This message was posted on the PATE venue at GenForum:---- Posted by: Donna Boliver (ID *****4941)(cogdon@yahoo.com) Date: June 21, 2005 at 13:19:58 Message 2917 of 2918 "Looking for information on Thomas Pate b 16 Sept 1886 died 27 Oct 1970, Parents and birth place unknown, Married Jessie Butler b 4 Dec 1888 died 20 June 1982 also unknown." This was posted in reply:----- Donna: In my OPINION- Thomas Jefferson Pate b 16 Sep 1886 d 27 Oct 1970 Social Security Number 454-62-6125 He resided in Lake Dallas, Denton County Texas at the time he died. He was the son of Christopher H Pate and Sarah Frances Thomas. Some time prior to 1920 he married Jessie E Butler b 4 Dec 1888 d 20 Jun 1982 Social Security Number 452-23-6547. She also resided in Lake Dallas, Denton County Texas at the time of death. She apparently was the daughter of Louis and Mary Belle Butler. There is a Jessie Pate buried in Bolivar Cemetery, Denton County Texas. HOWEVER this is no doubt Jessie Edith Chastain Pate 3 Oct 1888-29 Aug 1975, wife of William E Pate 12 Jan 1890-12 Oct 1974 who is buried in an adjoining grave. There are several federal census records that are interesting- 1930 Hale Co Texas, Enum Dist 95-16, sheet 1A, Precinct 5, site 11/12 THOMAS J PATE----43 W/M HEAD MD @22 FARMER--TX/TX/TX 1886 JESSIE E PATE----41 W/F WIFE MD @20---------TX/TX/TX 1888 LLOYD A PATE-----18 W/M SON SGL-------------TX/TX/TX 1911 CHARLSIE B PATE--16 W/F DAU SGL-------------TX/TX/TX 1913 BELLE M BUTLER---60 W/F MNL WD--------------TX/MO/MO 1879 1920 Collin Co Texas, Enum District 32, sheet 11, Precinct 8, site 207/212 THOMAS PATE------33 W/M HEAD MD FARMER------TX/AR/TX 1887 JESSIE PATE------30 W/F WIFE MD ------------TX/AR/TX 1890 LOIS PATE-------- 9 W/F DAU SGL ------------TX/TX/TX 1911 LOYD PATE-------- 8 W/M SON SGL ------------TX/TX/TX 1912 CHARKIE PATE----- 6 W/F DAU SGL ------------TX/TX/TX 1914 1900 Collin Co Texas, Page 256, Enum District 24, sheet 16 Precinct 8, site 288/292 CHRISTOPHER H PATE---45 W/M HEAD MD FARMER------TX/MS/NC JAN 1854 FRANCIS PATE---------37 W/F WIFE MD 23y 11/11---TX/TN/GA JUL 1862 WESLEY PATE----------20 W/M SON SGL-------------TX/TX/TX AUG 1879 LAURA PATE-----------19 W/F DAU SGL-------------TX/TX/TX AUG 1881 ROBERT F PATE--------16 W/M SON SGL-------------TX/TX/TX JAN 1884 THOMAS PATE----------13 W/M SON SGL-------------TX/TX/TX SEP 1886 NONA PATE------------11 W/F DAU SGL-------------TX/TX/TX OCT 1888 BEN PATE------------- 9 W/M SON SGL-------------TX/TX/TX FEB 1891 EFFIE PATE----------- 6 W/F DAU SGL-------------TX/TX/TX JUN 1893 HARVEY PATE---------- 4 W/M SON SGL-------------TX/TX/TX SEP 1895 CHESTER PATE--------- 2 W/M SON SGL-------------TX/TX/TX JUN 1897 MARVIN PATE----------8m W/M SON SGL-------------TX/TX/TX SEP 1899 Not far away from the PATE household in 1900 we find a BUTLER household- 1900 Collin Co Texas, Page 258, Enum District 24, sheet 18, Precinct 8, site 308/312 LOUIS BUTLER---------39 W/M HEAD MD FARMER------AR/AR/AR DEC 1860 MARY B BUTLER--------30 W/F WIFE MD 9y 4/4------TX/MO/MO NOV 1869 JESSIE E BUTLER------11 W/F DAU SGL AT SCHOOL---TX/AR/TX DEC 1888 MARTHA E BUTLER------ 6 W/F DAU SGL ------------TX/AR/TX DEC 1892 MINTA L BUTLER------- 5 W/F DAU SGL -----------TX/AR/TX MAY 1895 WILLIE L BUTLER-----11m W/F DAU SGL -----------TX/AR/TX JUN 1899 I suspect that Thomas J Pate and Jessie E Butler married in Collin Co TX about 1909. Joel