REV. WILLIAM TATEM.

EV. WILLIAM TATEM, M. D., son of Nathaniel P. Tatem was born and reared in Norfolk county, Virginia. He died October 4, 1853, leaving a widow and four daughters, and his funeral services were conducted by Rev. Joshua Livesay.

      He united with Providence chapel, in Norfolk county, [238] in 1829. By 1836 he had been received as an unordained preacher by the Eastern Virginia Conference, and it was said of him, he "will be useful in the church." From this time he preached up to 1841, and in 1842 he was elected to the Legislature of Virginia by the Democratic party, and the second time by a largely increased majority. In 1843, he attended the Conference at Holy Neck in Nansemond county. The Eastern Virginia Conference met again at Holy Neck, and the introductory sermon was preached by Dr. Wm. Tatem of Norfolk. The following were fraternal messengers: Rev. H. B. Hayes from the North Carolina Conference; Revs. Alfred Apple and Alfred Iseley from the North Carolina and Virginia Conference: Rev. I. N. Walter from Central Conference, Ohio.

      In 1849, he was living in Norfolk, and was engaged in the practice of medicine in addition to his ministerial labors. He took part in the meeting and Conference at Providence in 1852.

      He was a kind and affectionate husband and father. He was very liberal towards his brethren of other denominations, for no words of denunciation against those whose religious views differed from his were ever heard to fall from his lips. He was also a very successful practitioner of medicine.

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