Humphrey Howell BATE, Sr. was born 1 Feb 1844 at the Old Bate Home Place, Castalian Springs, Sumner County, Tennessee. He died 8 Jun 1911. He died at the Old Bate Home Place and is buried in the Gallatin Cemetery. His parents were Colonel Humphrey BATE and Anne Franklin WEATHERRED.

He entered into the Civil War when he was 16 years old. He was wounded at Shiloh 6 Apr 1862. He was wounded through the neck, left shoulder, right leg, and knee joint of his left leg. He was unable to feed himself, and was furloughed indefinitely. He was taken by his sister, Eugenia Bate BASS, to her plantation in Mississippi and she nursed him until he was well enough to return to his regiment. He returned to his regiment 19 July 1864 and was discharged on disability.

In 1866, Humphrey entered the medical department of the University of Nashville (later renamed Vanderbilt University) and graduated in 1868. After taking another course of lectures, he commenced practicing medicine in Sumner County.

His first wife was Martha Anne FRANKLIN, who died two years after their marriage. They had no children.

His second wife was Nancy Drucilla SIMPSON, born 29 Sep 1840 in Tipton County, Tennessee. Her parents were William SIMPSON who died in 1840, and Nancy COOK, born 1804, died 1853.

Humphrey and Nancy were married 25 Nov 1873 and had four children:

1. DR. HUMPHREY HOWELL BATE JR., born 25 May 1875 - died 12 Jun 1936. Humphrey was born at the Old Bate Home Place in Castalian Springs and was buried in the Gallatin Cemetery. He married first, Gertrude BROWN, daughter of Charles Horace BROWN and Betty Green HARRIS. They had two daughters: Nell Thompson BATE and Edna Simpson BATE. Humphrey married second, Ethel HESSON, born 26 Jun 1891, died 20 Jun 1954. Ethel was the daughter of Harvey H. HESSON, 1867-1921, and Edna Bell WOODCOCK, 1874-1960. Humphrey and Ethel had three children: Alcyone BATE, Humphrey Howell BATE, and Edwin Miller BATE.

2. Stillborn son - 1876

3. Stillborn son - 1877

4. ANNE BATE - born 25 Nov 1878 - died 14 Jun 1959. She was born at the Old Bate Home Home Place in Castalian Springs and buried in the Gallatin Cemetery. Anne married Russell Marcellus BROWN, born 1873, died 27 Mar 1937. Russ was struck and killed by a car as he was walking in front of his home in Castalian Springs. Russ was the son of Charles Horace BROWN and Betty Green HARRIS. Russ' sister, Gertrude, was the first wife of Anne BATE's brother, Humphrey BATE. Anne and Russ had no children.

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