Before Texas was admitted to the Union as a State it was the independent Republic of Texas and before it was a Republic it was part of Mexico. Beginning in 1824 the Mexican government contracted with Empresarios (contractors) to bring settlers into the Mexican State of Coahuila and Texas. Stephen F Austin was the most successful of the Empresarios. He began making land grants from the area allocated to him. Austin and his secretary kept records on the families he helped settle and the land grants he made. These records cover the time period 1824 to 1828 and in many cases on to 1836 when the Texas Declaration of Independence was signed. The surname PATE appears in those records. A researcher-compiler named Vilamae Williams has published (1984, 1989 and 2000) abstracts of those records. The Library of Congress profile for the 1989 edition is included below. If any one has access to this book and could extract the PATE information AND post it to PATE-L, it would be a very helpful bit of information to have. Joel LC Control Number: 89-080087 Main Title: Stephen F. Austin's register of families : from the originals in the General Land Office, Austin, Texas /edited by Villamae Williams. Published/Created: Baltimore, Md. : Genealogical Pub. Co., 1989, c1984. ISBN: 0806312521 LC Classification: F385 .A895 1989 Dewey Class No.: 929/.3764 20 Empresarios (contractors) to bring specific numbers of families into the State of Coahuila and Texas x

Hi Cousin Kim, I think the following information will prove William A Pate is the son of John and Evaline Bates Pate. He was first married to Sarah A Evaline Mercer Pate and they had Mary J and Sarah A Pate. William A Pate married Frances Matilda 'Fannie' Thompson on 04 Sep 1873 in Coosa Co, Al. 1850 COOSA Co Nov 21 P 115 Hatchet Creek Div 392/392 John Pate 49 M Farmer--/900 NC 1801 Evaline Pate 38 F GA 1812 Thomas Pate 15 M Farmer at School AL 1835 William Pate 8 M AL 1842 Loyal Pate 5 M AL 1845 John Pate 3 M AL 1847 Baby Pate 4M M AL 1850 John Harrisom 19 M Farmer GA 1831 [John Pate md Evalina Bates 19 Apr 1836, Chambers Co] xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 1860 COOSA Co, AL Jul 13 2nd Sub-Div Mt Olive P O PG 324 709/709 John 59 Farmer 350/800 Va Evaline 49 Ga Wm A 18 farm labor Al Loyall P 15 farm labor Al James M 12 Al Joseph W 10 Al John W 6 Al In 1860 Thomas Mitchell was enumerated with cousin & future brother-in-law John Weaver Cotton. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx In "Coosa Co Marriages" William A Pate & Eveline Mercer, license issued 16 Aug 1865; married 17 Aug 1865; by Martin Parker, MG ( note in 1860, he was 18, b Al in house with John Pate) C-417 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Probate Records,Book 11, Page 149/150, Coosa County,AL Final Settlement of estate of John Pate, Thomas M. Pate,EXT: dtd 18 May 1878: The following heirs are listed: Thomas M. Pate over 21 W.A. Pate over 21 J.M. Pate over 21 resides somewhere in Mississippi J. W. Pate over 21 John W. Pate over 21 lives in Arkansas Minor heirs of L.P.Pate,deceased, son of the deceased: Julia Ann Pate John W. Pate L.W. Pate xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 1870 Coosa Co., Al Census Sarah A Evaline (S A E) was listed as William Pate's wife age 24, b Al Hope this helps. Nancy Dinkins

