John Armfield TATE

Male 1861 - 1955  (94 years)


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  • Name John Armfield TATE 
    Born 17 Mar 1861  Grundy Co. TN Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 03 Jul 1955  Henryetta, Okmulgee Co. OK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried West Lawn Cemetery, Henryetta, Okmulgee Co. OK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • CENSUS RECORDS

      1880 Census
      Name: John Tate
      Age: 18
      Birth Year: abt 1862
      Birthplace: Tennessee
      Home in 1880: District 4, Grundy, Tennessee
      Race: White
      Gender: Male
      Relation to Head of House: Son
      Marital Status: Single
      Father's name: John Tate
      Father's Birthplace: Tennessee
      Mother's name: Martha Tate
      Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee
      Occupation: Work On Farm
      Household Members:
      Name Age
      John Tate 50 [55]
      Martha Tate 50
      Elijah Tate 22
      John Tate 18
      Albert Tate 16
      Victor Tate 13
      Mary Tate 13
      Willie Tate 10

      Shortly after he and Hattie married they moved to Thurber, Erath Co. TX. Coal was discovered in the extreme northwestern part this county. It became the leading coal-producing area of the state by the end of the century, supplying coal for the Texas & Pacific Railway Company's locomotives. The mines closed in 1888 when the company could not meet its payroll obligations, but reopened when a New York grocer and investor, H. K. Thurber, brought in an infusion of cash.

      Thurber was completely a company town. Only company employees and their families, schoolteachers and members of the clergy could live there. Since the company owned everything in town, there were no taxes. There was no city government, and the mining company paid for law enforcement, furnished the school building and supplemented state and county funds for teachers and school operating costs.

      There were nearly 20 different nationalities or racial groups represented, including Italian, Polish, English, German, Austrian, Irish, Chinese and black, living in the town.

      After years of labor agitation, the United Mine Workers organized d Thurber's miners in 1903. The strikes and strife may have been the reason John and Hattie left.

      John and Hattie's five oldest children were born in Thurber.

      1900 Census
      Name: John A Tate
      Age: 39
      Birth Date: Mar 1861
      Birthplace: Tennessee
      Home in 1900: Civil District 11, Grundy, Tennessee
      Race: White
      Gender: Male
      Relation to Head of House: Head
      Marital Status: Married
      Spouse's Name: Hattie S Tate
      Marriage Year: 1881
      Years Married: 19
      Father's Birthplace: Tennessee
      Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee
      Household Members:
      Name Age
      John A Tate 39
      Hattie S Tate 34
      Albert Tate 11
      Ernest Tate 9
      Nellie Tate 7
      Annettia Tate 3
      John H Tate 1
      William Tate 1 month
      Fannie A Tate 62

      1910 Census
      Name: John A Tate
      Age in 1910: 49
      Birth Year: abt 1861
      Birthplace: Tennessee
      Home in 1910: Amber, Grady, Oklahoma
      Race: White
      Gender: Male
      Relation to Head of House: Head
      Marital Status: Married
      Spouse's Name: Hattie Tate
      Father's Birthplace: Tennessee
      Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee
      Native Tongue: English
      Occupation: Minister
      Industry: Garth Methodist
      Employer, Employee or Other: Wage Earner
      Home Owned or Rented: Rent
      Farm or House: Farm
      Able to Read: Yes
      Able to Write: Yes
      Years Married: 27
      Out of Work: N
      Number of weeks out of work: 0
      Household Members:
      Name Age
      John A Tate 49
      Hattie Tate 44
      Albert Tate 21
      Earnest Tate 19
      Nellie Tate 17
      Nettie Tate 13
      John Tate 11
      Belle Tate 8
      Argie Tate 4
      Edward Tate 2

      1930 Census
      Name: John Tate
      Birth Year: abt 1862
      Gender: Male
      Race: White
      Birthplace: Tennessee
      Marital Status: Married
      Relation to Head of House: Father [in-law]
      Home in 1930: District 6, Pike, Kentucky
      Map of Home: View Map
      Family Number: 45
      Lives on Farm: No
      Age at First Marriage: 18
      Attended School: No
      Able to Read and Write: Yes
      Father's Birthplace: Tennessee
      Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee
      Language Spoken: English
      Able to Speak English: Yes
      Occupation: Laborer
      Industry: Coal Mines
      Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker
      Employment: Yes
      Household Members:
      Name Age
      John Dolina 27
      Argie Dolina 24
      Bernice Dolina 7
      Helen Dolina 6
      Johnie Dolina 4
      June Dolina 2
      Joan Dolina 0
      John Tate 68
      [Note: His wife was living in Henryetta OK with their daughter Nellie and her husband John Trumbull.]

