William Franklin Tatum Cemetery Located at 439 Biggs Lane, Stuart VA Drawing made 10/28/2005 Mary E Tatum 3122 Westbury Dr. Raleigh, NC DW - Dogwood C - Wild Cherry BW - Boxwood 5’ 24’ Pasture and view of mountains from this side Graveyard is on a flat knoll Gravel road from main road Cattle barn/shed located in this area DW C Chicken wire fence around entire graveyard periwinkle Is all around and area is grown up. BW

2 William Franklin Tatum Cemetery Notes The only grave that has any physical writing on it was Mary A. Tatum which is #3 on Map Grave #1 and #2 are marked by smaller stones The cemetery was across the road from the tobacco factory on the Tatum farm. William Franklin Tatum and Mary Ann Dickerson Gray #3 are buried here along with their 5 children who died young. Their son-in-law Hubbard Van Buren Brown is also buried here. There are a total of eight graves which are identifiable. Because of the position of #4, this is assumed to be William Franklin Tatum Cemetery is about 30 miles north of Mount Airy, NC in Virginia. Cemetery is located in an area known as Russell Creek. Five Children 1.Henrietta Virginia Tatum b: 28 Jan 1851 in Patrick Co., VA (Russell Creek)d: 26 Jul about 6 months 2.Mary Emmer Tatum 1854 – 1862 b: 28 Jun 1854 in Patrick Co., VA (Russell Creek)d: 25 Aug years old 3.Texanna Tatum 1856 – 1865 b: 14 Apr 1856 in Patrick Co., VA (Russell Creek) d: 17 Mar about 9 years old 4.Victoria Alice Tatum b: 21 Jan 1858 in Patrick Co., VA (Russell Creek)d: 26 Apr years old 5.William B. Tatum b: 08 Mar 1860 in Patrick Co., VA (Russell Creek)d: 30 Aug years old Mary E Tatum 3122 Westbury Dr. Raleigh, NC

3 Mary E Tatum 3122 Westbury Dr. Raleigh, NC William Franklin Tatum Cemetery #1 #2 #4

4 William Franklin Tatum Cemetery Mary E Tatum 3122 Westbury Dr. Raleigh, NC #3 (grayscale to show writing) Mary A Tatum Died Feb

5 William Franklin Tatum Cemetery #3 Mary E Tatum 3122 Westbury Dr. Raleigh, NC

6 William Franklin Tatum Cemetery #5 #6 #7 – hidden in boxwood Mary E Tatum 3122 Westbury Dr. Raleigh, NC

7 William Franklin Tatum Cemetary #8 Mary E Tatum 3122 Westbury Dr. Raleigh, NC Gravel Road Pasture & Mountain View

8 William Franklin Tatum Descendants 1William Franklin Tatum b: 21 May 1820 in Patrick Co., VA (Peters Creek)d: 13 Feb 1887 in Patrick Co., VA (Russell Creek) +Mary Ann Dickerson Gray b: 17 Mar 1827d: 07 Feb 1905 in Patrick Co., VA (Russell Creek) Henrietta Virginia Tatum b: 28 Jan 1851 in Patrick Co., VA (Russell Creek) d: 26 Jul Flora Ann Tatum b: 11 Sep 1852 in Patrick Co., VA (Russell Creek) d: 08 Sep Hubbard V. Brown *2nd Husband of Flora Ann Tatum: Nicholas W. Brown Mary Emmer Tatum b: 28 Jun 1854 in Patrick Co., VA (Russell Creek) d: 25 Aug Texanna Tatum b: 14 Apr 1856 in Patrick Co., VA (Russell Creek) d: 17 Mar Victoria Alice Tatum b: 21 Jan 1858 in Patrick Co., VA (Russell Creek) d: 26 Apr William B. Tatum b: 08 Mar 1860 in Patrick Co., VA (Russell Creek) d: 30 Aug Martha J. Tatum b: 10 Oct 1862 in Patrick Co., VA (Russell Creek) d: 09 Jun William Edward Murphy Priscilla Jane Tatum b: 22 Apr 1864 in Patrick Co., VA (Russell Creek) d: 23 Jan Robert E. Turner Ida Dove Tatum b: 18 Feb 1867 in Patrick Co., VA (Russell Creek) d: 10 Jun William Austin Hylton James Franklin Tatum b: 22 Feb 1868 in Patrick Co., VA (Russell Creek) d: 19 Oct 1942 in Mount Airy, NC (hospital) Nora Irene Smith b: 04 Mar 1869 in Lawsonville, NC (Stokes Co., Smithtown)d: 21 Jul 1956 in Daytona Beach, FL Mary E Tatum 3122 Westbury Dr. Raleigh, NC

9 William Franklin Tatum Cemetery Directions Mary E Tatum 3122 Westbury Dr. Raleigh, NC Head east from NC-89 - go 0.4 mi 2.Continue on NC go 3.3 mi 3.Continue on E Pine St - go 0.6 mi 4.Continue on NC go 4.2 mi 5.Bear left at VA go 13 mi 6.Turn right at VA-8 - go 4.8 mi 7.Turn left at Ayers Orchard Rd - go 0.8 mi 8.Turn right at Moorefield Store Rd - go 1.7 mi 9.Turn left at Palmetto School Rd - go 0.8 mi 10.Turn left at Biggs Ln - go 0.5 mi 11.Graveyard is in fenced area about 30’ off of road to the left of cattle barn/shed Graveyard is on property owned by: Jerry Wilson 439 Biggs Lane Stuart, VA (276)