Marion Franklin Pate was the second child of Elijah Moseley Pate and Nancy Pollard Medlock. In my opinion Elijah Moseley Pate (born 29 January 1829) died in 1860 in Don Padro Bar TWP, Tuolumne Co. CA. in a measle epidimic Peterson Pate Jr. was born January 1827 - died after 1900 in maybe Merced Co. CA , was older brother of Elijah Moseley Pate. Peterson Pate Jr. was enumerated in the 1860 census of Don Pedro Barr TWP Tuolumne Co. CA Children of Elijah Moseley Pate and Nancy Pollard Medlock are in order: Amanda Jane Pate 25 February 1849 - 17 March 1926 * not 1976 Marion Franklin Pate 16 April 1852 - 10 March 1929 *not 29 March 1929 Wiley Edward Pate April 1855 - 5 April 1927 Sarah Pate is Mrs. Sarah Prudence Goff (formally Mrs. Brown) first wife of Marion. Katie Pate is Catherine Matilda Jane Theosan Bilberry/Bilbrey wife of Wiley Edward Pate Children of Marion Franklin Pate and Sarah "Sally" Prudence Goff ( 1856 - 1911) was: *Mary Nancy Ophelia Pate 25 April 1881 - 13 July 1930 married Osroe Strickland Kimbro *Child: no name 21 September 1908 must have died Children of Marion Franklin Pate and Phoebe "Adaline" Breeden (1897 - 1987): Moseley Franklin (aka Moses) Pate born 30 December 1915 Georgetown Williamson Co. TX Calvin born 9 December 1918 Bartlett Williamson Co. TX John "Johnnie" (E.?) James P. "Jimmy" Judith "Julie" Lydia "Liddy" Phoebe was buried in Corn Hill Cemetery. I have more but got to go Margaret Lindly