Kimberly: Let me suggest that you do some reading. Go to this site http://www.cherokeeheritage.org/index.html Open the "Genealogy" link and read the material on these items: "Dawes Roll" "blood quantum" Also go to this site: http://www.powersource.com/cocinc/ancest/whois.htm There are several excellent articles there. One extract, in particular, struck me. "For Whites, blood is a substance that can be either racially pure or racially polluted. Black blood pollutes White blood absolutely, so that, in the logical extreme, one drop of Black blood makes an otherwise White man black. . . . White ideas about "Indian blood" are less formalized and clear-cut. . . . It may take only one drop of Black blood to make a person a Negro, but it takes a lot of Indian blood to make a person a "real" Indian. " From-Karen I. Blu, The Lumbee Problem: The Making of an American Indian. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1980. In the predominate Euro-American (white) culture it was not fashionable or wise to be thought of as being an Indian (whole or part) from about 1720 to 1920. Now days it is most fashionable to "prove" your Indian blood (4/4ths, 1/2, 1/4, 1/8th, 1/16th, 1/32nd or is it 15/32nds, 1/64th, 1/128th). Oil, tobacco, and games (read this as money) seem to be the driving forces behind many efforts to prove one's Indian heritage. Some of this effort is fueled by genealogical curiosity. In hundreds of hours studying census records I have encountered very few indications of folks with the surname PATE who were racially designated as Indians. I am not familiar with an 1830 or 1840 Indian census, It is my impression that from 1790 to 1840 the racial designations were white or black (free or slave). If you really want to wander off into the wilderness, try to sort out and racially classify the triracial families, i.e., White, Indian and Black. One of the more interesting things to occur recently (2000 as I recall) was the attempt by the ruling authorities in the Cherokee Nation to decertify hundreds of tribal members because of their black blood. Care to guess what was behind that move? Joel

I was wondering if anyone knows for sure that John Pate born 1801 in Nc and Evaline Bates NC are the parents of William Pate, listed as W. A. Pate in the 1880 US census. Because on the census he has his parents as born in GA. My aunt has records as John Pate and Evaline Bates as parents of W.A. Pate and a James M. Pate born 1765 as his father. Because according to my aunt, John Pate is listed in the Indian census Montgomery archives. She believes that to be our Indian connection. If there is a comment would welcome any. Thanks again, Kim ________________________________________________________________ The best thing to hit the internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! Surf the web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today!

This is the first marriage of BEVERLY ACHIE PATE: Family Group Record ========================================================================================== Husband: BEVERLY ARCHIE PATE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Birth: 15 Sep 1846 KY B: Death: 1925 BUTLER CO. KY POOR FARM E: Burial: 1925 OLD BETHEL CEM. - BUTLER COUNTY, KESP: Marriage: 6 Feb 1877 BUTLER CO. KY SS: Father: RICHARD DABNEY PATE (b abt 1815) Mother: MARY E. BELCHER (b 1815) Other spouse: MARY CATHERINE SORRELS (m 8 Feb 1880) SS: ========================================================================================== Wife: CHRISTINA BAXTER ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Birth: 25 Sep 1854 B: Death: Jun 1877 BUTLER CO. KY E: Burial: SP: Father: ALLEN BAXTER Mother: AMANDA BAUCAM ========================================================================================== Children ========================================================================================== 1 M WILLIAM THOMAS "WILL" PATE Birth: 12 May 1877 BUTLER CO. KY B: Death: 1957 E: Burial: SP: Spouse: IDA BELL WHITAKER SS: Spouse: ORA EVELYN MCKINNEY SS: ======================================================================================

I am wondering when does someone list another race? If someone is 1/16 Indian but mostly white, they probably would put white. So how far back do we look to see if there was anyone that was Indian that was listed as such? I thought that race was listed on the birth certificate, but the ones I have of my children do not show race. Now we fill out the race when census is done, how was it done back when? Did the person taking the census decide what race you were by looks? Or what? I also have another question, what if someone is half and half of something? I just became a grandmother this August, and my grandson's father is from Morroco he is an Arab, what race is that? And what would my grandson be? And with the way things are now, maybe he would not want anyone to know that, so he could go with his mothers race. See what I mean, maybe it is true, but due to treatment of the Indians , it was better to keep it in the family. We may never know for sure. I am working on several family lines that I am related to that have stories of Indian blood, my father side my mother side, my husbands side. Not all of this can be a misunderstanding. My aunt has found a John Pate Charles Pate and Thomas Pate in Indian census of 1830 and 1840 does that ring a bell with anyone? That is all she sent me, I do not have any dates of birth or anything else to go on right now. Kim ________________________________________________________________ The best thing to hit the internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! Surf the web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today!

