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Lawrie Tatum

Birth	:	22 May 1822 Mullica Hill, Gloucester County, New Jersey, USA
Death	:	22 Jan 1900 Springdale, Cedar County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Sloan Cemetery, Sloan, Woodbury County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.2444000, -96.2435989
Description	:	Lawrie Tatum was born on May 22, 1822 near Mullica Hill, New Jersey. At the age of nine, Tatum's parents, George and Lydia, moved the family to Goshen township, Ohio, where Tatum remained until setting out for the territory of Iowa at the age of 22 in the summer of 1844. Initially Tatum taught school in Henry County, but soon settled in Cedar County, and has been identified as the first Quaker settler in the county. In the fall of 1847 he returned to Ohio, and married Mary Ann Dean from the town of Winona in February... Read More	Lawrie Tatum was born on May 22, 1822 near Mullica Hill, New Jersey. At the age of nine, Tatum's parents, George and Lydia, moved the family to Goshen township, Ohio, where Tatum remained until setting out for the territory of Iowa at the age of 22 in the summer of 1844. Initially Tatum taught school in Henry County, but soon settled in Cedar County, and has been identified as the first Quaker settler in the county. In the fall of 1847 he returned to Ohio, and married Mary Ann Dean from the town of Winona in February 1848. Returning to his land in Iowa near the settlement of Springdale, the Tatums raised a family that included four sons and one daughter. During the following years, Tatum was active within the Society of Friends, helping establish the Red Cedar Meeting, and he served the church in a variety of posts. Lawrie was a member of the Underground Railroad during the Civil War. In 1869, under President Ulysses S. Grant's policy of selecting Quakers to fill various Indian Agency posts, Tatum was chosen to serve as Indian Agent among the Comanche, Kiowa, and Apache at Fort Sill in Indian Territory (Oklahoma). Tatum remained in this post until March 1873, and his experiences there provided the material for his 1899 book, "Our Red Brothers." Upon Tatum's return to Iowa, he continued farming his land near Springdale, which he eventually transferred to his youngest son William in 1883. As an active leader among the Friends in Cedar County, Tatum was also chosen in 1884 to be the guardian of the three orphaned children of West Branch residents Jesse and Hulda Hoover—Theodore, Mary, and Herbert. Even after the future President and his siblings were sent away from West Branch to live with other relatives, Tatum maintained records showing how the funds from their parents' estates were spent on the children until they each came of age in the 1890s. Lawrie Tatum died in Springdale, Iowa on January 22, 1900. From the records contained in the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum and family information.

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Where is Lawrie Tatum's memorial?
Lawrie Tatum's memorial is located at: Sloan Cemetery, Sloan, Woodbury County, USA.
When did Lawrie Tatum death?
Lawrie Tatum death on 22 Jan 1900 in Springdale, Cedar County, Iowa, USA
Where are the coordinates of the Lawrie Tatum's memorial?
Latitude: 42.2444000
Longitude: -96.2435989

Family Members:

Parent

George Tatum

(1785 - 1852)

Spouse

Mary Ann Dean Tatum

(1828 - 1907)

Siblings

Hannah Tatum Wood

(1820 - 1895)

Sarah Tatum Stanley

(1825 - 1884)

Sybil Tatum Street

(1810 - 1890)

Beulah Tatum Satterthwaite

(1817 - 1845)

Children

Elwood Tatum

(1849 - 1932)

George Tatum

(1855 - 1925)

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