George H. Boorom

Male 1860 - 1944


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  • Born  4 Apr 1860  MI, Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender  Male 
    Census  1900  Thornapple, Barry, MI Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census  1900  Thornapple, Barry, MI Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census  1910  Thornapple, Barry, MI Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census  1910  Thornapple, Barry, MI Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census  1920  Hastings, Barry, MI Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census  1920  Hastings, Barry, MI Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census  1930  Hastings, Barry, MI Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census  1930  Hastings, Barry, MI Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died  6 May 1944  Hastings, Barry, MI Find all individuals with events at this location 
    _CRE  15 Feb 2015 
    • 15:48:07
    Buried  Riverside Cemetery - Hastings, Barry Co., MI Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • After Delora died, George left and abandoned his children.

      1900 US Census, Thornapple, Barry Co., MI
      George H Boorom 40, Head, Apr 1860, M 13 yrs, b MI, MI, MI, Laborer, Farm
      Delora Boorom 31, Wife, Sept 1896, 9 children, 8 living, b MI, MI, MI
      Dottie Boorom 12, Daughter, Jun 1889, b MI, MI, MI
      Flossie Boorom 8, Daughter, Mar 1892, b MI, MI, MI
      Floyd J Boorom 8, Son, Jan 1892, b MI, MI, MI
      Note apparent error in Flossie and Floyd birth dates.

      1910 US Census, Thornapple, Barry Co., MI
      Charles E Davis 36
      Ira Davis 37
      Clifford M Davis 10
      George Boorom 50, Hired Man, Wid, b MI, NY, NY

      George is widowed and working as a hired man
      Floyd is living with uncle Edwin Frost Mulliken
      Dottie is living with a MacDonald family I can not identfy.
      No idea where Flossie is.

      THE HASTINGS BANNER, Microfilm Roll # 48; THURSDAY, Section 1, Page 4, Column 7, DIES AT DAUGHTERíS HOME IN BURNIPS [George H. Boorom] [1944]

      George H. Boorom, aged 84, died Saturday, May 6, at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Dottie Grow, of Burnips. Mr. Boorom had been a resident of Barry county all of his life until he went to live with Mrs. Grow. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Grow of Burnips and Mrs. Flossie Newenhouse of Grand Rapids; one son, Floyd, of Battle Creek; seven grandchildren and seven great-grand-children. Funeral services were held at the Leonard chapel on Tuesday afternoon at two o'clock, the Rev. J. R. Chrispell officiating. Interment in Riverside cemetery.
    • After Delora died, George left and abandoned his children.

      1900 US Census, Thornapple, Barry Co., MI
      George H Boorom 40, Head, Apr 1860, M 13 yrs, b MI, MI, MI, Laborer, Farm
      Delora Boorom 31, Wife, Sept 1896, 9 children, 8 living, b MI, MI, MI
      Dottie Boorom 12, Daughter, Jun 1889, b MI, MI, MI
      Flossie Boorom 8, Daughter, Mar 1892, b MI, MI, MI
      Floyd J Boorom 8, Son, Jan 1892, b MI, MI, MI
      Note apparent error in Flossie and Floyd birth dates.

      1910 US Census, Thornapple, Barry Co., MI
      Charles E Davis 36
      Ira Davis 37
      Clifford M Davis 10
      George Boorom 50, Hired Man, Wid, b MI, NY, NY

      George is widowed and working as a hired man
      Floyd is living with uncle Edwin Frost Mulliken
      Dottie is living with a MacDonald family I can not identfy.
      No idea where Flossie is.

      THE HASTINGS BANNER, Microfilm Roll # 48; THURSDAY, Section 1, Page 4, Column 7, DIES AT DAUGHTERíS HOME IN BURNIPS [George H. Boorom] [1944]

      George H. Boorom, aged 84, died Saturday, May 6, at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Dottie Grow, of Burnips. Mr. Boorom had been a resident of Barry county all of his life until he went to live with Mrs. Grow. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Grow of Burnips and Mrs. Flossie Newenhouse of Grand Rapids; one son, Floyd, of Battle Creek; seven grandchildren and seven great-grand-children. Funeral services were held at the Leonard chapel on Tuesday afternoon at two o'clock, the Rev. J. R. Chrispell officiating. Interment in Riverside cemetery.
    Person ID  I5699  Moon Anderson Family History & Genealogy
    Last Modified  15 Feb 2015 

    Family  Delora Arvilla Mulliken,   b. 26 Sep 1868, Jefferson Twp., Hillsdale Co., MI Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Oct 1904, Hastings, Barry, MI Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married  16 Jun 1888  Thornapple, Barry, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Dottie May Boorom,   b. 16 Jun 1888, Hastings, Barry, MI Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Mar 1979, Zeeland Community Hospital, Zeeland, Ottawa Co., MI Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Flossie B. Boorom,   b. 8 Mar 1890, Barry Co., MI Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Feb 1965, MI, Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Floyd J. Boorom,   b. 28 Jan 1892, Hastings, Barry, MI Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Feb 1977, Hastings, Barry, MI Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID  F2357  Group Sheet


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