Most recently, one of my 'cousins', Kimberly A Woosley, posted her line. Family had handed down 'some kind' of Indian heritage type blood information. Who knows, after all these years. My father's sister, Mrs. Lillian Rae (Hudson) Verhalen, of Knox City, Texas, told me once or twice that her mother, Carrie Elizabeth Pate, dau. of William Pate and Frances Matilda Thompson was 1/16 Indian. However, she never 'knew' what tribe that would have been, or, thru which side of the family it was. My father's brother, Isaac L. Hudson, was married to a wonderful lady who did have Commanche blood. Plus, Emma Belle was a Parker, and it was one of her cousins who had been captured and kidnapped. The illusive Indian relationship remains a mystry. ear in California

I don't know if anyone has the 1880 census, but it shows W. A. Pate as 35 born in AL parents as born in Ga and Ga Frances Pate 32 born in Ga parents in SC and Ga mary J pate 14 born in AL parents born in AL and AL Sarah A. Pate 12 born in AL parents born in AL and AL Amanda M. Pate 6 born in AL parents born in AL and Ga Mattie E. Pate 4 born in AL Parents born in Al and Ga William N. Pate 3 born in AL parents born in AL and Ga Carrie E. Pate 10 months born in AL parents born in AL and GA Hattie Hughs12 born in AL parents born in GA and Ga weogufka, Coosa , Alabama ________________________________________________________________ The best thing to hit the internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! Surf the web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today!

I am Kimberly Ann Westbrook Woosley, my Pate relations are: Ada Vee Pate born March 31, 1913 Hillsboro, Texas, died, June 10, 1998 Altus, Oklahoma, my grandmother, married to David Franklyn Westbrook , November 9, 1935 .Prarie Hill , Oklahoma. William Nathan Hunter Pate went by the name of Hunter, my great grandfather, married to Stella Velma Landreth, she was called Velma. William Pate born 1839 my great great grandfather married to Frances Matilida Thompson who was born 1845. There are 2 Pate children of Hunter and Stella Pate still living. My great aunt remembers her Daddy, tell her that she had the temper of a Comanche just like his Daddy, so she thought she was part Comanche from that side and Cherokee from her mother's side. I remember my grandmother say Choctaw was on Pate side and Cherokee and French on her Landreth side. I wish I had got it all written down when I had the chance, she is the only one who might know what I want, since I was always interested in the family when I was little she told me things my father didn't know. Personally I would like to know if this was just some rumor that got started or the truth. Thanks so much, Kim ________________________________________________________________ The best thing to hit the internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! Surf the web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today!

Joel - I STRONGLY SUSPECT Richard Dabney Pate is connected to the Matthew Pate who md MISS Dabney in Bedford Co, VA - NO PROOF Several Pate/Dabney connections show up in some of the older VA land records. The Pennie Pate listed in household with Mary Pate, is probably the dau, Abigail "Jennie" Pate b. 1 Dec 1853 - but do not know who the grand- children shown belong to. I have no further records on Isaac Monroe Pate - but think the Isaac Pate in 1880 Poweshiek Co, IA is Isaac Shelby Pate, b. 26 Feb 1851 KY who md Mary Jane Lewis, b. 11 Mar 1849 KY - This Isaac Shelby Pate is son of James Pate who md Mary Nixon - and were from Wayne Co, KY Jinks

Joel, concerning the message that mentions Pates and Pemiscot County, Missouri, I thought I would just say that I was born and raised in Pemiscot County. I married a Pate, Marilyn Mae, as you know, but I also went to high school in Caruthersville, Missouri, which is in Pemiscot, with a Kenneth Pate. We graduated from C'ville in 1951. The last I heard of Kenneth Pate was in 2001. Then. he was said to be living at Rt. # 1, P.O. box 87, Fredericktown Missouri 63645. I have no idea if Kenneth is related to the mentioned Pates or not, or for that matter to my wife. Kenneth would have been born ca 1933. Joe Hazel

Jinks: Three questions- The name DABNEY in Richard Dabney Pate- got any ideas as to where it came from? Pennie Pate, age 26 b ca 1854, in the Butler Co KY household of Mary Pate - is she perhaps a D/I/L rather than a DAU? Who were the parents of the two grands listed in the H/H? What became of Isaac Monroe Pate? Scan 1880 POWESHIEK CO IA, ED 189, sheet 4, Grinnell TWSP, site 7/7. Is this him?

