Shelby County, Missouri Bio - Jacob H. McBroom


This was on pages 449 and 450 of the History of Umatilla and Morrow
Counties, by Colonel William Parsons and W. S. Shiach, dated 1902,
published by W. H. Lever, Publisher.
     JACOB H. McBROOM, deceased. -- This faithful veteran of many
battles on the arena of life's conflicts, where he maintained a demeanor
of uncompromising adherence to principles of uprightness and honesty,
while his life of rigid abstemiousness and morality was not only a
bright example to the rising generation, but also gave him the mead of a
sound and active body with clear and vigorous mental faculties, even
though he had passed the mark of "three score and ten,"  is well
deserving a place in this recital of the prominent lives and events of
our county, and it is with especial pleasure that to his memory we
accord these items.
     Jacob H. McBroom was born in Washington county, Virginia, on July
4, 1830.  His father, Andrew McBroom, was a native of North Carolina and
a pioneer to Missouri in 1837, our subject then being but seven years of
age.  There he remained with his father until he was thirty-one years
old, acquiring a good education and then giving his entire attention to
assisting his father in operating his large farms and raising stock.
When he was thirty-one years old he married Miss Emily, daughter of
Joseph Crawford, a native of Virginia, but at that time a mechanic in
Shelby county, Missouri.  At the time of his marriage, Jacob H. was
presented with a farm from his father, and he commenced operations for
himself on this farm in Shelby county, Missouri.  Until 1862, twenty-one
years, he remained there, then sold out the home place and came with
mule teams to Umatilla county.  Here he engaged with Houser & Hendricks,
butchers of Pendleton, until the next spring, when he had satisfied
himself that this was a good country, and so located a half section of
land, using both his pre-emption and homestead rights.  Here he gave his
attention to farming and stock raising for a decade and then sold out
again, going to Weston, this county.  At that place he was constable and
city marshal for two years, then returned to Mountain Valley [later
called Gurdane].  There he purchased a quarter section of land and
occupied himself in general farming and stock raising, the latter
principally.
     Mr. and Mrs. McBroom had a large family of children, as follows:
Virginia, born June 26, 1864, and married to L. K. Curtright, of
Pendleton; Robert L., born August 6, 1866, and now a miner in Globe
City, Arizona; Edgar L., born March 2, 1868, now a farmer and stockman
in this state; Minnie B., born October 4, 1869, married to J. L. Hall
and living on the middle fork of Big Butter creek; Cora E., born
November 30, 1872, and married to James T. Marcum, a farmer and stockman
of Mountain Valley; Kizzie P., born April 15, 1874, married to J. M.
Hicks, a farmer and stockman at Weston; Guy, born July 13, 1876, and
still at home; Jessie F., born November 28, 1878, and married to D. P.
Hicks, a farmer and stockman of Weston; Effie born July 21, 1880, still
at home; Clarence H., born August 13, 1883, and still at home.  During
the long life of our subject he never used the poisonous weed nor
indulged in any excess that ever impaired his natural vigor.  On July
31, 1901, the summons came for Mr. McBroom to pass the river of death.
He was at Walla Walla at the time, and calmly and peacefully, as he
lived, so he died.  The funeral services were held at Pendleton, on
August 2, and in Olney's cemetery his remains quietly sleep, awaiting
the call of the resurrection morn.  Mr. McBroom was a noble, upright and
faithful man, a capable citizen, beloved and esteemed by all, and his
departure was a day of sadness for all who knew him both in this and
adjoining counties.

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