Joel - I worked with a lady here in Shreveport on this line - she is a descendant and has done a tremendous job of research -- Fleming's wife is supposedly Elizabeth Jane Hammons, which would explain the different names in the census. Also it is debatable if Fleming is the son of Daniel & Laura or son of Jacob & Frances (Fanny) -- notice Fleming says he was born in VA and in the 1810 Montgomery Co, VA census, there is an unnamed male age 0-10 (b. 1800-1810) in the family of Jacob & Fanny Pate. I found Arminta (Pate) Yarbrough in the 1900 Logan Co, AR census - she is age 45, a widow; b. Sep 1854 - AR/TN/TN with 4 children, one of which is a Daniel Yarbrough. The marriage record of Daniel Pate (age 18) to Mary Jane Totty (age 16) recorded 29 Dec 1870 in Bk C, p 463, Independence Co, AR shows the marriage was by verbal consent of Parents & Guardian - just wonder if a copy of this marriage might show the names of the parents and guardians, if anyone has access to the original record. Jinks Jinks Pate Lee jinksp@juno.com Pate Webpage http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~patefamily/index.htm My Direct Line: Desc Charts P-64 & P-16