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#9009 Pink Tatum Collection

Pink - Tatum Collection

MSS #9009

April 1995

Abstract: The genealogical research notes of Miss Pink Tatum of Cooleemee, NC with materials primarily concerning the families of Click, Eaton, and Tatum most of which were published in two books, Benjamin Eaton and His Descendants and Jesse Tatum and His Descendants.

Online catalog terms:

Click Family

Eaton Family

Tatum Family

- Tatum, Pink E.

Size: Approximately four linear feet.

Provenance: Unknown. Came to Rowan Public Library before 1995.

Access: No restriction.

Copyright: Retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law. Series DescriptionsPink Tatum was born on Nov. 5, 1899 in Cooleemee. She was the daughter of Samuel Jessie and Ida Hinkle Tatum. She was employed for many years in the accounting department of the United States Treasury in Washington, DC and retired in 1955. She moved to Salisbury in the 1960s. An avid genealogist, she published two books: Jessie Tatum and His Descendants and Benjamin Eaton and His Descendants. This collection is comprised of the notes she gathered in writing these two works.

Processing note: All materials have been kept in the same folders as Miss Tatum originally had them filed. Some materials have been taken out of scrapbooks and placed in file folders for preservation reasons. These have been designated scrapbook materials on the folders. There are often multiple surnames per folder despite the folder label. A great many folders have cross-referencing in bracket on the folder labels.

Series I. Genealogical Notes by Surname

Genealogical research notes arranged by surname with the exception of the Tatum family, which is filed separately within this collection. Cross references are supplied in brackets.

Folder List:

Box 1.

Folder 1. Bearden - Mattie T.

Folder 2. Cain, Frost, Fox

Folder 3. Currituck and Dare Co., NC

Folder 4. Clawson - Joe Neal

Folder 5. Click [Graham, Coker, Brunt]

Folder 6. Click - Nicholas

Folder 7. Click [Owens, Jerusalem Church, Henkle]

Folder 8. Deadmon [Caton]

Folder 9. Durham - Sadie

Folder 10. Eaton #1

Folder 11. Eaton #2

Box 2.

Folder 12. Eaton

Folder 13. Eatons

Folder 14. Eaton - Benjamin Fox

Folder 15. Eaton - Benjamin and Amelia Fox

Folder 16. Eaton [Cranfield]

Folder 17. Eaton [Furches, Fox, Hinkle, Gardner, Hoffman]

Folder 18. Horn, Coker, Furches

Folder 19. Eaton - Joshua T.

Folder 20. Eaton - Nellie

Folder 21. Eaton [Rich, Wiseman, Hollman]

Folder 22. Eaton - Theophilus [William, George, Benjamin Rush]

Folder 23. Eaton [Wiseman, Moore, Tatum]

Folder 24. Eaton Baptist Church

Folder 25. Eatons Church

Box 3.

Folder 26. Eaton - Copies of Original Documents

Folder 27. Eaton - Data [Issac, Phillip, Daniel, Peter, John]

Folder 28. Eaton Graveyard

Folder 29. Manuscript - "Eaton and Descendents" #1

Folder 30. Manuscript - "Eaton and Descendents" #2

Folder 31. Eaton [Manuscript Notes?]

Folder 32. Eaton Work Notes [Tatum, Owen, Teague]

Folder 33. Eaton Work Sheets

Folder 34. Ferabee [Fox, Furches, Swicegood, Ratts]

Folder 35. Fox - John

Folder 36. Furches, Ferabee

Folder 37. Gardiner - Letters

Box 4.

Folder 38. Hall

Folder 39. Hendricks

Folder 40. Hendricks - Anna

Folder 41. Hendricks, Gilbert, Eaton, Tatum

Folder 42. Hinkle Family Association

Folder 43. Lanier [Hardy, Brunswick Co., VA]

Folder 44. Lindsay Letters

Folder 45. Martin [Burris]

Folder 46. Martin, Sain, Dobbins

Folder 47. Moore - Pattie Tatum

Folder 48. O' Hare Construction Company

Folder 49. Redwine [Fleming]

Folder 50. Rich

Folder 51. Shugart

Folder 52. Smith - H. M.

Box 5.

Folder 53. Teague

Folder 54. Wilson, Bradshaw, Haden

Folder 55. Wyatt

Folder 56. Zachary - Englis, Pennsylvania, Virginia

Folder 57. Zachary of Virginia [Crouch]

Folder 58. Zachary - Work Notes

Series II. Correspondence

Genealogical correspondence with fellow researchers. They are arranged, for the most part, by correspondent. Lucille Hulsey and Flossie Martin were the major correspondents.

Box. 6

Folder 59. Correspondence - Lucille Hulsey #1

Folder 60. Correspondence - Lucille Hulsey #2

Folder 61. Martin - Flossie

Folder 62. Correspondence - Flossie Martin

Folder 63. Correspondence - Flossie Martin to Mrs. Lee V.(Pattie) Moore

Folder 64. Correspondence - Flossie Martin

Folder 65. Flossie Martin Letters [Davie County History]

Folder 66. Tatum - W. L. [Letters]

Folder 67. Tatum - Letters from H. M. Smith

Folder 68. Correspondence - Lorraine Story

Folder 69. Zachary Letters and Family History Manuscript

Folder 70. Pattie's Notes

Folder 71. Correspondence

Folder 72. Correspondence [Charlotte Vautrain, Grace Tatum, Elizabeth Bayliss]

Folder 73. Correspondence - Misc.

