Needing help with more information for anyone on the family of ALEXANDER PATTERSON and wife ANNA STARNES. >From census info, I find that Alexander died somewhere between Bet. 1825 - 1830, based upon the known children I have for them: James Patterson, b. abt. 1812, Delilah Patterson b. 1815, JOANNA PATTERSON, b. August 07, 1817 (she was my great, great, great grandmother), Catherine Patterson b. 1826. I have a speculation that there may have been a daughter, Deborah, b. 1825, who first married Amos Poland and second, John Hannas. Can anyone shed light on her? The bases is that her son, Jeremiah A. Poland lives with Anna in both the 1860 and 1870 Census (see below) Based on the census information of 1830 & 1840, there are some children that I do not know about, but am hoping to learn more. If anyone has information on the PATTERSON family, please contact me, Kathy Heare Watts, Redrabbitt@aol.com 1820 Census, Hampshire Co., VA Patterson, Alexander 1 Male under 10 1 Male of 26 and under 45 2 Females under 10 1 female of 26 and under 45 1830 Census, Hampshire Co., VA, pg 49 Patterson, Ann 3 Males 5 Females 1 Male under 5 1 Male of 15 and under 20 1 Male of 30 and under 40 2 Females of 5 and under 10 1 Female of 10 and under 15 1 Female of 15 and under 20 1 Female of 30 amd under 40 1840 Census, Hampshire Co., VA, pg 15 Patterson, Ann 5 Males 3 Females 1 Male under 5 1 Male of 10 and under 15 2 Males of 20 and under 30 1 Male of 30 and under 40 2 Females of 15 and under 20 1 Female of 40 and under 50 CENSUS YR: 1850 STATE or TERRITORY: COUNTY: DIVISION: District 24 PAGE NO: 226A: 20 1166 1166 Patterson Ann 50 F VA 21 1166 1166 Patterson James 38 M Farmer 2,500 VA 22 1166 1166 Patterson Catharine 24 F VA 23 1166 1166 Shanholtzer Joanna 30 F VA 24 1166 1166 Shanholtzer Minor 13 M VA X 25 1166 1166 Shanholtzer Salena 11 F VA X 26 1166 1166 Shanholtzer Silas 7 M VA 27 1166 1166 Thompson Wallace 30 M Laborer VA 28 1166 1166 Heath Alverda 1 F VA CENSUS YR: 1860 TERRITORY: WV COUNTY: Hampshire DIVISION: EASTERN DIST PAGE NO: 136 12 2 2 PATTERSON JAMES 46 M W FARMER 3,000 1,500 VIRGINIA 13 2 2 PATTERSON ANNA 69 F W VIRGINIA 14 2 2 SHANHOLTZER JOANNA 43 F W VIRGINIA 15 2 2 SHANHOLTZER MINER 22 M W FARMER 120 VIRGINIA 16 2 2 SHANHOLTZER SALEMMA J 21 F W VIRGINIA 17 2 2 SHANHOLTZER LORENZO 20 M W FARMER VIRGINIA 18 2 2 SHANHOLTZER SILAS L 18 M W FARMER VIRGINIA 19 2 2 HARDIN ANN C 9 F W VIRGINIA 20 2 2 POLAND JEREMIAH 5 M W VIRGINIA 21 2 2 HEARE JAMES B 26 M W FARMER 800 390 VIRGINIA 1870 Census, Hampshire Co., WV, pg 491A Patterson, James Head, 51 Anna mother, 77 Shanholtzer, Joanna sister, 52 Thompson, Amelia 45 Poland, Jeremiah 15 Harden, Anna 17 Turner, John 82