William
Alton
"Bill"
Grooms
aka Robertson
Born in Tennessee
Ancestors 
and Brother of
Emma Frances (Shumaker) Spore [half], Woodard (Eley) Robertson [half], Ernest Edward Eugene Robertson, Dorothy Jean (Robertson) McClanahan [half], Ernest Robertson Jr. [half], [private sister (1940s - unknown)] [half], [private brother (1940s - unknown)] [half] and [private sister (1950s - unknown)] [half]
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 90
in Athens, Limestone, Alabama, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 28 Apr 2012
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Biography
Home in 1940: Nashville, TN[1]
- H B Whiting, 32
- Mary Whiting, 30
- Frances Whiting, 15
- William Whiting, 9 (William Grooms)
- Earnest Whiting, 7 (Earnest Robertson)
- Thomas Whiting, 4 (Thomas Robertson)
Married Carol Beckman on 24 Sep 1965 in Hamilton, Indiana [2]
Death: 21 December 2020 [3]
DNA
- William Grooms is father of Binkley-336 and Grooms-367 , who are confirmed as half siblings with AncestryDNA Match of 1,623 centimorgans shared across 46 DNA segments.
- Grooms-367 AncestryDNA Match to Binkley-335 - 862 centimorgans shared across 29 DNA segments - confirmed as half-aunt/niece relationship
- Grooms-367 AncestryDNA Match to Gaea-Bomar-1- 1,836 centimorgans shared across 50 DNA segments-confirmed as full aunt/niece relationship (Note: Grooms-367 matches to Binkley-335 and Gaea-Bomar-1 are strikingly different - we believe this is due to the fact that Grooms-367 and Grooms-366 (father of Gaea-Bomar-1) are full siblings, whereas Binkley-336 (father of Binkley-335) is half-sibling.)
- Binkley-336 and Robertson-11020, 698 centimorgans shared across 26 DNA segments, confirms half aunt/nephew relationship - confirms Ernest is father of William and Robertson-11020.
- Binkley-335 and Robertson-11020, 295 centimorgans shared across 13 DNA segments - confirms half-great aunt/niece relationship.
- Jones-93272, confirmed as half-2nd cousins of both Binkley-335 and Gaea-Bomar-1 through the below relationship trails. These also confirm Ernest Robertson as father of William Grooms.
- Jones-93272 and Binkley-335 with 57 cM shared DNA across 3 segments.
- Gaea-Bomar-1 and Jones-93272 with 132 cM shared DNA across 7 segments.
Sources
- ↑ 1940 United States Federal Census; Year: 1940; Census Place: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03971; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 99-5
- ↑ Indiana, Marriage Certificates, 1917-2005; Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Records of Marriage 1961-2005; Series Number: 89-204; Year: 1965 Oct; Certificate Range: 000001 - 003122
- ↑ I’m his granddaughter
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