Our Tate Family Reunion
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Tate Family Reunion
Our Tate Family used to get together every other year for Our Tate Family Reunion. This began in 2000 and each time we held the reunion in a different location and each year our family reunion has been very enjoyable.
We have met in Athens, Ga; Chattanooga, Tenn; Helen, Ga; Charleston SC; and Nashville, Tenn. Our 2010 Tate Family Reunion was in Pendleton South Carolina and we enjoyed being "Together Again In 2010"!
NOTE to Reunion Attendees: Unfortunately, the Reunion Committee has had to announce that there will not be a Tate Family Reunion in 2012. Hopefully, some of our young folks will re-organize and get our reunions going again. Thanks. It's been wonderful and we sure made lots of great memories! The best to you and yours! I sure miss our reunions and hope we will be able to do it again soon. The grand kids are all still talking about them so maybe that is the generation to plan the next one.
NOTE To Visitors to Our Tate Family Reunion Official Web page - Thank you for visiting. Hope you enjoy seeing how our family plans our Reunions. Please sign our guestbook below and tell us about your Reunions.
Together Again In 2010
Group Photo by Greg Ammons of Ammons Portrait Studio
The Oldest Tates at the Reunion Enjoyed it too!
Amaziah Byrd and Minnie Fisher Tate
We are Descendants of AB and Minnie Tate
Amaziah Byrd Tate was born in November 1872 (d Sept 1931) in East Armuchee, Walker County, Georgia. On February 17, 1897 he married Minnie Minerva Fisher (born Nov 22, 1874-died Aug 21, 1930), daughter of Francis Marion and Mary Ann Elizabeth Fisher of Lumpkin Co., Georgia.
Amaziah or AB as he was called ran a General Store in LaFayette, Georgia for many years. They were members of the Methodist Church in LaFayette and were loved by all who knew them.
Children of AB and Minnie Tate:
- Virgil Robbins
- Lillie Blanche
- Bertie
- Mary Bernice
- Milledge Francis
- Ruby Belle
- Connie Gordon
- Melvin Greyson
- Marvin Mize
We are the grandchildren, great grandchildren and great, great grandchildren of AB and Minnie Tate.
Note: Our Tate Family is Color Coded in everything we do. The names of Minnie's Kids above and each family is assigned a special color. Families wear their color and carry a family flag..
Photos of The AB Tate Family
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Where is Pendleton South Carolina - Pendleton is 4 miles from Clemson SC
Group Photos from Past Tate Family Reunions
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Our "DINO"
Friday's Schedule
Everyone arrived safely in Clemson SC for the 2010 Tate Family Reunion
Friday we began our Tate Family Reunion with a Welcome by our Master of Ceremonies, Matt Day and our Director in Name Only (DINO) Betty Delorme. Announcements and a briefing followed as well as the traditional visit from the Welcome Lady and her son, Billy Bob Bubba Joe Forrester III. This year Billy Bob Bubba Jo Forrester IV joined in the Welcome Skit which was Clemson Cheers.We had supper at Rockhoppers Restaurant right down the hall from our Hospitality Room at the Ramada Inn. Everyone ordered what they wanted from the menu and were in charge of their own bill. Rockhoppers offers a wide variety to choose from. The Ramada Inn Clemson website describes Rockhoppers: "Rockhopper's is a family restaurant with a comfortable atmosphere and great food, quick and friendly service and affordable prices. All meals are homemade and guaranteed fresh."
After supper we returned to the Hospitality Room for the Traditional Tate Talk, Tate Trivia, Tate Family Bingo and of course the Chicken Dance and singing "All My Life's A Circle".
Friday Schedule
12 Noon - Hospitality Room Opens
Register, Visit, Snack, view Scrapbooks, Posters, Displays, Sing, Dance, Learn More About Sights
5:00 - Session One
Welcome, Overview, Opening Prayer - Matt Day
Intros by Lineage - Betty DeLorme Blessing - Tate Giles
5:30 Dutch Dinner - "Rockhoppers"7:00
Session Two Shaw Street Bingo - Connie and Shirley
Singing and Dancin' - led by The Adams Family
Night Owls Hoot
2010 Friday Night Photos
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Singing our Special Song - All My Life's A Circle
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Saturday April 24, 2010 Schedule
Saturday Morning
Continental Breakfast at Ramada Inn in the Atrium
9:00 a.m.Session Three
Announcements - Matt
Family History - Emily
Surprise - Emily
Let's Play! - Monica
Favorite Funny Memories - Jean
Remembering - Scott and Denise
Review of Sights - Nancy and Jim
11:30 Parade on Village Green in Pendleton
Group Photo
12:30 Picnic at the Park
Blessing - Jim Tate
Afternoon Free for Playing Sightseeing, Shopping, Visiting
2:00 Group leaves for Cemetery at Flat Rock Community
5:30 Acknowledgments, Directions/Car Pools - Nancy
Blessing - Jean
6:00 Dutch Dinner and Dancing - Just More Barbecue
8:30 Session Four
Business Session - Joan
Closing Ceremony - The Committee
The Clemson Area Transit (CAT) buses run just about all day in and around Clemson, Pendleton and Central. It is a free service.
