Troup-Newton-Warren County GaArchives Biographies..... BROOME, Rufus 1783 - January 1, 1855
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Husband of Nancy Williams Pitts.

Father a Revolutionary War veteran.

Birth: in Nash county, North Carolina.

Reportedly removed from Nash county, North Carolina to Warren county, Georgia then
to Newborn, Newton county, Georgia to La Grange, Troup county, Georgia.

Census: 1820 Capt Jesse Ivys District, Warren county, Georgia with bride & one
slave.

Within History of Troup County publication was found the following four items:

1)- La Grange Female College was chartered 26 December 1831, first such female
insitution in Georgia with Rufus Broome setting as one of seven members of Board of
Trustees. (Chapter XVII)

2)- 1829-30 court house was built center of the square and business establishments
were on the four sides of square, including Rufus Broome. (p, 49)

3)- Inferior Court of Troup County: 5 March 1828 had land surveyed. 16 November
1830, while the property may have been bought some time prior to the date of the
deeds, the first recorded deed given by the Inferior Court was to Rufus Broome, for
a portion of the block on south side of Court Square. (p, 50)

4)- Creek War of 1836: Rufus Broome is noted gathering town's remaining women and
children into the court house and strongly barricaded it, resolving to protect them
or die. (p, 68)

Census: 1840 District 656, Troup county, Georgia with wife, eight kids & six slaves,
home at what now is Broome & Main streets. (town also has a street named Guinn)

Census: 1850, age 64 La Grange, Troup county, Georgia with wife & six kids in
household of a Richrd W Allen (possibly his son-in-law).

At least two sons served the Cofederacy during Civil War; 8th of eight known
children; Broome, James A. ~ D-14 Ala.; lost leg at Wilderness, Va., May 5, 1864.
3rd of eight known children; Broome, John R. ~ K-13 Ga.; Jan. 20, 1864; disabled
Feb. 28, 1865. Also son-in-law, John C Guinn, served as a Confederate officer.

Death: in La Grange, Troup county, Georgia.

Father: Burrell Broome b: 1754 North Carolina.
Mother: Martha Flewellan b: North Carolina.
Marriage: Nancy Williams Pitts b: 28 AUG 1798 North Carolina.

Married: 4 APR 1820 Warren county, Georgia.

Known Children

Elizabeth E Broome b: in Georgia.

Julia Broome b: in Georgia.

John Rufus Broome b: 22 JAN 1824 La Grange, Troup county, Georgia. 

Mary J Broome b: 15 AUG 1829 La Grange, Troup county, Georgia.

Harrietta Broome b: about 1832 La Grange, Troup county, Georgia.

George W Broome b: about 1834 La Grange, Troup county, Georgia. (middle name likely
(?) Williams)

Charles W Broome b: about 1836 La Grange, Troup county, Georgia. (middle name likely
(?) Williams)

James AAndrew Broome b: 27 NOV 1839
 


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