Wilcox County AlArchives Obituaries.....James Wright Groom May 30 1906
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Wilcox Progressive Era, Thursday, June 7, 1906
Death of Mr. J. W. Groom.
James Wright Groom, an aged and highly respected citizen of Mobile, 
died at the family home, northeast corner of Dauphin way and Upham St., 
last night at 9:30 o'clock, after an illness lasting from early last 
Monday morning, when he was stricken with paralysis.
  The deceased was born at Snow Hill, Wilcox County, April 8, 1832. At 
the outbreak of the Civil war he enlisted in the calvary and later was 
transferred to the engineering department. At the close of the war Mr. 
Groom removed to Mobile and engaged in the occupation of marine 
engineer and has since been connected with the river trade. He won high 
standing in this profession, and was one of the best known engineers on 
the river. He was a member of the Spring Hill Avenue Methodist Church.
  The deceased is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mary E. Groom; one sister, 
Mrs. Nancy Snow, of Meridian, Miss.; three sons, Charles F., James and 
Thomas T. Groom; two daughters Mrs. John T. McAndrew and Mrs. Peter J. 
Paul, and twenty-four grandchildren, all of Mobile. 
- Mobile Register of 31st.  


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