hello, i have a brother and a sister patterson: james n. and marcella, they both married dodd kids, in san augustine co. tx. in 1860. have lost them after that... james n. patterson married marilla dodd. james M. dodd married marcella patterson...and yes, it can get confusing. this patterson family was probably in san augustine co. about 1850 or close by? just a guess, however, the dodd family was from alabama to san aug by 1860 and they had family and settled in MILAM...williamson!!! falls, bell co. texas...and all in that area.. .I noticed you have a henry patterson in that williamson area...? henry was a common name in the dodd family that married into the pattersons. ------below posting on the patterson.org list:----------- I am hoping someone will have Susan in their Patterson family trees somewhere. I am trying to find her parents/siblings. She is my Great Grandmother. She married Thomas Jackson Cothern on 12 Feb 1871. They had the following 9 children: William Thomas Cothern m. Laura Josephine Rhea b. 16 Aug 1872 Fannin Co. TX Rufus Burl Cothern m. Aphalonia Martin b. 20 Jan 1875 Fannin Co. TX Joseph Edward Cothern m. 1) Elmina Harris Rhea 2) Sarah Jane Rhea b. 3 Nov 1877 Fannin Co. TX Lula Victoria Cothern m. 1) Simington G. Paxton 2) Robert Owen b. 27 Feb 1880 Fannin Co. TX Mattie Cothern m. Walter A. Talley b. 8 Mar 1883 Alabama Cora Cothern m. Nathaniel Van Wright b. 3 Sep 1887 Baylor Co. TX Roy Willard Cothern m. Lillian Bell Norman b. 14 Nov 1889 Slate Springs, MS Minnie Cothern m. Gabriel Mills Williamson b. Aug 1893 Birthplace Unkn Katie Elizabeth Cothern m. Henry Patterson b. 15 Sep 1895 Williamson Co. TX -------this could be interesting? thanks for your posting. judygrimes, yorba linda ca.