Opinion: The Chronicles of the Tatum Family of North Fulton

Family genealogy is not for everyone, but some people once introduced become totally engrossed in the subject.

Pat Tatum Miller is just such a person.

Through years of diligent research, the Milton resident has determined she is connected to at least 1,575 permanent residents of the Old Roswell Cemetery. It is impressive, for sure, but it also says something about the families who first settled in this part of Georgia and how they became intertwined with each other generation after generation. Pat says that if you are related to someone buried in Old Roswell Cemetery, you are probably related to her – somehow. It means you also have at least 1,575 new kinfolks…

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