Naomi, Does the certificate list his parents? There were Pattersons from Union Co., Ga who left after the Civil War and went to Red River Co., Tx. Thanks. Wes Patterson (Charles Wesley Patterson, actually) Naomi Johnson wrote: > In requesting a death certificate for my g-grandfather, I recieved a > certificate on Charles Wesley Patterson. This is the name of my > grandfather but the certificate was someone else. > State of Texas Department of Health > > Report of Death > No. 17 To the Clerk of the County Court of Red River County, TX > Name of Deceased: Charley Wesley Patterson > Race: White > Nativity: American > Sex: Male > Age 2 years 5 months > Residence: Manchester > Place of Death Manchester > Died on the 8 day of May 1914 about 6 PM, Citizen > Caused of Death: Burned > Date of Record: May 18,1914 > Signed: W. W. Stephens > Address: Bagwell, Texas > > Hope this benefits someone. > Naomi > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry's Library - The best collection of family history > learning and how-to articles on the Internet. > http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library