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| Research Note | Darla Marbut said, This picture was given to me by Noralee Phariss Faulkner. Noralee and I descend through Hood Tate, John Douglas Tate's father. John D. was our GGG Uncle.
Standing: Josephine, Emeline, Cornelius, Phillip Seated: Alice, John Douglas, Sr., Marion, John Douglas Tate, Jr. Not in photo: Mary Elizabeth (Westfall) deceased, Frances John Douglas Tate, Sr., was a son of Hood and Elizabeth Tate. Elizabeth's maiden name is unknown at this time. Hood Tate was a First Lieutenant in the Stone Prairie Independent Home Guard Company during the Civil War. His sons, William Jasper Tate and James Jefferson Tate, were killed during the Civil War defending Springfield, Green Co., Missouri. They are buried in the National Cemetery in Springfield. John Douglas Tate, Sr., also fought in the Civil War. Page 87 of Goodspeed's 1888 History of Barry Co., MO: The Stone Prairie Independent Home Guard Company comprised William W. Lee, Captain; HOOD TATE, First Lieutenant; Thomas Smith, second lieutenant; George M. Goodnight, first sergeant, and the following privates: L. Mattingley, Amos Carlin, A. B. Carlin, M. V. Smith, J. Goodnight, F. M. Goodnight, Silas Moudy, T. Moudy, E. Davis, W.R. Browning, P.P. Henderson, H.J. Smith, George W. Browning, M. (Marion) L. (Lewis) TATE, J. W. Lee, Jesse Nott, T. Smith, W. Toner, G. B. Roden, James Riddle, W. Horine, William Stringer, J. B. Blankenship, John Miller, Tilmon Edwards, Dave Thomas, C.C. Edmonds, H. L. Jackson, Corny Westfall, A. J. Marbut, J. McKennys, I. W. Roden. J. R. Stringer, G. L. Carlin, A. J. Lee, J. M. Marbut, Thomas Carlin, William A. Lee, Asa Carlin, Thomas Calton, Morgan Calton, Gideon Jackson, John A. Smith, J. Blankenship. In October 1864, Lee was ordered by Col. Harrison, of the First Arkansas Cavalry to report at once at Headquarters. This company, in common with others, continued in service from beginning to end of the war. Page 71 of Goodspeed: "About 1866, Sheriff Moore, John Tate and a third party was going to arrest Bussell for selling whisky contrary to the law near Rocky Comfort. Bussell fired on the sheriff's posse and they returned fire, resulting in the death of Bussell." August 9, 1894, Thursday, Weekly Paper, Cassville Republican - Oliver's Prairie: John Tate, while running a threshing machine engine, was so unfortunate as to get his finger nails thrashed off and the bone mashed through the flesh. The Tate property is just north of Monett on the King's Prairie. It is thought the Tates came to Barry County in about 1844. John Tate and Mary E. (Westfall) Tate are buried in the Spring River Cemetery, Verona, in Lawrence County, Missouri. Descendants of John Douglas Tate, Sr. 1 John Douglas Tate, Sr 1839 - 1903 b: November 11, 1839 in DeKalb Co., AL d: February 23, 1903 +Mary Elizabeth Westfall 1845 - 1882 m: November 14, 1867 in Barry Co., MO b: April 30, 1845 d: January 06, 1882 2 Josephine Tate 1868 - 1931 b: October 03, 1868 in MO d: November 25, 1931 +Joseph M. Beymer 1864 - 1937 m: September 24, 1891 in Barry Co., MO by S. A. Foster, MG b: October 06, 1864 in Indiana d: August 13, 1937 2 Alice Tate 1870 - 1946 b: July 09, 1870 in Barry Co., MO d: March 29, 1946 +James Henry Jackson 1887 - 1935 m: April 13, 1903 b: October 03, 1887 in MO d: 1935 2 Marion Tate 1872 - 1932 b: February 02, 1872 in Barry Co., MO d: November 08, 1932 +Hattie Lawie McQueen 1881 - 1937 m: January 24, 1912 in Barry Co., MO by Rev. Qualls b: January 06, 1881 in Verona, Lawrence Co., MO d: December 01, 1937 2 Emeline Emma Tate 1874 - 1931 b: March 20, 1874 in Barry Co., MO d: February 15, 1931 +Walter E. Hale 1876 - 1958 b: December 15, 1876 in Greene Co., MO d: January 19, 1958 2 Frances Tate 1876 - 1914 b: June 14, 1876 in Barry Co., MO d: May 05, 1914 +M. E. Adams 2 John D. Tate, Jr. 1878 - 1944 b: March 20, 1878 in MO d: February 18, 1944 +Florence Etta Moore 1880 - 1954 b: April 07, 1880 d: June 04, 1954 2 Cornelius Tate 1879 - 1952 b: November 13, 1879 in Barry Co., MO d: June 10, 1952 +Sarah Moore 2 Philip Tate 1881 - 1914 b: October 04, 1881 in Kings Prairie, Barry Co., MO d: February 05, 1914 +Nora Granger 1885 - 1947 m: October 18, 1907 in Barry Co., MO b: 1885 d: 1947 John D. and Mary's oldest daughter was Josephine who married Joe Beymer. When Phillip, her youngest brother, was dying in Grand Junction, Colorado, she and another brother, Marion went to see him. Joe and Josephine's home still stands on the Kings Prairie. They both are buried in the Kings Prairie Cemetery not too far from where they had lived all their lives. Alice Tate married James Henry Jackson. James was the son of Isaac K. and his wife Martha J. Hanna Hammers Jackson. The Jackson family is another Kings Prairie's early pioneers. Alice inherited 60 acres from the Jackson family. Her home was off Highway 37 and Barry County Farm Road 1120 not too far from where she was raised. Alice and James are buried in the Kings Prairie Cemetery. Marion Tate went with his sister Josephine to Grand Junction, Colorado to see their younger brother, Phillip before he died. July 21, 1910, Thursday, Cassville Republican, Barry Co., MO - Kings Prairie News: Marion and John Tate are riding on new rubber tired buggies." Marion Tate was born in Barry Co., MO, and died on King's Prairie from chronic myocarditis. He was born 4 Feb 1872, a farmer, age 60 years, 9 months and 4 days old when he died. He was married and the son of John D. Tate who was born in Tennessee and Elizabeth Westfall who was born in Barry Co., MO. He was buried in Spring River Cemetery in Lawrence Co., MO. Ref: Callaway Funeral Home Records. Donna Haddock Cooper" Obit: Dated Nov 9, 1932: Monett, Mo., Nov. 8 - Marion Tate, about 65 years old, a resident of near Monett all of his life and a worker for farm-to market roads and various measures for farm improvements died at 2 o'clock this morning at his home, three miles east of Monett. His death followed a six months' illness. His death was attributed to uremic poisoning. Mr. Tate was born and reared on his present farm and had resided there all of his life. He was a member of the Methodist church. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Hattie Tate, at home; a son John D. Tate, also at home; a sister, Mrs. Henry Jackson, living east of Monett, and two brothers, John Tate, who resides on a farm east of here, and Dr. Cornelius Tate of Grand Junction, Colorado. Marion's wife's obituary: Deceased: Hattie L. (McQueen) Tate Parents Names: Robert and Virginia (Williams) McQueen Place Born: Verona, Lawrence Co., MO Date Born: Jan. 6, 1881 Date Died: Dec. 1, 1937 Place Died: Home - Kings Prairie Twp., Barry Co., MO Cemetery: Spring River Cemetery, Verona, Lawrence Co., MO Newspaper: Cassville Republican Paper Date: Dec. 8, 1937 Abstract or Extract: Extract Living People: No Permission: Following an illness of three years of diabetes, Mrs. Hattie Tate, widow of the late Marion Tate, of the Kings Prairie community, died at her home southeast of Monett, Wednesday evening, Dec. 1st. A former pastor of the Kings Prairie Union church, conducted funeral services Friday afternoon, Dec. 3rd. Burial was in the Spring River Cemetery near Verona. The Monett Times gave the following sketch concerning her: Hattie McQueen was born January 6, 1881 at Verona, Missouri. She was married in 1901 to Marion Tate. One son, John D. Tate, was born to them. Mr. Tate died in 1932. Mr. and Mrs. Tate reared a foster son, Raymond Phariss, who also lives on Kings Prairie. Two months ago Mrs. Tate took another boy, Pierce Lawless, from the Christian orphanage and he is now a member of the family. Besides her son and foster sons, Mrs. Tate is survived by her mother, Mrs. Jennie McQueen of Verona, a sister Mrs. Georgia Wilks who lives with her mother; and three brothers, John McQueen of Little Rock, Ark., George L. McQueen of Grand Junction, Colo., and Ray McQueen of Anchorage, Alaska. Mrs. Tate had been a member of the church since she joined the Christian church at Verona when she was 16 years old. She had been a member of the Kings Prairie Union church since coming to that community to live. She was a zealous in church work and was one of the members instrumental in making extensive improvements at the church which have just been completed. She was quite and