Solomon Tatom

Abt 1848 - 1928  (~ 80 years)

• Name	Solomon Tatom  [1]
  Born	Abt 1848	Missouri, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Biography	WPA Interview of Solomon's Son, H. Clay Tatom "Mr. TATOM was interviewed at his farm home about one half mile north of Philomath. Mr. TATOM's father, who came to Oregon in the early days as a boy of seven, lived until a few years ago. However, neither Mr. TATOM nor his father made any written records, and he was able to tell me little of importance. Mrs. TATOM is also of pioneer stock but was absent from home and the interview with her was postponed until a later date. Mr. TATOM said: My Grandfather, Richard TATOM, came with his wife, Lavina, from Missouri to Oregon in 1854. Grandfather was captain of the team and they came without any special difficulty, so far as I know. The first winter they spent at Halls Ferry of the Willamette River and in the spring of 1855 they located at Kings Valley. Grandfather's donation land claim was on the hill just west of CHAMBERS and other first settlers. Grandfather seems to have been skilled at many trades, but he worked at blacksmithing more than any other except farming. Grandfather's children were James, Rebecca, William, Mary, Lavina, Isaac, Caroline, George, and Solomon. Solomon was my father. He was born in Missouri in 1847. My mother was Cyrena WOOD, who was born in Benton County in 1854. Her father's donation land claim was a little north east of Blodgett, near the head of Gellatly canyon on the Newport Highway. My parents were married in 1871. They had three children. My sisters, who are dead, were Nellie (Mrs. Frank PLUNKETT), and Minnie (Mrs. Jonnie PRICE). Father spent his boyhood and attended school in Kings Valley. I have often heard him talk of Fort Hoskins and the men who were there but I made no record and cannot give exact information. I know Phil SHERIDAN was one of the officers he talked of seeing. Father was nine when the fort was built and nineteen when it was abandoned. In 1901 I married Elsie MATHANY whose folks were also pioneers. Her mother was a cousin of Louis Albert BANKS who won as much fame as a evangelist and preacher. Our children are Mable (Mrs. Glenn BRADY), Minnie (Mrs. James McMURTRY), Calvin, Marian and Dean."  [2]
  Census	15 Jun 1870	Subdivision 5, Kings Valley, Benton County, Oregon, USA   [3]
  	1. Tatom, William, 39, white, male, farmer, real estate value $5000, personal $2197, Illinois 2. _____, Sarah E., 27, female, white, keeping house, Missouri 3. _____, Sarah C., 10, female, white, at home, Oregon 4. _____, Georg[ian], 8, female, white, Oregon 5. _____, Thomas, 5, male, white, Oregon 6. _____, Marcus, 3, male, white, Oregon 7. _____, Richard, 2, male, white, Oregon 8. _____, Ella, 3 months, female, white, Oregon, born in March 9. _____, Solomon, 23, male, white, farmer, [no real estate value], personal $100, Missouri
  Census	7 Jun 1880	Kings Valley Precinct, Benton County, Oregon, USA
  	1. Tatum [Tatom], Sol, white, male, 33, married, farmer, Missouri, [blank], [blank] 2. _____, Serina, white, female, 24, wife, married, housewife, Oregon, Missouri, Missouri 3. _____, Nellie, white, female, 8, daughter, Oregon, Missouri, Oregon 4. _____, Minnie, white, female, 5, daughter, Oregon, Missouri, Oregon 5. _____, Henry Clay, white, male, 2, son, Oregon, Missouri, Oregon
  Census	7 Jun 1900	Precinct 10, Wren, Benton County, Oregon, USA   [4]
  	1. Tatum, Solomon, head, white, male, November 1847, 52, married, married 29 years, Missouri, Tennessee, Tennessee, farmer, can read and write, owns farm with mortgage, farm schedule no. 23 2. _____, Cyrena, wife, white, female, Aug 1854, married 29 years, 1 child 1 living, Oregon, Missouri, Missouri, can read and write 3. _____, Henry C., son, white, male, July 1877, single, Oregon, Missouri, Oregon, farm labor, can read and write
  Census	19 Apr 1910	Kings Valley Precinct 7, Benton County, Oregon, USA   [5]
  	1. Tatum, Solomon, head, male, white, 62, first marriage, married 39 years, Missouri, Tennessee, Tennessee, farmer, general farm, own account, can read and write, owns far free of mortgage, farm schedule 24 2. _____, Cyrena, wife, female, white, 54, first marriage, married 39 years, 3 children 2 living, Oregon, Missouri, Missouri, no occupation, can read and write [and listed in the same dwelling, but as family no. 32] 3. _____, Henry C., son, male, white, 32, first marriage, married 8 years, Oregon, Missouri, Oregon, laborer, general farm, can read and write 4. _____, Elsie L., daughter in law, female, white, 28, first marriage, married 8 years, 4 children 4 living, Oregon, Iowa, Iowa, can read and write 5. _____, Mable D., granddaughter, female, white, 7, Oregon, Oregon, Oregon, can read, cannot write, not attending school 6. _____, Maud G., granddaughter, female, whtie, 5, Oregon, Oregon, Oregon 7. _____, Minnie L., granddaughter, female, white, 2, Oregon, Oregon, Oregon 8. _____, Calvin C., grandson, male, white, 4 months, Oregon, Oregon, Oregon
  Census	7 Jan 1920	West Philomath Precinct, Benton County, Oregon, USA   [6]
  	1. Tatom, Solomon, head, owns farm, male, white, 72, married, can read and write, Missouri, unknown, unknown, farmer, general farm, own account, farm schedule 33 2. _____, Cyrena M., wife, female, white, 65, married, can read and write, Oregon, Missouri, Missouri 3. _____, Henry C., son, male, white, 42, married, can read and write, Oregon, Missouri, Oregon, laborer, home farm 3. _____, Elsie L., daughter in law, female, white, 39, married, can read and write, Oregon, Tennessee, Missouri 4. _____, Mabel, granddaughter, female, white, 16, attending school, can read and write, Oregon, Oregon, Oregon 5. _____, Minnie L, granddaughter, female, white, 11, attending school, can read and write, Oregon, Oregon, Oregon 6. _____, Calvin, grandson, male, white, 10, attending school, can read and write, Oregon, Oregon, Oregon 7. _____, Marion A., granddaughter, female, white, 6 months, Oregon, Oregon, Oregon
  Died	2 Nov 1928	Benton County, Oregon, USA   [7]
  Person ID	I2726	Full | ProgenitorWalker
  Last Modified	4 Jan 2013