Folder 74. Correspondence

Series III. Miscellaneous Records

Notes on church, school, military, and land records used in Tatum's writings.

Box 7.

Folder 75. Church Records [Dutchmans Creek, Eaton's, Eaton and Tatum Family Records]

Folder 76. Deeds and Plats

Folder 77. Grants Checked [Notes]

Folder 78. School Districts - Rowan County 1847

Folder 79. School Districts - Rowan County 1848

Folder 80. Data from Rowan County Court House

Folder 81. Town Histories [Farmington, Clarksville, Davie Court House]

Folder 82. Rev. and Civil War

Folder 83. Wills, Land Grants, Maps

Series IV Tatum Family information

Genealogical information on the Tatum family. Almost all of this is can be found in Pink Tatum's Tatum family history.

Box 8.

Folder 84. Tatum- General

Folder 85. Tatum General Info. #1

Folder 86. Tatum General Info. #2

Folder 87. Tatum Family Charts

Folder 88. Tatum Family Charts

Folder 89. Family Crests

Folder 90. Tatum Deeds - Pudding Ridge Notes

Folder 91. Tatum Data

Folder 92. Tatum - Resources

Box 9.

Folder 93. Tatum Work Notes [Furches, Eaton, Ferebee]

Folder 94. Tatum Scrapbook #1 [John Claude and Thirza Tatum]

Folder 95. Scrapbook #1

Folder 96. Tatum Scrapbook #2 [Rosa]

Folder 97. Scrapbook #2

Folder 98. Tatum [Georgia]

Folder 99. Tatum

Folder 100. Tatum

Folder 101. Tatum

Folder 102. Tatum

Folder 103. Tatum

Folder 104. Tatum

Folder 105. Tatum - Aaron and Martha Watie

Folder 106. Tatum - Ben and Joseph [Smithdeal, Kurfees, Hooten] #1

Folder 107. Tatum - Ben and Joseph [Smithdeal, Kurfees, Hooten] #2

Folder 108. Tatum - Dinah

Folder 109. Tatum [Durham]

Folder 110. Tatum [Eaton]

Folder 111. Tatum, Eaton, Moore

Folder 112. Tatum - Edward [Surry County]

Folder 113. Tatum - Elizabeth "Pink"

Folder 114. Tatum - Eppes

Folder 115. Tatum - Ezra Washington [Daniel Godfrey Tatum]

Folder 116. Tatum - Ezra Carl [Davenport, Young, Moore, Furches]

Folder 117. Tatum - S. O. [Ezra FRank, Alile F.]

Folder 118. Tatum [Furches, Jerusalem Church]

Folder 119. Tatum - Haley [Rowan Co. , NC]

Folder 120. Tatum - Haley

Folder 121. Tatum - Haley and Hardy

Folder 122. Tatum - Howell

Folder 123. Tatum - James

Folder 124. James Tatum #1 [Buckner Tatum]

Folder 125. James Tatum #2 [Buckner Tatum]

Folder 126. James Tatum #3 [Photo Stats, Deeds]

Folder 127. Tatum - J. Eddie

Folder 128. Tatum - Jesse #1

Folder 129. Tatum - Jesse #2

Folder 130. Tatum - Jesse [Davie County, NC]

Folder 131. Tatum - Julia

Folder 132. Tatum - Pleasant Owen [Hannah, Roseman, Osteen]

Folder 133. Tatum - Nathaniel

Folder 134. Tatum - Reuben L.

Folder 135. Tatum - Reuben

Folder 136. Tatum - Reuben [Letters World War I] #1

Folder 137. Tatum - Reuben [Letters World War I] #2

Folder 138. Tatum [Riues, Stinchcomb]

Folder 139. Tatum - Rosa [Letters]

Folder 140. Tatum - Samuel and Nathaniel

Folder 141. Tatum - Thomas [Charlotte Co. ,VA]

Folder 142. Tatum - W. S. F.

Folder 143. Tatum - W. M.

Folder 144. Copies of Original Documents

Folder 145. Documents - Maryland and Virginia

Folder 146. Southern Kith and Kin

Folder 147. Tatum - Misc. Information Virginia

Folder 148. Tatum - Misc.

Folder 149. Tatum - Misc. Information [Tenn. and NC]

Folder 150. Tatum - Misc.

Series V. Information by Geography

Genealogical research materials arranged by geography.

Folder 151. Anson Co. , NC

Folder 152. Asheville, NC

Folder 153. Tatum [Brunswick Co.]

Folder 154. Brunswick Co. ,VA

Folder 155. Brunswick Co. ,VA

Folder 156. Chatham County

Folder 157. Davie County, NC

Folder 158. Dover, Delaware

Folder 159. Halifax Co. , NC

Folder 160. Iredell and Rockingham Counties, NC

Folder 161. Tatums of Lunenburg Co. ,VA

Folder 162. Norfolk, VA

Folder 163. Orange Co. , NC

Folder 164. Prince Edward Co. ,VA

Folder 165. Prince George Co. ,VA

Folder 166. Stokes County, NC

Series VI. Miscellaneous

Folder 167. Misc.

Folder 168. Misc.

Folder 169. Misc.

Folder 170. Misc.

Folder 171. Misc.

Folder 172. Misc. [SC, AR, VA]

Folder 173. Misc.