The Savannah tribune. [volume] (Savannah [Ga.]) 1876-1960, 1886-12-04
GABE TAIE's ROMANCE.
Married, Divorced, Given Up for Desc and
Again Married 90 tho Same Woman.


From the 81. Louis Globe Democrat
The death of Gabe Tate at Henderson,
KY, brings to mind the romantic career
OF his life. Tate was born and raised 10
this country His father was one of the
prosperous planters of ante bellum days.
The large tract Of land he owned was ia
Walnut Bottom, in the most productive
part OF this section. de had a large
number of slaves, and. better still, a
large bank account. Ga5e had grown
IN an atmosphere Of luxury until lux
customed to having his own way and to
have every want supplied When his
father died the estate was divided be-
tween him and his sister, Mrs. DR.. J.
A. Harding, who had gone to the home
OF her husband in Jefferson county, how
a part Of Louisville, Ky. There he met
Miss Annie ShOtwell, the daughter of
Col A. l.. Shotwell. man who was
rich in u dozen different ways His
steam interest was only seCoud to his
landed estate, aud his commission mer-
chant business but barely outstripping
his mining rights. the vast coal fields
& Jones, the Pittsburgh coal kings,
were his individually. AT that time, in
1862, there were only two coal mines
operated on the Ohio River below Pitts
burgh, Pa, the one NJ Cannelton, Ind,
aud the Shotwell mines in Union coun-
ty So cxhaustless is the supply Of coal
and so superior tbs quality that rail
road has just been completed to the
mines from this city Fabulous for
tunes have been made from the fleets of
coal sent South from these mines 1t IS
seen by this what Oriental grandeur was
In the reach OF Gabc Tate and Miss
Sh0twell. with their fortunes when uni
ted in marriage at the residence of Col
Shotwcll, in Louisville. After marriage
Nh. and Mrs. Tate went to tho Shotwell
mines. where the products Of u thousand
miners supplied their wants, For some
Years they lived at Che mines, and all
went we'll. Two or more children
blessed their union. Mr.. Tate left his
home, and to this day the public do not
know the cause Surmises were plenti-
full, but no knowledge of the cause
was ever had. 1t was known that his
estate was gone, but that was Of small
importance for his wife was rich
Some time after Mr. Tate left home
Mrs Tate procured divorce, and short
~ afterwards married Sam Churchill,
prosperous planter, who had lived near
the mines. and with whom she was &C
quainted during her married life at the
mines. In the meantime Andrew Tate
an old bachelor uncle, had died and left
his vast estate to Gabe and his sister.
Hugh Tate, another bachelor uncle, soon
died, and added mis- fortune to that of
his brother Andrew for the benefit of
his nephew and niece Not long after
that Miss Nancy Tate died, and left her
increased fortune from her own right
and undivided interests in the estates of
her two brothers, Andrew and Hugh, to
Gabc Tate and his sister. These changes
covered u period of nearly ten years.
Notwithstanding the fact that considera-
bic advertising had been done nothing
could be heard of Gabs Tate, and he
was suspected to be dead At last he
was heard from Cairo, ILL.,, and found.
Arriving home, he found himself a rich
man again. He wrote to his wife to
send the children to HIM at Evansville,
Ind, as he wanted to see them. She
met him there with the children. Short
Iy afterwards a divorce was procured
from Sam Churchill. the second hus-
band, and speedily following that di-
vorce was the marriage of Gabe Tate to
the same woman who had procured a
divorce from him years before.