Jason,
I realize that this is an old post, abut I thought I would take a chance and see if you are still here. I saw that you mentioned a Hamilton Shoat. And he was born in Robertson Co. TN. While I don't know anything about him, I am curious. My Choate/ Shoat family is from Sumner and Robertson Cos. My gggrandfather was John Shoat/Choate and was born abt 1844 married Martha Martin and my ggrandfather was Samuel Alexander Choate married to Catherine Silcox and then there was my grandmother Taunzell Marie Choate born 1909 on reservation in Ok and married 3 times. First to Emmitt Stancil and they had a daughter Hellen and she says she remembners going to see and Uncle they called Hamp. He was ill at the time and she was frighten of him because he was so ol and so sick. She was 5 at the time so that would have bee 1935. I seem to be gettin nowhere with my search. I hope you are still on here and hope to hear from you soon.Thanks in advance.
Pamn Weaver