In this section, you will find a list and description of places associated with our family history, which you can visit, as well as research facilities.

A green check mark next to the name of a site means that I have personally visited it.

USA

TEXAS

Cherokee County
PATERNAL

In 1888 and 1889, the I. H. Tate family lived here, briefly, on three separate occasions.

Jacksonville

New Birmingham

Rusk

Collin County
PATERNAL

Josephine

• Site of John W. MILES 100-acre farm.
• Site of John W. MILES town lot (Lot 4, Block A, Coffman Addition).

Collingsworth County
MATERNAL

Wellington

• The Ritz Theater, 902 East Main Street, built in the 1920s by Matthew E. SEAY.

Dallas County
MATERNAL and PATERNAL

Dallas

Dallas County Records Building.

• Forest Lawn, 10900 Harry Hines Blvd.: Graves of I. H. TATE, Sarah A. WEST TATE, Mamie TATE, Alice May TATE BUTLER, Herman H. BUTLER, Raymond J. BUTLER.
• Grove Hill: Graves of William N. JENKINS and Lestie JENKINS
• Laurel Land: Graves of Charlie MILES and wife, R. V. Miles and wife, Lorene MILES BAILEY and husand.
• Oak Cliff: Graves of Matthew E. SEAY and Maggie WARD SEAY
• Restland Memorial Park: Graves of Henry O. Butler, Sr. and wife, Margaret t

Richardson

The Charlie Miles family lived here for portions of the first two decades of the twentieth century but there is nothing of interest to see.

Hays County
PATERNAL

San Marcos

Hays County Courthouse.

• South side of town square where I. H. TATE had a grocery stand ub 1888.

Hunt County
MATERNAL and PATERNAL

Caddo Mills

• IOOF Cemetery, graves of John W. MILES and fourth wife, Mary Alice Hefner MILES
• Site of John W. MILES 160-acre farm.

Greenville

Hunt County Courthouse.

• Former home of Novella Miles WALKER, and husband, Rufus Kay WALKER, 3904 Simonds Street, where John W. MILES died on May 17, 1928.

Near Greenville

• Site of T. W. JENKINS farm
• Site of John I. WILLIAMS farm

Lamar County
MATERNAL

Blossom

Red Oak Cemetery, graves of Daniel P. SEAY and second wife, Martha Knowles SEAY.

Paris

Lamar County Courthouse.

Evergreen Cemetery. Graves of Thomas W. JENKINS, Louisa Williams JENKINGS (unmarked), David Andrew MORRISON, Emma Jenkins MORRISON.

Powderly

Smith County
MATERNAL

Starrville

• Starrville Cemetery, grave of Mark Lowry
• Site of Mark Lowry blacksmith shop, Starrville

Tyler

Smith County Courthouse.

Titus County
MATERNAL

Mt. Pleasant

Titus County Courthouse.

Union Hill Cemetery, graves of Mathew A. SEAY and wife Elizabeth Lewis SEAY, son Smith SEAY, son Thomas A. SEAY (unmarked), and daughter Reetha Ruth Seay BROWNING.

Upshur County
MATERNAL

Gilmer

Upshur County Courthouse.

Near Big Sandy

• Site of Morris Ward, Sr. 1860 land grant. FIRST ANCESTOR TO SETTLE IN TEXAS

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Wilbarger County
PATERNAL

Vernon

Wilbarger County Courthouse.