Married Alice Godbold (Mar 29, 1861 - Nov. 20, 1940) September 25, 1879 in Marion County, SC.  The census of 1900 shows they had 1 child, who had died.  His widow was still living in Florence, SC in 1910 , 1920 and 1930 .  They are both buried in the Mount Hope cemetery (Florence, SC); the grave was located on January 2, 2010 at latitude= 34° 10' 59.48" N and longitude= 79° 45' 53.21" W.

He was educated at Wofford College (SC); he received his DD degree from now-defunct Rutherford College (NC) in June 1891. He served as minister at St. James United Methodist Church (Spring St. Church) in Charleston, SC, 1890-91, and several other SC Methodist churches from 1878-1902.

Present day address of St. James Church:  
754 Rutledge Ave.
Charleston, SC
843-722-2826

Charleston, SC directory of 1890 shows him living at 231 Coming St. in Charleston.  His occupation is listed as pastor; his business is listed as "Spring St. M E Church South."  Received Doctorate of Divinity from Rutherford College (NC) in 1892.

All dates from his obituary in the "SC Methodist Conference Minutes", pp 61-63 (1902).

He wrote several of the family obituaries collected in the scrap book of his sister Mattie Pate.

Obituary of Alice Godbold Pate:
"The Advocate Obituary Index" http://www.wofford.edu/sandorteszlerlibrary/search.htm

Name Obituary/Death Reference Place Spouse Parent Cler Res 1  Pate, Alice  O: 12/5/1940 D: 11/20/1940 v104, #48, p10, c3    Sp: Rev. John Thomas Pate, D.D. PR: Asa & Sara Ellerbe Godbold      2  Pate, Alice  O: 1/16/1941 D: 11/20/1940 v105, #3, p10, c1    Sp: Rev. John Thomas Pate, D.D. PR: Asa & Sara Ellerby Godbold

November 29, 1940 -- Alice Godbold Pate obituary


Other notes:

May 30, 1888 -- Watchman and Southron: "He Will Stick to Preaching"

June 24, 1891 -- Watchman and Southron

June 25, 1891 -- Darlington News

December 26, 1894 -- Arrival at St. Paul's Methodist Church (Orangeburg, SC)

May 10, 1902 -- obituary

May 14, 1902 -- obituary (Lexington Dispatch)

August 20, 1902 -- Bequest of books