Anna Pearl TATE

William married Hattie Rogers. Hattie was born 28 Nov 1882; died 12 Feb 1960, Decaturville, Grundy Co. TN; was buried , Decaturville, Grundy Co. TN. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Excerpt from Goodspeed's History of Tennessee, Early Decatur County Settlers and Biographies:

Tate Family

"John L. Tate was born on December 7, 1849, in Warren County, TN and enlisted in Forrest's Confederate Cavalry in 1864. He returned to Warren County and farmed until 1869, when he moved to Oak Grove, Decatur County. The following year he came to Decaturville where he followed merchandising. On September 20, 1871, he married Martha J. Welch, daughter of Henry Welch. They were the parents of 7 children: Mary, Maggie,William H. Carrie, B., Anna Jane, John Elmer, and Grover Cleveland."

Excerpt from the Tate Families of Southern States, Volume II, Laura Metzel and Ethel Speer Updike, 1984

Son of Elan H. and Jane Turner Tate. Elan did not remarry after Jane's death. John, George and Martha's graves are unmarked. George was murdered in Decaturville on December 1, 1876 (Goodspeed's History says November 30, 1877 and used here). The indications are that Martha had preceded him in death. Possibly at the birth of Mattie on February 3, 1876. The records of Grov Liles trial and conviction for George's murder were lost in the Decatur County courthouse fire of 1926 so more positive information is lost.

Jane, Grover, and Bobby died before Elan H., and the three surviving sons moved to Decatur County, TN in 1870. I find no records or tombstones for Grover and Bobby. Jane is buried in Warren County, TN, near its border with Grundy County. Elan H. Tate was living with his son, John Lee. At Elan's death, Elan's papers passed through son John Lee's family ownership into the hands of Martha Angie Raspbury of Hohenwald, TN. Mrs. Raspbury supplied the information on the Issue of James and Ruth Tate and has been a close collaborator of James Striegal Tate in the compiling of this family study.

John married Martha J. Welch 28 Sep 1871, Grundy Co. TN. Martha was born 14 Aug 1845, Decaturville, Grundy Co. TN; died 18 Jan 1917, Decaturville, Grundy Co. TN; was buried , Decaturville, Grundy Co. TN. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Excerpt from Goodspeed's History of Tennessee, Early Decatur County Settlers and Biographies:

Tate Family

"Elon Tate was born in Grundy County, TN, October 15, 1817. He moved to Decatur County on August 12, 1870. He located at Decaturville, Grundy County, TN until his death on December 19, 1879. Elon was a Democrat. His wife, Jane (Turner) Tate died on May 8, 1865. Their family consisted of five children, 2 died in infancy, George was killed at Decaturville on November 30, 1877, John L and James H."

Excerpt from "Tate Families of Southern States", Metzel and Updike, 1984

He kept the Old Family Bible of the births of his siblings, called "That Book". Though he was of the first family of James Tate, (and Ruth), he was very fond of the second family. After his wife, Jane died, when she was only 45 years old, (and was buried in Shiloh Cemetery, Warren County) Elan moved to Decatur County in 1870. It is assumed that Elan and his family went and lived in Decatur County because Elizabeth (James second wife) went there to live with the Bost family in her later years. He died leaving two sons and four grand children, the oldest was an orphaned girl less than four years old.

References: Burials in Decatur County, TN City Cemetery, James Striegel Tate, Family records, Federal Census 1850 Grundy County, TN, page 723-16; Federal Census 1860 Grundy County, TN, page 15-3.

Warren County, TN Platt Book, Volume 3 1835 - 1839 Page 174.

Surveyed May 2, 1837 for Elon Tate, 5000 acres by entry dated May 1, 1837, No. 4434 on the waters of Collins River, mouth of Tarpin Branch, NE corner of a 5000 acre survey of James Tate, also the SE corner of 5000 acres survey of Merday Tate's crossed the middle fork of Collins River, cross the left hand fork of said river, excluding 62 1/2 acres of older title. Robert Tate and John Dykes, CC. Isaac Hill, DS. May 3, 1837. Sent on May 20, 1837 by J. B. McComack.

Elan H. Tate was living with his son John L. at Elan's death. Elan's papers passed through John L's family ownership into the hands of Martha Angie Raspbury of Hohenwald, TN. Mrs. Raspbury confirmed the information on the issue of James and Ruth and has been a close collaborator of James Striegel Tate in the compiling of my family story.

From the James Striegel Tate Papers, 1742 - 1980, Tennessee State Library and Archives

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Elan married Jane Turner. Jane was born 1820, North Carolina; died 08 May 1865, Grundy Co. TN. [Group Sheet]