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142. GENERAL COLUMBUS5 TATE (ROBERT HOOD4, AARON3, ROBERT (JR.)2, ROBERT (SR.)1) was born March 15, 1871 in Newburg, Comanche County, TX, and died March 14, 1907 in Comanche County, TX. He married JESSIE S. CREAMER October 13, 1892 in Comanche County, TX. She was born September 11, 1874 in Comanche County, TX, and died March 03, 1961 in Comanche County, TX.

More About GENERAL COLUMBUS TATE:
Burial: March 1907, Board Church Cemetery, Gustine, Comanche County, TX

More About JESSIE S. CREAMER:
Burial: March 1961, Board Church Cemetery, Gustine, Comanche County, TX

Children of GENERAL TATE and JESSIE CREAMER are:
319. i. MARTHA6 TATE, b. September 20, 1893, Comanche County, TX; d. Unknown.
ii. WILLIE MAE TATE, b. December 11, 1895, Comanche County, TX; d. Unknown.
iii. MAMIE JEWELL TATE, b. July 13, 1898, Comanche County, TX; d. Unknown.
iv. ROBERT LEE TATE, b. August 21, 1903, Comanche County, TX; d. Unknown.
v. ROY HERMAN TATE, b. Private.

143. J. CORNELIA5 TATE (ROBERT HOOD4, AARON3, ROBERT (JR.)2, ROBERT (SR.)1) was born June 01, 1876 in Comanche County, TX, and died June 01, 1976 in Comanche County, TX. She married ALANZO E. O'DELL December 27, 1896. He died Unknown.

Notes for J. CORNELIA TATE:
Excerpt from Tate Families of the Southern States, Volume II, 1972, by Laura W. Mentzel & Ethel S. Updike

She joined DAR #415144.

Children of J. TATE and ALANZO O'DELL are:
i. YVONNE6 O'DELL, b. Private; m. ROBERT G. FRENCH, Private; b. Private.
ii. ELECTRA O'DELL, b. February 1899, Comanche County, TX; d. Unknown.

Generation No. 6

144. MILTON SHORT (SHADOAN)6 SHADDOWN (JANE5 SMITH, LYDIA4 TATE, ROBERT3, JOHN (COL.)2, ROBERT (SR.)1) was born 1847 in Pulaski County, KY, and died 1919 in At homestead in Mitchell County, KS. He married MARY H. SLOAN January 17, 1869 in At home of Sarah Sloan, Pulaski County, KY. She died Unknown.

Child of MILTON SHADDOWN and MARY SLOAN is:
i. SHADDOWN7, d. Unknown.

145. JOSEPH BUCHANAN6 FUGATE (JAMES HENLEY5, JOHN4, HANNAH3 TATE, JOHN (COL.)2, ROBERT (SR.)1) was born 1853, and died 1918. He married JESSIE HOWELL. She was born 1867, and died 1967.

Child of JOSEPH FUGATE and JESSIE HOWELL is:
320. i. JOSEPHINE7 FUGATE, b. 1899; d. Unknown.

146. DANIEL BOONE6 TATE (JAMES SLOAN5, WILLIAM OWENS4, SAMUEL BRACKEN (MAJOR)3, JOHN (COL.)2, ROBERT (SR.)1) was born 1858, and died 1939. He married IDA B. ARMSTRONG. She was born 1876, and died 1904.

Children of DANIEL TATE and IDA ARMSTRONG are:
i. JENNIE B.7 TATE, b. 1896, Pulaski County, KY; d. Unknown; m. WALTER P. WADDLE, Home of George Tate, Pulaski County, KY; b. 1873; d. Unknown.
ii. WIFNORD TATE, b. 1897; d. Unknown.
iii. JAMES C. TATE, b. Private.

147. JOHN G.6 TATE (SAMUEL5, JOHN (REV.)4, SAMUEL BRACKEN (MAJOR)3, JOHN (COL.)2, ROBERT (SR.)1) was born April 01, 1847 in Somerset, KY, and died January 03, 1917 in Buried Somerset Cem., Sect. 4,5,18, Pulaski County, KY. He married MOLLIE ASHURST June 19, 1877 in At the home of Craig Ashurst, Pulaski County, KY. She was born October 1861, and died Unknown in Buried Somerset Cem., Sect. 4,5,18, Pulaski County, KY.

Children of JOHN TATE and MOLLIE ASHURST are:
i. ARTHUR7 TATE, b. September 1880, Pulaski County, KY; d. Unknown.
ii. VIRGIL HL TATE, b. December 1882, Pulaski County, KY; d. Unknown.
iii. CRAWFORD TATE, b. August 1891, Pulaski County, KY; d. Unknown.
iv. MAR. P. TATE, b. February 1893, Pulaski County, KY; d. Unknown.

148. GEORGE WASHINGTON6 TATE (SAMUEL5, JOHN (REV.)4, SAMUEL BRACKEN (MAJOR)3, JOHN (COL.)2, ROBERT (SR.)1) was born July 1848, and died Unknown. He married ISABELL LEE (?). She died Unknown.

