Beverage Whitely Pippin was born 15 Aug 1881 in Putnam County, TN, to James Monroe Peppin (1853-1933) & Rosetta Parlee Stagle (1858-1937).
There was many Pippins in Cookeville, TN they even had a Pippin Street, which Bev lived on in 1920.
Her is the fatal story of a land argument between Bev Pippin & Samuel McBroom.
Putnam County Herald, Cookeville, TN:
3 March 1921
Samuel “Sammie”Newton McBroom Obt.
b. 1 June 1883, TN – d. 25 February 1921, TN, md on the 21st of October 1899, Putnam Co., TN to Clara C. (Roberts) McBroom Loftis, b. 1885 – d. 3 August 1953, TN. Samuel Newton McBroom, s/o Samuel McBroom (1843-1909) & Martha Ann Grimes, (1848-1925).
KILLING AT DOUBLE SPRINGS:
A deplorable tragedy was enacted in the Seventh Civil District of this county last Friday afternoon when Sam McBroom, a highly respected farmer living near McBroom’s Chapel was shot and mortally wounded by Bev Pippin. McBroom was hurried to a Nashville hospital in the hope that an operation might save his life, but he died Saturday morning at 10 o’clock, about three hours after his arrival at St. Thomas Hospital. When he reached the hospital he was so near dead that no operation was attempted. Funeral services were conducted Sunday afternoon at the Double Springs cemetery by Elder C. L. Talley of this city, and Elder Goolsby of Double Springs, his funeral being attended by several hundred people.
The deceased was thirty-seven years old and was a son of Sam McBroom, a well-known pioneer citizen of this county. He owned his father’s old farm on which he resided with his wife and only child, Arthur
McBroom, and his aged mother. He was a brother of Mrs. Houston Dyer of the Seventh district and had many other relatives in this county.
There was a dispute between McBroom and Plunkett Whitson over about one acre of ground, each of them claiming the land. First reported that Bev Pippin claims to have purchased the timber on the disputed land from Plunkett Whitson.
On Friday afternoon McBroom returned to his home from a singing school, which was being conducted at
McBroom’s Chapel, and found Bev Pippin outing timber on the disputed land. Some of Pippin’s relatives were with him at the time. McBroom requested them to desist from cutting the timber, and warm words ensued between him and Pippin, which were soon followed by the difficulty in which McBroom lost his life. McBroom received three pistol shots in his body. He also fired on Pippin but Pippin did not receive any injury.
Pippin is a married man and is about forty years old. He came to Cookeville Saturday and offered to surrender to the Sheriff, but as no warrant had been sworn out against him he was not taken into custody,
Pippin claims self defense.
The scene of the killing was only about 25 yards from the residence of McBroom's.
Sam McBroom was a good citizen and was never before involved in a serious difficulty.
He was known as one of the best singers in the county and was a man of unusual intelligence and industry.
He was a candidate for the democratic nomination for county Register two years ago and made a creditable race.
This unfortunate tragedy came as a great shock to the community and is deeply deplored by everyone.
Below is Samuel death certificate.
Bev never saw the inside of a jail cell. Why? Seems to me Samuel was a loved man by his family and his community and not much was said about Bev.
Bev married first on 7 Jan 1899 in Putnam County, TN to Phamie Patton. She might of died in childbirth as I can not find her after this.
Second he married Minnie Freeman Tinsley (1882-1955) and they have the following children.
Dollie E Pippin
1901–1996
Bessie Lue Pippin
1909–1999
Edward Tinsley Pippin
1913–1963
Alvin B Pippin
1917–1917
Calvin D Pippin
1917–1993
Poor little Alvin dies at age at only a few months of this disease.
An endoscopic image of ulcerative colitis. The last one to two feet of the small intestine is called the ileum. As previously mentioned, ulcerative colitis does not affect the small intestine, so If ulcers and extensive inflammation are seen in the ileum, the colitis is likely due to Crohn's disease.
I found a map of Putnam County, TN
I wonder how far back the Pippins go in that county, I would bet it's a long ways.
Bev died 29 May 1964 Cookeville, TN he had a heart attack.
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