PARKER, JR., son of
JAMES PARKER and RUTHA BRUMBELOW. He was born Jul 1871 in TX,
and died 1920 in TX.
Children of TENNESSEE GROOMES and JAMES
PARKER are:
i. BROTHER4
PARKER. 1898
ii. JACK PARKER.
1897
iii. SAM PARKER.
1914
iv. CLIFF PARKER.
1904
v. SOPHIA PARKER,
b. 09 Feb 1901, Huntsville, Walker Co., TX; m. ONDIS LAWSON, 17
Oct 1922, Centerville TX; b. 15 Jan 1890, Lawton Commanche
Indian Territory.
Endnotes
1. Marriage
Book 3, Madison County, Texas.
2. Texas
Death Index Burleson Co Certificate 56858.
3. Marriage
Book 3, Madison County, Texas.
4. WWI draft
registration.
5. Texas
Death Index.
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