Children of GEORGE TATE and ISABELL (?) are:
321. i. OSCAR7 TATE, b. June 1872, Pulaski County, KY; d. Unknown.
ii. JENNIE TATE, b. 1876, Pulaski County, KY; d. Unknown.
iii. MILFORD D. TATE, b. October 1878, Pulaski County, KY; d. Unknown.
iv. VIVIAN TATE, b. March 1882; d. Unknown; m. HERBERT O. GANN, October 05, 1903; b. 1879, Wayne County, KY; d. Unknown.
v. GEORGIA TATE, b. December 1884; d. Unknown; m. HUBERT D. MILLER, January 06, 1904, At home of G. W. Tate, Pulaski County, KY; b. 1879, IN; d. Unknown.
vi. SUSIE M. TATE, b. October 1887, Pulaski County, KY; d. Unknown.

149. ROBERT MOORE6 TATE (SAMUEL5, JOHN (REV.)4, SAMUEL BRACKEN (MAJOR)3, JOHN (COL.)2, ROBERT (SR.)1) was born 1849, and died 1921. He married CORDELIA HUNT. She was born Abt. 1850, and died Unknown.

Child of ROBERT TATE and CORDELIA HUNT is:
i. ZADIA7 TATE, b. Abt. 1874; d. Unknown; m. VOLANTUS GREEN (DR.) TRIMBLE; b. April 09, 1877, Somerset, Pulaski County, KY; d. Unknown.

150. DORA ELIZABETH6 TATE (SAMUEL5, JOHN (REV.)4, SAMUEL BRACKEN (MAJOR)3, JOHN (COL.)2, ROBERT (SR.)1) was born December 02, 1859 in Pulaski County, KY, and died December 14, 1918 in Pulaski County, KY. She married JOHN PERRY COLYER November 30, 1876, son of LINDSAY COLYER and NANCY RICHARDSON. He was born January 01, 1857 in Cherry Grove, Pulaski County, KY, and died July 30, 1936 in City Cemetery, Somerset, KY.

Children of DORA TATE and JOHN COLYER are:
i. EBEN R.7 COLYER, b. December 14, 1877, Pulaski County, KY; d. August 06, 1968.
ii. ETTA E. COLYER, b. July 1879, Pulaski County, KY; d. 1965.
iii. ESTIL M. COLYER, b. April 30, 1882, Pulaski County, KY; d. April 26, 1972.
iv. GEORGE F. COLYER, b. 1885, Pulaski County, KY; d. Unknown.
v. ADD G. COLYER, b. November 30, 1886, Pulaski County, KY; d. January 13, 1949.
vi. ORA COLYER, b. January 1890; d. Unknown.
vii. ANDREW JACKSON COLYER, b. May 1897; d. 1964.
viii. THELMA COLYER, b. 1901; d. 1956.

151. IDA JANE6 DUNNEGAN (IRVIN GEORGE5, SOPHRONIA (PHRONIE) ELIZABETH4 TATE, ALEXANDER3, ROBERT (JR.)2, ROBERT (SR.)1) was born March 28, 1880 in Wayne County, MO, and died June 16, 1945 in Little Rock, Pulaski County, AR (buried Newport, Jackson Cty, AR, Walnut Grove Cemetery). She married (1) GUY E. HAUSER. He was born 1881 in AR, and died 1965 in CA. She married (2) FRANK L. BAIRD October 31, 1901 in Wayne County, MO. He was born 1879 in MO, and died 1930 in AR.

Children of IDA DUNNEGAN and FRANK BAIRD are:
i. EMMA7 BAIRD, b. Private.
ii. THELMA BAIRD, b. Private.

152. WALTER CELLMAN6 DUNNEGAN (IRVIN GEORGE5, SOPHRONIA (PHRONIE) ELIZABETH4 TATE, ALEXANDER3, ROBERT (JR.)2, ROBERT (SR.)1) was born May 10, 1893 in Williamsville, Warren County, MO, and died June 04, 1959 in Calvert City, Marshall County, KY. He married GENEVIEVE KATHRYN SOPER 1920, daughter of CLAYTON SOPER and HELEN CAREY. She was born 1898 in Saranac, Clinton County, NY, and died October 04, 1942 in Washington DC.

More About WALTER CELLMAN DUNNEGAN:
Burial: Unknown, Calvert City Cemetery, Marshall County, KY

More About GENEVIEVE KATHRYN SOPER:
Burial: Unknown, Fort Lincoln Cemetery, Brentwood, Prince Georges County, MD

Children of WALTER DUNNEGAN and GENEVIEVE SOPER are:
322. i. LOIS JANE7 DUNNEGAN, b. Private.
323. ii. GENEVIEVE ANN DUNNEGAN, b. Private.

153. JOEL SHERRILL6 TATE (JAMES ALEXANDER5, JAHIEL DOUGLAS4, ALEXANDER3, ROBERT (JR.)2, ROBERT (SR.)1) was born April 24, 1860 in Sherrill Township, Texas County, MO, and died July 02, 1935 in Nashville, Davidson County, TN. He married FLORA DENTON YATES, daughter of CALVIN YATES and CAROLINE WOMACK. She died Unknown.

