Elan H. TATE

Male 1817 - 1879  (62 years)


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  • Name Elan H. TATE 
    Born 15 Oct 1817  Warren Co. TN Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 19 Dec 1879  Decatur Co. TN Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Decaturville City Cemetery, Decaturville, Decatur Co. TN Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Excerpt from Goodspeed's History of Tennessee, Early Decatur County Settlers and Biographies:

      Tate Family

      "Elon Tate was born in Grundy County, TN, October 15, 1817. He moved to Decatur County on August 12, 1870. He located at Decaturville, Grundy County, TN until his death on December 19, 1879. Elon was a Democrat. His wife, Jane (Turner) Tate died on May 8, 1865. Their family consisted of five children, 2 died in infancy, George was killed at Decaturville on November 30, 1877, John L and James H."

      Excerpt from "Tate Families of Southern States", Metzel and Updike, 1984

      He kept the Old Family Bible of the births of his siblings, called "That Book". Though he was of the first family of James Tate, (and Ruth), he was very fond of the second family. After his wife, Jane died, when she was only 45 years old, (and was buried in Shiloh Cemetery, Warren County) Elan moved to Decatur County in 1870. It is assumed that Elan and his family went and lived in Decatur County because Elizabeth (James second wife) went there to live with the Bost family in her later years. He died leaving two sons and four grand children, the oldest was an orphaned girl less than four years old.

      References: Burials in Decatur County, TN City Cemetery, James Striegel Tate, Family records, Federal Census 1850 Grundy County, TN, page 723-16; Federal Census 1860 Grundy County, TN, page 15-3.

      Warren County, TN Platt Book, Volume 3 1835 - 1839 Page 174.

      Surveyed May 2, 1837 for Elon Tate, 5000 acres by entry dated May 1, 1837, No. 4434 on the waters of Collins River, mouth of Tarpin Branch, NE corner of a 5000 acre survey of James Tate, also the SE corner of 5000 acres survey of Merday Tate's crossed the middle fork of Collins River, cross the left hand fork of said river, excluding 62 1/2 acres of older title. Robert Tate and John Dykes, CC. Isaac Hill, DS. May 3, 1837. Sent on May 20, 1837 by J. B. McComack.

      Elan H. Tate was living with his son John L. at Elan's death. Elan's papers passed through John L's family ownership into the hands of Martha Angie Raspbury of Hohenwald, TN. Mrs. Raspbury confirmed the information on the issue of James and Ruth and has been a close collaborator of James Striegel Tate in the compiling of my family story.

      From the James Striegel Tate Papers, 1742 - 1980, Tennessee State Library and Archives
    Person ID I14325  Master File
    Last Modified 19 Sep 2012 

    Father Major James TATE,   b. Russell Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Apr 1849, Warren Co. TN Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Ruth Davidson,   b. ca 1784, Scott Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F7811  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Jane Turner,   b. 1820, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 08 May 1865, Grundy Co. TN Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 45 years) 
    Children 
     1. James Grover TATE,   b. 1845, Grundy Co. TN Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1850, Grundy Co. TN Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 5 years)
     2. Robert TATE,   b. 1847, Grundy Co. TN Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1850, Grundy Co. TN Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 3 years)
    +3. John Lee TATE,   b. 07 Dec 1849, Grundy Co. TN Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 01 May 1902, Grundy Co. TN Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 52 years)
    +4. George W. TATE,   b. 1851, Grundy Co. TN Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Nov 1877, Grundy Co. TN Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 26 years)
    +5. James Harrison TATE,   b. 30 Sep 1856, Grundy Co. TN Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Apr 1891, Decaturville, Decatur Co. TN Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 34 years)
    Last Modified 18 Aug 2012 
    Family ID F7873  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart