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                                                              FAMILY BIBLE RECORDS


Be It Known and Remembered: Bible Records Volume 1, Part 4
Published by Louisiana Genealogical & Historical Society, 1960.


 
 

                                                                    JAMES TATE BIBLE

              This large, old Bible, publication page gone, is in possession of Mrs. Anna Lea Tate McGehee, Liberty, Miss., daughter of James H. Tate, born April 14, 1873, son of Jesse Naul Tate, born March 11, 1845, son of James Tate
born March 18, 1809, son of John Tate who was born, according to the census records, in South Carolina, and came with his widowed mother, Nancy Tate in September, 1810, and received some of the original land grants near Kentwood,
La. This record was copied Feb. 1, 1953 by Mrs. J. P. Morris, Jr., Kentwood, La. Additional notes on the family are in her local history notebooks. Inside the front cover of the Bible: "This Bible was Grandfather James Tate and Tennessee Tate. They married March 9, 1836."

                                                                      FAMILY RECORD

    Nancy Tate, daughter of John and Martha Tate was born May the 8, 1807
    James Tate, son of John and Martha was born March 18, 1809
    Thomas Tate, son of J. and M. Tate, born July 31, 1812
    Harvey Tate, son of John and Martha Tate, born April 13, 1814
    Obediah Tate, son of John and Martha, born Aug. 27, 1816
    Charles Tate was born June 10, 1818
    Mary Ann Tate was born July 8, 1820
    Eleanor Caroline Tate born Nov. 25, 1822
    Louiser Tate born December 5, 1828
    Mosilie Tate born Feb. 15, 1831
    Elizabeth Tate born September 27, 1834
    Nicholas W. Tate born Jan. 10, 1837

                                                                        MARRIAGES

    John and Martha Tate were married August 3, 1806
    Henry and Nancy Carter were married Sept. 18, 1828
    Obideah and Nancy Tate married July 23, 1834
    Harvey and Belinda Tate married June 18, 1835
    Charles and Betilday Tate married Feb. 18, 1836
    James and Tennessee Tate married March 9, 1836
    Avery B. and E. Caroline Quillen were married January 1, 1836
    Emanel and Elizabeth Cuttrer was married June 19, 1856
    Jesse and Martha Tate married January 5, 1865
 

                                                                             BIRTHS

    Martha Ann Elizabeth, daughter of James and Tennessee Tate was born January 20, 1837
    Ann Cassandar Tate daughter of James and Tennessee Tate, born Wednesday, March 6, 1839
    Nicholas Baylies Tate, son of James and Tennessee Tate born Munday Morning, December 19, 1839
    Thomas Scott Tate son of James and Tennessee Tate born Friday 15th of May, 1843
    Jesse N. Tate, a son of James and Tennessee, born March 11, 1845
    James Tate born March 4, 1847
    Letha Ann born 22 March, 1849
    Josaphene Tate born June 9, 1852
    Franklin M. Tate born Feb. 23, 1854
    Julyann Tate, daughter of James and Tennessee Tate, born Feb. 17, 1856

                                                                          DEATHS

    Louisa Tate died September 13, 1830
    Thomas Tate died May 15, 1831
    Nancy Tate the mother of John Tate, died November 5, 1833
    Be it known and remembered that Aug --- 1844 ------ Carter----of John --- dep--(corner torn) --- and ---- that ------ ay of 1844 --- e-Qui ---- aughter of John Tate and Martha Tate departed this life (probably E. Caroline Quillen)
    Be it known and remembered that on the 10th day of July 1847 that Ann Cassander Tate the daughter of James and Tennessee departed this life.
    Be it known and remembered that on October 4, 1855 that James Tate the son of John and Marthy Tate departed this life.
    Be it known and remembered that on October 13, 1857 Franklin M. Tate, son of James and Tennessee, departed this life.
    Tennessee departed March 28, 1859.
 

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                                                              JESSE NAUL TATE BIBLE

            No publication data. Copied by Mrs. J. P. Morris, Jr., January 28, 1953.  In possession of Miss Ladie Tate, Kentwood, La. Jesse Naul Tate was the son of James Tate and Tennessee Lea.

