Fred Milton McBroom was born on 2. Apr. 1889 at Pine Village, Warren County, Indiana. He was the son of
Harvey Milton McBroom and
Daisy Dean Fenton. Fred Milton McBroom married
Virtie Ruth Pitman, daughter of
Finis McKey Pitman and
Gertrude Ellis, on 4. Aug. 1913 at Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois. Fred Milton McBroom married
Florence Ennis on 1. Jan. 1959 at Akron, Fulton County, Indiana. Fred Milton McBroom died on 29. Sep. 1977 at Rochester, Indiana, at age 88. Resided at Hillsboro, IN; Chicago, IL; & Akron, IN
d. at Akron, IN
Railway Postal Clerk; elementary teacher
Methodist & Baptist
Hillsboro Couple United In Marriage - News Has Been Received Of Marriage Of Virtie Pitman and Fred McBroom - Married At Danville - Young Couple Are Well
Known In The Community Where They Have Been Reared - 7 Aug 1913 clipping Hillsboro, IN 5 Aug - News has been received in Hillsboro of the marriage of
Miss Virtie Pitman, daughter of Mr & Mrs Fine Pitman to Fred McBroom, son of M & Mrs Harvey McBroom. Both young people reside at this place. The ceremony
was performed by Rev O.W. McGaughey of Veedersburg, at the home of Mr & Mrs Ed Gebhart of Danville, IL. Miss Pitman left this city on the morning train on
Monday for Danville where she was joined by Mr McBroom, who had preceded her o Sunday evening. Immediately following the marriage service the young people left for Chicago. The bride of one of Hillsboro's most popular young ladies and is highly respected by everyone. She is a musician and with her charming personality and talent has won many warm friends. The groom is a young man of sterling character and is very popular with a large circle of friends. He was a teacher in the public schools of this place for a time but later became a railway mail clerk which position he now holds. Hillsboro Man Resigns As Railway Postal Clerk - Fred M McBroom, of Hillsboro, a railway postal clerk in the Chicago and Evansville railway post office, retire 1 Oct 1945, ending 36 & 1/2 years of service. Failing eyesight was the cause of retirement, 2 & 1/2 years short of the optional retirement age of 60 years. Mr McBroom grew to manhood at Hillsboro and taught in the Hillsboro school for 3 years before entering the railway mail service. He was married to Miss Virtie Pitman, of Hillsboro, and spent 30 years of their married life in Chicago before her death in 1943. After her death he returned to Hillsboro where he will continue to reside.
Fred M McBroom - Hillsboro - Fred M McBroom. 88, of Akron, a former teacher and resident of Hillsboro, died Thursday in a Rochester Nursing Home. Mr McBroom was a teacher at Hillsboro for 3 years prior to taking a position as a railway postal clerk, where he served for 35 years. He was a member of the Akron Church of God. He was graduated from Hillsboro High School. Mr McBroom was born at Pine Village on 2 April 1889, a son of Harvey & Daisy McBroom. He was married to Virtie Pitman on 4 Aug 1913. She died in 1943. He then was marrie to Florence Ennis on 1 Jan 1959. Surviving are his wife; a daughter Eloise J Truce of West Lafayette; a sister Lucille Crumley; two grandchildren; and 3 great-grandchildren. Services will be at 2 PM Saturday in Crumley-Williams
Funeral Home at Hillsboro with Miss Mary Cooper officiating. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home.
Fred M McBroom - Hillsboro - Lafayette Journal Courier, Friday 30 Sept 1977
Fred M McBroom, 88, a former local teacher, died at 12:30 PM Thursday in Rochester Nursing Home, Rochester. He had been in failing health several years, & for the past 20 years he lived at Route 1, Akron. Born in Pine Village, he was first married in 1913 to Virtie Pitman, who died in 1943. His second marriage was to Florence Ennis in 1959, and she survives. Mr McBroom was a graduate of Hillsboro High School and Indiana Normal College at Danville. After graduation he taught school at Hillsboro 3 years and then moved to Chicago, IL, where he was employed by Railway Postal Service for 36 years. During the time he lived in Chicago, he was active in Woodlawn Baptist Church, and at the time of his death was a member of Akron Church of God. Surviving with the widow are a daughter Mrs Eloise J Truce of West Lafayette, and one sister Lucille Crumley of Williamsport. Friends may call after 6 PM today at Crumley-Williams Funeral Home, Hillsboro. Services 2 PM Saturday in Crumley-Williams Chapel, Miss Mary Cooper officiating. Interment Rose Hill Cemetery, Hillsboro. Also surviving are 2 grandchildren & 3 great-grandchildren.