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| Amanda (Duncan) Tade, November 1889 |
Amanda
Louise Duncan was born 1 Jan 1830 in Berlin, Somerset, Pennsylvania.
She was the 7th child and 4th daughter of James Duncan and his wife, Elizabeth McKee. Her birth was recorded in the Register of Births and Baptisms of the Town and Country Reformed People of Berlin, Somerset County, Pennsylvania.
Sometime
between 1830 and 1840 the Duncan family moved to Madison County,
Illinois. Amanda is listed in probate records for both her parents as
an heir. Benjamin F. Slater, husband of her sister Emily is listed as
her guardian.
Amanda
is first mentioned in the 1850 census living with the Daniel Crowder
family in Madison County, Illinois. She is listed as follows: Amanda L. Duncan, 20, F, born Pennsylvania. No occupation is given. No information is known as to why she is no longer living with her surviving siblings.
By 1854 Amanda has become a teacher and is living in Chicago. She was listed as a teacher at School #6 in A.J. Andreas’ History of Chicago, 1884. The Report of the President of the Board of Education
lists her as principal of the Primary Department at Washington School
in Chicago. She is listed as Assistant Principal of the Washington
School in 1860. In 1860 her residence was 12 S. Green, Chicago,
Illinois. Amanda is listed in the 1860 U.S. Census as follows: Amanda Duncan, age 24, F, teacher, value of real estate: $300, birthplace New York. Although age and birthplace are different, I am fairly certain that this is the correct Amanda.
On
1 Jul 1861 in Chicago, Illinois, Amanda married Ewing Ogden (E.O.)
Tade. The Rev. William W. Patton performed the ceremony. I have no
information as to how Amanda and E.O. met. E.O. was born 28 Jun 1828 in
Mount Vernon, Jefferson, Illinois. He was the oldest child of John
Tade and Martha Elizabeth Davies. His family moved to Lee County Iowa
in 1835. E.O. graduated from Iowa College in Davenport, Iowa (now
Grinnell College in 1858 and then graduated from the Chicago Theological
Seminary in 1861. He was ordained a Congregational Minister on 4
September 1861 in Loda, Iroquois, Illinois.
E.O. is found in the 1850 U.S. Census living with his father and siblings in Lee County, Iowa as follows: Ewing Tade, age 22, M. He is found in the 1860 U.S. Census living with the Joel H. Wicker family in Chicago, Cook, Illinois as follows: Ewing O. Tade, age 32, M, Theological Student, born Illinois.
I
have found no information on Amanda and E.O. between 1862 and 1865 when
they are found living in Memphis, Tennessee. E.O. was active in the
U.S. Christian Commission during the Civil War. The USCC was organized
to give religious support to the troops during the war. I have not been
able to find any specifics as to the Tades’ involvement. During this
time the Tades also became involved with the American Missionary
Association and after the war with the Freedman’s Bureau.
The
Tades were in Memphis between 1865-1866. While there they helped
establish the Lincoln Chapel (LeMoyne-Owens College). He was an
eyewitness to the Memphis Riots of 1866 and gave
testimony in the government hearings on the riots. In 1866, the Tades
lived at 197 DeSoto, Memphis, Tennessee. It was a U.S. Christian Home.
In
1866, the Tades moved to Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee. During
their years there they lived on Chestnut St., between 6th and 7th Sts.
They are found in the 1870 U.S. Census as follows: Ewing O. Tade,
age 41, M, W, minister, $2500 value of real property, $2000 value of
personal property, born Illinois. Amanda L. Tade, age 39, F, W,
teacher, born Pennsylvania.
E.O.
and Amanda lived in Chattanooga from 1866-1872 and during that time
they continued to be very active in the American Missionary Association
and the Freedman’s Bureau. E.O. served as the first Superintendent of
Education for Hamilton County, he organized the First Congregational
Church in 1867, he organized and helped found The Howard School which
was the first public school in the Chattanooga area. He established the
Freedman’s Savings & Trust, and organized the “Band of Hope” a
society promoting abstinence in alcohol, tobacco and profanity. (A
detailed account of his life in Chattanooga can be found in “E.O. Tade,
Freedmen’s Education, and the Failure of Reconstruction in Tennessee” in
the Tennessee Historical Quarterly, Vol. XLIII, No. 4, Winter 1984.)
From
1872-1875, E.O. taught at Tusculum & Greenville College as a Math
professor. He also served as postmaster in Summertown, Tennessee.
Because of health issues, the Tades moved to California in 1875. In
1875 they settled in Antioch, California. Antioch is located about half
way between San Francisco and Stockton, California. Amanda had two
sisters, Emily and Ann who lived in the area; E.O. also had a brother
in the area.
On
18 Sep 1877 the Tades left the Oakland, California area on the
steamship “George W. Elder” to Portland; then a train to Seattle; a
side-wheel steamer “George B. Libby” to LaConner and then to Bellingham
Bay. Finally a sloop owned by Shad Wooten took them to Fidalgo Island,
Washington. They arrive on the island on 1 Nov. 1877. Here, along with
their partner W.H. Hagadorn, the Tades purchased 160 acres for a school
(Tade Academy) and two homes. This became the first school on the
island.
