William Preston Tate was born on October 12th 1829, in Casey County, Kentucky. He was the son of Charles Preston Tate and Lucy Dinwiddie Tate. He married Louise "Lu" Rose in 1861. They had two children during their marriage, Marie Lucy Tate and Clarence Edward Tate. He died on May 14, 1906, having lived a long life of 76 years, and was buried in Stanford, Lincoln County, Kentucky.
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THE INTERIOR JOURNAL, STANFORD, KY. FRIDAY, MAY 18, 1906
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Tate - Mr. William Preston Tate, one of Stanford's oldest and most highly respected citizens, died at 9 o'clock Monday night of a complication of troubles, aged 76. He is survived by his wife and two children - Mrs. Chas. H. Payne, of Boston, who is now in London, England, and Mr. Clarence E. Tate, of this place, and the unbounded sympathy of the community goes out to them in the loss of a kind and good husband and an indulgent and fond father. Their loss is great indeed, for we believe that no truer, better man has lived in this section than the husband and father who now reaps the reward of a well-spent, christian life. Until 1882 Mr. Tate lived at Liberty, Casey county, and was a prosperous merchant there for many years. Always a good business man, he amassed quite a fortune and he was there, like he has been here, one of the solid, good citizens, who could be depended upon at all times to do what he thought was right in the sight of God and for the betterment of mankind. Mr. Tate moved to Stanford in the year above mentioned and had resided here since. He at once gained the respect and good will of our people and has been closely identified with their best interests since. During the last decade he had not been actively engaged in business, having shifted the burdens of it to his son, Clarence, who is already becoming a staunch, sturdy successor to his noble sire. Mr. Tate was a kind-hearted, generous man, who made no display of his good deeds, but we have occasion to know that his means and kind words have helped the needy time and again. To us his words of encouragement have been helpful, lightening to no little extent the burdens and cares of a busy life. We regret, as do all who knew him well, that he is no more, but believing that the righteous and fathful are justly rewarded, it would be cruel to wish him back to the scenes of life, where pleasures are of so short duration and joy is only for the time. Stanford mourns the loss of this exemplary citizen and sad it is that the type of man he so well represented - a gentleman of the old school - should be so rapidly passing into the great beyond. God grant that their place may be filled by the coming generation, for they are an inspiration for all that is good and honorable. At the late home at 3 o'clock Wednesday afternoon, after a fervent prayer by Elder Joseph Ballou, Rev. L. M. Omer, pastor and admirer of the deceased, preached a most appropriate funeral sermon to the large concourse of friends who were present to pay their last tribute of respect to the honored dead. At the grave in Buffalo cemetery, Rev. Omer prayed, several of his favorite hymns were sung and then the casket containing all that was mortal of the splendid man, was lowered to its final resting place.
Just at the hour Mr. Tate was being buried, his sister, Mrs. Charles Sweeney, who died at Phil, Casey county, at 11 o'clock Tuesday morning, was also laid away. She had been ill for some time and it was at her home that Mr. Tate was taken ill, he having gone down to see her. It is a sad coincidence that their deaths should have occurred so close together. Mrs. Sweeney is survived by her husband and six children. We are told that she was a most excellent woman.
