PATTERSON, L.A.

PATTERSON, TODD, RIDLEY, SANFORD

Posted By: Marilyn Norris Holmes
Date: 4/13/2013 at 13:15:10

The 1880 History of Poweshiek County Iowa

Washington Township

Page 793

PATTERSON, L.A.--Farmer, section 29, P.O. Searsboro. Was born in Searsport, Maine, July 18, 1812; was there raised and educated. His father, John Patterson, was a carpenter and joiner by trade, and a portion of the time followed the seas. The subject of this sketch learned the trade of ship carpenter, which vocation he pursued for a time, but became imbued with the western fever, so in April, 1858, he came to Iowa, locating at Grinnell, where he sojourned for a short time, and moved to Jasper county, where he resided for a number of years, engaged in agricultural pursuits. In 1869 he moved to his present location. He was married, September 23, 1833, to Miss Malinda Todd. By this union they have four children living: Arletta F., Eldridge D., Lizzie M. and Lucy A.; Mary A. and Melvin A., deceased. He was deprived of his wife by death in 1847, and was again married, September 30, 1848, to Mrs. Margaret Ridley of Kennebec county, Maine. She was the widow of L. Ridley, and daughter of John Sanford, having one child living from her first marriage, Charles A. By her union with Mr. Patterson they have four children living: Frederick M., Caroline J., James E. and Ellen N. He owns a nice, well improved farm of 160 acres.