1913 - 1979 (66 years)
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Name |
**Ova Myrtle Grooms [1, 2] |
Birth |
13 Feb 1913 |
Casey Creek, Casey County, Kentucky |
Gender |
Female |
Burial |
Aug 1979 |
McDowell Cemetery, Dwight, Illinois |
Death |
2 Aug 1979 |
Dwight, Livingston County, Illinois |
Person ID |
I149624 |
My Genealogy |
Last Modified |
17 Nov 2020 |
Father |
Felix Sherman Grooms, b. Mar 1869, Liberty, Casey County, Kentucky d. 1944, Liberty, Casey County, Kentucky (Age ~ 74 years) |
Mother |
*Martha Ellen Vaughn, b. 30 Oct 1881, Liberty, Casey County, Kentucky; Family Originated From Ireland d. 1 Jan 1939, 58 Yrs Old; Liberty, Casey County, Kentucky (Age 57 years) |
Marriage |
16 Jan 1898 |
Liberty, Casey County, Kentucky [3] |
- SOURCE: "Kentucky Marriages, 1851-1900
www.Ancestry.com
Name: FELIX G. GROOMS
Spouse: MARTHA E. VAUGHN
Marriage Date: 16 Jan 1898
County: Casey
State: KY
Dodd, Jordan, comp.. Kentucky Marriages, 1851-1900 [database on-line].Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2001."
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Family ID |
F58739 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Notes |
- 1930 United States Federal Census
Name: Ova Grooms
Home in 1930: Liberty, Casey, Kentucky
Age: 16
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1914
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Father's Name: Felix S
Mother's Name: Ellen
Household Members: Name Age
Felix S Grooms 61
Ellen Grooms 49
Gilbert Grooms 27
Rena Grooms 27
Claud Grooms 18
Ova Grooms 16
Elsie Grooms 9
Source Citation: Year: 1930; Census Place: Liberty, Casey, Kentucky;Roll: 739; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 1; Image: 511.0.Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line].Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2002.
Ova's oldest son Billy Gerald lived with his uncle Gilbert (Ova'sbrother) and wife Rena Grooms per her fathers wishes. Billy Geraldwas born before her marriage to James William Wethington and wasadopted by his uncle and became a Grooms. Ova grew up in Liberty,Kentucky where her father Felix Sherman Grooms owned the local sawmill, the trucking firm for the timber, and a farm in the area.(Refer to Felix Sherman Grooms information.) Ova had four childrenwith James (Bill) William Wethington. All of the children were bornin Casey County, Kentucky. Ova had acquired crippling rheumatoidarthritis by 1970 and was in a wheel chair in her later years of life. She left Kentucky with her children to live in Dwight, Illinois in aNursing Care Facility there for her daughters Glenda and Brenda tolook after until her death.
Title: Announcement of passing of Mrs. Oval Grooms Wethington
Author: Files of Jim Finn from Fair Family Lines April 2003
Text: We are sorry to hear of the death of a cousin of ours OvaGrooms Wethington 65, who passed away in Illinois on August 2. Shehas been in a rest home there and crippled from arthritis for severalyears. She was buried there where some of her children lived. Shewas the daughter of the late Felix S. Grooms and (Martha) Ellen VaughnGrooms born February 13, 1914 (actual date per her son Earl is 1913)in Casey County. She was married to (James William) Bill Wethingtonand had four children. Two sisters, Mrs. Lola Malone and Mrs. ElsieCundiff of Indiana and a brother Claude Grooms of Florida survive.
Ova was 66 years old at death.
The information so far indicates from the census records that hergiven name was Oval. However, her son Earl Gene Wethington statesthat, "her name is really "Ova", and that she actually had threesurviving sisters at the time of her death; Mrs. Lola Malone, Mrs.Elsie Cundiff, and Mae Edmunson." Also, there is no mention in theobituary of her oldest son Billy Gerald. Billy Gerald Grooms alsostates that his mother's real name has always been Ova since birth.
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Sources |
- [S3610] Obituary of Ova Myrtle Grooms Wethington, Files of Jim Finn from Fair Family Lines April 2003 (Reliability: 3).
- [S3611] Interview son: In regards to James William and Ova Myrtle Wethington,With Earl Gene Wethington, Dated: 2003 (Reliability: 3).
- [S3581] Casey County Marriage Records, Publication: Book 3 Pg. 20-21 (Reliability: 3).
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