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Pierson Tobias Brobst Jr. (1917 - 1991)

Pierson Tobias "Pete" Brobst Jr.
Born in Wyalusing, Bradford, Pennsylvania, United Statesmap
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Husband of — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
[children unknown]
Died at age 74 in Elmira Heights, Elmira Town, Chemung, New York, United Statesmap
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Biography

Pierson Tobias Brobst Jr. was born on 13 Feb 1917 in Wyalusing, Bradford Co, PA. His parents were Pierson Tobias Brobst Sr. (1877 - 1951) and Bertha Phoebe (Yost) Brobst (1879 - 1966).

His siblings were...

  1. Ruth Anne (Brobst) Warne (1901 - 1966)
  2. Catharine Mary (Brobst) Reinhart (1905 - 1997)

Pierson married Rosetta Elizabeth Frazer (1921 - ~2017).

Lived in Elmira City, New York in 1940. [1]

Personal Recollections: [2] In 1941 he drove a snazzy convertible with flourish, loved new gadgets and said he had the first car radio in Wyalusing. Married & moved early 1940s to Elmira NY. Sergeant in WWII, Normandy Invasion on D-Day. Worked as office manager & credit manager with LeValley McLeod Inc. in Elmira till retirement. [2]

Built their house in Elmira Hgts when dau Sue 18 mths old, 1949; his wife Rosie still there 1998. [2]

Frequent visits to Wyalusing to visit his sister Catherine BROBST REINHART; vacationed in Adirondacks, e.g. Eagle Bay NY from 1958. [2]

Heart trouble since the 1970s, d. 1991 of sudden heart attack -- wife left him sitting in living room petting dog after family picnic at their house Father’s Day; when she returned to the room 15 minutes later, he was gone. [2]

Death

Pierson died on 18 Jun 1991 in Elmira Heights, Chemung Co, NY aged 74. [3] [4]

Burial

Woodlawn Cemetery, Elmira, Chemung County, New York, USA. [5]
Pierson T “Pete” Brobst Jr. (13 Feb 1917–16 Jun 1991)
Find A Grave: Memorial #99725109
  • Note: Spouse is listed with 2 FindaGrave references: 176627785, 192287262.

Sources

  1. "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3TB-BQX : accessed 3 October 2016), Pierson Bropst in household of Sara Brace, Ward 4, Elmira, Elmira City, Chemung, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 8-26, sheet 3B, family 67, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 2513.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Personal recollections of Daughter Susan BROBST ZUMCHAK 1997.
  3. Soc. sec. death index: Pierson T. BROBST b. 13 Feb 1917. d. 16 Jun 1991 xxx-xx-xx09 issued New York.
  4. "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JKLV-3ZC : 19 May 2014), Pierson T Brobst, 16 Jun 1991; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
  5. "Find a Grave", database and images accessed 30 October 2021, memorial page for Pierson T “Pete” Brobst Jr. (13 Feb 1917–16 Jun 1991), Find A Grave: Memorial #99725109, citing Woodlawn Cemetery, Elmira, Chemung County, New York, USA.




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