Bloomington (IN) Weekly Courier, May 16, 1913, p. 1. WILLIAM H. PITTMAN DIES AFTER SHORT ILLNESS Well Known Brown County Citizen and Hotel Man Succumbs Suddenly William H. Pittman, age 53, proprietor of the Nashville House, died of paralysis at 8:30 o'clock last night. A widow, two daughters and a son survive. Mr. Pittman went to Brown County from Monroe County, Ohio, when a boy and settled on a farm six miles east of Nashville. When 39 years old he was appointed county assessor serving two years after which he was elected county clerk by the largest majority ever given a candidate on the Democratic ticket, and served nine years. He was well known throughout the state having been proprietor of the Nashville sanitarium for a number of years. A few years ago he became proprietor of the Nashville House and is known by traveling men as Billy. Mr. Pittman was a Mason, Knight of Pythias, Odd Fellow, Modern Woodman and a Red Man. These orders will have charge of the funeral.