More About JOEL SHERRILL TATE:
Burial: Unknown, Section T, Lot 33, Spring Hill Cemetery, Nashville, TN

Notes for FLORA DENTON YATES:
After Joel and Flora were divorced, she married her deceased sister's husband, John Singleton, who deserted her. Later, she remarried Joel Tate, her first husband.

Notes from Aline Brown Tate

Children of JOEL TATE and FLORA YATES are:
i. KELLY OLIVIA7 TATE, d. Unknown, At age 12.
ii. WALTER TATE, d. Unknown.
324. iii. MARY GERTRUDE TATE, b. April 15, 1887, Nashville, Davidson County, TN; d. April 19, 1983, Nashville, Davidson County, TN.
325. iv. JOHNNIE LEE TATE, b. October 31, 1896, Nashville, Davidson County, TN; d. September 26, 1981, Nashville, Davidson County, TN.

154. JAMES CALVIN ALEXANDER6 TATE (JAMES ALEXANDER5, JAHIEL DOUGLAS4, ALEXANDER3, ROBERT (JR.)2, ROBERT (SR.)1) was born October 28, 1862 in Sherrill Township, Texas County, MO, and died May 03, 1945 in Galesburg, Knox County, IL. He married (1) MAT JUDSON. She died Abt. 1888. He married (2) BERTHA WORDEN May 18, 1893 in Galesburg, Knox County, IL. She was born May 04, 1874 in Fairfield, Jefferson County, IA, and died September 13, 1954 in Galesburg, Knox County, IL.

Notes for JAMES CALVIN ALEXANDER TATE:
Excerpt from Labor News, Galesburg, IL, November 5, 1943

"I was born October 28, 1862, down in southwestern Missouri near the town of Licking. The town got its name from a famous 'salt lick,' you know, a natural salt spring, where the wild animals came to drink the water and lick up the salt crust along the edge of the swampy pool. The 'lick' was about an acre in extent, and the animals had licked it down about ten or twelve feet. That's how much they liked salt."

"Wild ducks were so plentiful when I was a boy, that I often went hunting with a club and seldom returned home without two or three.... We had a neighbor who used a gun, and when he went to town, his wagon was loaded with ducks."

"Hunters built platforms in trees around the 'lick' and sat there nights to shoot deer and other animals. The streams were full of fish, and wild ducks and geese were to be found in every pool of water they were so plentiful. As I said before, a boy who wasn't old enough to trust with a gun, and that wasn't very old, down in Missouri those days, could and did kill them with a club or a rock thrown into a flock."

"That was soon after the close of the Civil War, and I remember the soldiers going home. They often stopped at my house for a meal or to pass the night."

"My grandfather lived with us, and, in the evenings, he would sometimes tell us about the time he fought with "Old Hickory" at New Orleans and how he and other soldiers rolled cotton bales in front of them when they advanced and took the city from the Britishers."
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James C. Tate was a baby when his father died according to him. He came with his mother, Sarah, and stepfather, William Tazewell Gentry from Missouri to (Dickson) Tennessee around 1876. He was in (Dickson) in 1880 [U.S. Census]. He went to Nashville, Tennessee and joined the Carpenter's Union there as a Charter Member in 1886. He went to Illinois in 1892 and remained there until his death.
Reference: Aline Brown Tate notes
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James C. Tate, Veteran Carpenter, Dies of Heart Attack

James C. Tate, a charter member of Carpenters and Joiners Local Union No. 360, died last Thursday evening at 10:55 following a heart attack. Mr. Tate had been in his usual health throughout the day and his death came as a great shock to his family and friends. Mr. and Mrs. Tate lived alone at 668 West north Street, the other members now living in other cities. Their daughter, Miss Myrtle Tate, who is employed in Chicago, came in Thursday evening to spend a few days with her parents and her father's death followed just a few hours after her arrival.

James Calvin Tate was born October 28, 1862, at Licking, Mo., and when young his family moved to Nashville, Tenn., where he spent his youth. He was a charter member of the Nashville Carpenters Union, which he joined in 1886. He has been a member of the International Union since that date. He went to Chicago in 1892 where he helped build the Chicago World Fair buildings. A contractor whom he knew had a contract to build a church in Galesburg and he came here in October, 1892, and has resided here since that time.

Jim Tate was active in union affairs throughout his life and held many offices of trust in the labor movement. He had served his union in all offices, including president, and was active on various committees. He had also served as president of the Galesburg Trades and Labor Assembly and had been a delegate to many State Federation of Labor conventions. Soon after coming to Galesburg he was greatly instrumental in organizing the Galesburg Labor News and had always taken keen interest in this publication. He was also active in soliciting funds for the purchase of the Labor Temple. In recent years his health would not permit the continuation of his activities but he never lost interest in the welfare of the working man. Labor has lost a truly great trade unionist in the death of Jim Tate.

