Sharon: Joseph T Pate married Mary Fitzgerald 20 Mar 1856 in San Augustin Co TX. Do you see her as a daughter of George Washington Fitzgerald and Christian McIntosh? In the 1850 census of Anderson Co TX there was a G W Fitzgerald et ux Christian Fitzgerald. They had a daughter, Jane Fitzgerald age 6. Was this perhaps Mary Jane Fitzgerald? There were two Pate households in the 1850 census of Anderson Co TX. One headed by a William Pate and wife Jane and one headed by an Isaac H Pate. {Perhaps Isaac Heath Pate}. These two MAY PERHAPS POSSIBLY be sons of a Peterson Pate. Moving forward to 1860 Anderson Co TX we find: 1. W A Pate and wife Jane at site 717/713 2. G W Fitzgerald and wife Christian at site 719/715 3. J T Pate and wife M J Pate at site 764/760 The children with J T (Joseph T Pate) and M J (Mary Jane Fitzgerald Pate) were A J (Amanda J Pate) and J M (James M Pate) In 1870 Navarro Co TX J P PATE-49 W/M-GA 1821 M T PATE-40 W/F-TN 1830 A M PATE-12 W/F-TX 1858 J M PATE-10 W/M-TX 1860 S E PATE- 8 W/F-TX 1862 W J PATE- 6 W/M-TX 1864 J F PATE- 3 W/M-TX 1867 -J P Pate= apparently Joseph T Pate b 30 Aug 1826 -M T Pate= apparently Mary Jane Fitzgerald -A M Pate= apparently Amanda M Pate 7 Feb 1858 -J M Pate= Apparently James M Pate 16 Dec 1859 -S E Pate= apparently Sarah E Pate b 5 Jan 1862 -W J Pate= apparently William L Pate b 12 Nov 1864 -J F Pate= apparently Joseph Francis Pate Still nothing on Johnie Ella Pate. Perhaps she was from a different Pate line. Joel