Alexander Paterson

PATERSON, KIRKWOOD

Posted By: County Coordiantor
Date: 11/19/2006 at 12:51:01

Alexander Paterson, farmer and stock-raiser, Sec 15, P O Zenorsville, was born in Scotland, August 3, 1830, and was educated in the schools of his commonwealth, at the age of sixteen he commenced coal mining and followed the same until June 1870, when he emigrated to America, landing in Castle Garden, new York, from there he went to Pennsylvania and remained about three months, when he went to Ohio, and there continued mining, in July of 1874, he came to this county and has since resided here, following farming and mining, his farm consists of 160 acres, July 11, 1851 he was married in Scotland to Miss Agnes Kirkwood

1880 Boone Co History Book