Soon after coming to Galesburg, Mr. Tate was united in marriage to Miss Bertha Worden. They celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary May 18, 1943. His wife and four children survive. They are Mrs. C. J. Mulvaney, Long Beach, Calif.; Miss Myrtle Tate, Chicago; Morris Tate, Springfield, and James M. Tate, Peoria. He also leaves a sister, Mrs. Lee Brown, and a brother, Silas Gentry, of Nashville, Tenn. There are six grandchildren.

Funeral services were held at the Kimber and West Mortuary Monday, May 7, with Rev. Raye L. Ragan in charge. Burial was in Memorial Park. The pallbearers were C.O. Nelson, Swen Wedan, Harry M. Starr and P. J. Davis.
Reference: obituary from Galesburg Labor News, May 11, 1945, copy in Aline Brown Tate notes
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A Fine Trade Unionist James C. Tate

"Wild ducks were so plentiful, when I was a boy, that I often went hunting with a club and seldom returned home without two or three. We had a neighbor who used a gun and he went to town, his wagon loaded with ducks," remarked James Calvin Tate, on the eve of his eighty-first birthday.

"I was born on Oct. 28, 1862, down in southwestern Missouri, near the town of Licking. The town got its name from a famous 'salt lick,' you know, a natural salt spring, where the wild animals came to drink the water and lick up the salt crust along the edges of the swampy pool. The 'lick' was about an acre in extent and the animals had licked it down ten or twelve feet. That's how much they liked salt.

"Hunters built platforms in trees around the 'lick' and sat there nights to shoot deer and other animals. The streams were full of fish and wild ducks and geese were to be found in every pool of water--they were so plentiful that, as I said before, a boy who wasn't old enough to trust with a gun--and that wasn't very old down in Missouri in those days--could and did kill 'em with a club or a rock thrown into a flock.

"That was soon after the close of the Civil war and I remember the soldiers going home. They often stopped at my house for a meal, and to pass the night. We had an old colored man and his wife on our place and when my parents weren't around, the colored folk, if they got a chance, locked us in a closet under the stairs to keep us, my brother and I, 'from under foot.'

Acorns for Dinner
"My grandfather lived with us and in the evenings he would sometimes tell us about the time he fought with 'Old Hickory" at New Orleans and how he and other soldiers rolled cotton bales in front of them when they advanced and took the city from the Britishers."

Mr. Tate thought a moment and remarked: "Here's a story about General Andy Jackson that never has been printed to my knowledge. My grandfather and two other soldiers were foraging--they had no food at camp--and were tramping through the country looking for something to eat. They met the General, he was on horseback, and he stopped them for questioning. They told him, what he already knew, about the lack of supplies.

"' Well, boys," said the General, 'I had luck. Just now I found a burr oak and had dinner. Thought I might as well stock up a bit, so I'll help you out.' He did, gave each of the soldiers one of the three burr oak acorns that he had put in his pocket." Mr. Tate smiled, "Ever try an acorn for dinner? Neither did I."

Helped Build World's Fair
"When did you join the Carpenters Union?" Mr. Tate, we asked.

"In 1886, at Nashville, Tenn. Was a charter member, too. Worked in and around Nashville for a time and then went to Chicago to help build the First World's Fair. After I had that pretty well under way," Mr. Tate grinned, "a contractor I knew had a church to build in Galesburg. Came here on Oct. 22, 1892, and have liver here ever since. I like Galesburg."

"How about carpenter work? Has it changed much in the last fifty years?" we asked.

"Changed. Well I should say it has. Why, in those days we made everything on and in the building by hand. Look at the molding about your room, we had tools for every operation--guess I had a dozen or more rabbiting cutters alone. We had to do our own tennoning and mortising, even wood carving on occasions. Yes, times have changed."

"Ever belong to the Knights of Labor?"

"Yep. In 1877. Pretty nearly every union man did at one time or another in the early days. Of course, the Carpenters Union came first but we all gave the Knights a lift when we could. No, I never held office in their organization. Just tagged along with the rest."

"You have held office in the Carpenters, haven't you?"

Held Many Union Offices
"Held office? Better say offices, because I've held every office in the Galesburg local.

"Was president of the Galesburg Trades and Labor Assembly. Say, if there is any labor office in Galesburg that I did not fill at one time or another I just can't think what it might be."

"Heard from Jim recently?" Jim, Mr. Tate's son, is in the army.

"Yes, only a day or so ago. We expect to see him before Christmas. He's been in the army a year, now.

"And Myrtle?" a daughter.

"She's in Chicago and writes that she's busy in an essential war industry as a personnel director. She completed her college training some time ago and writes her mother that she likes the work. Expect her for Thanksgiving."

Feeling "Fine" at 81
Getting up from his chair, he pays The Labor News a visit now and then, he grunted a bit. "Rheumatism," he said. 'Got a twitch of it in my back today."

"Bother you much?"

"Not so much. When you are 81 you can't feel too good all the time.

"Rheumatism comes and goes, like everything else. When you are 81 and you feel fine part of the time, well, that's just dandy.

"Good bye. Will see you again. Good health and good luck."

