Lindy Thanks for posting this obit. Matthew Joseph "Jack" Pate 1886-1938 is a 4th cousin,once removed , to Jinks Pate Lee. He is part of the "Matthew Maze". See the 4 part series on the "Matthew Maze" in the Pate List Serve Archives, which posted in 1999. Start with http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/pate/1999-05/0926674376 The obit refers to 6 children, 5 of whom were living in May 1938. The missing child is Matthew Joseph "Jack" Pate. Jr b 24 Feb 1911 d 23 Jul 1927 Joel On 7/12/2010 3:49 PM, Lindy Hard wrote: > Source: 7 May 1938 Augusta Chronicle [GA newspaper] > Article written from Barnwell, SC. May 6 > [highlights] > > Matthew Joseph ("Jack") Pate, Barnwell native died at his home in Wilson NC > early Thursday; funeral this afternoon at the home in Wilson, burial in > Wilson cemetery. > > Born in Barnwell Aug 20, 1886, 51 yrs old; s/o the late M. J.& Sarah > Hopkins Pate; married Miss Carrie Armstrong in 1912; 5/6 children living: > > 30th yr of active service with F H Lummis Cotton Gin Co of Columbus, GA; > many friends in Carolinas& GA > > 2 sons, Frank Pate& William Pate of Wilson [NC] > 3 daughters, Mrs. J V Howell& Miss Helen Pate, Richmond, VA > Miss Ruby Pate of Wilson [NC] > 2 brothers, A. D. Pate of Burlington, NC > C A Pate of Washington, DC > 3 sisters, Mrs. G. M. Greene of Barnwell [SC] > , Mrs. L. K. Best of Bradenton, FL > , Mrs. George Glaspy of Palmetto, FL, > several nieces& nephews > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > -- PATE DNA PROJECT http://www.familytreedna.com/public/pate-dna-project Sharing Our Past, Our Present and Our Future PATE LIST SERVE [email protected] A free E-Mail Forum for PATE Researchers