Martin Van Buren TATE b. 18 Feb 1843 Pulaski Co. KY d. 18 Oct 1919 Safford, Graham Co. AZ: Appalachian Aristocracy

1843 - 1919 (76 years)

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Name	Martin Van Buren TATE
Born	18 Feb 1843	Pulaski Co. KY
Gender	Male
Died	18 Oct 1919	Safford, Graham Co. AZ
Buried	Thatcher Cemetery, Thatcher, Graham Co. AZ
	Grave location and tombstone photo: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=tate&GSiman=1&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=5&GScnty=172&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=51262657&df=all&
Notes	Excerpt from the Tate Families of Southern States, Volume II, Laura Metzel and Ethel Speer Updike, 1984 Martin Van Buren and his family lived in TX before moving to OK. The Tate family joined the Mormon Church in Oklahoma Indian Territory at the time Andrew Kimball, Father of Spencer Kimball, was Mission President of the area. Martin V. and his wife, Margaret moved from Spanish Fork, Utah to Arizona during the summer of 1898. With them were seven of their then, nine children. The two older girls, Maggie and Myrtle, then 16 and 17 years old, remained in Spanish Fork, working for individual families. The seven children who came to Arizona were Homer, Nellie, Bessie, Gracie, Mable, Alma and Ruth. In 1894, the Tate family moved to Utah. and settled in Spanish Fork. The winters in Utah affected Margaret's arthritis so severely, they felt a warmer climate would give her more relief. When Martin heard that Andrew Kimball was being called to preside as Stake President over the St. Joseph Stake, he sought his advice concerning moving the Tate family to Arizona. On the recommendation of President Andrew Kimball, the Tates started for Arizona with all their possessions in two wagons. One wagon was pulled by mules, the other by horses. Martin V. drove one wagon and Homer, age 13, drove the other. They arrived in Central in the late summer of 1898. The only available housing at the time was an empty granery located near the church and school. The tenth child of the Tate family, Zina Myrtle, was born in Central. Martin V. and his family stayed in Central a little more than six years. In order to provide better for the large family, they moved to Globe, AZ where they started a boarding house for the miners. This gave an opportunity to put the girls of the family to work. The Tate family eventually moved back to the Gila Valley locating permanently in Thatcher, AZ. In the Gila Valley, daughter Nellie Bly married her Central school teacher, Spencer C. Heywood. Homer M. married his neighbor, Emma Pearl Coombs of Central. Reference: Family records by Pearl Tate Sanders; Federal Census 1880, Kaufman County, TX, Page 20--37; Will Book 28, Kaufman County, TX, Page 181.
Person ID	I15022	Master File
Last Modified	19 Sep 2012

Father	Jahaziel TATE, b. 09 Mar 1813, Warren Co. TN , d. 04 Aug 1888, Kaufman Co. TX (Age 75 years)
Mother	Sarah A. TATE, b. 1821, Warren Co. TN , d. 28 Jan 1852, Pulaski Co. KY (Age 31 years)
Married	18 Oct 1839	Tennessee
Family ID	F7867	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1 Dorenda Ellen Morris, b. 15 Feb 1843, Panola Co. TX , d. 06 Mar 1879, Kaufman Co. TX (Age 36 years)

Married 15 Feb 1866 Smith Co. TX

Children

	1. Mary Lavinia TATE, b. 20 Dec 1867, Texas , d. 05 Aug 1952 (Age 84 years)
	2. Sarah Bessie TATE, b. 08 May 1871, Poetry, Kaufan Co. TX , d. 12 Jul 1944, Kemp, Kaufman Co. TX (Age 73 years)
	3. Elizabeth Ellen TATE, b. 23 Jan 1873, Kaufman Co. TX
+	4. Albert Martin TATE, b. 11 Dec 1875, Kaufman Co. TX , d. 01 May 1944, Kaufman Co. TX (Age 68 years)
	5. William Jahaziel TATE, b. 05 May 1877, Kaufman Co. TX , d. 14 Aug 1880, Kaufman Co. TX (Age 3 years)
	6. Benjamin Washington TATE, b. 04 Feb 1879, Kaufman Co. TX , d. 15 Jun 1879, Kaufman Co. TX (Age 0 years)

Last Modified 21 Aug 2012

Family ID F8017 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Family 2 Margaret Vining, b. 03 Feb 1860, Carterville, Cass Co. GA , d. 18 Dec 1914, Thatcher, Graham Co. AZ (Age 54 years)

Married 13 May 1880 Kaufman Co. TX

Children

	1. Margaret Lee TATE, b. 26 Jan 1881, Turner's Point, Kaufman Co. TX , d. 17 Mar 1953, Phoenix, Maricopa Co. AZ (Age 72 years)
	2. Myrtie Velma TATE, b. 20 Apr 1882, Turner's Point, Kaufman Co. TX , d. 06 Aug 1943, Phoenix, Maricopa Co. AZ (Age 61 years)
+	3. Homer Martin TATE, b. 07 Sep 1884, Turner's Point, Kaufman Co. TX , d. 21 Feb 1975, Graham Co. AZ (Age 90 years)
	4. Nellie Bly TATE, b. 13 Mar 1887, Turner's Point, Kaufman Co. TX , d. 12 Jul 1973, Mesa, Maricopa Co. AZ (Age 86 years)
	5. Bessie Belle TATE, b. 14 Mar 1889, Turner's Point, Kaufman Co. TX , d. 19 Jan 1967, Globe, Gila Co. AZ (Age 77 years)
	6. Dessie Delle TATE, b. 14 Mar 1889, Turner's Point, Kaufman Co. TX , d. 08 Aug 1889, Kaufman Co. TX (Age 0 years)
+	7. Grace Jewell TATE, b. 27 May 1891, Turner's Point, Kaufman Co. TX , d. 07 Jan 1964, Riverside Co. CA (Age 72 years)
	8. Mabel Lease TATE, b. 24 Jul 1893, Turner's Point, Kaufman Co. TX , d. 15 Apr 1952, Globe, Gila Co. AZ (Age 58 years)
+	9. Alma Vining TATE, b. 14 Sep 1895, Spanish Fortk Utah Co. UT , d. 27 Dec 1974, Thatcher, Graham Co. AZ (Age 79 years)
	10. Ruth Marie TATE, b. 31 Jan 1898, Central, Graham Co. AZ
	11. Nina Myrtle TATE, b. 31 Oct 1901, Central, Graham Co. AZ , d. 18 Aug 1976, Phoenix, Maricopa Co. AZ (Age 74 years)

Last Modified 21 Aug 2012

Family ID F8018 Group Sheet | Family Chart