Individual Details
Robert Austin Tate
(1 Aug 1903 - 13 May 1976)
Events
| Birth | 1 Aug 1903 | Corinth, Penobscot, Maine | |||
| Marriage | Living | ||||
| Death | 13 May 1976 | Bakersfield, Kern, California | |||
| Obituary | 27 May 1976 | Bangor Daily News - Bangor, Penobscot, Maine |  |  | |
| Burial | Greenlawn Cemetry and Mortuary, Bakersfield, Kern, California |
Families
| Spouse | Living |
| Child | Robert Austin Tate Jr. (1936 - 2010) |
| Child | Living |
| Father | Martin Pearson Tate (1860 - 1940) |
| Mother | Lillian Edith Preble (1875 - 1932) |
| Sibling | Oscar Gould Tate (1901 - 1990) |
| Sibling | Harvard Preble Tate (1907 - 1988) |
| Sibling | Myrtle Tate (1896 - 1986) |
Notes
Obituary
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - Robert Austin Tate Sr., 72, died May 13 in Bakersfield, Calif. after a long illness. He was born Aug. 1, 1903 in East Corinth, Maine, the son of Martin and Lillian (Preble) Tate. He graduated from the University of Maine in 1926 and taught school in Houlton, Maine, after which he became vice-president - general manager of the Aroostook Test Fertilizer Co. He was a third degree Mason and Shriner, and was active in Presque Isle, Maine, organizations. He is survived by his wife, Helen (Scott) Tate of Bakersfield; a son, Robert Jr.; a daughter, Mrs. Barbara E. Sessions, both of Sacramento; a sister, Mrs. Myrtle McStay of Lynn, Mass.; two brothers, Harvard and Oscar, both of East Corinth, Maine. Funeral services were held May 17 in California.Endnotes
1. "Robert Austin Tate Sr.," obituary, Bangor (Maine) Daily News, 27 May 1976, p. 29, col. 5; digital image, Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : accessed 12 December 2020).