A fine, genial and inspiring old gentleman--and a model trades unionist--just closed our office door and walked with remarkable vigor and cheeriness up Cherry toward Main Street. Our honored friend, James Calvin Tate.

Reference: article from November 5, 1943 Galesburg Labor News, copy in Aline Brown Tate notes

Child of JAMES TATE and MAT JUDSON is:
326. i. EVA7 M.TATE, b. Abt. 1887, Nashville, Davidson County, TN; d. Unknown.

Children of JAMES TATE and BERTHA WORDEN are:
ii. MYRTLE RUTH7 TATE, b. July 29, 1895, Galesburg, Knox County, IL; d. September 03, 1964, MacNeal Memorial Hospital, Berwyn, IL; m. GEORGE VINOPAL, Private; b. Private.

Notes for MYRTLE RUTH TATE:
Myrtle was Valedictorian of her high school class. She attended business college after graduation. She worked at various jobs in Galesburg before going to work with the State of Illinois in the State Department of Labor during the Democratic administration of Governor Henry Horner. Even though she was supposedly under Civil Service, she was let out from the job along with several other people when the administration changed.

In 1942 she went to Chicago and worked while going to college at night for college credits. After she had completed her night classes she went to work at Danly Machine Specialties Inc. as Assistant Personnel Director, and worked there till she retired.

Myrtle was recovering from knee surgery and was in a wheel chair while talking to the doctor about going home the following day when she suddenly died from a ruptured aneurysm.

Reference: Aline Brown Tate notes

More About MYRTLE RUTH TATE:
Cause of Death: Ruptured Aneurysm

iii. EUGENE HAROLD TATE, b. April 1902, Galesburg, Knox County, IL; d. December 09, 1929, Galesburg, Knox County, IL; m. MILDRED BEANE, Private; b. Private.

Notes for EUGENE HAROLD TATE:
No children. Gene served as an Electrician's mate in the Navy. He worked at the Burlington Railroad.

Military Marker:

Eugene Harold Tate
Illinois
Electrician's Mate
3 Cl. U.S. Navy
Dec. 9, 1929

Reference: Aline Brown Tate notes

More About EUGENE HAROLD TATE:
Burial: Unknown, Lynwood Cemetery, Galesbug, Knox County, IL
Cause of Death: Tuberculosis

327. iv. JAMES MANLY TATE, b. Private.
328. v. MORRIS GEORGE TATE, b. November 11, 1897, Galesburg, Knox County, IL; d. June 02, 1966, Springfield, Sangamon County, IL.

155. ALICE GRANT6 TALLY (LOUISA ADALINE5 TATE, JAHIEL DOUGLAS4, ALEXANDER3, ROBERT (JR.)2, ROBERT (SR.)1) was born June 12, 1866 in Cooper County, MO, and died Unknown in Saline Township, MO. She married ANDREW LAFAYETTE (BUD) DURNIL, son of JOHN DURNIL and MARY MILLER. He was born January 01, 1855 in Boonville, MO, and died Unknown in Saline Township, MO.

Notes for ANDREW LAFAYETTE (BUD) DURNIL:
John M. Boyles married Julia A. Tate. A. L. (Bud), who was John M. Boyles' half brother, married his own niece, by marriage, Alice Tally. She was also the niece of John M. Boyles and Julia A. Tate Boyles. She was Julia's older sister, Louisa A. Tate Tally's daughter.

This information was provided by Mary Maude Louisa Durnil, daughter of A. L. (Bud) and Alice Durnil. It was confirmed by The History of Cooper County by W. F. Johnson.

More About ANDREW LAFAYETTE (BUD) DURNIL:
Residence: 1900, Census - Henry County, Shawnee Township

Children of ALICE TALLY and ANDREW DURNIL are:
i. CLYDE EDWARD7 DURNIL, b. December 29, 1879, Cooper County, MO; d. Unknown.

Notes for CLYDE EDWARD DURNIL:
Clyde Durnil is a frequent referral source in Tate Families of the Southern States, Laura Mentzel and Edith Updike, 1972. He was
very interested in learning about his heritage. This is a letter he wrote to Thomas Barnes of McMinnville, TN. It was typewritten and dated May 27, 1955.

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Page one

Dear Brother Barnes,
I want to express my appreciation also for my brothers and sisters, for your letter.
What you have given us seems to be very close along what has been told us by our grandparents, who passed on many years ago.
Louisa and Julia Tate, went to Missouri, near Boonville from Tennessee.
Joshua A. Tate was a teacher, and in later years lived in Webster Grove, MO. He has been gone quite a number of years.
Perhaps with the above, some one there can identify the branch of the family who were our ancestors.
I am sending along some self addressed envelopes for anyone to use that may know something of the people we are trying to contact.
There is no objection to anyone reading the attached sketch showing the various names.
Very Truly Yours,
Clyde Durnil
c/o Wabash R R Co
Huntington, IN

This is what might be called reference. F&AM, Antioch Lodge, No. 410, Andrews Ind. ; OES Chapter 189, Andrews, Ind.; ?OOF Far West Lodge No. 4, Boonville, MO, Order Railway Telegraphers Occupation, Agent, Wabash Rail Road, Huntington, Ind.

