Solomon Tatum (1806 - 1882)

Born 27 Jul 1806 in Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Susanna (Trotter) Tatum — married 1831 in South Carolina, United States

Descendants

Died 30 Mar 1882 at age 75 in Habersham County, Georgia, USA

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Biography

Information from:

The Heritage of Habersham County Georgia 1817-2000 Page 263 “Solomon Tatum”

Solomon Tatum was born in Pendleton District South Carolina on July 27, 1806. His parents were Hugh (1782-1862) and Mary Roe (1786-1856). Sometime after the 1830 census was taken, Solomon married Suzannah Trotter (b.1812), the daughter of Robert and Delilah Hudgins Trotter.

Solomon sold land on the Twelve Mile River in the Pendleton District in December 1832, and moved to Georgia. He settled on Cane Creek (now called Rogers Creek) in 1833. Both Solomon’s and Suzannah’s parents left Sough Carolina at this time. The Trotters went on to Lumpkin County. Solomon owned approximately 570 acres in the 3rd District of Habersham County. In the slave census of 1860, he is listed as have one slave – a 7 year old male.

Solomon and Suzannah were the parents of 15 children. Solomon was active at Nacoochee Baptist Church, serving as church clerk and trustee in 1960’s. He went to many associational meetings as a church representative.

Solomon died March 30, 1882 and Suzannah died October 14, 1890. Both are buried at Nacoochee Baptist Church. Solomon’s estate was settled July 15, 1887 when Gustavus Elder, a grandson-in-law paid each heir $25 for his/her interest in the property.

“The Solomon Tatum Family” Page 263

Solomon Tatum, son of Hugh and Mary Roe Tatum, was born July 27, 1806 in Pendleton, SC, and died March 30, 1882 in Habersham County. He married Susanna Adeline Trotter in 1831, daughter of Robert and Delilah Hudgins Trotter. In about 1833 Solomon and Susannah with their youngest girls, migrated to North Georgia with his father and family. They settled on Cain Creek in the Nacoochee Valley, near Susanna’s brothers Greene and Nathaniel Trotter, while the rest of Solomon’s family continued on to settle in the area of Lumpkin County that later became Dawson County. Solomon was a farmer and they’re buried at Nacoochee Baptist Church

Their children, all except the first born in Habersham, are:

1. Louisa Tatum was born in 1831 in South Carolina and died in 1898. She married Warren T. Banks on September 22, 1850.
2. Delilah Tatum was born 1833.
3. Mary Ann Tatum was born June 12, 1835 in Georgia, died January 17, 1910, married Lewis Lafayette Free November 22, 1860. They had ten children.
4. William R. Tatum was born in 1836: Private Company K, 24th Regiment Georgia Volunteer Infantry, Habersham County, McMillan Guards, enlisted August 24, 1861; died December 8, 1861.
5. Floyd H. Tatum was born in 1837.
6. Teresa Caroline (Tatum) Harris was born February 8, 1838, died November 18, 1889, married Cyrus Milton Harris March 8, 1863. They’re buried at Nacoochee, had six children.
7. “Bettie” Elizabeth Margaret Tatum was born November 1, 1942 in Georgia, died March 30, 1926, married Isaac Newton Hill. See the Hill story in this book.
8. Susannah Adaline Tatum was born March 1, 1843, died April 28, 1911, married Calvin Charles Jackson March 10, 1897, son of Hiram and Margaret Fitzgerald Jackson. They’re buried at Providence Baptist Church, had eight children. Calvin was a Civil War Soldier.
9. James J. Tatum was born December 9, 1845 in Georgia, died March 23, 1932, married Emeline “Emily” Elder November 20, 1870. They’re buried at Nacoochee Baptist Church, had seven children.
10. Hugh Alexander Tatum was born March 4, 1847, died November 21, 1915, married Georgia Marietta Hill.
11. John T. Tatum was born April 24, 1849, died May 21, 1927, married Martha Ann Sosebee about 1872, daughter of Noah and Catherine Lovelady Sosebee. They’re buried at Nacoochee Baptist Church, had fourteen children.
12. Solomon Harland Tatum was born January 31, 1852, died August 31, 1936, married Sarah Lucinda Daniel October 26, 1876. They’re buried at Bethlehem Baptist Church, had eight children.
13. Reuben P. Tatum was born 1856 in Habersham County, died 1898, married first Frances Cheek, daughter of Preston and Martha Cheek. They had seven children. He married second Lillie.
14. Martha L. Tatum was born March 13, 1857, died July 10, 1913, married John S. Elder. They’re buried in Nachoochee Baptist, had seven children.

Buried: Old Nacoochee Missionary Baptist Church

Sources

Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
Find A Grave: Memorial #146349374 (accessed 11 March 2023)
Memorial page for Soloman Tatum (27 Jul 1806-30 Mar 1882), citing Nacoochee Baptist Church Cemetery, Clarkesville, Habersham County, Georgia, USA; Maintained by Theron Rogers (contributor 46889755).

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2HJC-JJ6 : 4 April 2020), Solomon Tatum, Habersham county, Habersham, Georgia, United States; citing family 43, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).