unassuming, but a busy helpful woman, accomplishing much good in the community. Research Note: Death Cert. # 44596 and Hattie Tate's Obit Emeline Tate married Walter E. Hale. On Walter's Death Certificate he had lived on Bucks Prairie in Lawrence Co., MO. Walter was born in Greene Co., MO. He and Emeline are buried in the Maple Park Cemetery, Aurora, Lawrence Co., MO. Francis (Frances) Tate is not pictured in the above Photo. She may have already been in Grand Junction, Colorado by the time it was taken. She married M. E. Adams. May 28, 1914, Thursday, Cassville Republican, Barry Co., MO - Kings Prairie News: Mrs. Frances Tate died in Colorado and her body was brought to the Kings Prairie Cemetery for burial. John D. Tate, Jr lived on Kings Prairie and was active in public affairs. Special Election - Judges appointed for the various townships are as follows: Kings Prairie No. 2: E. W. Wallen, John Tate, Jake Carter, E. Stribin, Charles Russell, J. H. Jackson This would have been John Douglas, Jr., because his father died before 1912. John Tate is planning to build a new house on the site of the one recently burned on Kings Prairie. Monett Times John and Florence Etta (Moore) Tate had three children, Bernedine, Galord, and Herbutt Tate. John and Florence are buried in the Kings Prairie Cemetery. Cornelius Tate married Sarah Moore and had two daughters, Audrey and Helen. Cornelius died in Grand Junction, Colorado and buried there. Phillip Tate the youngest of the family married Nora Granger Oct 18, 1907. Their daughter was Gladys Tate. Both Phillip and Nora are buried in the IOOF Cemetery in Monett, Missouri. February 12, 1914, Thursday, Cassville Republican, Barry Co., MO - The Monett papers chronicle the death of Phillip Tate who died Thursday, of last week at Grand Junction, Colo. Mr. Tate formerly resided on Kings Prairie. He was a brother of Marion Tate of near Monett. February 12, 1914, Thursday, Cassville Republican, Barry Co., MO - Phillip Tate Dead: Phillip Tate was born on Kings Prairie near Monett, October 4, 1881, and died at Grand Junction, Colo., February 5, 1914, being 32 years, 4 months and 1 day old. Mr. Tatewas left motherless when three months old and his father died ten years ago. He received his education at Marionville College. On finishing school he went to California where he remained for several years. On returning to Barry County, he associated himself with the firm of Davis A. Chappel Hardware Company. On account of failing health he went to Colorado and took the course and graduated the Gregory Palmer School of Chiropractics. He located at Colorado Springs and later at Grand Junction, Colo., and had a good practice of his profession. His health improved, but about aweek before his death he took a severe attack of grippe, which proved fatal. The bodywas brought back to Monett Sunday night. Funeral services were held at the M. E. Church, South, Tuesday morning at 10:30 o'clock. The Knights Templar of whom he was an honored member, will have charge of the service. The pastor of the church, Rev. J. B. Jordan, will assist interment will be made in the Odd Fellows Cemetery. Phillip Tate and Miss Nora Granger were married October 23, 1907. They were the parents of a daughter, Gladys. Besides his wife and child, Mr. Tate leaves threebrothers, Marion, and John Tate of Monett and Cornelius Tate of Grand Junction, Colo., and four sisters, Mrs. M. E. Adams of Hatton, Wash., Mrs. Walter Hale, of Marionville, Mrs. J. M. Beymer and Mrs. Henry Jackson, of Monett. The deceased wasa young man of unusual ability, sunny disposition and good habits. He was anxious to live for the sake of his loved ones and made a brave flight against disease to remainwith them as long as possible. Monett Times. Newspaper Item Tate, Phillip, deceased, Nora G. Tate, adm'x Third Day of Term, Thursday, November 5th, 1914 October 15, 1914, Thursday, Cassville Republican, Barry Co., MO - Docket of Probate Court of Barry County, Missouri for November Term, 1914 |
| Date Taken | abt 1891 |
| Resource | Family Photos and Notes |
| Submitted by | Submitted in 2007 by: Darla Marbut |
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