Page two
A typewritten sketch showing:
Generation 1 James Tate/Delilah Henderson, ******Price/ Jane Potts
Generation 2 Douglas Tate/Sarah Price - 10 children
Generation 3 Phronia, James, John, Philander, Americo, Knute, Wm. Sherrill, Julia, Ann,
Louisa/Wm. Tally
Generation 4 Joseph Douglas, Charles, E., Oscar F., Harriett
Alice/ A. L. Durnil
Generation 5 Clyde, Ruby Pearl, Maude Louise, Ollie Ora, Norah Alice, Grover

Apparently the James Tate and John Tate who entered land on Collins River were the brothers of Louisa Tate who was the grandmother of the Durnil Children. Apparently Douglas Tate who lived near or in McMinnville, Tenn was the father of Louisa Tate. We are attempting to contact some of the Tate family who can give us information to the name of PRICE who married Jane Potts. Legend tells us he was a brother of General Sterling Price. We need this item to complete our record for a total of seven generations from the youngest member of our family.

Generation 2 Elgan Tate - 8 children
Generation 3 Amanda, Nebraska, Sadie, Joseph, Joshua, A. Oliver, Sophronia, and ?(page torn where folded)
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The letter was signed in a large, distinctive, bold handwriting.
Source: Thomas Jefferson Barnes Papers
Film 634-2, TN State Archives, Folios H101 - V192, Tate folio #181

ii. RUBY P. DURNIL, b. Cooper County, MO; d. Unknown, Before a year old..
iii. MARY MAUDE LOUISA DURNIL, b. February 12, 1896, Cooper County, MO; d. Unknown.

Notes for MARY MAUDE LOUISA DURNIL:
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Toward the end of her life, Mary Maude Smith nee Durnil wrote a letter to Ricki Wilkins who contacted her regarding this family's genealogy research. The following is a transposition of her letter of 1985 from Carlsbad, New Mexico. This letter was written on a manual typewriter and had a small picture of her copied onto the paper. It is dated 1984, and shows her seated at a Christmas holiday table with a large turkey on a platter. She looks like a small woman, very brightly dressed, who took great pride in her appearance; hair done beautifully and makeup applied.

"Dear Rickey, I hope I have your name correct. I am hard of hearing, and all my letters have to be read to me. I have been blind for two years, legally blind, which means I have perception light and make out large shapes around the lower part of my eyes. I am dependent on having things read to me, and most readers say, oh, this is just a lot of talk, you don't want to hear that. I can't really afford a full-time secretary companion, and since I have only a small apartment, no room for another person, besides which, I think it would drive me insane if I had someone at my elbow all the time. You will note that I am not a very good typist and am also using a relief machine since my own small one is out of order. However I hope that you can get a little sense out of what I am writing.

Here is all I can remember about my family.

My father was Alexander (other reports indicate Andrew) Durnil. His mother was Mary Durnil. I never knew her maiden name, if I ever heard it. I had her first name for my middle name. I was Maude Mary Louisa. The Louisa was after my maternal grandmother. My father's mother was twice married, and I think she married John Durnil the second marriage. Anyway, I knew only the Boyles family, long after both were dead. My father's half brother was named John Boyles and he married Julia Tate, who was sister to my maternal grandmother, Louisa Tate Talley. My sister Ollie was married to John Martin Jenry, and their daughter, and only child is named Marjorie Louise and was married to John Reiff. She is still living and is retired. She and her husband are living in El Paso, TX. I have most likely skipped over a lot, but this may give you some clues. I think your best bet may be to follow up the Durnil and Boyles side.

I don't know how much help it might be for you to come here, but I think it might help to know some relatives. I am the last of my age generation and am completely alone. I married twice and divorced two husbands, which sounds pretty bad for all of us. However, we are still friendly and I still hear from my second husband and Marjorie says the first one is still listed in the telephone book back in Boonville, MO.

I was back there when my younger sister's son, John Schilb died. He was the last of his family, so Marjorie, her husband and I flew back and buried him. His mother, my youngest sister disappeared twenty years ago and no trace of her was ever found. I can't believe that she is dead, but common sense tells me she must be or she would have managed to let me know. I just don't know. My mother had six children, Clyde, Ruby, Maude, Ollie, Nora and Grover. I heard Grover died about three years ago, but he never kept in touch with his family, though I know he had a son, but I never heard what the son was named. If there was a son, he must be about forty-five years old, thought I don't know anything about him.

Ruby, the oldest girl, died before I was born. I keep coming up with funny details I heard as a child. I don't know if anything I know will be of any use to you, but since you feel in the mood to travel, it is an ideal time to visit Carlsbad, New Mexico. We are close to many famous and scenic places, Carlsbad Caverns for one, some famous ranches, Indian Museums, etc. I go to them with friends, but now I go mostly just to be with them, and I like to ride, but I have so little vision, most people do not want to bother with taking care of a blind woman. When I go on a plane, I engage a wheel chair to take care of me while changing planes, and they take me round the airports and take the best care of me, but if I leave the airport to take a bus, I would be afraid to risk it, changing from a plane to a bus, getting into taxis, hunting for my baggage and seeing that it gets to stay with me is a problem. I just gave up. If I have to change planes to get anywhere, I just don't go.

