James Franklin Davis b. 1863 MS
James Franklin Davis is either the brother or half brother to William Lee Patterson/Pattison.Strange right?Here's the scenario.
Martha (some say her maiden name was Lust, no evidence to that yet) married a ? Davis and had a son named James Franklin Davis b. 1863 in MS.Apparently ? Davis died.Because on 19 Jan 1865 in Freestone, Texas she married William Wade Patterson/Pattison b. 1837 FL. d. 01 Jan 1867 TX.He was the son of John H. Pattison and Henrietta Hamilton/Hambleton.WW had been previously married to Nancy Smith. (they had one daughter Mary M. Patterson/Pattison b. abt 1861 in TX).
Here's the thing, Martha apparently was pregnant, or I've been given wrong dates.Because William Lee Patterson was born less than three months later on 07 Mar 1865.
So either William Lee was ? Davis' son or...
Now Martha was not a woman to be raising kids alone.After William Wade died she remarried for the third time to ? Strickland sometime before 1877 because she is listed in the 1880 census as Martha Strickland.
1880 United States Federal Census
about W. Lee Patterson
Name: W. Lee Patterson
Home in 1880: Precinct 3, Burnet, Texas
Age: 13
Estimated birth year: abt 1867
Birthplace: Texas
Relation to head-of-household: Son
Mother's name: Martha
Mother's birthplace: Mississippi
Neighbors: View others on page
Occupation: Works On Farm
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Gender: Male
Cannot read/write:
Blind:
Deaf and dumb:
Otherwise disabled:
Idiotic or insane:
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Household Members:
Name Age
Martha Strickland 32 w f b. MS no info on parents
Minnie A. Strickland 3 w f daughter TX --MS
Theodore Strickland 3Mw m son TX--MS
Theadosia Strickland 3M w m daughter TX--MS
Franklin Davis 17 w m son MS--MS
W. Lee Patterson 13 w m son TX--MS
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This is my husband's line and as you can see it's very convoluted.If anyone can help me find out more about all the people listed in this missive I would greatly appreciate it.
Jan
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