Biography of W. S. Pate of Catlin, Illinois

 

W. S. Pate

H. W. Beckwith, History of Vermilion County (Chicago: H. H. Hill, 1879)

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W. S. Pate, Catlin, section 21, was born in Ripley county, Indiana, on the 24th of March, 1286 [sic]. His parents were natives of Virginia; they came to Dearborn county, Indiana, in an early day, and remained there until their death. His father, Jeremiah Pate, died on the 8th of July, 1852, and his mother, Martha A., died in 1836. Mr. Pate was united in marriage on the 14th of September, 1852, to Miss Loveday A. Williams, daughter of Thomas and Paulina Williams. She was born in Ripley county, Indiana, on the llth of January, 1829. They have two sons and one daughter: Rebecca J., Thomas and George A. Four of their children are dead: Paulina E., Mary D., Ohioselestie and Martha A. Mr. Pate came to Vermilion

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county in 1855, and settled where he now resides. He served in the Mexican war two years, was at the battle of Cerro Gordo, National Bridge, Pueblo, and at the City of Mexico. He is a member of the I.O.O.F., Catlin Lodge, No. 538. His father served in the war of 1812. Mr. Pate and his wife are constant members of the M. E. church.