George Augustus Vroom Jr. (1861 - 1901)

Born 21 Oct 1861 in New Brunswick, Middlesex County, New Jersey

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Died 6 Jun 1901 at age 39 in Camden, Camden County, New Jersey

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George Augustus Vroom, Jr. graduated from Rutgers in 1884; went to Camden, New Jersey and studied law; and was admitted to the bar in 1885. After a successful career as an attorney in Camden, he was appointed Law Judge for Camden County in 1893 and held the position until 1897. He and his family are found in the 1900 census, as follows ...

1900 Census of West Hanndonfield, Haddon Township, Camden Co., NJ, E.D. 10, Sheet 173A

Geo. A. Vroom, Head, age 38, b. in NJ, father b. in NY, mother b. in CT, Lawyer

Laura C. Vroom, Wife, age 36, b. May 1864 in PA, father b. in NJ, mother b. in PA

Guys Vroom, Son, age 11, b. Dec 1888 in NJ, father b. in NJ, mother b. in PA, at school

Gettine Vroom, Dau, age 10, b. Dec 1889 in NJ, father b. in NJ, mother b. in PA, at school

Constance Vroom, Dau, age 7, b. Feb 1893 in NJ, father b. in NJ, mother b. in PA, at school

Note: Guys' name was first written Guys Burt, but Burt was crossed out.

Judge Vroom married Laura Alicia Foster Campion on November 15, 1887, and they had just three children: (1) Guysbert Bogart Vroom born on December 6, 1888, who married Helen Leffingwell McConaughy; (2) Gettine Vroom born on December 15, 1889, who married Roscoe Conkling David; and (3) Constance Vroom born on February 3, 1893, who married Eddie James Estess.

Judge Vroom died on June 6, 1901 and was buried in Evergreen Cemetery in Camden, New Jersey.

Sources

• 1900 Census of West Hanndonfield, Haddon Township, Camden Co., NJ, E.D. 10, Sheet 173A; image available at [1].
• Somerset County Historical Society: "Somerset County HIstorical Quarterly VI-1917", p. 221; image at [2].
• Findagrave Memorial # 101985737 at [3].