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© The Verden News Verden, Oklahoma Friday, September 2, 1910, page 4 Rachel [Wages] Tate Obituary Rachel Wages was born September 26, 1826 in Miskingum county, Ohio, and died at the home of her son, Morgan Tate on August 14, 1910 at the ripe old age of 83 years, 11 months, and 18 days. She moved with her parents, Ephriam and Nancy Wages in 1835 to Canton, Illinois,and in 1845 to Monterey, where she lived till her marriage to Francis Wilson Tate on September 26, 1843. To this union was born eleven children, four boys and seven girls; John E., Jemima A., Francis W., Elizabeth C., Sarah C., and Mary A. (first pair of twins) Chas. W., Nancy P., Lucy J. and Morgan L. (2nd pair twins) Lora E. They moved to Missouri on what is known as the old man McElvian place, selling out to Mr. McElvian and going to Alendale, being one of the first settlers there, then going back to Canton, Illinois, just before the breaking out of the war, living there and enduring all the hardships known only to those who went through the hardships of that time, her husband and eldest son enlisting in the war. The son was taken prisoner by the Southern army September 26, 1864 at the age of 20 years. Her second son died May 4, 1867 at the early age of 19 years . Her life companion died October 4, 1880. She made profession and joined the Christain church at about the age of 33 years, to which she lived true till her death, she leaves two sons and five daughters; Mrs. Jamima Williams of Cartor, Illinois, Charles W. Tate was somewhere in Washington when last heard from, Mrs. Sarah Wiley of Densmore, Kansas, Mrs. Mary A. Hern of Lahoma, Oklahoma, Mrs. Lora Scott of Chickasha, Oklahoma, and two aged brothers one older and one younger than her, Jacob and Henry Wages of Canton, Illinois, and a host of grandchildren and great grandchildren, and great, great grandchildren to mourn her loss but our loss is her gain we mourn not as one that has no hope for we know she is among the blessed. Her funeral was preached by the elder, C.W. Taylor, text Rev. 14:13, at the Liberty cemetery. Canton, Illinois Paper Rachel [Wages] Tate Tate, Mrs. Rachel [nee Wages] ~ died 14 Aug 1910 at the home of her son, Morgan Tate, near Verden, Okla., aged 83. She was born 26 Sept 1826 in Muskingum Co., Oh. In 1835 she moved with her parents, Ephrin & Fanny Wages to Canton, Ill. & in 1840 to Montrey. In Montrey she married Francis Wilson Tate, 26 Sept 1843. Eleven children were born --- John E.; Jemima A.; Francis W.; Elijah C.; Sarah C. & Mary A. the first twins; Charles W.; Nancy P.; Lucy J. & Morgan L., the 2nd pair of twins & Lora. They moved to Mo. & settled on what is known as the Andy McElvain farm. Selling out to Mr. McElvain & moved to Allendale, Mo., one of the first settlers there. Her husband & oldest son enlisted & the son was taken prisoner at the battle of Chickamuga, 26 Sept 1863 & died in the Dansville prison, 7 April 1864 at the age of 20. Burial at Liberty School Cemetery. Worth County Missouri Death Notices from Area Newspapers 1907 - 1910, Published by Northwest Missouri Genealogical Society, P. O. Box 382, St. Joseph, Missouri, 64502, page 54. [There is no Liberty School Cemetery listed in Oklahoma. There is a Liberty Cemetery, Hwy #281 at Bouse Junction, Oklahoma. There is also a Liberty Cemetery in Grady County, Oklahoma, however, there are no Tate's listed there but some funeral markers unreadable.] Obituary Rachel [Wages] Tate Rachel Wages, daughter of Ephraim and Nancy Wages, was born Sept. 26, 1826, in Muskingum County, Ohio. She moved to Illinois with her parents in the year 1835. They came through with a three-horse team, being six weeks on the road. They crossed the Illinois river at Peoria. Then they came down the river road to Utica and from there to Canton, known then as the Coleman settlement. Their shelter was a log cabin. They were living there when the great storm of 1835 struck this section and blew Canton away. The roof was blown from the house which the Wages family lived in. After living there six years, the family moved to Monterey in Banner township, two miles south of where Henry Wages now lives. She spent her girlhood days in Canton and Banner until her marriage. She was married to Francis Wilson Tate Sept. 26, 1842. She united with the Christian church in 1857. She died Aug. 14, 1910, at Verden, Oklahoma, at the home of her son Morgan Tate. She was the mother of 11 children, seven of whom are living, Jemima Williams of Banner and twin sisters Sarah Wiley of Densmore, Kansas, and Mary Hern of Oklahoma; Lucy Zimmerman, of Buffalo, NY; Laura Scott of Oklahoma; Charles Tate of Talouse and Morgan Tate at whose home she died. She has three brothers living. One brother, John Wages, of Riverton, Iowa; Henry Wages and Jacob Wages of Banner, Illinois. She leaves a number of grandchildren, great-grandchildren and other relatives. A good many neighbors and friends who used to visit her in the days gone by still remember her as a kind, good neighbor, but her work is ended on earth, and a vacant chair left. She will be remembered by all those that knew her. |
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