I have a few puzzles on this family - can anyone help?? Mary Jane Pate, dau of Thomas & Christina (Borden) Pate supposedly married Thomas Wilkerson: In 1860 Lawrence Co, AL census Thomas Wilkerson age 30 b. AL Mary Wilkerson, age 26 b. AL Jeremiah Wilkerson, age 5, b. AL 1870 Lawrence Co, AL Jane Pate, age 35 (This would be a dau of Thos & Christina Pate) Sarah Pate, age 15 Willie Pate, age 10 Nancy Pate, age 23 (sister to Jane Pate) Margaret Pate, age 8 Sarah Pate, age 6 Mary Pate, age 6 (married Andrew Jackson "Sanco" Wilkerson) 1880 Lawrence Co, AL Mary J Wilkerson, age 42, widow, AL/TN/KY - this would appear to be the one that md Thomas Wilkerson Jerry J Wilkerson, age 20, son AL/TN/AL (son of Thos & Mary Wilkerson, 1860) Mary Ann Wilkerson, age 17, dau, AL/TN/AL Mary Smith, age 15, niece, AL/AL/AL Jane Wilkerson, age 44, widow, AL/AL/AL (Is this Mary Jane Pate who also married a Thomas Wilkerson??) Sanco Wilkerson, age 17, son, AL/AL/AL (Md Mary Jane Pate, dau of Nancy Pate) Sicily Wilkerson, age 15, dau, AL/AL/AL 1900 Lawrence Co, AL Sanco Wilkerson, age 43, AL/AL/AL Mary Wilkerson, age 34, AL/AL/AL (dau of Nancy Pate) et al - children Jane Wilkerson, age 64, mother, widow, 1 child/1 living; Al/AL/AL John Pate, age 15, 2nd cousin Tom Pate, age 14, 2nd cousin 1910 Lawrence Co, AL Jackson Wilkerson, age 55, AL/AL/AL Mary Wilkerson, age 46, AL/AL/AL et al - children Jane Wilkerson, age 71, mother, widow, 4 children/1 living, AL/TN/AL Were there two Thomas Wilkerson's?? One with son, Jeremiah and one with son, Sanco?? and both married Mary Jane's?? Descendants say Sanco's father was Thomas Wilkerson. Who were the John & Tom Pate living with Sanco Wilkerson in 1900?? Can anyone straighten me out on this family - thanks Jinks Jinks Pate Lee jinksp@bellsouth.net Pate Webpage: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~patefamily/index.htm My Direct Line: Desc Charts P-64 & P-16