THOMAS TATE
Another early settlement in the township was made by Thomas Tate, in 1859. He is a native of England, and came from Adams county, Wisconsin, to Victoria, settling on section 1, where he still resides. He was married in 1838 to Elizabeth Betts, also a native of England. They have seven children...John, George, Thomas, William, Eliza, Sarah and Alice. When he first settled in the township his market place was Council Bluffs.
Transcribed by Gloria Goltiani from "History of Cass County, Iowa. Together With Sketches of its Towns, Villages and Townships, Educational, Civil, Military and Political History: Portraits of Prominent Persons, and Biographies of Old Settlers and Representative Citizens." Springfield, Ill.: Continental Historical Company, 1884, pg. 579.