Important Links for Saturday at Tate Family Reunion - Check out these links for more information
- Town of Pendleton SC
Our short parade will be down Exchange Street on the square in Pendleton - Friends of the Park
This link is for our organization of Friends of the Park and you can learn more about our Veterans Park in Pendleton - Clemson University Website
Take a tour of Clemson University. - Clemson Area Transit
CAT buses run from Clemson to Pendleton to Central all day long. This is a free service. Check out this website.
Tate Family Reunion Parade
Getting Ready for our Fun 2010 Parade
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Saturday Afternoon Trip To Visit Ancestor's Graves at Flat Rock Community
Monica's Musical Chairs
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Fun at Just More Barbecue in Pendleton SC
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Kate Loving Shenk Joined The Tate Family Reunion
Our family needs to write a book about reunions
We are a creative bunch of people, if I do say so myself and our reunions were always such fun and very informative, too. We learned more about our ancestors and got to know each other better, too. I sure hope the younger generation will pick up this tradition of a reunion and carry it forward.
Please sign this Tate Family Reunion Guest Book
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I sure do miss seeing everyone. Hopefully, we can get together again soon.
I think this last reunion was our best although each one was so special and so much fun. I think Betty said we all had smiles on our faces the entire time. What a special, fun memory!
Thank You Nancy!
Your lens made me smile so much - what a wonderful idea and how fabulous to have these reunions and keep your family history alive. I thoroughly enjoyed visiting.
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@Gayle Mclaughlin: Thank you for visiting. We do have a great time together!
What fun reunions you have! You have given me ideas for our McLaughlin Family Reunion.
I so enjoy the photographic articles lensmasters post here at Squidoo. I felt like I was visiting at your Tate family reunion. How wonderfully you have displayed your traditional family gathering.
Lucky You and Your Family!! What I would give to have a Family Reunion, but they are all in other countries and very few of them...actually my line through my daughters bring it to an end...guess it's Gods Will.
Emily Melea is myEmily Melea is my great-great-great-great grandmother on my mothers side. I loved to see everything that you and your famiy have done to celebrate and remember all that came before us. In the surrounding area of Pendleton you will find many Tate family members still. They may not have the Tate name but, trust me the name is not forgotten.
Wow! I love seeing a family with so much unity and having so much fun together! What an amazing feat!
I wonder how I would go about seeing if I have relations w/ any of you Taters? I am from Damascus Virginia, but all my Tates are past away and did so in Bristol VA/TN.
I wonder how I would go about seeing if I have relations w/ any of you Taters? I am from Damascus Virginia, but all my Tates are past away and did so in Bristol VA/TN.
I am a sales manager at Embassy Suites Golf Resort & Conference Center in Greenville, SC, and came across your webpage while doing a google search of family reunions. We'd love to have the Tates consider Greenville for 2012 and I'd be happy to speak with a family representative about what we have to offer. You can reach me via email at katie.clark@jqh.com or 864-678-7115.
This time around we are having a reunion in SC. Visiting the old homestead, cemetary and planning a family talent show and genealogy presentation. Now that I make a living helping others plan special occasions I am literally bursting at the seams with ideas.
Betty invited me to view your reunion. The Tates really do it well. Congratulations and keep up the good work.
What an amazing amount of planning must have gone into your reunion weekend! And, what a success it must have been! Thanx for sharing.
Looks like your family reunion was a lot of fun once again. Its so nice that we have Squidoo so we can share meaningful times in our lives with friends. Thanks so much, I really enjoyed peeking in on the reunion...This is a page full of love Nancy! x
looks like fun!
So glad you added your great 2010 photos! Can't wait to share this. All of your planning made the 2010 Reunion truly "Something Wonderful"! Thank you, thank you, thank you!
Looks like you had great fun at your family reunion! Thanks for sharing it with us!
Looks like you had great fun at your family reunion! Thanks for sharing it with us!
This whole family reunion idea is so lovely Joan and Nancy! Thank you for sharing it with us.
sorry I couldn't make it to the reunion - sounds like it was loads of fun as usual!
Sorry I couldn't attend the reunion - sounds like it was loads of fun like usual!!
Squidlou saw it all, even while we all were asleep!! LOL!!
Oh, such super new pics from our 2010 celebration -- and we had so much fun with Kate and SquidLou! SquidLou saw some alligators at Seabrook, too! What a week!!
Love the updates! Thanks for all of your hard work!!
Thanks for giving some insight into your family. Looking forward to more updates
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@Joan4: I tried to keep the dogwoods and azaleas from blooming until you got here but I am afraid they will peak this coming weekend. Oh well!
