 1842 - 1922 (80 years)
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| Name |
Henderson Washington Patterson [1] |
| Born |
04 Feb 1842 |
Franklin County, Alabama U.S.A.  [1] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
25 Sep 1922 |
Dawson, Texas U.S.A. [1] |
| Buried |
Dawson Cemetery [1] |
| Notes |
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1870 Franklin County, Alabama Census
Household 60 65
H. W. Patterson 26 MW Farmer - 250 AL
Margaret 20 FW MS
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Henderson Washington Patterson
Henderson Washington Patterson was born in Alabama on February 4 , 1842. His parents were Peter William and Elizabeth Bates Patt erson. Peter was born on April 2, 1815 in North Carolina and di ed on May 26, 1899 in Franklin County, Alabama. He is buried i n Strickland Cemetery in Franklin County. The 1850 Census show s Peters family living in Franklin County, Alabama as farmers . The following family members were reported; Peter, age 35, bo rn in North Carolina, Elizabeth, age 31, born in Alabama, Lucind a M., age 12, born in Alabama, Henderson, age 11, born in Alabam a, Lily, age 8, born in Alabama, Mary Arminda, age 5, born in Al abama, Peter Calvin, age 4, born in Alabama, and David, age 1, b orn in Alabama. Three more children were born after the 1850 Ce nsus was taken; Eadiette E., born in Alabama in 1852, Mabel M. , born in Alabama in 1854, and Eliza, born in Alabama in 1857 . Peter married a 2nd time to Eliza Jane Smith in about 1860 . They had the following children; Varina D., born in Alabama i n 1862, Beatrice, born in Alabama in 1864, and Ida, born in Alab ama in 1869.
At age 19, H.W. Patterson joined the Confederacy and served in t he Wines 4th Alabama Cavalry Regiment. His commanders were Cols . William A. Johnson, and Phillip D. Roddey, Lt. Col. E.M. Winde s, and Majors R.W. Johnson and John E. Newsom. The regiment wa s formed at Tuscumbia, Alabama in October 1862 and moved to midd le Tennessee. In spring 1863 the regiment was sent to the Tenne ssee River Valley in Northern Alabama. In April 1864 the regime nt was transferred to the Department of Alabama, Mississippi, an d East Louisiana. After a fight at Brice's Cross Roads, the reg iment fought in conflicts from Montevello, Alabama to Selma, Ala bama where, on April 2, 1865, most of the unit was captured. Th e remaining part surrendered at Pond Spring. H.W. Patterson wa s then 23 years old.
Henderson was married to Margaret Ann Norman on January 13, 186 9 in Mississippi by his uncle, Rev. Harden Patterson. He was 2 6 years old and she was 19. Her parents were Thomas and Louis a Eliza/Samantha McClung Norman from Southern Tishomingo County , Mississippi. Census records from 1850, 1860, and 1870 show th at Thomas Norman was born in South Carolina, moved to Alabama a s a wagon maker and farmer, married Louisa McClung, who was bor n in Alabama, and that the following children were born; John, a bout 1841 in Alabama, Benjamin about 1843 in Alabama, William, a bout 1845 in Mississippi, Margaret, November 19, 1849 in Mississ ippi, Emiline, about 1851 in Mississippi, Zachariah P., August 1 8, 1852 in Mississippi, Louisa Samantha, born March 7, 1855 in M ississippi, Lafayette, about 1858 in Mississippi, and Mary L., a bout 1860 in Mississippi.
Hendersons first son, William Monroe Patterson (Willie), was bo rn July 7, 1870 in Alabama. Their second child, Carrie was bor n October 4, 1871 in Mississippi, but died July 5, 1872. Lelan d Patterson was born in Alabama on March 8, 1873. Thomas Floy d Patterson (Floyd) was born December 1, 1875 in Alabama.
Margaret, Henderson, and three sons, William, 7, Lee, 4, and Flo yd, 2, moved to Prairie Lea, Texas (Caldwell County) in 1877 whe re they lived and farmed for 22 years. Margaret's mother and fat her, Louisa Eliza/Samantha and Thomas Norman, Margarets sisters , Emma, Samantha, and Mary, and brother D. Lafayette also move d to Prairie Lea close to the same time.
Two of Hendersons cousins already lived in Caldwell County. Th ey were Barney Duff and Andrew C. Patterson. Their father was J oseph Patterson from Davidson County, Tennessee, according to th e Tennessee 1850 Census. Barney and Andrew also served in the c onfederacy.
Jennie Lou Patterson was born July 4, 1880 in Prairie Lea, Texas . Margaret and Hendersons last child, Lillie Mae Patterson, wa s also born in Prairie Lea on February 26, 1887.
The H.W. Patterson family moved to Hillsboro, Texas (Hill County ) about 1899. Then, in 1900, Henderson, Margaret, Jennie, and L illie moved to Dawson, Texas (Navarro County) where they made th eir final home. William became a cotton buyer and married Hatti e Williams on November 22, 1898. Leland became a farmer and mar ried Clara Dickson. They made their home near Hillsboro, Texas . Thomas Floyd married Jennie Mae Morrison and they lived in Hi llsboro, Texas. Jennie Lou was 20 years old when her family mov ed to Dawson. She married a bookkeeper named Jesse Keeton and t hey lived in Dawson. Lillie Mae was 13 years old when they move d to Dawson. She never married.
