Richard Croom

Richard and his father Maj. Gen. William Croom both had the same father-in-law. Without showing you a chart or taking the time to detail it here, let me briefly summarize it.

MAJOR GENERAL WILLIAM CROOM (1772-1829) married first about 1796 MARY BRYAN, daughter of COLONEL NATHAN BRYAN and his wife, the former WINNEFRED BRYAN. Among their four children was a son, RICHARD CROOM (1805-1559).

MAJOR GENERAL WILLIAM CROOM (1772-1829) married second in 1809 ELIZABETH “BETSY” WHITFIELD, daughter of GENERAL BRYAN WHITFIELD and his first wife, the former NANCY BRYAN. RICHARD CROOM (1805-1559) married in 1829 WINNEFRED BRYAN WHITFIELD, daughter of GENERAL BRYAN WHITFIELD and his second wife, the former WINNEFRED BRYAN. Thus, William and his son, Richard, married half-sisters and both William and Richard had the same father-in-law. Put another way, another way: Richard married a much younger half-sister of his step-mother.