  
  

  Father	Richard Tatom,   b. 12 May 1805, Orange County, North Carolina, USA ,   d. 23 Jul 1869, Oregon, USA  (Age 64 years)
  Mother	Levina Hartley,   b. 24 Jan 1811, Dickson County, Tennessee, USA ,   d. 7 Nov 1870, Benton County, Oregon, USA  (Age 59 years)
  Married	26 Mar 1826	Dickson County, Tennessee, USA   [8]
  	Richard's Oregon Donation Lands file states that he and his wife Levina were married in "Dixon" County, Tennessee, on this date. Many of the early Dickson County marriage records are missing, due to a tornado that destroyed the courthouse in 1830, explaining why no record has been located.
  Family ID	F460	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Cyrena Wood,   b. Aug 1954, Oregon, USA
  Married	30 Mar 1871	Benton County, Oregon, USA   [9]
  Last Modified	2 Jan 2013
  Family ID	F1811	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S590] Missouri, Cedar - 1850 U.S. Census, Missouri, Cedar County, District 17, Cedar County, Missouri, Page 319 (penned), Page 160 (stamped), Dwelling 472, Family 472, Richard Tatum household, jpeg image (Reliability: 3). [S3007] "WPA Historical Documents for Benton County: Interviews, Letter T," Benton County, Oregon, GenWeb Page (http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~orbenton/ : accessed 1 January 2013), WPA interview of H. Clay Tatom, no date stated; citing Series 1, Box 27, Oregon State Library, Salem. [S2966] 1870 U.S. census, Benton County, Oregon, population schedule, Subdivision no. 5, Kings Valley (post office), p. 14 (penned, recto), p. 91 (penned, recto), dwelling 98, family 105, William Tatom household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 28 December 2012); citing NARA microfilm publication M593, roll 1285. [S3009] 1900 U.S. census, Benton County, Oregon, population schedule, Precinct 10 Wren, enumeration district (ED) 6, sheet 2A, p. 228 (stamped, recto), dwelling 34, family 34, Solomon Tatom household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 1 January 2013); citing NARA microfilm publication T623, roll 1345. [S3010] 1910 U.S. census, Benton County, Oregon, population schedule, Kings Valley Precinct 7, enumeration district (ED) 7, sheet 2A, p. 90 (stamped, recto), dwelling 26, family 31, Solomon Tatom household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 1 January 2013); citing NARA microfilm publication T624, roll 1278. [S3012] 1920 U.S. census, Benton County, Oregon, population schedule, West Philomath Precinct, enumeration district (ED) 17, sheet 2B (penned), p. 139, (stamped, verso), dwelling 49, family 50, Solomon Tatom household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2 January 2013); citing NARA microfilm publication T625, roll 1491. [S3011] "Oregon, Death Index, 1898-2008," database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2 January 2013), entry for Solomon Tatom, certificate no. 126, Benton County (1926); citing Oregon Death Index 1903-1920, Oregon State Library, Salem. [S2957] Richard Tatom (Benton County), donation lands, final certificate no. 4667, Oregon City, Oregon, Land Office; Oregon and Washington Donation Land Files, 1851. [S3006] "Marriage Records," user-submitted database, Rootsweb (http://userdb.rootsweb.ancestry.com/marriages/ : accessed 28 December 2012), entry for Solomon Tatom-Cyrena [Cerina] Wood (1871), Benton County, Oregon; citing Benton County Marriage Book D: 129 [no repository stated].