Samuel Willie Tatom

1874 - 1967  (92 years)

• Name	Samuel Willie Tatom  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Birth	20 Mar 1874	Sabine County, Texas   [3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Death	1 Mar 1967	Pineland, Sabine County, Texas   [3, 4]
  Burial	2 Mar 1967	Spring Hill Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas   [4]
  Notes	From OLD TIMERS OF SABINE COUNTY, TEXAS by Virgie Speights WILL TATOM March 28, 1963 When Will Tatom celebrated his 89th birthday Sunday, more than 150 persons attended the annual all-day celebration. A new 50 foot long table had been built in the yard of his home near Pineland, where he has lived for the past 50 years. Fifty-four of his 70 descendants were present including all nine of his children. Mr. Tatom was in the midst of all the hubbub, chipper as could be, greeting friends and relatives from far and near, including several sets of twins these being scattered throughout the family. The little Saver twins, exactly 85 years younger than he, perched one on each knee while he remembered about his early life. Born in the community in which he has lived his whole life, just southwest of Hemphill, he told of his early ancestors being early Sabine County settlers. His mother, the former Ella Dent, was a native of Georgia, but his father, Samuel Plummer Tatom was born at old Sabinetown, of parents who came from Mississippi. The family claims Indian ancestry, and Mr. Tatom does seem to possess the dignified bearing of an Indian chief. Mr. Tatom has the reputation of being a steady, enthuisiastic worker. His first job was hauling freight by wagon and mule team before the days of railroads in Hemphill. He hauled freight from Many, Louisiana and Bronson, Texas for the early Hemphill merchants, including Ed Pratt, J.O. Toole and Taylor Morris. He still remembers the day he made his biggest paycheck. From Bronson he rushed to a printing press to Hemphill and then sped back to Bronson with a gasoline motor. For this long day's work, he received the magnificant sum of $10, which was really a handsome sum in those days. Most of his livilhood was earned on the farm and he owned quite a sizable portion of land in his community, his holdings stretching from near Hemphill to quite close to Pineland. As each of his children married, he gave 40 acres as a wedding present. For the boys, he added a horse. All except two of his children still live in this area, in the Pinehill and Plainview communities. Mrs. Ola Kemp, a daughter lives in Beaumont, Texas, and W. C. Tatom, a son, lives in Buna, Texas. Mrs. Vernon Dubose, her husband and two children, live with her father in the old home. The others, who live near are Dewey, Elmon, Clyde, Claude, Grady, and Mrs. Edna King. Mr. Tatom married Miss Delia White, also a native of Pinehill, in 1896. She died in 955, after 59 years of marriage. (Medical):Senelity, Diabetes Mellitus [4]
  Person ID	I2040	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	Samuel Plummer Tatom,   b. Abt 1851, Louisiana d. Bef 1900 (Age ~ 48 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Ella Dent,   b. 1855, Alabama d. Aft 1900 (Age 46 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1870	Sabine County, Texas   [5]
  Family ID	F1340	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Harriet Adelia "Delia" White,   b. 19 Dec 1874, Pine Hill, Pineland, Sabine County, Texas d. 6 Mar 1955, Pineland, Sabine County, Texas (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	7 Jan 1896	Sabine County, Texas   [6]
  Children	1. Dewey Tatom,   b. 20 Nov 1898, Sabine County, Texas d. 31 Mar 1975, Jasper, Jasper County, Texas (Age 76 years)   2. Edna Tatom,   b. 30 Dec 1898, Sabine County, Texas d. 17 Apr 1969, Jasper, Jasper County, Texas (Age 70 years)   3. Aubry Elmon Tatom,   b. 1 Apr 1901, Sabine County, Texas d. 25 Jun 1972 (Age 71 years)   4. Ola Tatom,   b. 1903, Sabine County, Texas d. Yes, date unknown   5. Claude Tom Tatom,   b. 3 Jul 1908, Pineland, Sabine County, Texas d. 21 Sep 1963, Houston, Harris County, Texas (Age 55 years)   6. Clyde Tatom,   b. 3 Jul 1908, Pineland, Sabine County, Texas d. 5 Mar 1973, Pineland, Sabine County, Texas (Age 64 years)   7. Grady Monroe Tatom,   b. 8 Mar 1911, Sabine County, Texas d. 23 Dec 1969, Houston, Harris County, Texas (Age 58 years)   8. Willie Cornell "Boob" Tatom,   b. 4 Aug 1916, Sabine County, Texas d. 27 Oct 1970, Pineland, Sabine County, Texas (Age 54 years)   9. Vernon "Sister" Tatom,   b. 23 Jul 1919, Pineland, Sabine County, Texas d. 14 Dec 2000, Pineland, Sabine County, Texas (Age 81 years)
  Family ID	F322	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2006

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 20 Mar 1874 - Sabine County, Texas Marriage - 7 Jan 1896 - Sabine County, Texas Death - 1 Mar 1967 - Pineland, Sabine County, Texas Burial - 2 Mar 1967 - Spring Hill Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S594] Davenport, Linda King-Family Researcher (dlkkport@hotmail.com) Emails, Family Group Sheets, Descendancy Trees, etc. [S374] Speights, Virgie "Old Timers of Sabine County, Texas Vignettes of Pioneer Families" (S. Malone, c. 1983). [S461] White & Toole, "Sabine County Historical Sketches and Genealogical Records" c. 1972, p 34 (Reliability: 3). [S33] FamilySearch.org, Texas Deaths, 1890-1976, (http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/). [S434] Toole, Blanche "Sabine County Marriages 1875-1900 1900-1910 Prior to 1875" c. 1983. [S434] Toole, Blanche "Sabine County Marriages 1875-1900 1900-1910 Prior to 1875" c. 1983, 37 (Reliability: 3).