You wrote: > > >jonathon was brother of joshua patterson and son of james patterson, >from nc, ky, shelby co il to northern ca by wagon train. came to ca >1840's. joshua was in shasta, tehema, tulare co. opposed railroad. What does "opposed railroad" mean? Do you have census information on Jonathon and Joshua PATTERSON already? Have you gotten any citations for county histories, etc.? I would like to help but I don't want to duplicate your information. Sandra