Posted on: VanBuren Co. Ia Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ia/VanBuren/11414 Surname: Patterson, Hall, Giberson, Akey, Brereton, Teeters ------------------------- Don't think there is a match unless Joseph was born in the South or had sibling who went South. Joseph Patterson (b. 1818 - place unknown) and Mary Elizabeth Hall (b.1815 or 1824 in Indiana) were married in Jefferson Co. Iowa in 1843. We are trying to find the names of Joseph's parents and any sibling. There are indications he had a brother named Jacob. Family rumor is that Jacob went South during the Civil War and was never heard from again. You didn't by any chance find a Jacob Patterson when you were researching Van Buren County or other surrounding counties. I will let you know if I find a Nathan. Thanks Arliss