      1940 Census
      Name: John A Tate
      Age: 79
      Estimated birth year: abt 1861
      Gender: Male
      Race: White
      Birthplace: Tennessee
      Marital Status: Married
      Relation to Head of House: Head
      Home in 1940: Econtuchka, Seminole, Oklahoma
      Farm: No
      Inferred Residence in 1935: Econtuchka, Seminole, Oklahoma
      Residence in 1935: Same Place
      Resident on farm in 1935: No
      House Owned or Rented: Owned
      Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented: 41
      Highest Grade Completed: High School, 4th year
      Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 0
      Weeks Worked in 1939: 0
      Income: 0
      Income Other Sources: No
      Household Members:
      Name Age
      John A Tate 79
      Hattie Tate 73
      Theodore Tate 33
    Person ID I14861  Master File
    Last Modified 30 Mar 2016 

    Father John Jackson TATE,   b. 25 Mar 1823, Grundy Co. TN Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Mar 1898, Beersheba Springs, Grundy Co. TN Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years) 
    Mother Martha Hicks,   b. 01 Dec 1829, Grundy Co. TN Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Dec 1906, Beersheba Springs, Grundy Co. TN Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Married 11 May 1845  Grundy Co. TN Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F7944  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Harriet (Hattie) Satterfield Tate,   b. 01 Oct 1866, Fayetteville, Lincoln Co. TN Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Jul 1956, Henryetta, Okmulgee Co. OK Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years) 
    Married 28 Jun 1882  Tracy City, Grundy Co. TN Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002. Nashville, TN, USA: Tennessee State Library and Archives. Microfilm.
      Name: Mattie S Tate
      Gender: Female
      Marriage Date: 28 Jun 1882
      Marriage Place: Grundy, Tennessee
      Spouse: John A Tate
    Children 
     1. Walter TATE,   b. 1882, Thurber, Erath Co. TX Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1889, Thurber, Erath Co. TX Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 7 years)
     2. Phillip TATE,   b. 1883, Thurber, Erath Co. TX Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Beersheba Springs, Grundy Co. TN Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Joseph TATE,   b. 1885, Thurber, Erath Co. TX Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Beersheba Springs, Grundy Co. TN Find all individuals with events at this location
    +4. Albert TATE,   b. 28 Jul 1888, Tracy City, Grundy Co. TN Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Nov 1968, Idaho Falls, Bonneville Co. ID Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
    +5. Ernest W. TATE,   b. 15 Sep 1890, Thurber, Erath Co. TX Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 May 1969, Gooding, Gooding Co. ID Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)
    +6. Nellie TATE,   b. 15 Mar 1892, Tracy City, Grundy Co. TN Find all individuals with events at this location
     7. Nettie TATE,   b. Mar 1897, Grundy Co. TN Find all individuals with events at this location
     8. John H. TATE,   b. 08 Nov 1898, Tracy City, Grundy Co. TN Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Apr 1942, Tarrant Co. TX Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 43 years)
     9. William TATE,   b. Apr 1900, Grundy Co. TN Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1910  (Age ~ 9 years)
    +10. Hattie Belle TATE,   b. 22 Feb 1902, Tracy City, Grundy Co. TN Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Mar 1988, Tulsa, Tulsa Co. OK Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)
    +11. Rhoda Jimme (Argie) TATE,   b. 03 Jul 1904, Grundy Co. TN Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Feb 1965, Washington, DC Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years)
     12. Charles Edward (Teddy) TATE,   b. 24 Mar 1908, Tracy City, Grundy Co. TN Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Jan 1994, Okmulgee Co. OK Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)
    Last Modified 30 Mar 2016 
    Family ID F7952  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart