BACKGROUND: Patrick Jefferson Pate was born 4 Oct 1826 probably in Washington Co GA. He was the son of John W Pate and Charity (Cherry) Whitfield. Patrick Jefferson Pate married Martha Ann Moye 13 Mar 1847 in Washington Co GA Their children Elizabeth Rebecca Pate b 4 Sep 1848 James Kendrick Pate b 26 Nov 1850 Cherry Jones Pate 21 Nov 1852 Patrick Jefferson Pate, his wife Martha Ann Moye Pate and daughter Elizabeth Rebecca Pate were enumerated in the 1850 census of Washington Co GA. Some time after the 1850 census Patrick Jefferson Pate and family relocated to the Ringgold, Catoosa Co., GA area. Patrick Jefferson Pate apparently died in Catoosa Co., GA and his widow and children returned to Washington Co. On 18 Oct 1855 his widow, Martha Ann Moye Pate, married Harris A. Brantley in Washington Co GA. Elizabeth Rebecca Pate and Cherry Jones Pate were incorrectly enumerated as Brantley in the 1860 census of Washington Co GA. The 1832 Gold Lottery of Georgia distributed 40 acre lots in the Cherokee land cession in north west GA. This very large county (Cherokee) was subsequently divided into a number of counties. In 1853 Catoosa County GA was created from Walker and Whitfield counties in the old Cherokee Co area.. John W. Pate, the father of Patrick Jefferson Pate won a lot in the 1832 Gold Land Lottery. He won Lot 688, District 17, Section 3. Redding Pate, and uncle of Patrick Jefferson Pate, also won a lot in the 1832 Gold Land Lottery. He won lot 560, District 15, Section 2. QUESTIONS: Where is Patrick Jefferson Pate buried? Is there a record of his death? What drew him to Catoosa Co GA? Did John W Pate and Redding Pate ever perfect title to the lots they won in the 1832 Gold Land Lottery? If so, what if any, role did Patrick Jefferson Pate play in this land transaction? Where were these lots?