James Rufus Choate     (Son of Squire Edward Choate & Nancy Atwell)
          b. 27 July 1843 Lawrence Co., Tennessee
          d. 28 Feb 1913 Kaufman, Texas
          m. 19 Sept 1872 Cedar Grove, Texas
             Mary Jane French (Daughter of William French & Sarah Rice)
             b. 24 June 1854
             d. 7 March 1941
Children:
1.  William Kyle Choate
      b. 26 Aug 1873
      d. Oct 1927
      m. (1) 26 Nov 1893
                 Lula Abigale Watson 
                 b 3 July 1879 
                d 20 Feb 1973. 
                divorced ?
     m. (2)  c. 23 Dec 1900
                Jamie Elizabeth Huffman
                b 1881 
                d 1944
2.  Rosa Electra Choate
     b. 28 Sept 1875 Cedar Grove, Texas
     d. 21 Feb 1914
     m. Nov 1894 William Baxley
3.  Elizabeth Dee Choate
     b. 2 May 1880
     m. 9 June 1901 W. Robert Johnson
           b. 1879
           d. 31 Aug. 1940
4.  Thomas Dillingham Choate
      b. 1 Sep 1885
      d. 23 Oct 1962  Terrell, Texas
      m. 1919 Eula Mae Stallings 8/9/1889-7/23/1932
           b.  9 Aug 1889
           d.  23 Jul 1932 Terrell, Texas
5.  David Dempsey Choate 
    b 22 Oct 1888
    d. 23 March 1913
    m. 21 Nov 1912   Hallie Lucile Gullette
           b. 11 April 1890
           d. Aug 1958
6.  Patrick Clayborne Choate 
    b 1 Jan 1892
    d. 31 Aug 1978
    m. Dec 1913 
         Ollie Brockaway
         b 23  Mar 1893 
         d 30  Nov 1988
7.  Winnie Davis Choate
    b. 1 June 1895 Elmo, Texas
    m. 6 June 1919   Charles Young
           b. 11 Oct 1891


Information on the James Rufus Choate family provided by R. Chitty