John Clinton Tatum 
John Clinton was born on November 6th, 1920 in Delta Co., Texas.1 John Clinton's father was George Clinton Tatum and his mother is Wife Unknown. His paternal grandfather was Daniel Webster, Jr. Tatum and his paternal grandmother is Fannie Stanford. He had a brother and a sister, named Living and Living. He died at the age of 46 on November 15th, 1966 in Sanderson, Texas.1 General Notes
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Owner of Tatum Oil Co. 1954-1966-retail oil, gas, and butane/propane sa
le s. Sold out to Northern Natural Gas Co. shortly before death(9/65).
Father of Alan Clinton Tatum(b.7/3/46) and Mark Eliott Tatum (b.6/13/50).
Avid reader,card player, electronics kit builder, hunter, and photograph
er (b/w,
color, still and moving pictures. J.C. had a private pilot, multi-eng
in e, instrument, and commercial rating. He had approx. 2000 hrs. flyi
ng ti me at the time of death in crash of Piper Comanche N5519P on 11/15/
66 on S trumberg Ranch near Sanderson,Tx. returning from deer hunting en r
oute fr om San Antonio to Pecos.
More About JOHN CLINTON TATUM:
Cause of Death: Airplane crash the plane burned.65
Fact 1: 1939, Miles High School valedictorian66,67
Fact 2: October 20, 1941, Married Esta Marie Cluck68,69
Fact 3: December 1941, Drafted into the Marine Corp.69
Fact 4: December 1941, Tech.Sgt.12/41 to 7/1/46 taught Norden mb69
Fact 5: bomb sight and radar at Ward Island,69
Fact 6: Corpus Christi,Tx69
Fact 7: 1946, Partner of Roy Warner in Tri-State Oil Co./69
Fact 8: Texas Distributors,Austin,Tx. Traveled by car69
Fact 9: 70-to 90,000 by car per year.69
Fact 10: 1950, Learned to fly on GI Bill.-69
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b.1819 in Clark Co., Arkansas d.Bet 1868 and 1911
- b.23 Oct 1856 in Arkansas d.10 Dec 1943 in Delta Co., Texas
- b.1836 in Arkansas d.1883 in Collin Co., Texas
- b.13 Mar 1889 in Farmersville, Collin Co., Texas d.26 Nov 1966 in Kermit, Texas
- b.~ 1858
- b.06 Nov 1920 in Delta Co., Texas d.15 Nov 1966 in Sanderson, Texas
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