Jul-28-2018
Husband: Samuel Tate
Born: ca 1827 1 Census: 1850 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA Father: Mother:
Wife: Elizabeth Shelton 2 Married: Aug-15-1849 in Lewis Co, VA (now Upshur Co, WV) 3
Born: ca 1830 1 Census: 1850 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA Father: Mother:
F Child 1: Melinda Tate Born: May- -1852 4,1 Census: 1900 in Cross Creek District, Brooke Co, WV Census: 1880 in Centerville District, Tyler Co, WV Census: 1870 in Grant District, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1850 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA Husband: William N. Merritt b. Sep- -1836 Married: ca 1871
M Child 2: Martin Van Buren Tate Also known as: Van Tate 5 Born: Feb- 3-1854 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA 6,7 Died: Jul-21-1933 near Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV 6,7 Buried: in Mt. Pisgah Cemetery, near Pullman (Co Rds 9 & 7/4), Ritchie Co, WV 8,6 Occupation: farmer 6 Wife: Mary Cordelia Ball b. Jul- 9-1856 d. Jan- 3-1934 Married: Feb-17-1877 in Ritchie Co, WV 9
F Child 3: Mary Tate Born: Nov- -1855 in Upshur Co, (W)VA 10,11 Husband: Joseph Bunner b. Jul- -1847 Also known as: Joseph Boner 11 Married: Sep-15-1871 in Ritchie Co, WV 11
Sources: (1) 1850 Census, Ritchie County, (W)VA. (2) Death record of son. (3) Lewis County Marriage Records, Weston, WV. (4) 1900 Census, Brooke County, WV. (5) Marriage record of daughter. (6) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (7) Headstone (year only) (8) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995. (9) Ritchie County WV Deaths 1918-1940, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Nov 1998), Identified as Martin V. Tate, 21, b. Virginia, res. Ritchie Co, son of Samuel & Elizabeth; and Mary C. Ball, 21, b. Harrison Co, res. Ritchie Co, dau of Shelton & Christine. Married Feb 17 1877. (10) 1900 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Murphy District) (11) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985)Name Index