Did better on the test this time, at least I passed! Thankful for that! See you all in just a few weeks! I can hardly wait!
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@anonymous: Pendleton will be ready for the Tate Family! I am trying to keep the dogwoods and azaleas from blooming until you get here!
We will truly be "Together Again in 2010" - just weeks away! It was fun to come back here today and enjoy this great lens! Thanks again, Nancy!
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@anonymous: No, April. This doesn't sound like our line of Tates.
Do y'all know anything Tate Family of Tipton County, Tennessee?? I hope you can help me with all kinds of questions. I have post this blog previous, but forgot to add my email address. Are you related to Thomas Tate (1855 - ??)?????Aprilmon04@aol.comDrummonds, TN
Hello....I'm not sure where to begin. Are y'all related to Tate family in Tipton County, TN? My great-grandfather is Virgil Thomas Tate, then his daddy is Thomas Owen Tate (1882-1964), then his daddy Thomas Tate (1855 GA - ?). All we know he was from Georgia and fisherman. He have a brother, A. Mace/Amisy who was a riverboat pilot. I think their dad is William T. Tate, and died young. Hope you guys can help me this one!!! Thanks,April mon04@aol.comDrummonds, TN
I like family reunions, they are a great southern pattern which has a lot of value. And Nancy being Nancy we know and love, the soul of Pendleton, and the blood and soul of Tate family, will make the event special.Love to see the updates after the reunion and wish all a great celebration, and a lot of fun.Happy all the way from Tennessee to South CarolinaMichey
There is usually a barbecue and all my uncles get together and play music and sing :) It looks like your TFR will be a big hit again this year!
It is unfortunately pretty rare for my whole family to get together these days. But I do have a family cruise planned for next year so that should be a lot of fun.
Nice! Normal family reunion activities - eat, eat some more, and talk (catch up). Guess we never put much effort on our yearly reunions. Hope you could visit my lens as well. Thanks
Hey Nancy. Looks like y'all have a ball at your reunions. At our family reunions the best thing we do is EAT...oh and I love seeing all of my aunts, uncles, cousins etc. We usually have a big wing ding at Easter.
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[in reply to Ellen Davis Sexter] Give the Quiz a try, Ellen. I promise you won't have to stay in after school and nobody but you will know your score. I wonder if you mom has taken the quiz?
I haven't taken the quiz yet...hope I don't fail, bet Rebecca will get it right! Great job on the site!!!
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[in reply to Debbie Lefelar] It sure is fun to see the Kinfolks on this guestbook. We are sure looking forward to the Reunion and hope to see each and everyone of you here in Pendleton SC.
What a great website! Thank you for doing all of this.
You have done an excellent job, we are proud to be a part of this family.
I enjoyed the Tate family reunions. Great!
You captured our family times together so beautifully! Wow, what a lens!
This is great Aunt Nancy!!!! I love all the pics and can't wait until April!!!!
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[in reply to mukunda22] Too funny, Kate! Yes, Howard is the Hellams side of the family. You must have visited Paige's Amtrak lens. I need to feature that one here. She did a super job on it. Oh I am getting so excited!
I've been thinking of taking a train to come to the Tate Family reunion, after reviewing a great lens about it this morning.I also was thinking about coming back to this lens when I saw it in MiMi's Squidoo Lens Review. Just love these meaningful coincidences!!--events that coincide meaningfully?Also just connected with Jim's first cousin on FB--Howard. Like a true idiot--I try not to use those sorts of words when describing myself--I sort of invited him to the Tate family reunion. But no real damage done, really--He of all people will understand that he is not invited!!!! ROTFL!!!!!A delightful man!
Your family reunion always sounds like so much fun. It's nice when everyone gathers to make wonderful memories together.
Your Tate family reunion looks like a blast! Great idea for a lens!
Nancy & Joan, the Tate family looks like a happy and loving group. How wonderful you're all able to keep in touch this way. Have fun with your family at this next reunion.
Great Lens, Nancy! I know you will have a great time with family...I really had a good time at our reunion in Septemter!
What a wonderful family you have! And a fantastic idea for everyone to be able to visit to get the itinerary! Nancy and Joan...your family is about as big as mine! Have a wonderful time. Spreading my wings for a faimly blessing!
Oh Ohme this looks like a heap of fun and it's wonderful that you'all are carrying on the tradition! Hope I'm around to pop in for a visit! Have to find out how you did those photos overlayed on the Farmer's Hall? That's pretty cool... as is the lens of course!
Hoe you have fun!
This is wonderful Nancy!!!
What a wonderful tradition! It looks like a lot of fun. I would have to forge papers to belong, but, hey, what's a little ink between friends and family:)
Very nice lens
I can't believe this--but I will be there!I read every word with great interest!!####blessed####
well, I failed the family quiz!!!!! but I love it!
Thank you Nancy.....this is wonderful.
This looks great!! I love the group photos! Bring back memories!
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