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Tatum married the former Martha Daniel before [[1774]] and had nine children over the next 18 years. He took his oath of allegiance to the United States in [[1777]] and was appointed an officer in the Henry County Militia. He saw action in [[1781]] at the Battles of Guilford Court House, Eutaw Springs, and Yorktown. In gratitude for his service to the nation, Tatum was granted 656 acres of Virginia land in December [[1783]].  
Tatum married the former Martha Daniel before [[1774]] and had nine children over the next 18 years. He took his oath of allegiance to the United States in [[1777]] and was appointed an officer in the Henry County Militia. He saw action in [[1781]] at the Battles of Guilford Court House, Eutaw Springs, and Yorktown. In gratitude for his service to the nation, Tatum was granted 656 acres of Virginia land in December [[1783]].  


Even so, he moved southward with his family before [[1800]], spending time in South Carolina, Georgia and Lincoln County, Tennessee, where he was elected coroner in [[1812]]. In [[1819]] he joined family members already living in the [[McCalla]] area, and established a home on [[Five Mile Creek]] between [[Cox Spring Branch]] and [[Moore's Brook]]. In [[1822]] he purchased land two miles northeast of [[Mt Pinson]], which he distribute, to his grandchildren. In [[1826]] he served as a Justice of the Peace and farmed the land with the help of a handful of slaves.
Even so, he moved southward with his family before [[1800]], spending time in South Carolina, Georgia and Lincoln County, Tennessee, where he was elected coroner in [[1812]]. In [[1819]] he joined family members already living in the [[McCalla]] area, and established a home on [[Five Mile Creek]] between [[Cox Spring Branch]] and [[Moore's Brook]]. In [[1822]] he purchased land two miles northeast of [[Mt Pinson]], which he distributed to his grandchildren. In [[1826]] he served as a Justice of the Peace and farmed the land with the help of a handful of slaves.


Late in life, Tatum moved to Pinson to be closer to his growing family and died there in January [[1835]]. He is buried in a private cemetery near his homestead between [[Pinson]] and [[Palmerdale]]. The [[William Speer Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution]] provided a grave marker on [[April 27]], [[1977]]. Members of the [[Pinson Historical Society]] assisted in the restoration of the damaged grave in [[2013]]. A new marker from the [[Sons of the American Revolution]] was dedicated in June of that year.
Late in life, Tatum moved to Pinson to be closer to his growing family and died there in January [[1835]]. He is buried in a private cemetery near his homestead between [[Pinson]] and [[Palmerdale]]. The [[William Speer Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution]] provided a grave marker on [[April 27]], [[1977]]. Members of the [[Pinson Historical Society]] assisted in the restoration of the damaged grave in [[2013]]. A new marker from the [[Sons of the American Revolution]] was dedicated in June of that year.
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Latest revision as of 13:44, 25 October 2016

Edward Tatum (born 1740-1750 in Virginia; died January 1835 in Mt Pinson) was a First Lieutenant in the American Revolutionary War and a pioneer settler of Jefferson County.

Tatum married the former Martha Daniel before 1774 and had nine children over the next 18 years. He took his oath of allegiance to the United States in 1777 and was appointed an officer in the Henry County Militia. He saw action in 1781 at the Battles of Guilford Court House, Eutaw Springs, and Yorktown. In gratitude for his service to the nation, Tatum was granted 656 acres of Virginia land in December 1783.

Even so, he moved southward with his family before 1800, spending time in South Carolina, Georgia and Lincoln County, Tennessee, where he was elected coroner in 1812. In 1819 he joined family members already living in the McCalla area, and established a home on Five Mile Creek between Cox Spring Branch and Moore's Brook. In 1822 he purchased land two miles northeast of Mt Pinson, which he distributed to his grandchildren. In 1826 he served as a Justice of the Peace and farmed the land with the help of a handful of slaves.

Late in life, Tatum moved to Pinson to be closer to his growing family and died there in January 1835. He is buried in a private cemetery near his homestead between Pinson and Palmerdale. The William Speer Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution provided a grave marker on April 27, 1977. Members of the Pinson Historical Society assisted in the restoration of the damaged grave in 2013. A new marker from the Sons of the American Revolution was dedicated in June of that year.

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