I know this is badly written (it wasn't!), but I am only too thankful that I remember enough typing to be able to keep up my correspondence with old friends, thought my list grows smaller year by year. I don't know how long before there will be no one of the ones I knew so well. I am, so far the oldest one living, I just seem to tough to die. I just get the flue or a cough or something minor, and seldom get anything serious enough to keep me in bed, and I walk an average of a mile a day every morning. I use a white cane and black glasses and know the streets well, and all the dogs and most of their masters or mistresses at the other end of their leash.

No more. I think this page is about done, and I run on and on forever what I said in the last Line. I have the forgetter ever. If you would like to come down here, I would love to have you, however, I live in a sort of studio apartment in a large high rise building for the aged retirees. I am sorry that I haven't managed to answer you before, but I couldn't get anyone to read your letter until today, one of the ladies at my table came up to my apartment and read this one so I determined, good or bad, to answer and tell you what little I used to hear. I might be lucky enough to drop something that would be a clue or fill in between some of the Boyles family. I do remember Uncle John Boyles and his children, which were Stanley and our or five other children, but right now, I can't remember their names.

Sincerely, maybe your cousin, Maude

329. iv. OLLIE ORA DURNIL, b. August 30, 1897, Cooper County, MO; d. Unknown, Boonville, MO.
330. v. NORAH ALICE DURNIL, b. May 30, 1899, Cooper County, MO; d. Unknown.
331. vi. GROVER DURNIL, b. 1904, Cooper County, MO; d. Abt. 1982.

156. JOSEPH DOUGLAS6 TALLY (LOUISA ADALINE5 TATE, JAHIEL DOUGLAS4, ALEXANDER3, ROBERT (JR.)2, ROBERT (SR.)1) was born June 16, 1869 in Cooper County, MO, and died Unknown. He married JOSEPHINE RHODES. She died Unknown.

Child of JOSEPH TALLY and JOSEPHINE RHODES is:
i. GRACE ANN7 TALLY, b. Private; m. JAMES GLENN AUSTIN, Private; b. Private.

157. HARRIETT (HATTIE) E.6 TALLY (LOUISA ADALINE5 TATE, JAHIEL DOUGLAS4, ALEXANDER3, ROBERT (JR.)2, ROBERT (SR.)1) was born November 12, 1878 in Cooper County, MO, and died Unknown. She married DAVID A. SNYDER. He died Unknown.

Children of HARRIETT TALLY and DAVID SNYDER are:
i. EWELL7 SNYDER, b. Private.
ii. FLOSSIE SNYDER, b. Private.
iii. ALINE SNYDER, b. Private.

158. JOHN B.6 TATE (PHILANDER (PHIL) MARION5, JAHIEL DOUGLAS4, ALEXANDER3, ROBERT (JR.)2, ROBERT (SR.)1) was born March 22, 1886 in Texas County, MO, and died January 06, 1950 in Sedalia, MO. He married (1) EDITH METCALF. She died Unknown. He married (2) AMANDA BLUEJACKET 1907 in Bluejacket, OK, daughter of CHARLES BLUEJACKET and LOUISA CAPTAIN. She was born May 17, 1889 in Bluejacket, OK, and died April 14, 1909.

Notes for JOHN B. TATE:
It is believed that he married into the Bluejacket family for which Bluejacket, OK is named.

This information given by Sonny Tate in an email dated October 27, 2000
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Bluejacket Newspaper, March 5, 1914
John Tate was in Bluejacket from Parsons, KS because of the illness of his father.

More About JOHN B. TATE:
Occupation: Railroad Inspector, Boilermaker, MKT Railroad, Butcher, Farmer

Child of JOHN TATE and AMANDA BLUEJACKET is:
i. OSBORN J.7 TATE, b. Private.

ROBERT (JR.)2, ROBERT (SR.)1) was born March 1888 in Texas County, MO, and died Abt. 1950 in Craig County, OK. He married (1) MARGIE (MUDGE) TAYLOR, daughter of WILLIAM TAYLOR. She died Unknown. He married (2) ROSE WILLY. She died Unknown.

Notes for WILLIAM (BILL) BASCOMB TATE:
"I remember William "Bill" a little bit. He was a big man, well over 6 feet tall."
Sonny Tate in an email dated 09/27/2000

More About WILLIAM (BILL) BASCOMB TATE:
Burial: Unknown, Vinita, OK
Occupation: Public Service Co. (power & light)

Children of WILLIAM TATE and MARGIE TAYLOR are:
332. i. MARY E.7 TATE, b. Abt. 1911, Vinita, OK; d. Unknown, Vinita, OK.
ii. JAMES D TATE, b. 1913, Vinita, OK; d. 1985, Fremont, CA; m. BETTY, Private; b. Private.

