Joseph Patterson1

(about 1864 - )
Joseph Patterson|b. about 1864|p3110.htm|William Patterson|b. Oct 7, 1825\nd. Oct 9, 1904|p3106.htm|Jane Smith|b. Jan 15, 1842|p832.htm|||||||Leeson A. Smith Sr.|b. Mar 1, 1815\nd. Mar 1, 1904|p90.htm|Mary A.|b. about 1817\nd. Feb 9, 1862|p91.htm|

Relationship=Grandson of Leeson A. Smith Sr..
Relationship=1st cousin 1 time removed of Rev. Don Emmet (Sr.) Smith.
Charts on which this person appears:
Leeson Smith, Sr. Descendants Chart
     Joseph Patterson was born about 1864 in Clayton County, Iowa, son of William Patterson and Jane Smith.1

According to the US census of June 22, 1870, Joseph was living at home with his parents in Millville Township, Clayton County, Iowa. He was six years old and attending school.1

His parents, William and Jane, were divorced.2

According to Nettie (Smith) Graybill, Joseph was a preacher. He visited Goshen Church in 1920 and had service in the church, possibly one week. Last that she knew, he was living in Decatur, Macon, Illinois.3

Citations

  1. [S123] 1870 US Census, US Census Search, Heritage Quest Online, 1870 Iowa, Clayton, Millville Twp; Series: M593 Roll: 383 Page: 421.
  2. [S124] 1880 US Census, www.FamilySearch.org, 1880 Iowa, Clayton, Millville Twp; Series: T9 Roll: 333 Page: 502.
  3. [S296] Jane (Smith) Patterson Sturdwent Lathrope ~ Private possession photo, Dorothy (Kenyon) Palmer History Collection (, Manchester, Delaware County, Iowa). Note added to the back of the photograph, as written by Nettie (Smith) Graybill, reads as follows: Jennie Smith Lathrope. This is Grandpa Smith's daughter by his first marriage. She married Bill Patterson first. They had son, Joseph. He was a preacher. He visited Goshen in 1920, also had service in the church at night while here (think one week service). She [Jennie] also married Sturdwent, had 2 daughters also by Patterson. Joe lived at Decatur, Illinois, last I knew. Then [Jennie] married Lathrope. (Grammar was edited and punctuation added by researcher as necessary for ease of reading. SJN).
 


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