there is a family in the 1850 census for sabine co. texas and it has a father with the name : pleasant patterson. tHIS FAMILY MAY have moved into surrounding counties after 1860. possibilities? Red River co. tx.? There WAS a james m. dodd who lived in red river co. tx in 1870. This man was on page 320 of the 1870 census?Does anyone connect to this man? WE do not know if t his james m. dodd, is the father of the son who was raised by the patterson family of his mother, malissa e. or c. patterson dodd.?? I am seeking these family members: Census_Year 1850 Microfilm # 432-914 State TX County Sabine CENSUS YR: 1850 STATE or TERRITORY: TX COUNTY: Sabine REEL NO: M432-914 PAGE NO: 311a REFERENCE: Enumerated on 1 Oct 1850 by William B. Frazier ----------------------------- 33 68 68 Patterson Pleasant W 41 M Farmer 100 North Carolina 34 68 68 Patterson Matilda Caroline 39 F Georgia 35 68 68 Patterson William Jasper 12 M Georgia 36 68 68 Patterson James Burton 10 M [could be james N. who married marcella dodd in san augustine co. tx. in 1860? ] Georgia X REMARKS: "3" recorded under Att. School 37 68 68 Patterson Charles Gricee ***** 8 M Georgia 38 68 68 Patterson Francis Marion 4 M Texas 39 68 68 Patterson Malisa Caroline 2 F TX-[this could be the malissa e or c. patterson who married james m. dodd in san augustine co. 1860 -a double ceremony with the other brother and sister above.] ------------- WE are searching for any descendants of this patterson family listed above...primary person is the oldest child of the union of marcella dodd and her husband, james n. or b. patterson. This child, a son, was probably raised by his grandmother or a member of the above family unit patterson. WE don't know the sons n ame or his exact birth.( just that his parents were wed in san augustine co. tx in 1860 and that he was raised in the patterson family because of death of one or both, parents.) This family unit may have moved from texas after 1860. Possibly they went to louisiana? AS we have a mary patterson who married an ashmore man of Shelby Co. tx. , and then she married, a rudolph grabener of San augustine, and moved to louisiana. She may or may not be a member of this family, unknown.(note: rudolph grabener is kin to the dodd family through a sister in law, elizabeth synthia dodd grabener). Elizabeth synthia is also sister to the two dodd children who married the pattersons. IT is possible that the pleasant patterson family went to LA where mary patterson ashmore grabener was living? ALSO: it is more than probable that the other aunt or Malissa caroline or 'e'. patterson dodd was also widowed after the marriage and may have moved back home with her parents??. Does anyone have a patterson census for sabine co. tx that shows this family in 1870 or 1880???? Does anyone have a legend in their patterson family of a grandparent or great grandparent who was raised by his grandparents or aunts or uncles? alot of dodd cousins are searching for this lost little dodd/patterson child.(and his descendants). tHIS is confusing because of these two marriages and their similiar names: 1. james m. dodd wed malissa e or c. patterson in san augustine co. tx on sept 27, 1860 2. james n. or b. patterson wed marcella dodd in san augustine co. tx. on sept 27, 1860--double ceremony of brothers and sisters. 3. The confusion also results because it is possible for each of these wives to be widowed soon after marriage? this is legend and we are trying to solve a couple of mysteries. thanks judy hugg grimes, yorba linda ca. 92886 <megbr549@aol.com>