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In the 1930 census of Wilson township, Wilson County: farmer Johnie Pate, 35; wife Florence, 37; and children Johnnie Jr., 14, Oscar, 9, and Clara, 5.

In the 1940 census of Wilson, Wilson County: John Pate, 44; wife Florence, 47, private housekeeper; and children John Jr., 14, W.P.A. laborer, Oscar, 17, and Clara, 15.

Oscar Lee Pate registered for the World War II draft in 1940. Per his registration card, he was born 29 December 1921 in Wilson County; lived at 113 South Carroll Street, Wilson; his contact was Florence Pate; and he worked for T.A. Loving & Company at the Marine Air Base at Cherry Point, North Carolina.

Image courtesy of Veterans of World War II Wilson County, spiral-bound volume, Wilson County Public Library.