                                                                        MARRIAGES

 Jesse N. Tate married Martha E. Wall January 5, 1865                                                                                                       Jesse Naul Tate married 2nd Lizzie J. Carruth, June 10, 1880

                                                                          BIRTHS

    Nicholas W. Tate, son of Jesse N. and Martha E. Tate born Jan. 23, 1866
    Rhodie M(issouri) Tate daughter of Jesse N. and Martha Tate born May 4, 1867
    Estell J. Tate born June 18, 1868
    Martha Tate born March 26, 1870
    Lady Tennessee Tate, daughter of Jesse and Martha, October 16, 1871
    James H. Tate, son of Jesse and Martha born April 14, 1873
    William B(enjamin) son of Jesse and Martha E. Tate born July 3, 1875

                                         LOOSE PAPER IN POSSESSION OF MISS LADIE TATE

    "Written, Gillsburg, Miss., 5-28-1914
    There were brothers and sisters: John Tate; Jim Tate, settled on Perl River; Harvey, settled here; Charles, settled here; Betsie, m. Westmoreland; Polly, m. Lindsey; one married Willie, I do not know her name and settled near Covington, La.

    The above John Tate married Martha Ataly August 3, 1806. They had: Nancie Tate, born May 8, 1807 married Henry Carter Sept, 18, 1828; James; Thomas, died as a child, "Tommy"; Harvie, Obedier; Charles; Eveline; Louiser; Mozilie;
Elizabeth, married Jeff Waller. Harvie and Charles married sister.s"
 

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                                                             JESSIE CHARLES TATE BIBLE

              American Bible Society, New York, 1878. Copied by Mrs. J. P. Morris, Jr., Kentwood, La. on June 7, 1952. In possession of Guy Tate, born 1872, son of Jessie C. Tate, son of Charles Tate, and his wife Betilday Bates, daughter of John and Elizabeth Bates. He stated the Bible was bought from a "peddler" in Livingston Parish.

                                                                        FAMILY RECORD

    Jessie C. Tate and Malica Ann Gorden married Nov. 21st, A, D. 1859
    Jessie C. Tate born Aug. 9, 1839
    Malica Ann Gorden was born Oct. 14, 1844
    Charles Tate was born March 4, 1860
    Lillian Drucilla Tate born Sept. 9, 1863, died May 12, 1938

                                                                                BIRTHS

    Prudence Missouri Tate born January 1st 1866
    Marsha Parilee Tate born Feb. 24, 1868 died 11-22-51
    Georganna Corrinth Tate born April 31, 1870 died 7-23-51
    Van Ghyotia Tate born Aug. 31, 1872
    ReBaka Elizabeth Tate born May 18, 1874
    Oby Nickles Tate born Nov. 5, 1876

                                                                                DEATHS

    Charles Tate died Aug 26, 1862 at 5 p.m.
    Rebaka Elizabeth Kinchen ne Tate died May 5, 1894
    Malica An Tate died July 7, 1894
    J. C. Tate died June 23, 1915 at 4:20 o'clock
 
 

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                                                                     GUY TATE BIBLE

              Van Ghyotia, or Guy Otha or Guy Tate, was the son of Jessie Charles Tate.  His Bible, now in possession of his daughter, Mrs. Bessie Tate Harrell, Kentwood, La., was published 1881, and was copied by Mrs. J. P. Morris, Jr., Kentwood, La., in November of 1958.

                                                                         MARRIAGES

    Guy Tate and Rosa Anglin married December 25, 1894
    Rosa Mae Tate married Joe M. Womack Feb. 4, 1926
    Seline Tate married Geo. W. Martin Jan. 23, 1932
    Jessie C. Tate to Melisa Ann Gordon Nov. 21, 1859

                                                                            BIRTHS

    Guy Tate born Aug. 31, 1872
    Rosa L. Anglin born Sept. 14, 1878
    Miss Bessie Ellie Tate born Jan. 13, 1986
    Henry Guy Tate born Nov. 5, 1897
    Rosa Mae Tate Born Jan. 1, 1903, died June 19, 1938
    Prudy Selean Tate born July 8, 1908

                                                                               DEATHS

    Henry Anglin died September 23, 1932
    Mrs. Henry N. Anglin died Feb. 16, 1934

 



A special Thanks goes out for these important Family Bibles! They will be read over and over again,
For the Genealogy Research of the Surname of Tait and Tate
March 13, 2000