Eugene Rutledge TATE

Male 1915 - 1995  (80 years)


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  • Name Eugene Rutledge TATE 
    Born 31 Aug 1915  Hiawatha, Mercer Co. WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • Social Security Death Index
      Name: Eugene R. Tate
      SSN: 233-09-6864
      Last Residence: 24101 Hardy, Bedford, Virginia
      Born: 31 Aug 1915
      Died: 3 Dec 1995
      State (Year) SSN issued: West Virginia (Before 1951)
    Gender Male 
    Education High School Diploma, training in military police and intelligence 
    Occupation
    • U. S. Col. (Ret)
    _UID A94FB1AD32474B44B11811079B20F1CFBA95 
    Died 3 Dec 1995  Roanoke, VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • Virginia, Deaths, 1912-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia

      Name: Eugene Rutledge Tate
      Gender: Male
      Race: White
      Age at Death: 80
      Birth Date: abt 1915
      Death Date: 3 Dec 1995
      Death Place: Roanoke, Virginia
      Spouse: MS
      Certificate Number: 1995048113
    Buried Sherwood Burial Park, Salem, Roanoke Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • CENSUS RECORDS

      1920 United States Federal Census
      Name: Eugene Tate
      Age: 4 years and 4 months
      Birth Year: abt 1916 [abt 1915]
      Birthplace: West Virginia
      Home in 1920: Bramwell, Mercer, West Virginia
      Race: White
      Gender: Male
      Relation to Head of House: Son
      Marital Status: Single
      Father's Name: J L Tate
      Father's Birthplace: Virginia
      Mother's Name: Nannie Tate
      Mother's Birthplace: West Virginia

      1930 United States Federal Census
      Name: Eugene Tate
      Gender: Male
      Birth Year: abt 1916
      Birthplace: West Virginia
      Race: White
      Home in 1930: Bramwell, Mercer, West Virginia
      Marital Status: Single
      Relation to Head of House: Son
      Father's Birthplace: Virginia
      Mother's Name: Nannie Z Tate
      Mother's Birthplace: West Virginia

      1940 United States Federal Census
      Name: Eugene Tate
      Age: 25
      Estimated Birth Year: abt 1915
      Gender: Male
      Race: White
      Birthplace: West Virginia
      Marital Status: Single
      Relation to Head of House: Son in household of Nannie Z Tate
      Home in 1940: Bramwell, Mercer, West Virginia
      Street: Freemans Hill-Bramwell Corporation Beyins
      Inferred Residence in 1935: Bramwell, Mercer, West Virginia
      Residence in 1935: Same Place
      Education: High School 4 years
      Occupation: Butcher, Coal Co. Store
      Worked 26 weeks and made $480 in 1939.

      1940 United States Federal Census
      Name: Eugene R Tate
      Respondent: Yes
      Age: 24
      Estimated Birth Year: abt 1916
      Gender: Male
      Race: White
      Birthplace: West Virginia
      Marital Status: Single
      Relation to Head of House: Roomer
      Home in 1940: Welch, McDowell, West Virginia
      Street: NH
      Inferred Residence in 1935: Bramwell, Mercer, West Virginia
      Residence in 1935: Bramwell, Mercer, West Virginia
      Institution: Welch Emergency Hospital
      [Note on census: Visitation 214 is name unreadable Club House. The building is owned by the Kingston Pocahontas Coal Company and is used as a club by its members. The club pays no rent for the building.]
      Education: high school 4 years
      Occupation: Butcher, Retail store
      Worked 36 weeks and made $810 in 1939.

      The census was taken 9 April, 1940 found Gene where he was rooming at the the Coal Co. Club House and he was at home with his family when the census taker came on 1 May, 1940. Notice the difference in the time worked and the amount earned. It's possible he indicated less money earned with his mother's listening in. He was helping to support his family, and he was getting married at the end of the year and was saving money for that.

      MILITARY RECORDS

      U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
      Name: Eugene R Tate
      Birth Year: 1915
      Race: White, citizen (White)
      Nativity State or Country: West Virginia
      State of Residence: West Virginia
      County or City: Fayette
      Enlistment Date: 10 Sep 1942
      Enlistment State: Virginia
      Enlistment City: Huntington West
      Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
      Branch Code: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
      Grade: Private
      Grade Code: Private
      Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
      Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
      Source: Civil Life
      Education: 4 years of high school
      Civil Occupation: Skilled meatcutters, except in slaughtering and packing houses
      Marital Status: Married
      Height: 67
      Weight: 156

      PUBLIC RECORDS

      U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 2
      Name: Eugene R Tate
      Birth Date: 31 Aug 1915
      Address: RR 2, Hardy, VA, 24101
      U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 2 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
      Original data: Voter Registration Lists, Public Record Filings, Historical Residential Records, and Other Household Database Listings

      DEATH RECORDS

      Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
      Name: Eugene Rutledge Tate [Eugene R Tate]
      SSN: 233096864
      Gender: Male
      Race: White
      Birth Date: 31 Aug 1915
      Birth Place: Hiawatha, West Virginia
      Father Name: Jacob L Tate
      Mother Name: Nannie Z Johnson
      Death Date: 3 Dec 1995
      Type of Claim: Original SSN.
      Notes: Nov 1936: Name listed as EUGENE RUTLEDGE TATE; 08 Dec 1995: Name listed as EUGENE R TATE
    Person ID I5138  Master File
    Last Modified 15 Aug 2015 

    Father Jacob Lyman TATE,   b. 27 Feb 1893, Hansonville, Russell Co., VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 03 Mar 1923, Bramwell, Mercer Co. WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 30 years) 
    Mother Nannie Zellette JOHNSON,   b. 22 Feb 1894, Maybeury, McDowell Co., WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Aug 1979, Oceanside, CA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years) 
    Married 2 Nov 1914  Bramwell, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Family ID F1953  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Jane SURFACE,   b. 20 Jan 1910, Pageton, McDowell Co. WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Oct 1985, Roanoke, VA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Married 21 Dec 1940 
    Family ID F3929  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S9] Social Security Death Index.

    2. [S69] Johnson Family Bible.