Jim: Here are some additional census records for you line. Was Easther Pate perhaps a child of Malcom Blue, of Flora McFarland or Duncan McGougan? 1870 Richmond Co NC page 552, Laurel Hill PO, site 352/344 MALCOM BLUE 60 W/M b NC 1810 FLORA MCFARLAND 64 W/F b NC 1806 DUNCAN MCGOUGAN 68 W/M b NC 1802 SAMUEL PATE 28 W/M b NC 1842 EASTHER PATE 28 W/F b NC 1842 JOHN PATE 1 W/M b NC 1869 1880 Richmond Co NC Page 403, Enumeration Dist 173, Stewartsville PO, site 496/516 SAMUEL PATE 37 Mu/M HEAD MD NC/NC/NC 1843 HARRIET PATE 28 Mu/F WIFE MD NC/NC/NC 1852 JOHN PATE 11 Mu/M SON SGL NC/NC/NC 1869 ALEXANDER PATE 10 Mu/M SON SGL NC/NC/NC 1870 JAMES PATE 7 Mu/M SON SGL NC/NC/NC 1873 MARY PATE 5 Mu/F DAU SGL NC/NC/NC 1875 AGAINON PATE 3 Mu/F DAU SGL NC/NC/NC 1877 UNNAMED PATE 6m Mu/M SON SGL NC/NC/NC 1880 1900 Marion Co SC, Enumeration dist 72, sheet 21, Harleesville PO, site 349/349 ALEX W PATE 28 W/M HEAD MD NC/NC/NC APR 1872 ADDIE PATE 22 W/F WIFE MD 3y 3/3 SC/SC/SC JUL 1877 JOHNIE PATE 5 W/M SON SC/NC/SC JAN 1895 GEWOOD PATE 3 W/M SON SC/NC/SC APR 1897 HENRIETTA F PATE 1 W/F DAU SC/NC/SC DEC 1898 [Gewood Pate 20 Apr 1897-Sep 1969 Clio, SC] 1900 Marlboro Co SC, Enumeration dist 94, sheet 17, Red Bluff PO, site 282/283 SAM PATE 64 W/M HEAD MD NC/NC/NC JAN 1836 HARRIETTA PATE 53 W/F WIFE MD 35y 3/3 NC/NC/NC MAY 1847 MARY M PATE 23 W/F DAU NC/NC/NC AUG 1876 HATTIE J PATE 18 W/F DAU NC/NC/NC MAY 1882 JEANNETTE PATE 13 W/F DAU NC/NC/NC APR 1887 This perhaps is the father of Alex W Pate 1920 Dillon Co SC ED 34, sheet 8 GEWOOD PATE 21 W/M HEAD SC NANCY PATE 18 W/F WIFE SC GILB PATE 2 W/M SON SC 2y 8m WALTER PATE 9m W/M SON SC [Gewood Pate 20 Apr 1897-Sep 1969 Clio, SC] 1930 Robeson Co NC ED 78-2/17B, Alfordville PO, 298/309 G W PATE 33 I/M SC 1896 HEAD MD @19 SC/MIXED/CHEROKEE NANCY A PATE 30 I/F NC 1899 WIFE MD @16 NC/MIXED/CHEROKEE ALTON PATE 13 I/M NC 1916 SON SGL SC/MIXED/CHEROKEE WALTER PATE 9 I/M NC 1920 SON SGL SC/MIXED/CHEROKEE FREDRICK PATE 7 I/M NC 1922 SON SGL SC/MIXED/CHEROKEE REEDY PATE 6 I/M NC 1923 SON SGL SC/MIXED/CHEROKEE MAY BELLE PATE 3 I/F NC 1926 DAU SGL SC/MIXED/CHEROKEE WILLIAM ALEX PATE 2 I/M NC 1927 SON SGL SC/MIXED/CHEROKEE