My name is Erma Lee (Stewart-Allen) McKinley. I live in Ohio County, Ky. My mother, Anna Mae Martin b. 1922, in Butler County, Ky. died 1988 in Ohio County. She married Clarence H. Stewart b. 1913, died 1965 in Ohio County, Ky. Anna's mother was Cordie Delia Pate b. Jan 1894, died 1924, in Butler County, Ky. and she m. around 1913 to Columbus Lonzo Martin b. 1873, died 1955, Butler County, Ky. Cordie's parents were Beverly Archie Pate b. 1846, died 1925, in Butler County, Ky. He married #1 Christina Baxter in 1877 in Butler County, Ky. They had one son, William Thomas Pate b. 1877 in ButlerCounty,Ky. Beverly A. Pate later married #2 Kathern Sorrels b. 1856, died 1925 in Butler County, Ky. They m. 1880 in Butler County, Ky. and had these children: Mose Pate b. 1880, Maggie Bell Pate b. 1884, Butler County, Ky., Cordie D. b. 1894, Leoria b. ? Beverly A. Pate's parents were Richard Dabney Pate, b. 1815, in VA, died ? and Mary E. Belcher b. 1815 in VA. Richard seems to be the first Pate to come to Butler County, Ky. Their children: James L., b. 1841, John William b. 1845, Beverly Archie b. 1846, Judy A. b. 1847, Parthenia E. b. 1848, Robert Nathaniel b.1851, Abigail I. b. 1854, Isaac Monroe b. 1856. I hope to hear from several Pate cousins!

Recently Posted to: Ancestry.com Surname Page: PATE[http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=an&p=surnames.pate] Date: 21 Sep 2003 10:27 PM GMT Posted by: James Bellamy [jbellamy@msn.com] I am looking for descendants of J J Coats and Sallie McConnell. They were married in Parker County, Texas. They had two children L B and Blanche Josephine. J J Coats was killed in 1896. Sallie later married George F McRee and moved to Oklahoma. Blance married Stanton Stanley Pate on 19 August 1916 in Oklahoma City. Any info would be greatly appreciated. My Response Lawson Draper Pate md Susan M Cummins perhaps in Jackson Co TN 15 FEB 1854. They appear in the 1860 census of Smith Co TN, Page 319, Dixon Springs TWSP site 490/490. They had, among others, a son, Edward G. Pate. See 1870 census of Smith Co TN Page 60, Difficult PO, site 2/2. Also See 1880 census of Smith Co TN, Enum Dist 117, sheet 11, Civil Dist 5, site 97/99, Page 62. Edward G. Pate, ca 1866, md Beatrice Plumlee in TN or in the Indian Territory (Chickasaw Nation) ca 1889. Edward G. Pate and Beatrice Plumlee had, among others, a son, Staton Stanley Pate. See 1900 census Oklahoma/Indian Territory, Chickasaw Nation page 302, Enum Dist 128, sheet 11, Silo TWSP, site 335/339 (T6S-R8E). Staton Stanley Pate md Blanche Josephine Coats 19 Aug 1916 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Co, OK. They were enumerated in the 1920 census of Oklahoma Co OK. See 1920 census of Oklahoma Co. Enum Dist 154, sheet 16, Oklahoma City. Also see 1930 Census of Oklahoma Co OK, Enum Dist 60, sheet 16A. Childr! en, as of 1930: Staton Staley Pate Jr b OK ca 1918 and Sallie (Sarah) L Pate b OK ca 1921.[Subject to error and verification]

Erma - according to another researcher on this line of Pate's - Beverly Archie Pate is the son of Richard Dabney Pate & Mary Elizabeth Belcher -- in the 1860 Butler Co, KY census there is a son, Beverly, age 14, listed with the family. Richard D & Mary Pate are in the 1870 Ohio Co, KY census and in 1880, the wife is listed in Butler Co, KY and Richard is listed in 1880 Henderson Co, KY - so it is possible they divorced. Beverly is in Butler Co, KY from 1880 to 1920. He md (1) Christina Lula Bell Baxter and (2) Catherine Sorrels-Cristy - she was evidently the widow Cristy as there were 2 Cristy step children listed in 1880 with the family. Cordie Delia Pate is listed as Agnes C age 5 in the 1900 census. Hope this is of help. Jinks