Notes for JAMES D TATE:
Started his military 159. WILLIAM (BILL) BASCOMB6 TATE (PHILANDER (PHIL) MARION5, JAHIEL DOUGLAS4, ALEXANDER3, career as a buck private and was promoted to Colonel in the U. S. Marine Corps. He received a field promotion to Lieutenant in the Pacific theater.
This information is provided by Sonny Tate in an email dated October 24, 2000.

More About JAMES D TATE:
Military service: U. S. Marine Corps (retired)

160. CHARLES DOUGLAS6 TATE (PHILANDER (PHIL) MARION5, JAHIEL DOUGLAS4, ALEXANDER3, ROBERT (JR.)2, ROBERT (SR.)1) was born September 18, 1895 in Robideaux, Texas County, MO, and died September 22, 1973 in Parsons, Labette County, KS. He married GRACE E. PATTON September 19, 1923 in Pawhuska, Washington County, OK. She died Unknown.

Notes for CHARLES DOUGLAS TATE:
Obituary
Charles D. Tate, 2430 Washington, died at 11:25 A.M. Saturday in the Katy Memorial Hospital following an illness of three years. He was 78 and last entered the hospital on August 7.

Tate retired from the Katy Railroad as an engineer with 51 years of service. he was born on September 18, 1895 at Robie, MO, a son of Philander and Elizabeth Wood Tate. He came to Parsons from Oklahoma in 1915. Tate and Grace E. Patton were married on September 19, 1923 at Pawhuska, OK. Tate was a member of the Odd Fellow Lodge, Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and the National Association of Retired and Veteran Railway Employees.

He is survived by Mrs. Tate of the home, a son, J. D. Tate of Medicine Lodge, a daughter, Mrs. Evelyn J. High of Bartlesville, Ok, a brother, Everett Tate of Bludjacket, OK and four grandchildren. He was preceded in death by four brothers, six sisters and a child.

Grave side services will be held at 10 A.M. Tuesday at Memorial Lawn. The Rev. L. O. White will officiate. The family suggests that memorials be made to the Central Avenue Christian Church. They may be left at the Burris Wall Funeral Home. Friends may call at the funeral home.

More About CHARLES DOUGLAS TATE:
Burial: September 1973, Memorial Lawn Cemetery, Parsons, Labette County, KS
Occupation: Farmer, MKT Railroad
Residence: Parsons, KS

Notes for GRACE E. PATTON:
Email exchanged 7/06, 07/00 with Chris Moffatt ([email protected]) who advised that Ethel Travis was his cousin. Advised that he believes that Ethel and Charles are buried in Rock Spring Cemetery of Rock Spring Church in Texas County, MO. Probably a township named "Huggins".

Children of CHARLES TATE and GRACE PATTON are:
i. J. D.7 TATE, b. Private.
ii. EVELYN J. TATE, b. Private.

161. NEWTON EVERETT6 TATE (PHILANDER (PHIL) MARION5, JAHIEL DOUGLAS4, ALEXANDER3, ROBERT (JR.)2, ROBERT (SR.)1) was born April 1896 in MO, and died 1977 in Bluejacket, OK. He married FLEETA BARBEE Abt. 1917, daughter of JOHN BARBEE and DELLA BOYD. She was born 1898 in Bluejacket, OK (Indian Territory), and died October 1978 in Miami, OK.

Notes for NEWTON EVERETT TATE:
"He had one or two strokes and then a heart attack. The kids were going to put him in a nursing home as my grandmother, Fleeta couldn't take care of him because she had hardening of the arteries. And, her memory was failing. When Granpa found out he was to go to a nursing home, he wanted my dad to get him his old Colt 45 and he wanted to go home. He died as they were wheeling him to his room at the nursing home. Had I known this at the time, I think I would have got that old Colt for him. He knew he was going to die and he just wanted to do it at home."

Sonny Tate wrote in an email dated 09/27/2000

More About NEWTON EVERETT TATE:
Military service: Bet. 1918 - 1919, U. S. Army, PFC, Medic with 158th Infantry, Vetran of WW I
Occupation: Farmer

Notes for FLEETA BARBEE:
Fleeta Tate as one half Shawnee Indian. Her father was full blood. She is listed as Fleetie on the Cherokee/Shawnee roll.

More About FLEETA BARBEE:
Burial: Unknown, Fairview Cemetery, Afton, OK

Marriage Notes for NEWTON TATE and FLEETA BARBEE:
From the Bluejacket, OK Gazette
Everett Tate of Bluejacket and Miss Fleeta Barbee of Afton applied for a marriage license on December 20, 1917.

Children of NEWTON TATE and FLEETA BARBEE are:
333. i. NEWTON EUGENE7 TATE, b. April 1917, Bluejacket, OK; d. October 1992, Bluejacket, OK.
334. ii. BILLIE LOUISE TATE, b. Private.
335. iii. WALTER KENNETH TATE, b. 1924, Bluejacket, OK; d. January 1989, Vinita, OK.
336. iv. EDITH KARLENE TATE, b. Private.