The family are found in the 1880 U.S. Census living in Ship Harbor Precinct, Whatcom County, Washington as follows: Ewing
O. Tade, W, M, age 52, married, Minister, born Illinois, both parents
born in Kentucky; Amanda Tade, W, F, age 50, wife, married, Keeping
house, born Pennsylvania, both parents born in Virginia; Irving Tade, W,
M, age 11, son, single, born Tennessee, father born Illinois, mother
born Pennsylvania; Elsie Tade, W, F, age 10, daughter, single, born
England, father born Illinois, mother born Pennsylvania. The family left Washington in May 1884 and returned to California.
For
the next 25-30 years the Tades moved around the country serving many
different congregations. The Tades lived in the following places:
Antioch, California (1884), San Mateo, California (1885), Coney Island,
New York (1887-1888), East Granville, Massachusetts (1888-1890),
Washington, DC (1890-1894); Avalon, Catalina Island, California
(1894-1899), Long Beach, California (1900), Berkeley, California
(1904-1905), LaJolla, California (1908-1910), back to Avalon, California
(1910) and finally settling in Los Angeles by 1911. - E.O. served as a
minister and Amanda always at his side as a teacher. Both continued to
be active in the American Missionary Association. E.O. received an
Honorary Doctor of Divinity from Grinnell College in 1909.
E.O. and Amanda are found in the 1900 U.S. Census living in Long Beach, Los Angeles, California as follows: Ewing O. Tade, head, W, M, born Jun 1828,, age 71, Married 38 years, born
Illinois, father born Kentucky, mother born Tennessee; Amanda L. Tade,
Wife, W, F, born Jan. 1830, age 70, Married 38 years, 1 child, 1 child
living, born Pennsylvania, father born Pennsylvania, mother born
Pennsylvania. They are found in the 1910 U.S. Census living in Catalina, Los Angeles, California as follows: Ewing
O. Tade, Head, M, W, age 80, M1 49 years, born Illinois, father born
Kentucky, mother born, Tennessee, English, occupation retired clergyman,
able to read and write, rent house; Amanda L. Tade, Wife, F, W, age 78,
M1 49 years, 1 child, not living, born Pennsylvania, both parents born
Pennsylvania, English, no occupation, able to read and write. They
lived at the following addresses in Los Angeles: 329 York Blvd.,
Highland Park (1911), 815 S. Hope St. (1916), and finally the Hollenbeck
Home for the Aged,located at 573 S. Boyle Ave. (1918).
Ewing
Ogden Tade died 9 Jan 1919 at the Hollenbeck House in Los Angeles. He
was 90 years old. He was buried 11 Jan 1919 in the Hollenbeck House
plot in Evergreen Cemetery, Los Angeles.
Amanda wrote the following letter to E.O.'s family after his death:
Los Angeles, Cal March 1919
573 Boyle Ave.
Dear brother,
Please
excuse this pencil, (my hand is somewhat unsteady.) I presume that you
folks have heard the sad news of your dear brother and beloved
husband. He left us on January 9th, 1919. Two months have almost past
but to me seems but yesterday, as I fancy him lying breathing his last
with one hand clasped in mine. Sometimes in the night I fancy I hear
his voice.
His voice was a long one but to me it seems but a short one, all too short, for I am very very lonely and the days seem long.
I
should have written before this but as you see my hand has shaken too
much. For nearly two years we have not kept house but from advice of
good friends here have lived in “The Hollenbeck Home” and I shall
probably remain here for the remainder of my life. Tho the house is
large accommodating over a hundred people all oer sixty years old. I
often wish I could see you old friends, but am thankful to the good Lord
for such comforts in old age. With kind wishes for all.
Your sister A.L. Tade
postmarked 13 Mar 1919
sent to W.A. Tade, Hillsboro, Iowa
Amanda is found in the 1920 U.S. Census living at the Hollenbeck Home in Los Angeles as follows: Amanda
Tade, inmate, F, W, age 90, widow, able to read and write, born
Pennsylvania, both parents born Scotland, native tongue English.
Amanda
Louise (Duncan) Tade died 3 Feb 1923 at the Hollenbeck House in Los
Angeles. She was 93 years old. She was buried 6 Feb 1923 next to her
husband in the Hollenbeck House plot in Evergreen Cemetery, Los Angeles.
The Tades had no biological children. In the 1900 census, Amanda states that she had 1 child, living. In 1910 she says she had 1 child, no longer living. I have found no other reference to this child. The Tades did adopt two children.
On
4 May 1871, E.O. and Amanda adopted Irving Oscar Peebles (AKA Irving P.
Tade) while living in Chattanooga. He was the son of Rev. David
Peebles and his wife, Charlotte M. Bradley. Irving was born 22 Dec 1868
in Northville, Wayne, Michigan. The Peebles and Tades were colleagues
through the American Missionary Association. After Charlotte Peebles
died in 1870, David was unable to care for his children and gave Irving
to the Tades to be raised.
On
11 Sep 1877, E.O. and Amanda adopted Elsie May Evans (AKA Elsie May
Tade) from the Ladies Protection and Relief Society in San Francisco.
She was the daughter of Daniel Morier Evans and his wife, Mary Ann
Trent. Elsie was born on 6 Sep 1870 in London, England. Her mother
died in 1874. She immigrated to the United States with her father,
step-mother and brother, Ralph in November 1875. I don’t know why her
father and step-mother left the children at the orphanage. Records show
that Daniel M. Evans was still living in 1884 and his 2nd wife had
moved back to England by 1881. I also have no information as to why the
Tades just adopted Elsie and not her brother too. Ralph was later
adopted by Calvin and Maria Dickey.
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