Inscription:

J. D. & E. G. PATTERSON
SONS OF
J. J. & M. PATTERSON
Born May 23, 1886
Died Aug. 11, 1886

Born June 14, 1887
Died Jan. 16, 1888

E. G. Patterson
Birth: 14 June 1887
Death: 16 January 1888
Burial: Cold Water Cemetery, Florissant, St. Louis County, Missouri

J. D. Patterson
Birth: 23 May 1886
Death: 11 August 1886
Burial: Cold Water Cemetery, Florissant, St. Louis County, Missouri

Notes:
These children may have been the sons of Joseph J. Patterson and Matilda Patterson.