Inscription:

PATTERSON
JOHN E.
OCT. 24, 1899
OCT. 11, 1986

CLARA H.
NOV. 4, 1901
JAN. 16, 2001

John Elmer Patterson
Birth: 24 October 1899, St. Louis, Missouri
Death: 11 October 1986, DePaul Hospital, St. Louis County, Missouri
Burial: 14 October 1986, Cold Water Cemetery, Florissant, St. Louis County, Missouri

Clara H. Hughes Patterson
Birth: 4 November 1901, St. Louis County, Missouri
Death: 16 January 2001, Boonville, Missouri
Burial: 19 January 2001, Cold Water Cemetery, Florissant, St. Louis County, Missouri

Family members of John Elmer Patterson buried in Cold Water Cemetery:
Parents: John McAllister Patterson and Margaret Louise Thompson Patterson
Siblings: James McAllister Patterson, Margaret Marie Patterson Hume, and Gilbert Frazier Patterson

Notes:
John Elmer Patterson and Clara M. Hughes were married on 4 November 1922.

Census (John Elmer Patterson):
1900 Census: Saint Ferdinand, St Louis, Missouri; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 0126; FHL microfilm: 1240888. Household members: John N Patterson 27, Louisa Patterson 27, James Patterson 4, Margaret Patterson 2, John E Patterson 6/12, Mary F Patterson 65, and Lee Vasquez 20. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls.
1910 Census: St. Ferdinand, Saint Louis, Missouri; Roll: T624_809; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 0131; FHL microfilm: 1374822. Family members: John M Patterson 37, Lula Patterson 37, James Patterson 14, Maggie Patterson 12, John E Patterson 10, Oliver B Patterson 6, and Gilbert F Patterson 4. Original data: Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 (NARA microfilm publication T624, 1,178 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
1920 Census: Saint Ferdinand, St Louis, Missouri; Roll: T625_947; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 149. Household members: John M Patterson 47, Lula Patterson 47, Margareth Patterson 22, John E Patterson 23, Oliver B Patterson 16, and Gilbert Patterson 14. Original data: Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. (NARA microfilm publication T625, 2076 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.