Marty, Keith, Viola, anyone, Can anyone help me track down some info for Ken Wright? Ken is searching for the ancestors of his g-grandfather, William Patterson, born ca 1875-1880, if I read his note correctly. Please read the following. Thanks. Wes Patterson At 06:55 PM 10/20/98 +0000, you wrote: Hello Wes, My name is Ken Wright and I was given your e-mail address by Joan King of Fannin County, GA. I am the grandson of Florence Irene Patterson, daughter of William Patterson, (Ancestry unknown) and Laura Brown, daughter of Hiram King Brown and Esther,(or Easter) Caroline Ballew. The person that I seek is William Patterson. All I know of him is pass-down stories and haven't been able to document anything on him yet. The information on him that seems useable is that he was in Fannin county for the years of about 1905-1915 and he was older than Laura Brown by as much as 15years. She was cooking in a "lumber camp" when they met/married, supposedly he worked in the woods at which trade I don't know. Laura was born April 14, 1890 in GA, probably Fannin county. I am waiting to hear from Joan again on the Brown line, Hiram King Brown is also her ancestor. That may help fill in some blanks, but there are big holes to fill on this elusive Patterson line. Can you help, or offer any suggestions? Thanks, Ken Wright Fallon, NV >Wes, > As an afterthought I realized that the children of William Patterson >and Laura Brown might provide you with a clue as to his line. They >are:Leonard Burt b.abt 1905; Ina M. b.abt 1909; Fred b.abt 1913; >Florence Irene b.1 May 1915 (my father's mother) and Laura had another >child after that named Doris b.1918 with someone else,(not W.P.). There >are still related Pattersons in the McCaysville and Copperhill areas, >but I don't know them myself. The oldest boy Burt had a son named >Rockford who was a police officer of some kind in Copperhill, TN and I >believe he also worked in the nuke plant near there. Thanks again, > Ken > > > Wes Patterson 648 Lantern Ridge Drive Winston-Salem, NC 27104 (336) 760-9657 mailto:[email protected] http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Meadows/4422/gen.htm http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/p/a/t/Charles-W-Patterson/index.html