Etta May (Lewis) Tate was born on June 29, 1868 to Richard and Caroline (Merryman) Lewis and died January 21, 1934 at her home in Linneus, MO. Etta married David A. Tate on February 14, 1888 in Sullivan Co., MO. David A. Tate was born July 12, 1859 to Gersham W. and Harriet Tate and died in 1937 north of Brookfield, MO. David and Etta had two sons born to them, Charles E. and Richard Gersham.