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Pvt Witmer Broome Veteran

Birth
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
12 Nov 1931 (aged 90)
Curwensville, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial
Curwensville, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map
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The son of Samuel & Elizabeth Jane (Witmer) Broome, in 1860 he was a farm laborer living with and/or working for farmer Joseph Reed in Providence Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

A Civil War veteran, he enlisted in Lancaster August 4, 1862, mustered into federal service there August 11 as a teamster with Co. D, 122nd Pennsylvania Infantry, and honorably discharged with his company May 15, 1863.

He married Martha Ellen Bilger and fathered Harry E. (b. 08/05/73, d. 04/22/74), John Franklin (b. @1876), Walter G. (b. 11/04/78), and Paul W. (b. 08/06/81, d. 10/10/81). Martha's status is unknown, but he married Eliza Jane Harley in 1894. Cause of his death is listed as "senile dementia" with "arteriosclerosis" a contributing factor. His death certificate spells his first name and his mother's maiden name "Whitmer."

Contributor:
Dennis Brandt
The son of Samuel & Elizabeth Jane (Witmer) Broome, in 1860 he was a farm laborer living with and/or working for farmer Joseph Reed in Providence Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

A Civil War veteran, he enlisted in Lancaster August 4, 1862, mustered into federal service there August 11 as a teamster with Co. D, 122nd Pennsylvania Infantry, and honorably discharged with his company May 15, 1863.

He married Martha Ellen Bilger and fathered Harry E. (b. 08/05/73, d. 04/22/74), John Franklin (b. @1876), Walter G. (b. 11/04/78), and Paul W. (b. 08/06/81, d. 10/10/81). Martha's status is unknown, but he married Eliza Jane Harley in 1894. Cause of his death is listed as "senile dementia" with "arteriosclerosis" a contributing factor. His death certificate spells his first name and his mother's maiden name "Whitmer."

Contributor:
Dennis Brandt

Inscription

Co D 122nd Regt Pa Vol, Civil War



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  • Created by: Miranda
  • Added: Oct 24, 2011
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/79211156/witmer-broome: accessed ), memorial page for Pvt Witmer Broome (30 Jan 1841–12 Nov 1931), Find a Grave Memorial ID 79211156, citing Oak Hill Cemetery, Curwensville, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Miranda (contributor 46845672).