FATHER

Jacob Tague

MOTHER

Peree Poling

WIFE

Ola May Pulver

b. 12 May 1883 Harlan, Shelby Co., IA

CHILDREN

1. Everett Eddie Tague b. 22 Feb 1905

2. Beulah Mae Tague b. 17 Jul 1907

3. Charlotte Marie Tague b. 16 Aug 1910

4. Rex James Tague b. 27 Aug. 1912

5. Lloyd William Tague b. 12 Jul 1914

6. Arthur Tague b. 18 May 1916

7. Evelyn Pearl Tague b. 20 Sep 1917

8. Gerald Lee Tague b. 16 Dec 1925

From an unpublished book by Blanche E. Tague Ladue

JAMES T. TAGUE

As I recall my visit to Uncle Jim's. Aunt Olie's and Family, I realize the visit was quite brief. Erma, my sister, and I spent several days at. the Family home in the summer of 1926 at Stuart, Iowa. My sister and I had such a delightful time there being introduced to the activities of a large Iowa corn-belt farm. First.; there was a huge red barn where the grains, hay, live stock and farm equipment was kept, next; and much smaller but still a large white two story farm house which housed the parents and five lively young people, the children that were still at home. The three older children had already flown the coup and were starting families of their own on their own corn-belt farms.
I remember this happy fun loving Family with much pleasure. The wrestling matches in that large dining room was quite a sight. My sister, Erma, a strong girl of eighteen, taking on first one and then the other of her boy cousins, Rex, or Lloyd and wrestling with them all over that floor. The two boys really trying to get the best of her. It was a riot to watch them. I can't remember who was the victor, but I can remember both my Father and Uncle Jim laughing uproarously at Erma's performance. In those days girls were supposed to be more lady-like. I took no part in this rough- housing as Charlotte and I had different interests.
Never, never will I forget Aunt Olie's breakfast table. I had never seen anything like it in my whole life. In the morning on that large family table was a plater of fried eggs, a plater of meat such as bacon and ham, a plater of fried cottage brown potatoes, a pan or two of hot golden topped fresh biscuts, jam and honey and, believe it or not, one or two kinds of fruit pies along with coffee or milk to drink. In my mind's eye, I can still see that table heavily ladened with all that food. Farm life was rigorous and much food was needed to sustain one's strength.
Another interesting thing, I recall, was their home garden. Whenever, anyone needed potatoes, they just got a pronged fork and a pail walked to the garden and dug up some big round red potatoes, nothing to it at all.
Aunt Olie was known for her cooking. I recall when we had a Family Reunion at a beautiful fun park in Davenport, Iowa, everyone clamored for Aunt Olie's chicken and home made noodles. Aunt Olie brought a large five or ten gallon kettle full of that fantastic chicken and noodle mix. After 57 years, the taste still lingers in my mouth.
Years later, after all the children had left the nest, Uncle Jim and Aunt Olie would come to Arizona and had such fun visiting my Folks. They would all go fishing up the Salt River or go to the mountains hunting. I heard of the beautiful comaraderie between these two brothers and their wives from my Folks.
Uncle Jim was the third son in the Tague family that lived to maturity, married and raised a family of eight children of his own. He and Aunt Olie were loving and responsible parents. I appreciated the opportunity of knowing them and their wonderful family. Uncle Jim was one of the three brothers, who, while still in his teens helped purchase a home for their Mother. He was born on 30 Mar 1880 at Harlan, Shelby County, Iowa. He was born on 31 Mar 1880 at Shelby County, Iowa. He married Ola Mae PULVER (3028), daughter of Charles PULVER (33970) and Clementine HAMBLIN (33971), on 7 Apr 1901 at Harlan, Shelby County, Iowa. He died on 11 Sep 1954 at Morrisburg, Iowa, at age 74. He was buried at Morrisburg, near, Dale City, Iowa.