Carol: Davis W Pate seems to be part of the Pate line that was in the Caesar Creek Twsp, Dearborn Co, IN and Catlin Twsp, Vermilion Co IL. He is buried in Ionia Twsp, Jewell Co KS. I found no evidence that he spent time in Iowa. He had a g/SNL, Mark Welch, and a g/DNL, Netta Hanson, who were born in Iowa, but these were the only Iowa connections I found. His individual summary from the GedCom file I am working on provides as follows- Joel Name: Davis W PATE Sex: Male Individual Facts Birth 23 Jun 1823 Dearborn Co., IN Census 1850 (age 27) Vermilion Co., IL Census 1860 (age 37) Vermilion Co., IL Census 1870 (age 47) Vermilion Co., IL Census 1880 (age 57) Jewell Co., KS Death 6 Apr 1883 (age 59) Jewell Co., KS Burial 8 Apr 1883 Jewell Co., KS Marriages/Children 1. Mary Ann PATTERSON Marriage 20 Jun 1841 (age 17) Vermilion Co., IL Children: Squire Johnson PATE (15 Oct 1845 - 8 Jan 1927) Lewis Franklin PATE (Feb 1847 - 30 Jun 1900) Elizabeth Indiana PATE (1 Feb 1848 - 26 Dec 1906) Agnes PATE (1850 - ) Bird PATE (20 Jul 1852 - 29 Sep 1901) Scott M PATE (19 Apr 1855 - 29 May 1927) 2. Sarah A SNOW Marriage 25 Oct 1860 (age 37) Vermilion Co., IL Divorce bef Nov 1878 (age 55) Children: Lucien PATE (1866 - bef 1880) Lizzie Leota PATE (12 Oct 1867 - ) 3. Berthula A Rebeckah JEFFERSON Marriage 27 Nov 1878 (age 55) Jewell Co., KS Notes (Individual) Census (1850): Page 363, Dist 21, site 119/119 Census (1860): Page 350-351, Catlin Twsp, Danville PO, site 709/709 Census (1870): Page 59, Catlin, site 11/11 Census (1880): Enum Dist 129, sheet 11, Ionia, site 105/105 Burial (8 Apr 1883): Ionia Cemetery, Jewell Co., KS