William H. Patterson

PATTERSON, TAYLOR, MINERT, BURTON, MOTZ

Posted By: volunteer transcriber
Date: 3/4/2004 at 03:58:44

William H. Patterson was born in 1838, in Morgan county, Ohio, being the son of William and Mary E. (Taylor) Patterson. He moved with his parents to Allamakee county, Iowa, where they followed farming. He was married in 1863 to Miss Harriet Minert, a daughter of John and Amy Minert. They have eleven children-- David, married Lizzie Burton, December 26, 1883; Mary E., married Iona Motz, July 3, 1878, Joel, Charles H., Ella, Willis P., Effie L., John W., Hattie B., Louie S. and Emmie. William H. moved to Marion county, Iowa, in 1865, and in April, 1870 moved to Panora, and in August of the same year, he moved to his present location, on section 36 [Victory township]. His father died in Allamakee county, Iowa, in 1874, and his mother died in 1880 at the same place.

- source: History of Guthrie and Adair Counties, Iowa; Victory twp.; Springfield, Ill: Continental Hist. Co., 1884
- transcribed by Bobbi Pohl