I found this in some of my paper's it off the 1850 census, district 2, St Clair co, Illinois William Pate----43--m--job Mason---born Tenn Mary--------------30--f----born St Clair co Sarah Jirg-------11--f---- " George W. Jirge-8-m----- " Nancy J " " -6-f---- " Muriah Patese---3-m-- " the hand writing was not very easy to make out. also the name on the 3 children could be a J or a T maybe, but here another one from Tenn and wonder if he was a brother too Noah Pate...John Jackson