George W. Pate, 1837-1907

PATE, PATTERSON, SHINKLE, SHATTUCK

Posted By: LuAnn (Wentworth) Goeke (email)
Date: 12/5/2010 at 05:10:59

George W. Pate One of First White Children Born in County - George W. Pate, son of Jessie and Loucretia Pate, was one of the first white children born in Jackson County. He was born on what is known as the old Shinkle farm, north of Hurstville, July 18, 1837. He spent his childhood days here, served in the Civil war, and in 1887 went to Rio Dell, Calif., where he died in 1907. He never married, and was the brother of the late Mrs. C.H. Patterson, sr., who was born January 10, 1839, and died May 18, 1907.-Mrs. Bert Shattuck - 16 June 1904, Jackson Sentinel, Centennial Edition, pg 74.