James Groom was born 14 November 1843 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England to Robert and Mary Groom. He was baptized 26 Nov 1843 at St. Leonard's Bilston, Stafford, England.
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| The Groom Family listed in the 1851 England Census for Bilston. Ancestry.com. 1851 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.HO107; Piece: 2021; Folio: 130; Page: 13; GSU roll: 87425-87426 |
The Groom family immigrated from England to St. Clair County, Illinois sometime after the 1851 England Census and before 1863 when James was counted in the Civil War Draft Register. I've not located the family in the 1860 census as of yet. I've searched both England and Illinois. I will have to do a more thorough search in Illinois.
As we can see from the above register from St. Clair County, Illinois, he is listed as James Groom, age 20, white, occupation is Engineer, single and born in England.
James marries Hannah Tate 10 Dec 1864 in Belleville, St. Clair County, Illinois. He is 21 years old and she is 19 years old. Together they have the following known children:
1). William Groom (1865-1939)
2). John Groom (1871-1835)
3). Richard Groom (1872- )
4). Samuel Groom (1874-1942) **my husband's 2nd Great Grandfather
5). Issac Groom (1876-1952)
6). Rachel Groom (1877-1933)
7). Alexander Groom (1880-1946)
8). Thomas Groom (1883-1951)
9). Elizabeth Groom (1886-1940)
10.) Ann Groom (1887-1925)
I am missing the census record for James and Hannah for 1870, but I have located them in 1880 still in St Clair County, IL.
James and Hannah (often listed as just Anna) are enumerated. Above James is Mary A...this is his mother and his father is on the page prior. Next door, below James and Anna is a Robert Tate. I'm surmising that this could possibly be Anna's father, but I have not delved into that research as of yet. It is a great clue though that I can further investigate. James is listed as being a Coal Miner.
I was unaware of coal mining in St. Clair County until I started doing the research into this side of my husband's family. I discovered that the Groom family were all involved in Coal mining. It is my understanding that the Groom family started out as miners and engineers operating the elevators into the mines and ended up in the early 20th century owning a mine! In fact James's brother John become president of the Groom Mine Company in the 1920's.
By 1910, James's wife Anna has passed away. James is still working as a hoisting engineer at the coal mine.
James passes away 14 January 1915
Here is a transcription of his obituary from the Belleville News Democrat, January 14, 1915.
James Groom, 71 years old, a pioneer resident of St. Clair County, died at his
home, 2021 West Main street, at 12:40 o'clock Thursday afternoon. He was
born in England, November 14, 1843, and came to St. Clair County and settled
in Belleville when 12 years of age.
He leaves three daughters, Mrs. James White, Mrs Dominick Kempf and Mrs.
Sedley Phillips; seven sons, William, John, Isaac, Alexander, Thomas and Samuel, in
Belleville; Richard, in California; twenty seven grandchildren and three great-grand-
children. He also leaves one brother, John Groom, in Belleville.
According to this account, his family immigrated around 1855, I will need to investigate further.
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| National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865); Record Group: 110, Records of the Provost Marshal General's Bureau (Civil War); Collection Name: Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865 (Civil War Union Draft Records); ARC Identifier: 4213514; Archive Volume Number: 1 of 6 |
James marries Hannah Tate 10 Dec 1864 in Belleville, St. Clair County, Illinois. He is 21 years old and she is 19 years old. Together they have the following known children:
1). William Groom (1865-1939)
2). John Groom (1871-1835)
3). Richard Groom (1872- )
4). Samuel Groom (1874-1942) **my husband's 2nd Great Grandfather
5). Issac Groom (1876-1952)
6). Rachel Groom (1877-1933)
7). Alexander Groom (1880-1946)
8). Thomas Groom (1883-1951)
9). Elizabeth Groom (1886-1940)
10.) Ann Groom (1887-1925)
I am missing the census record for James and Hannah for 1870, but I have located them in 1880 still in St Clair County, IL.
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| Year: 1880; Census Place: West Belleville, St Clair, Illinois; Roll: 247; Family History Film: 1254247; Page:305C; Enumeration District: 045; Image: 0280 |
James and Hannah (often listed as just Anna) are enumerated. Above James is Mary A...this is his mother and his father is on the page prior. Next door, below James and Anna is a Robert Tate. I'm surmising that this could possibly be Anna's father, but I have not delved into that research as of yet. It is a great clue though that I can further investigate. James is listed as being a Coal Miner.
I was unaware of coal mining in St. Clair County until I started doing the research into this side of my husband's family. I discovered that the Groom family were all involved in Coal mining. It is my understanding that the Groom family started out as miners and engineers operating the elevators into the mines and ended up in the early 20th century owning a mine! In fact James's brother John become president of the Groom Mine Company in the 1920's.
By 1910, James's wife Anna has passed away. James is still working as a hoisting engineer at the coal mine.
James passes away 14 January 1915
Here is a transcription of his obituary from the Belleville News Democrat, January 14, 1915.
James Groom, 71 years old, a pioneer resident of St. Clair County, died at his
home, 2021 West Main street, at 12:40 o'clock Thursday afternoon. He was
born in England, November 14, 1843, and came to St. Clair County and settled
in Belleville when 12 years of age.
He leaves three daughters, Mrs. James White, Mrs Dominick Kempf and Mrs.
Sedley Phillips; seven sons, William, John, Isaac, Alexander, Thomas and Samuel, in
Belleville; Richard, in California; twenty seven grandchildren and three great-grand-
children. He also leaves one brother, John Groom, in Belleville.
According to this account, his family immigrated around 1855, I will need to investigate further.
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