EV. NATHANIEL NASH TATEM, son of Rev. Nathaniel P. Tatem, and a native of Norfolk county, died in 1855. He joined the church at Providence in Norfolk county, in 1829. He married Abigail Etheredge, who with four sons survived him.

      At the Conference at Antioch, in Isle of Wight county, in 1840, he was appointed to represent his Conference [239] in the General Conference so called. In 1843, he attended the Conference at Holy Neck as an unordained or licensed preacher. At the Conference held at Union, in Southampton county, he was ordained the 2nd day of August, 1846. During the protracted meeting at Providence, in 1849, he was present and preached with acceptance. The Eastern Virginia Conference was held at Providence in 1852, and he participated in its deliberations. He was pastor of Providence chapel in 1855, when he died from yellow fever. He was an excellent Christian man, loved by all who knew him.

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