| 1. | Robert Dewitt TATE, Jr. was born 14 Jun 1923, Bluefield, WV; died 28 Aug 1961, Blacksburg, Montgomery Co. VA; was buried , Roselawn Memorial Gardens Christiansburg, Montgomery Co. VA. Other Events:
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CENSUS RECORDS
1940 United States Federal Census
Name: Robert Tate
Age: 16
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1924
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Virginia
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Son
Home in 1940: Blacksburg, Montgomery, Virginia
Street: 372 Progress
Inferred Residence in 1935: Rural, Russell, Virginia
Residence in 1935: Rural, Russell, Virginia
Education: high school, 1 year
Household Members:
Name Age
Robert D Tate 50
Mary M Tate 45
Fay Tate 22
Jone Tate 18
Robert Tate 16
John Hamilton 26 [boarder]
Rudolph Cambell 26 [boarder]
Cause of death: suicide
OBITUARY
Radford News Journal, 29 Aug 1961
Robert D. Tate, Jr, a 38 year old Blacksburg man, was found dead yesterday in a recreation parlor of the Blacksburg Fire Station, from a bullet wound. According to Dr. R.H. Grubbs, the medical examiner, the bullet which killed Tate was apparently self-inflicted. Grubbs said no reason for the suicide had been found. The shooting occurred between 12:30 and 1 a.m. Monday (8/28/1961). Surviving are his wife, Phyllis Hale Tate, daughters Patricia Leigh Tate and Mary Ruth Tate, of Blacksburg, one son, Robert H. Tate; his mother, Mrs. Mary Moore Tate, two sisters Mrs. R.W. Henderson of Blacksburg, and Mrs. J.W. Payne, Warrenton. Funeral will be 3 p.m. Tuesday in the Blacksburg Methodist Church. Burial will be in the Roselawn Memorial Garden. The body will be taken from the Jones Funeral Home to the church at 2 p.m.
Birth:
Social Security Death Index
Name Robert Tate
SSN 229-14-4580
Born 14 Jun 1923
Died Aug 1961
State (Year) SSN issued Virginia - Before 1951
Buried:
Grave location, obituary and tombstone photo:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=tate&GSiman=1&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=48&GScnty=2862&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=40679450&df=all&
Inscription:
VA MML 3 USNR WWII
Died:
Virginia, Deaths, 1912-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia
Name: Robert Dewitt Tate Jr
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age at Death: 38
Birth Date: 14 Jun 1923
Death Date: 28 Aug 1961
Cause of Death: self-inflicted gunshot wound to head
Death Place: Blacksburg, Montgomery, Virginia
Registration Date: 30 Aug 1961
Father: Robert Dewitt Tate Sr
Mother: Mary Moore Tate
Spouse: Phyllis Dow Hale
Military Status:
Robert married Phyllis Dow HALE 6 Sep 1946, Blacksburg, Montomery Co. VA. Phyllis was born 3 Feb 1925, Montgomery Co. VA; died 22 Jun 2013, Montgomery Co. VA; was buried , Westview Cemetery, Blacksburg, Montgomery Co. VA. [Group Sheet]
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1923 - 1961 (38 years)
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