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THE INTERIOR JOURNAL, STANFORD, KY. FRIDAY, MAY 18, 1906
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Tate - Mr. William Preston Tate, one of Stanford's oldest and most highly respected citizens, died at 9 o'clock Monday night of a complication of troubles, aged 76. He is survived by his wife and two children - Mrs. Chas. H. Payne, of Boston, who is now in London, England, and Mr. Clarence E. Tate, of this place, and the unbounded sympathy of the community goes out to them in the loss of a kind and good husband and an indulgent and fond father. Their loss is great indeed, for we believe that no truer, better man has lived in this section than the husband and father who now reaps the reward of a well-spent, christian life. Until 1882 Mr. Tate lived at Liberty, Casey county, and was a prosperous merchant there for many years. Always a good business man, he amassed quite a fortune and he was there, like he has been here, one of the solid, good citizens, who could be depended upon at all times to do what he thought was right in the sight of God and for the betterment of mankind. Mr. Tate moved to Stanford in the year above mentioned and had resided here since. He at once gained the respect and good will of our people and has been closely identified with their best interests since. During the last decade he had not been actively engaged in business, having shifted the burdens of it to his son, Clarence, who is already becoming a staunch, sturdy successor to his noble sire. Mr. Tate was a kind-hearted, generous man, who made no display of his good deeds, but we have occasion to know that his means and kind words have helped the needy time and again. To us his words of encouragement have been helpful, lightening to no little extent the burdens and cares of a busy life. We regret, as do all who knew him well, that he is no more, but believing that the righteous and fathful are justly rewarded, it would be cruel to wish him back to the scenes of life, where pleasures are of so short duration and joy is only for the time. Stanford mourns the loss of this exemplary citizen and sad it is that the type of man he so well represented - a gentleman of the old school - should be so rapidly passing into the great beyond. God grant that their place may be filled by the coming generation, for they are an inspiration for all that is good and honorable. At the late home at 3 o'clock Wednesday afternoon, after a fervent prayer by Elder Joseph Ballou, Rev. L. M. Omer, pastor and admirer of the deceased, preached a most appropriate funeral sermon to the large concourse of friends who were present to pay their last tribute of respect to the honored dead. At the grave in Buffalo cemetery, Rev. Omer prayed, several of his favorite hymns were sung and then the casket containing all that was mortal of the splendid man, was lowered to its final resting place.
Just at the hour Mr. Tate was being buried, his sister, Mrs. Charles Sweeney, who died at Phil, Casey county, at 11 o'clock Tuesday morning, was also laid away. She had been ill for some time and it was at her home that Mr. Tate was taken ill, he having gone down to see her. It is a sad coincidence that their deaths should have occurred so close together. Mrs. Sweeney is survived by her husband and six children. We are told that she was a most excellent woman.
(Kentuckiana Digital Library)
William Preston Tate was born on October 12th 1829, in Casey County, Kentucky. He was the son of Charles Preston Tate and Lucy Dinwiddie Tate. He married Louise "Lu" Rose in 1861. They had two children during their marriage, Marie Lucy Tate and Clarence Edward Tate. He died on May 14, 1906, having lived a long life of 76 years, and was buried in Stanford, Lincoln County, Kentucky.
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THE INTERIOR JOURNAL, STANFORD, KY. FRIDAY, MAY 18, 1906
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Tate - Mr. William Preston Tate, one of Stanford's oldest and most highly respected citizens, died at 9 o'clock Monday night of a complication of troubles, aged 76. He is survived by his wife and two children - Mrs. Chas. H. Payne, of Boston, who is now in London, England, and Mr. Clarence E. Tate, of this place, and the unbounded sympathy of the community goes out to them in the loss of a kind and good husband and an indulgent and fond father. Their loss is great indeed, for we believe that no truer, better man has lived in this section than the husband and father who now reaps the reward of a well-spent, christian life. Until 1882 Mr. Tate lived at Liberty, Casey county, and was a prosperous merchant there for many years. Always a good business man, he amassed quite a fortune and he was there, like he has been here, one of the solid, good citizens, who could be depended upon at all times to do what he thought was right in the sight of God and for the betterment of mankind. Mr. Tate moved to Stanford in the year above mentioned and had resided here since. He at once gained the respect and good will of our people and has been closely identified with their best interests since. During the last decade he had not been actively engaged in business, having shifted the burdens of it to his son, Clarence, who is already becoming a staunch, sturdy successor to his noble sire. Mr. Tate was a kind-hearted, generous man, who made no display of his good deeds, but we have occasion to know that his means and kind words have helped the needy time and again. To us his words of encouragement have been helpful, lightening to no little extent the burdens and cares of a busy life. We regret, as do all who knew him well, that he is no more, but believing that the righteous and fathful are justly rewarded, it would be cruel to wish him back to the scenes of life, where pleasures are of so short duration and joy is only for the time. Stanford mourns the loss of this exemplary citizen and sad it is that the type of man he so well represented - a gentleman of the old school - should be so rapidly passing into the great beyond. God grant that their place may be filled by the coming generation, for they are an inspiration for all that is good and honorable. At the late home at 3 o'clock Wednesday afternoon, after a fervent prayer by Elder Joseph Ballou, Rev. L. M. Omer, pastor and admirer of the deceased, preached a most appropriate funeral sermon to the large concourse of friends who were present to pay their last tribute of respect to the honored dead. At the grave in Buffalo cemetery, Rev. Omer prayed, several of his favorite hymns were sung and then the casket containing all that was mortal of the splendid man, was lowered to its final resting place.
