Pate, William Nelson
| Surname | Pate |
|---|---|
| Given Name | William Nelson |
| Sex | Male |
| Born | 22-SEP-1843; Richmond County, North Carolina or Marlboro County, South Carolina |
| Died | 05-SEP-1905 in Montgomery County, Texas |
| Buried | Pate Cemetery, Montgomery County, Texas |
| Father | Benagy PATE (09-NOV-1813 - ~1870) |
| Mother | Elizabeth PARKER (1815 - 1879) |
 |
| William Nelson Pate |
Marriage
27-SEP-1865 in Jackson County, Florida to Clarkey Lucy MCDANIEL (07-APR-1845 - 21-MAR-1906)
Children
- Allen Lee PATE (01-NOV-1866 - 13-JAN-1910)
- Andrew Lidden PATE (i) (01-NOV-1866 - 01-SEP-1905)
- Aletha "Nooner" PATE (06-MAR-1868 - 19-MAR-1927)
- Frances "Fannie" PATE (18-SEP-1869 - 29-JUL-1938)
- Elizabeth "Bettie" PATE (AUG-SEP 1872 - 18-MAR-1877)
- James Willis "Jim" PATE (01-APR-1875 - 10-APR-1932)
- Eugenia "Jennie" PATE (25-MAR-1877 - 22-APR-1956)
- Osie Omie PATE (14-OCT-1878 - 19-APR-1942 )
- Tassie PATE (05-DEC-1880 - 28-MAR-1910)
- Lewis Nelson PATE (08-JAN-1880 - 16-FEB-1948)
Notes
William Nelson Pate's father, Benagy Pate, owned land near Faceville, Decatur County, Georgia, which is not far from Marianna, Jackson County, Florida.
William Nelson Pate enlisted Co B 5th FL Cav at Quincy, Jefferson County (next to Jackson), Florida on 21-FEB-1863. He transferred to the Kilcrease Artillery with enlistment to back dated to 27-JAN-1863. This unit guarded the narrows of the Chattahoochee River south of Chattahoochee, Florida. He was paroled in Tallahassee 27-JAN-1865 as a member of the Kilcrease Artillery.
On September 27, 1865 William married Mrs. Clarkey Oliver (nee McDaniel) in Jackson County, Florida.
The 1870 Federal Census for Jackson County, Florida records William at 30 years old and a farmer and Clarkie (mispelled) at 30 years old and at home.
About 1874 the family migrated to Montgomery County, Texas.
In the 1890 Montgomery County, Texas Census (compiled by Mary C. Moody), the William Nelson Pate family was recorded as follows:
"PATE, W.N.(1); PATE, W.N., 37, NC, C.L.,37,GA. SN 82C (2); PATE, Wm. N., 60, SC. Ch: Fannie, 26, FL, Tassie, 19, TX, Louis N., 17, TX. SN 63B (3) [Wm N. listed as m - PATE, Clarkie, 60, GA. [m] listed as mo-in-law to NEIDIGH, Fred. SN 63B (3). Can this be the wife of Wm. N.?]; PATE, Wm. N. p. 569 (9)"
1 1850 United States Census->Georgia->Decatur County->District 22->Image 19/111 (Ancestry.com -- unreadable)
| Name | Age | Sex | Race | Birthplace | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pate, B | 35 | Male | White | Georgia | Farmer |
| Pate | 30 | Female | White | Georgia | |
| Pate, Harris | 11 | Male | White | Georgia | |
| Pate, William | 9 | Male | White | Georgia | |
| Pate, Ann | 6 | Female | White | Georgia |
2 1860 United States Census->Georgia->Decatur County->District 21->Image 2/18 (Ancestry.com)
| Name | Age | Sex | Race | Birthplace | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pote, Benj | 50 | Male | White | Georgia | Farmer |
| Pote, Elizabeth | 45 | Female | White | Georgia | |
| Pote, Caney | 15 | Female | White | Georgia | |
| Pote, Mary | 12 | Female | White | Georgia | |
| Pote, William | 8 | Male | White | Georgia |
3 1870 United States Census->Florida->Jackson->Marianna->District 130, (Ancestry.com)
| Name | Age | Sex | Race | Relation | Marital Status | Birthplace | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pate, William | 30 | Male | White | Self | Married | Georgia | Farmer |
| Pate, Clarkie | 30 | Female | White | Wife | Married | Georgia | At home |
4 1880 United States Census->Montgomery County->Precinct 4->124->Image 35/72 (Ancestry.com)
| Name | Age | Sex | Race | Relation | Marital Status | Birthplace | Father's Birthplace | Mother's Birthplace | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pate, W.N. | 37 | Male | White | Self | Married | North Carolina | North Carolina | North Carolina | Farmer |
| Pate, C.L. | 37 | Female | White | Wife | Married | Georgia | North Carolina | North Carolina | Keeping house |
| Pate, M.C. | 17 | Male | White | Son | Single | Florida | North Carolina | Georgia | Farming |
| Pate, Allen | 12 | Male | White | Son | Single | Florida | North Carolina | Georgia | Farming |
| Pate, Andrew | 12 | Male | White | Son | Single | Florida | North Carolina | Georgia | Farming |
| Pate, Allethie | 10 | Female | White | Daughter | Single | Florida | North Carolina | Georgia | At Home |
| Pate, Francis | 8 | Female | White | Daughter | Single | Florida | North Carolina | Georgia | |
| Pate, Ella | 6 | Female | White | Daughter | Single | Texas | North Carolina | Georgia | |
| Pate, Willie | 4 | Male | White | Son | Single | Texas | North Carolina | Georgia | |
| Pate, Eugene | 2 | Female | White | Daughter | Single | Texas | North Carolina | Georgia | |
| Ocie Pate | 1 | Female | White | Daughter | Single | Texas | North Carolina | Georgia |
5 1900 United States Census->Texas->Montgomery County->Justice Precinct 3->District 107->Image 16/21 (Ancestry.com)
| Name | Age | Sex | Race | Relation | Marital Status | Birthplace | Father's Birthplace | Mother's Birthplace | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pate, Wm.N. | 67 | Male | White | Self | Married | South Carolina | North Carolina | South Carolina | Farmer |
| Pate, Fannie | 26 | Female | White | Daughter | Single | Florida | South Carolina | Georgia | |
| Pate, Tassie | 19 | Female | White | Daughter | Single | Texas | South Carolina | Georgia | |
| Pate, Louis N. | 18 | Male | White | Son | Single | Texas | South Carolina | Georgia | Farm labor |
7 Headstone, Pate Cemetery, Montgomery County, Texas (findagrave.com)
