Laura E. PATE

• General Notes
  • residing in Loogootee, Martin, IN in 1860
    residing in Ottawa, Le Sueur, MN in 1870
    mother passed away in Pleasant Hill, MO in Nov 1876
    residing in Joplin, Jasper, MO in 1880
    
    1880 US Census (2 Jun), residing on Wall St., Joplin, Jasper, MO, dw/fam 70/71, head of h/hold is William W. PATE, white, male, 44, married, tends bar, b. KY, f/m b. KY/KY, living with Alice G., white, male, 34, wife, married, keeping house, b. NY, f/m b. NY/NY, Howard A., white, male, 23, son, single, lead miner, b. IN, f/m b. KY/IN, Laura E., white, female, 20, daughter, single, at home, b. IN, f/m b. KY/IN, William W., white, male, 18, son, single, clerk in store, b. IN, f/m b. KY/IN, BUTLER Minne F., white, female, 13, stepdaughter, single, at home, b. NY, f/m b. NY/NY, and BUTLER Charles, white, male, 8, stepson, single, at home, b. MO, f/m b. NY/NY.
    
    Image Source: Year: 1880; Census Place: Joplin, Jasper, Missouri; Roll: T9_695; Family History Film: 1254695; Page: 548.3000; Enumeration District: 71; Image: 0111.
    
    From JLRagle
    http://jlragle.chem.umass.edu/html/d0001/g0000096.htm#I1555
    
    [237] from Katharine Shanks' material, in (original) letter form:
    
    " Pleasant Hill, Mo, Nov. 24, 1876
    
    Dear Brother and Sister [envelope addressed to "Elinzo Ragale Esq. Keck's
    Church, Martin Co. Ind."]
    
    I with a sad hart take my pen hand to drope you a line Eliza died on
    20th day of November She died in full faith of a better life I am so sad
    that I can not tell you all I will send you somthing more in a short
    time I am going to still keep [ilegible; on fold] She supplied a
    grate deal and my object is to live to meet her in a better land The
    children is all well hope you are the same May the blessing of
    heven rest on all With tears in my eyes I close Oh what can I do
    Yours
    
    WW Pate
    
    NB She died with a diarey of the bowels and stomach"
    
    [Additional info Jinks Pate Lee, Bossier City, LA; jinksP@aol.com]
    
    1870 US Census (16 Jun), residing in Ottawa, Le Sueur, MN, dw/fam 64/61, head of h/hold is W. W. PATE, 36, male, white, farmer, val of rea/pers est 120/1500, b. KY, living with Eliza 36 female white keeping house IN, Howard male white 13 IN, Laura E. female white 11 IN, W. W. 9 male white 9 IN.  Children have all attended school within the year.
    
    Image Source: Year: 1870; Census Place: Ottawa, Le Sueur, Minnesota; Roll: M593_7; Page: 512; Image: 23.