Fleet Lyle TATE

Male 1918 - 2010  (91 years)


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  • Name Fleet Lyle TATE 
    Born 21 Sep 1918  Wise Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 26 Jun 2010  Kingsport, Sullivan Co. TN Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Social Security Death Index
      Name: Fleet L. Tate
      Last Residence: 37645 Mount Carmel, Hawkins, Tennessee
      BORN: 21 Sep 1918
      Died: 26 Jun 2010
      State (Year) SSN issued: Virginia (Before 1951)
    Buried Powell Valley Memorial Gardens, Big Stone Gap, Wise Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • CENSUS RECORDS

      1920 Census
      Name: Fleet Tate
      Age: 1
      Birth Year: abt 1919
      Birthplace: Virginia
      Home in 1920: Richmond, Wise, Virginia
      Race: White
      Gender: Male
      Relation to Head of House: Son
      Marital Status: Single
      Father's name: Peter Tate
      Father's Birthplace: Virginia
      Mother's name: Lara E Tate
      Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
      Household Members:
      Name Age
      Peter Tate 49
      Lara E Tate 36
      Howard Tate 16
      Charley Tate 13
      Robert Tate 10
      Easte Tate 7
      Woodrow Tate 5
      Crede Tate 3
      Fleet Tate 1

      1930 Census
      Name: Felete Tate
      Birth Year: abt 1920
      Gender: Male
      Race: White
      Birthplace: Virginia
      Marital Status: Single
      Relation to Head of House: Son
      Home in 1930: Richmond, Wise, Virginia
      Attended School: Yes
      Able to Read and Write: Yes
      Father's Birthplace: Virginia
      Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina
      Able to Speak English: Yes
      Household Members:
      Name Age
      Pete Tate 62
      Robert F Tate 28
      Easter B Tate 18
      Woodrow E Tate 15
      Creede M Tate 13
      Felete Tate 10
      Ida M Tate 8
      Poke J Tate 5

      1940 Census
      Name: Fleet Tate
      Age: 21
      Estimated Birth Year: abt 1919
      Gender: Male
      Race: White
      Birthplace: Virginia
      Marital Status: Single
      Relation to Head of House: Son
      Home in 1940: Richmond, Wise, Virginia
      Inferred Residence in 1935: Richmond, Wise, Virginia
      Residence in 1935: Same House
      Occupation: Baker
      Attended School or College: No
      Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 7th grade
      Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 48
      Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker in private work
      Weeks Worked in 1939: 52
      Income: $750
      Income Other Sources: No
      Household Members:
      Name Age
      Peter Tate 70
      Ester Tate 28
      Woodrow Tate 25
      Fleet Tate 21
      James Polk Tate 15

      OBITUARY

      BIG STONE GAP, Va. Fleet L. Tate, 90, of the Crackers Neck community, went peacefully to be with the Lord on Saturday (June 26, 2010) at The Place in Kingsport.

      He was the son of the late Peter and Laura (Gilley) Tate. He was a lifelong resident of the Crackers Neck community.

      He retired from Westmoreland Coal Company, Central Supply Division, after 34 years of service. He was a member of Modern Woodmen and the Ruritan. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II, having served in the Pacific Theater.

      He attended Big Springs Baptist Church in the Crackers Neck community.He was an avid fly fisherman and hunter.

      He was preceded in death by his wife, Evelyn Grindstaff Tate; eight brothers, Guy, Elijah, Charlie, Howard, Bob, Woodrow and James Polk Tate; three sisters, Mollie Tate, Easter Tate Vanhook and Ida Tate Fraley.

      Surviving are his two daughters, Kathryn Davidson and husband, Ronnie of Mount Carmel and Linda Cates and husband, Charles of Houston, Tex.; his son, Joseph Fleet Tate of New York, N.Y.; four grandchildren, Laura Davidson and her husband, Jason Radmacher, Jeffrey Davidson and wife, Misti, Lisa Whitman and her husband, Darryl and Kristi Johnson and her husband, Jesse; five great-grandchildren, Justin, Casey, Colby, Austin and Conner; brother-in-law, H.T. Grindstaff; three sisters-in-law, B.B. Tate, Mildred Tate and Ann Rose; and Fleet was a very special uncle to his nieces and nephews.

      The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. today at the Cedar Ridge Freewill Baptist Church (1413 Crackers Neck Rd., Big Stone Gap, Va) in the Crackers Neck community.The funeral service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Wednesday in the church sanctuary with the Rev. Jason Radmacher officiating.

      Military rites, by local V.F.W. and D.A.V. Posts and the Virginia National Guard Honors Team, will follow at Powell Valley Memorial Gardens.

      Pallbearers will be Jeffrey Davidson, Matt Cooper, John Cooper, Chase Cooper, Jesse Baker and Tessa Burton.

      Holding Funeral Home is serving the Tate family.

      MILITARY RECORDS

      Name: Fleet L Tate
      Birth Year: 1919
      Race: White, citizen (White)
      Nativity State or Country: Virginia
      State of Residence: Virginia
      County or City: Wise

      Enlistment Date: 7 Nov 1941
      Enlistment State: Virginia
      Enlistment City: Roanoke
      Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers
      Grade: Private
      Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
      Source: Civil Life

      Education: 1 year of high school
      Civil Occupation: Baker
      Marital Status: Single, without dependents
      Height: 65 in.
      Weight: 131 lbs.
    Person ID I32801  Master File
    Last Modified 26 Feb 2016 

    Father Joel Peter TATE,   b. 8 Feb 1870, Wise County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Aug 1952, Big Stone Gap, Wise Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Mother Laura Ellen GILLEY,   b. 01 Jul 1884, Wise County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 06 Feb 1926, Wise Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 41 years) 
    Married 25 Feb 1900  Wise Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Virginia, Marriages, 1785-1940. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013.
      Name: Peter Tate
      Gender: Male
      Marital Status: Single
      Race: White
      Age: 27
      Birth Date: 1873
      Birth Place: Wise Co., VA.
      Marriage Date: 25 Feb 1900
      Marriage Place: E. S. G. Wise, Virginia
      Father: E. Tate
      Mother: Mary Tate
      Spouse: L. E. Gilly
      Gender: Female
      Marital Status: Single
      Race: White
      Age: 15
      Birth Date: 1885
      Birth Place: Wise Co., VA
      Father: A. Gilly
      Mother: R. Gilly
      FHL Film Number: 34394
    Family ID F4090  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Vera Evelyn Grindstaff,   b. 21 Oct 1920, Wise Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Aug 1990, Big Stone Gap, Wise Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years) 
    Married 03 Jun 1950  Wise Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Virginia, Marriages, 1936-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia.
      Name: Evelyn Vera McFalls [Evelyn Vera Grindstaff]
      Gender: Female
      Race: White
      Age: 29
      Birth Date: abt 1921
      Marital Status: Divorced
      Marriage Date: 3 Jun 1950
      Marriage Place: Wise, Virginia
      Registration Place: Wise, Virginia
      Father: Harry D Grindstaff
      Mother: Bertie Hall
      Spouse: Fleet Lyle Tate
      Spouse Gender: Male
      Spouse Race: White
      Spouse Age: 30
      Marital Status: Single
      Spouse Father: Pete Tate
      Spouse Mother: Laura Gilley
    Children 
     1. Kathryn TATE
     2. Linda TATE
     3. Joseph Fleet TATE
    Last Modified 26 Feb 2016 
    Family ID F13746  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart