Oscar S. Pate, the first child born to Young Major William Pate  and Hettie Vinnie Lyle, was born on August 8, 1868 in Georgia.

Oscar appeared on the 1880 Federal Census on page 7, Line 11, Dwelling 53, Family 52. Name: Oscar Su Pate Home in 1880: Precinct 6, Cass, Texas Age: 10 Estimated birth year: abt 1870 Birthplace: Georgia Relation to Head of Household: Son Father’s Name: Young M.W. Father’s Birthplace: Georgia Mother’s Name: Hettie Mother’s Birthplace: Georgia Occupation: At Home Marital Status: Single Race: White Gender: Male Attended School within the Census Year: Yes Cannot Read: Yes Household Member: Name & Age Young M.W. 34,  Hettie 30, Oscar Su 10, John J. 8, Major I. 7, Dora M. 6, Donie (f) 6, Rufus 2, male 8 months, Iam Fleming 17 mulatto-something other than a direct relationship.

Oscar's brother, Birt Pate, was born on January 30, 1881 in Cass County, Texas.

Oscar's brother, William "Bill" Arthur Pate, was born on January 12, 1884 in Texas.

Oscar's brother, Looney Virgil Pate, was born on November 24, 1885 in Cass County, Texas.

Oscar's paternal grandfather, Samuel Pate, died January 9, 1889 in Joppa, Cullman County, Alabama.

Oscar's brother, David "Dave" A. Pate, was born in January 1889 in Cass County, Texas.

Oscar's maternal grandmother, Theresa R. Hanes Lyle, died on July 18, 1892 in Atlanta, Cass County, Texas.

Oscar married Emma L. May on August 18, 1895 in Cass County, Texas. 

* Oscar's first child, Jewel Henry Pate, was born on October 8, 1895 in Linden, Cass County, Texas.

* Oscar's second child, Joe Pate, was born in August 1899 in Texas.

Oscar's brother, C.C. "Charlie" Pate, was born on February 20, 1890 in Atlanta, Cass County, Texas.

Oscar's sister, Oma Pate, was born in March 1893 in Atlanta, Cass County, Texas.

Oscar appeared on the 1900 Federal census in Cass County, Texas in Precinct 6. 

* Oscar's third child, Dewey Pate, was born on October 19, 1900 in Texas.

* Oscar's fourth child, Deletha "Olean" Pate, was born on January 15, 1903.

Oscar's brother, Birt Pate, died on April 8, 1906 in Linden, Cass County, Texas.

* Oscar's fifth child, Arvie Doyle Pate, was born about 1907 in Texas.

* Oscar's sixth child, John V. Pate, was born March 19, 1909 in Texas.

* Oscar's second child, Joe Pate, died on April 15, 1910.

Oscar appeared on the 1910 Federal census in Cass County, Texas in Precinct 1. 

Oscar's grandmother-in-law, Harriet Wilkerson Kitchens, died on February 9, 1911.

Oscar's father-in-law, Henry Clay May, died on March 13, 1911 in Texas.

* Oscar's seventh child, Elton "Farris" Pate, was born July 14, 1911 in Texas.

* Oscar's eighth child, Reba Alma Pate, was born July 15, 1916 in Texas.

Oscar appeared on the 1920 Federal census in Cass County, Texas in Precinct 6. 

* Oscar's fourth child, Deletha "Olean" Pate, married Percy Dean Brown, on December 31, 1922 Bowie County, Texas.

* Oscar's first child, Jewel Henry Pate, married Mary "Myrtice" Gilley on January 6, 1924 in Cass County, Texas.

** Oscar's grandchild, Henry Vernon "H.V." Pate, son of Jewell Henry Pate and Mary "Myrtice" Gilley, was born December 27, 1924 in Nash, Bowie County, Texas.

** Oscar's grandchild, Oscar "Boyd" Brown, son of Deletha Olean Pate and Percy Dean Brown, was born February 20, 1925 in Bowie County, Texas.

** Oscar's grandchild, Oscar Pate, son of Jewell Henry Pate and Mary "Myrtice" Gilley, was born February 5, 1927 in Bowie County, Texas.

** Oscar's grandchild, James "Kenneth" Brown, son of Deletha Olean Pate and Percy Dean Brown, was born August 25, 1928 in Leary, Bowie County, Texas.

** Oscar's grandchild, Infant Daughter Pate, daughter of Jewell Henry Pate and Mary "Myrtice" Gilley, was born June 19, 1930 in Bowie County, Texas. (She was stillborn)

Oscar appeared on the 1930 Federal census in Bowie County, Texas in Precinct 6. 

Oscar's father, Young Major William Pate, died on January 20, 1931 in Linden, Cass County, Texas.

Oscar's brother, David "Dave" A. Pate, died in 1931 in Texas.

Oscar's mother, Hettie Vinnie/Hetta N. Lyle Pate, died on August 18, 1931 in Linden, Cass County, Texas.

** Oscar's grandchild, Bettie Ruth Brown, daughter of Deletha Olean Pate and Percy Dean Brown, was born September 29, 1932 in Bowie County, Texas.

** Oscar's grandchild, James "Derrel" Pate, son of Jewell Henry Pate and Mary "Myrtice" Gilley, was born June 15, 1933 in Leary, Bowie County, Texas.

* Oscar's sixth child, John V. Pate, died October 5, 1935 in Texarkana, Bowie County, Texas.

** Oscar's grandchild, Living Pate, son of Jewell Henry Pate and Mary "Myrtice" Gilley, was born in 1936 in Bowie County, Texas.

** Oscar's grandchild, Jay C. Brown, son of Deletha Olean Pate and Percy Dean Brown, was born November 17, 1936.

** Oscar's grandchild, Charles Benjamin Hines, son of Reba Alma Pate and Benjamin "Earl" Hines, was born November 20, 1940 in Bowie County, Texas.

Oscar died on November 27, 1940 in Bowie County, Texas at age 72, and was buried on November 28, 1940 in Red Lick Cemetery, Red Lick, Bowie County, Texas.

His Find A Grave Memorial can be found at # 34182828.