Hello my gg grandfather had two children who married Patterson kids. james m. dodd wed marissa Patterson in san augustine co. tx. in 1860. on the same day at the same place in the same year... marilla dodd married james N. patterson in san augustine co. tx. yes, the names are really similiar...this caused me much trouble at first and then I established data with the mother of the dodd children had a double wedding the same way with her twin sister...so, it is a family habit? The names are correct as I have written for the certificates. Now, this is before civil war..I do not know what happened to the james m. dodd and marilla patterson dodd. there was a james m. dodd in the texas rangers but there was not enough data on the file to establish if it is the same one..age does match. And, I h ave also lost to time james N. Patterson and wife marilla dodd patterson. I am hoping the war did not eat him. I have found them in NO census and in NO military listing. The parent of these dodd kids died in march of 1860 and the widow stayed in san augustine but was in bandera county in 1870 and 1880. These familys patterson/dodd are not close by her. DO you have any milam co. or walker co. or any texas county pattersons...san augustine or otherwise? The dodd family was in bell, walker, milam, falls, montgomery, harris, williamson co.'s tex. would appreciate any help...thanks judy hugg grimes