Hi, The brick wall in our family is Ziba Patterson. He was born in New York state in 1830. He came down south to Mississippi as a supervisor with the railroad around 1850-60. He married Ellen Shoemake and they settled in Louisiana. He was a Baptist preacher. His father was from Scotland. I would like to find his relatives that remained in New York. I'm sure I must have some cousins still there. Thanks, Kay