In the 11/20/00 Columbia, SC "The State" newspaper was the following obituary....does anyone know how he connects? Jesse DeWitt Tate, 94, of 400 Webber Road, Spartanburg, SC died Nov 18, 2000 at White Oak Estates. He was born in Travelers Rest SC, son of late Homer Haskell and Bertha Becknell Tate. He had retired from the Panama Canal Company of the Republic of Panama. Survived by wife, Ethel Westman Tate, dau Louise Tate Schlegel, son David Edward Tate. Reply to list if you know how he fits into the TATE clan. Bill Ansley --- mailto:bba@ansley-family-assn.org http://www.ansley-family-assn.org