Just at the hour Mr. Tate was being buried, his sister, Mrs. Charles Sweeney, who died at Phil, Casey county, at 11 o'clock Tuesday morning, was also laid away. She had been ill for some time and it was at her home that Mr. Tate was taken ill, he having gone down to see her. It is a sad coincidence that their deaths should have occurred so close together. Mrs. Sweeney is survived by her husband and six children. We are told that she was a most excellent woman.
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THE INTERIOR JOURNAL, STANFORD, KY. FRIDAY, MAY 18, 1906
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Tate - Mr. William Preston Tate, one of Stanford's oldest and most highly respected citizens, died at 9 o'clock Monday night of a complication of troubles, aged 76. He is survived by his wife and two children - Mrs. Chas. H. Payne, of Boston, who is now in London, England, and Mr. Clarence E. Tate, of this place, and the unbounded sympathy of the community goes out to them in the loss of a kind and good husband and an indulgent and fond father. Their loss is great indeed, for we believe that no truer, better man has lived in this section than the husband and father who now reaps the reward of a well-spent, christian life. Until 1882 Mr. Tate lived at Liberty, Casey county, and was a prosperous merchant there for many years. Always a good business man, he amassed quite a fortune and he was there, like he has been here, one of the solid, good citizens, who could be depended upon at all times to do what he thought was right in the sight of God and for the betterment of mankind. Mr. Tate moved to Stanford in the year above mentioned and had resided here since. He at once gained the respect and good will of our people and has been closely identified with their best interests since. During the last decade he had not been actively engaged in business, having shifted the burdens of it to his son, Clarence, who is already becoming a staunch, sturdy successor to his noble sire. Mr. Tate was a kind-hearted, generous man, who made no display of his good deeds, but we have occasion to know that his means and kind words have helped the needy time and again. To us his words of encouragement have been helpful, lightening to no little extent the burdens and cares of a busy life. We regret, as do all who knew him well, that he is no more, but believing that the righteous and fathful are justly rewarded, it would be cruel to wish him back to the scenes of life, where pleasures are of so short duration and joy is only for the time. Stanford mourns the loss of this exemplary citizen and sad it is that the type of man he so well represented - a gentleman of the old school - should be so rapidly passing into the great beyond. God grant that their place may be filled by the coming generation, for they are an inspiration for all that is good and honorable. At the late home at 3 o'clock Wednesday afternoon, after a fervent prayer by Elder Joseph Ballou, Rev. L. M. Omer, pastor and admirer of the deceased, preached a most appropriate funeral sermon to the large concourse of friends who were present to pay their last tribute of respect to the honored dead. At the grave in Buffalo cemetery, Rev. Omer prayed, several of his favorite hymns were sung and then the casket containing all that was mortal of the splendid man, was lowered to its final resting place.
Just at the hour Mr. Tate was being buried, his sister, Mrs. Charles Sweeney, who died at Phil, Casey county, at 11 o'clock Tuesday morning, was also laid away. She had been ill for some time and it was at her home that Mr. Tate was taken ill, he having gone down to see her. It is a sad coincidence that their deaths should have occurred so close together. Mrs. Sweeney is survived by her husband and six children. We are told that she was a most excellent woman.
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