H.W. Patterson, "Uncle Pat," died at age 80 of Dengue Fever (acc ording to Jennie Lou) on September 25, 1922 and is buried in Daw son Cemetery. Margaret Ann Norman Patterson died at age 81 fro m cerebral arterial sclerosis on May 19, 1931 and is buried in D awson Cemetery. Lillie Mae Patterson (Aunt Niddie) died at ag e 59 from Breast Cancer on April 23, 1946 and is buried in Dawso n Cemetery. William Monroe died of tuberculosis on February 10 , 1951 at the Davis Hotel on Gould Street in Hillsboro, Texas (i nstead of June 6, 1950) and is buried in Dawson Cemetery (accord ing to death certificate). Note: date of death is wrong on head stone. Leland Patterson died of heart failure at age 40 on Apri l 16, 1913 (according to death certificate), and is buried in Da wson Cemetery. Thomas Floyd died at age 82 from a cerebral hemo rrhage in Hillsboro, Texas at Grant Buie Clinic on March 8, 195 7 (according to death certificate), and is buried in Ridge Par k Cemetery in Hillsboro with his first wife Jennie Mae who die d April 30, 1912 and his second wife, Lana Patterson, who died i n 1959. His residence, at the time of his death, was 205 E. Fra nklin, Hillsboro, Texas. Jennie Lou Patterson Keeton Morter die d at age 104 of old age on February 16, 1985 and is buried in Da wson Cemetery after living in Austin, Texas for 50 years.
Thomas Floyd and Jennie Mae Patterson had one son, Thomas Denzil . Denzil married Katherine ??. They had no children. Leland Pa tterson had two children, Bill and Margaret. Jennie had one ch ild, Jessie Leora Keeton (Leora) born November 19, 1906 in Hubba rd, Texas, from her first marriage to Jesse Keeton who was bor n October 7, 1875 in Alabama. Jesse Keeton died of tuberculosi s in Dawson, Texas on March 9, 1909 (according to death certific ate) and is buried in Dawson Cemetery. Jennie married Ray P. Mo rter October 27, 1912. They had no children. After her mother' s death in 1931, Jennie ran a boarding house until she and Ray m oved to 4303 Bellvue Avenue, Austin, Texas in the early 1950's . Ray Morter died April 1, 1960 in Austin, Texas and is burie d in Dawson Cemetery.
Leora married George Henry Shafer on March 25, 1933 in Georgetow n, Texas. They had three children: George Alan, born July 4, 1 934 in Malakoff, Texas, James Ray, born June 9, 1941 in Livingst on, Texas (Polk County Hospital), and Judy Kay, born August 8, 1 949 in Austin, Texas (Seton Hospital).
George Alan married Zoe Ann Derden from Austin, Texas. They ha d two children, Cheryl Ann, born October 28, 1963 in Dallas, Tex as and Georgeann, born May 24, 1965 in Dallas, Texas. Zoe Ann d ied of cancer in 1979 and is buried in Dallas, Texas. George th en married Shirley Davis Colley in 1981. Shirley had three chil dren from a previous marriage, John, Paul, and Cathleen Colley . Cheryl Ann married Scott Poynor in February 1986 in Waco, Tex as and they had three children, Michella, born June 24, 1988 i n Dallas, Texas, Rebekah, born August 16, 1991 in Dallas, Texas , and Laura, born February 14, 1994 in Little Rock, Arkansas. G eorgeann married Jeff Winston and they had two children, Chase , born 19xx, in Tennessee and Chandler Nicole, born April 1996 i n Houston, Texas.
James Ray married Terese Ann Sullivan August 5, 1967 in Austin , Texas. They had two children, Mindi Lee, born September 30, 1 972 in Dallas, Texas and James Sullivan, born October 24, 1975 i n Dallas, Texas.
Judy Kay married Michael Wesley Diver August 1, 1969. They ha d two children, Jennifer Michelle, born January 5, 1971 in Austi n, Texas and Jana Kay, born April 29, 1975 in Austin, Texas. Th ey divorced in 1987. Jana Kay married James Epperson November 2 0, 1996. They had one child, Sierra Michelle, born May 13, 1996 .
Leora died at age 68 of breast cancer on November 27, 1973 in Au stin, Texas where she and George lived at 3318 Big Bend Drive fo r 22 years. George never remarried and remained in their home u ntil his death at age 89, May 14, 1993, when he died of heart fa ilure. He is buried in Austin Memorial Park Cemetery, Austin, T exas, next to Leora.
revised 7/8/98
Judy Kay Shafer
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| Person ID |
I4689 |
Devin Timber | Cay's pedigree |
| Last Modified |
9 May 2010 |
| Father |
Peter William Patterson, b. 02 Apr 1815, Rutherford County, North Carolina U.S.A. , d. 26 May 1899, Pleasant Site, Franklin, Alabama U.S.A. (Age 84 years) |
| Mother |
Elizabeth Bates, b. 05 Jul 1820, Franklin County, Alabama U.S.A. , d. 12 Sep 1857, Franklin County, Alabama U.S.A. (Age 37 years) |
| Married |
12 Sep 1839 |
Franklin County, Alabama U.S.A. [2] |
| Family ID |
F1602 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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