> Sue, > I am looking for William T. Tate born about 1818, his wife Amanda > Simmons born 1820. They had two boys that I know of, Marshall born 1860, > William Allen born 1866. I would like to know where they give as a birth > place. Thanks for your help. Jim Well, this was a little tricky, mainly because of the birth dates you provided :-) so I had to start with the facts (Tate and Simmons).... Franklin Co IL Marriages 1878-1893 By Jean Buntin & Mary Eubanks T. Marshall TATE, b. Hamilton Co, age 23, father: Wm TATE, mother: Amanda Simmons married 14 Mar. 1884 to: Flora A.(Lelora?) HOWARD, b. Hamilton Co, father: James HOWARD, mother: Kiziah TATE This has to be the Wm T Tate that Sue found living in a hh by his self (I bet William & Amanda's marriage in Hamilton Co...). He was not in Ham Co 1860/70... Saline Co 1860 Census By John V Murphy Galatia P.O. 20 June 1860 155 PULLEM, Abner C. 36 m TN Sarah E 18 or 28 f TN Sarah B 2 f IL James H 6/12 m IL TATE, John B 28 m TN 156 TATE, William T 23 m TN 159 TATE, Robert A. 56 m KY Julia S. 53 f NC Daniel F. 21 m TN Cary 20 f TN Rebecca 18 f TN Ann 16 f TN Saline Co 1870 Census By Bernard W. Moore Tate Twp. 106/106 TATE, Wm. 29 m TN Amanda 25 f TN Thomas M. 10 m IL Elizabeth F. 8 f IL Mary A. 6 f IL Wm. A. 4 m IL Chas. M. 2 m IL Thomas Marshall Tate's obit says born 1 Oct 1860 in Ham. Co (notice the date on the 1860 census page above).... > > Wm. T. Tate is a 23 yr old in the 1860. There is a Wm. J. Tate b. 1820 in > > TN married to a Mariah A. 36 yrs old b. TN They lived in Galatia Postal > > district. > > They had 9 children do you think this might be the one you're researching? This WM J Tate is this one.... Descendants of Rev. William J. Tate 1 Rev. William J. TATE b: 1820 in TN d: 1895 in Saline? Co., IL Burial: Tate Chapel, Tate Twp., Saline Co., IL .. +Mary (Mariah?) Ann WINN b: 1824 in TN m: 22 Sep, 1841 in Gallatin/Saline Co., IL. ........... 2 Lucy J. TATE b: Abt. 1842 in IL ........... 2 Jasper N. TATE b: Abt. 1844 in IL ........... 2 Elizabeth L. TATE b: Abt. 1846 in IL ........... 2 William Gillispie TATE b: Abt. 1848 in IL d: Bef. 1870 in Saline Co., IL Burial: Tate Chapel, Tate Twp., Saline Co., IL ........... 2 David TATE b: Abt. 1850 in IL ........... 2 Emily H. TATE b: Abt. 1852 in IL ........... 2 Mary C. TATE b: Abt. 1855 in IL ........... 2 Lydia R. TATE b: Jan 1857 in Saline? Co., IL d: 02 Apr, 1897 in Saline? Co., IL ............... +James Hubbard KENNEDY b: 1859 in Saline Co., IL m: 09 Jun, 1878 in Saline Co,. IL. Father: Martin V. KENNEDY Mother: Catherine H. CARTER ........... 2 George W. TATE b: 1859 in Saline Co., IL d: 1948 in Unknown Burial: Tate's Chapel, Tate Twp., Saline Co., IL ............... +Amanda E. BOLDIN b: 1855 in Saline Co., IL m: 16 Dec, 1880 in Saline Co,. IL. - By W. H. Hall, J.P. d: 1933 in Unknown Burial: Tate's Chapel, Tate Twp., Saline Co., IL Father: Richard BOLDIN Mother: Rebecca PEEPLES ......................... 3 Lora Dulcia TATE b: 15 Nov, 1883 in Tate Twp., Saline Co., IL ........... 2 Julia Ann TATE b: Abt. 1862 in IL ............... +John Marshel HARRIS b: Abt. 1859 in Saline Co., IL m: 24 Nov, 1880 in Saline Co,. IL. Father: Alexander "Sandy" HARRIS Mother: Rachel J. TATE Best Regards, Trev