I am brand new to this list; will introduce myself: I am Erma Lee (Stewart) McKinley. My parents were Clarence H. Stewart and Anna Mae Martin. Maternal grandparents were Columbus Lonzo Martin and Cordie Delia Pate. Maternal grandparents: Beverly Archie Pate and Catherine Sorrels.

The two daughters perhaps were: Aletha b 1922 Virginia b 1925 They were with their parents in the 1930 census of New Madrid Co., MO ----- Original Message ----- From: <Jhtn6@aol.com> To: <PATE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, September 21, 2003 5:13 PM Subject: [PATE] John Balthup Pate 1901 - 1981 > > Hello Folks, > > I hope everyone on the East Coast is safe from Isabel. Below is a > copy of an email from a genpal who is seeking help in finding her PATE family > roots. She is not apart of my direct line, and I am still in the process of > knotting my family tree branches, so I do not have info to help her, but thought > I'd ask the greatest genlist to see if someone has a connection, or just a > tidbit of info to help point her in the right direction. > We'd really appreciate it. > Thanks so much! > Sincerely, > Tina > > Christina L. Dodson - Evans > "My Family Tree is Full Of Nuts!!!!!!!!!!" > > > > > I've seen your posts from time to time and have meant to write, but I think > this is probably just a long shot. But, here goes: > > My husband's grandfather was John Balthup Pate (1901-1981), son of Will > Daniel & Frances "Frankie" (Holland) Pate. Her mother was Ruby Nell "Nellie" > Killion (1902-1979). John & Nellie had two daughters and both were young when > he left the family. My mom-in-law was the younger, being only about 4 at the > time. Her sister gave me some info before she passed away and that's > pretty much all I have to go on. > > I am not quite sure how the Boswell's fit into the family tree, if at all, > but in the 1910 Gibson Co. census, John, age 9, is living as a ward of Walker & > Pricie Wilson. Sister Vila May, age 2, is living with grandparents Hiram & > Francis Wilson. John's brother George Pate is living with Birthie & Robert > Boswell, while Arthur, age 5, is a ward of James D. & Birdie Bowie. > > I have little other information. I wondered if perhaps the Pates or > Boswells you mention could be related to my mother-in-law. Do any of these names > sound familiar to you? Thanks very much. > > > Marilyn Nickless > >

Note difference in spelling Balthup vs Balthrup John Balthrup Pate md Ruby Nell Killion ca 1919 Pemiscot Co MO [Source: unproven] 1920 census Pemiscot Co MO John Pate 18 W/M SNL MD with James Monroe Killion ED 160/9 Detail to follow 1910 Scott Co MO ED 165/20. Kelso Twsp. ILMO PO site 144/146 Perhaps John Pate 40 W/M Head Md Carpenter IL/TN/TX 1870 Annice Pate 39 W/F Wife Md 17 3/2 IL/MO/IL 1871 Ethel Pate 16 W/F Dau IL/IL/IL 1894 John Pate 9 W/M Son IL/IL/IL 1901 ----- Original Message ----- From: <Jhtn6@aol.com> To: <PATE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, September 21, 2003 5:13 PM Subject: [PATE] John Balthup Pate 1901 - 1981 > > Hello Folks, > > I hope everyone on the East Coast is safe from Isabel. Below is a > copy of an email from a genpal who is seeking help in finding her PATE family > roots. She is not apart of my direct line, and I am still in the process of > knotting my family tree branches, so I do not have info to help her, but thought > I'd ask the greatest genlist to see if someone has a connection, or just a > tidbit of info to help point her in the right direction. > We'd really appreciate it. > Thanks so much! > Sincerely, > Tina > > Christina L. Dodson - Evans > "My Family Tree is Full Of Nuts!!!!!!!!!!" > > > > > I've seen your posts from time to time and have meant to write, but I think > this is probably just a long shot. But, here goes: > > My husband's grandfather was John Balthup Pate (1901-1981), son of Will > Daniel & Frances "Frankie" (Holland) Pate. Her mother was Ruby Nell "Nellie" > Killion (1902-1979). John & Nellie had two daughters and both were young when > he left the family. My mom-in-law was the younger, being only about 4 at the > time. Her sister gave me some info before she passed away and that's > pretty much all I have to go on. > > I am not quite sure how the Boswell's fit into the family tree, if at all, > but in the 1910 Gibson Co. census, John, age 9, is living as a ward of Walker & > Pricie Wilson. Sister Vila May, age 2, is living with grandparents Hiram & > Francis Wilson. John's brother George Pate is living with Birthie & Robert > Boswell, while Arthur, age 5, is a ward of James D. & Birdie Bowie. > > I have little other information. I wondered if perhaps the Pates or > Boswells you mention could be related to my mother-in-law. Do any of these names > sound familiar to you? Thanks very much. > > > Marilyn Nickless > >

