Erma Belle Bush: Appalachian Aristocracy

1887 - 1976 (89 years)

Generation: 1

Erma Belle Bush was born 15 Jan 1887, Wyoming; died 10 Oct 1976, Hemet, Riverside Co. CA; was buried , Sheridan Elks Cemetery, Sheridan, Sheridan Co. WY.

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Buried:
Grave location and tombstone photo:
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Erma married Robert Thomas (Red) TATE. Robert (son of Charles Lemontine TATE and Frances (Frankie) Brown) was born 25 Apr 1883, Circleville, Jackson Co. KY; died 21 Jul 1959, Sheridan Co. WY; was buried , Sheridan Elks Cemetery, Sheridan, Sheridan Co. WY. [Group Sheet]

Children:

2. Naomi Ethel TATE was born 06 Aug 1909, Wyoming; died 09 Jan 1994, Riverside Co. CA; was buried , Los Angeles National Cemetery, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co. CA.
3. Jerry Belle TATE was born 26 Nov 1910, Hulett, Crook Co. WY; died 09 Jun 2001, Hardin, Big Horn Co. MT; was buried , Sheridan Elks Cemetery, Sheridan, Sheridan Co. WY.
4. Robert Thomas TATE, Jr. was born 08 Jul 1916, Wyoming; died 23 Dec 2002, Sheridan Co. WY; was buried , Sheridan Elks Cemetery, Sheridan, Sheridan Co. WY.

Generation: 2

Naomi Ethel TATE

(1.Erma¹) was born 06 Aug 1909, Wyoming; died 09 Jan 1994, Riverside Co. CA; was buried , Los Angeles National Cemetery, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co. CA.

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Buried:
Grave location and tombstone photo:
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Naomi married John Alfred Penton. John was born 03 Jun 1896, Nebraska; died 21 Mar 1942, Riverside Co. CA; was buried , Los Angeles National Cemetery, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co. CA. [Group Sheet]

Jerry Belle TATE

(1.Erma¹) was born 26 Nov 1910, Hulett, Crook Co. WY; died 09 Jun 2001, Hardin, Big Horn Co. MT; was buried , Sheridan Elks Cemetery, Sheridan, Sheridan Co. WY.

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Source: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=57877183

Sheridan Press, June 13, 2001

HARDIN, Mont. ? Former Sheridan resident Jerry Belle Allen, 90, of Hardin died Saturday, June 9, 2001, at the Heritage Acres nursing home.

Cremation has taken place. Graveside services will be 10 a.m. Thursday in the Sheridan Elks Cemetery with Kevin Jones officiating. Kane Funeral Home is handling arrangements.

Mrs. Allen was born Nov. 26, 1910, near Hulett to Robert and Erma Tate. The family moved to Sheridan County when she was 15. They settled near Ranchester. She rode race horses for some of the prominent horse breeders in the Big Horn area during her high school years and became a trick rider.

She was a graduate of Sheridan High School and took a year of normal training to become a teacher. She taught in a one-room country school near Beckton for five years.

She married Howard Allen in 1935 in Sheridan. He worked at saddle shops and she made shirts and leather apparel, including the leather outfits worn by Sheridan rodeo queens.

The family later moved to Otter Creek, Mont., and bought 12 acres near Ashland. They returned to Sheridan in 1983. Mr. Allen died in 1996, and she moved to Custer, Mont., then to Hardin.

In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by a daughter, Erma, and a sister, Naomi Penton. Survivors include a son, Harry; a brother, Bob; and four grandchildren.

Buried:
Grave location and tombstone photo:
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Jerry married Howard Slater Allen. Howard was born 08 May 1911, Sheridan, Sheridan Co. WY; died 04 Nov 1996, Sheridan Co. WY; was buried , Sheridan Elks Cemetery, Sheridan, Sheridan Co. WY. [Group Sheet]

Children:

5. Erma Lee Allen was born 14 Aug 1943, Wyoming; died 16 Oct 1960, Sheridan Co. WY; was buried , Sheridan Elks Cemetery, Sheridan, Sheridan Co. WY.

4.	Robert Thomas TATE, Jr. (1.Erma¹) was born 08 Jul 1916, Wyoming; died 23 Dec 2002, Sheridan Co. WY; was buried , Sheridan Elks Cemetery, Sheridan, Sheridan Co. WY. Notes: Buried: Grave location: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=65383889

Generation: 3

5.	Erma Lee Allen (3.Jerry², 1.Erma¹) was born 14 Aug 1943, Wyoming; died 16 Oct 1960, Sheridan Co. WY; was buried , Sheridan Elks Cemetery, Sheridan, Sheridan Co. WY. Notes: Buried: Grave location and tombstone photo: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=57877441