Rufus Pat, b. 2 Mar 1817 NC, d. 16 Jul 1896 TN md Eliza S Brown, b. 12 Jan 1812 TN Children: James Barckley Pate, b. 1840 TN John Pate, b. 1842 TN Dorcas Pate, b. 1844 TN md William Curtiss Rebecca Elizabeth Pate, b. 1846 TN Isaac Pate, b. 1849 TN George Addison Pate, b. 16 Apr 1852, d. 6 Oct 1924 md Laura Beatty Madison Matthew Pate, b. 1856, d. 1928 md Nancy Melinda Snoddy This family was in Blount Co, TN from 1840 to 1880; Family tradition says John Pate, son of Jacob Pate, was grandfather of Rufus Pate; John Pate was killed and scalped 22 Jan 1793 in Blount Co, TN by Cherokee Indians. Notice there is a generation missing here - who was Rufus' father?? Jinks