Hello Folks, I hope everyone on the East Coast is safe from Isabel. Below is a copy of an email from a genpal who is seeking help in finding her PATE family roots. She is not apart of my direct line, and I am still in the process of knotting my family tree branches, so I do not have info to help her, but thought I'd ask the greatest genlist to see if someone has a connection, or just a tidbit of info to help point her in the right direction. We'd really appreciate it. Thanks so much! Sincerely, Tina Christina L. Dodson - Evans "My Family Tree is Full Of Nuts!!!!!!!!!!" I've seen your posts from time to time and have meant to write, but I think this is probably just a long shot. But, here goes: My husband's grandfather was John Balthup Pate (1901-1981), son of Will Daniel & Frances "Frankie" (Holland) Pate. Her mother was Ruby Nell "Nellie" Killion (1902-1979). John & Nellie had two daughters and both were young when he left the family. My mom-in-law was the younger, being only about 4 at the time. Her sister gave me some info before she passed away and that's pretty much all I have to go on. I am not quite sure how the Boswell's fit into the family tree, if at all, but in the 1910 Gibson Co. census, John, age 9, is living as a ward of Walker & Pricie Wilson. Sister Vila May, age 2, is living with grandparents Hiram & Francis Wilson. John's brother George Pate is living with Birthie & Robert Boswell, while Arthur, age 5, is a ward of James D. & Birdie Bowie. I have little other information. I wondered if perhaps the Pates or Boswells you mention could be related to my mother-in-law. Do any of these names sound familiar to you? Thanks very much. Marilyn Nickless

Swabby John: Thanks for pointing out messages 1569 and 985 on the PATE venue at GenForum. I am convinced that George Newton Pate first married Eunice Willoughby about 1895 in Kansas and that they divorced prior to the 1900 census. What I'm looking for is the details of their marriage and divorce. George Newton Pate is no doubt the George M(N) Pate enumerated in the 1900 census of Geary Co KS ED 52/1b, Fort Riley, site 28/28. He is was a 28 year old bartender whose marital status was entered as MD but was overwritten as "S" or single. The same line showed that he had been married for a total of 5 years. This supports my hypothesis that he was married about 1895 and divorced prior to the 1900 census. There are also two, previously unstated questions, I have regarding Eunice Willoughby. First- Also in the 1900 census of KS, Leavenworth Co ED 83/17a, Delaware Twsp, site 324/314, Evergreen Place Hospital, there is a single 24 year old nurse/employee named Eunice Pate. Was this Eunice Willoughby? Second- In the 1880 census of KS. Riley Co, Grant Twsp, ED 262, sheet 15. site 144/147, line 11, there is a 5 year old Eunice Willoughby. Is this the Eunice Willoughby who married George Newton Pate ca 1895? There is no evidence that there were children born to this couple. George Newton Pate, as best can be determined, next married Elizabeth Elise Crabtree 16 Aug 1928 in Seward Co NE. He was ca age 56 at the time of this marriage and she was ca age 51. I doubt that there were children born to this couple. Joel