Inscription:

In memory of
JOHN H. PATTERSON
BORN
June 12, 1815
DIED
May 9, 1880
also his wife
SUSAN J. PATTERSON
Born Nov. 7, 1839
Died May 29, 1880

Farewell thou world of grief, farewell
_____ (rest of verse illegible)

John H. Patterson
Birth: 12 June 1815, Florissant, St. Louis County, Missouri
Death: 9 May 1880, Florissant, St. Louis County, Missouri
Burial: Cold Water Cemetery, Florissant, St. Louis County, Missouri

Susan J. Hopkins Patterson
Birth: 7 November 1839
Death: 29 May 1880, St. Louis County, Missouri
Burial: Cold Water Cemetery, Florissant, St. Louis County, Missouri

Family members buried in Cold Water Cemetery:
Parents: Elisha Patterson and Lucy Hubbard Patterson
Siblings: Lewis P. Patterson, Mary Patterson Harris, William Patterson, James McAllister Patterson, Sanders R. Patterson, and Keziah Patterson Hume
Wife 1: Barthena Hyatt Patterson
Wife 2: Susan J. Hopkins Patterson
Children: Alice W. Patterson, Lieurana E. Patterson, and Rufus F. Patterson
Granddaughter: Ellen Hyatt

Notes:
• John H. Patterson was the child of Elisha and Lucy Hubbard Hubbard Patterson.
• John H. Patterson was first married to Berthina Hyatt, about 1840. His second marriage was to Susan J. Hopkins on 26 November 1863. John and Susan were the parents of three children; Alice W. Patterson, Lieurana E. Patterson, and Rufus F. Patterson.
• John may have married a third time to Mary Frazier, which upon death Mary married John’s younger brother James M. Patterson.

Sources:
National Society United States Daughters of 1812, Grave Locations Project, Soldiers of War of 1812. A copy is in possession of Marilyn P. Devaney. Publication lists the names of children of Elisha Patterson, birth dates, names of spouses, and dates of marriage.

Census:
1850 Census: District 82, St Louis, Missouri; Roll: M432_414; Page: 495A; Image: 468. Household Members: John H Patterson 35, Barthene Patterson 45, John B Hyatt 23, Martha J Hyatt 17, Margaret E Hyatt 15, Josephus L Patterson 8, and Sarah E Patterson 5. Original data: Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
1860 Census: St. Ferdinand Township, St. Louis County, Missouri Series: M653 Roll: 656 Page: 1075. Household members: Lewis Patterson 55, Nancy Patterson 49, Henry Patterson 20, Ann Patterson 27, Francis Patterson 15, John Patterson 45, and Josephus Patterson 18. Original data: 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.
1870 Census (Sarah A. Breckenridge Hume): Saint Ferdinand, Saint Louis, Missouri; Page: 321B; Family History Library Film: 552308. Household Members: John Patterson 55, Susan Patterson 30, Elise Patterson 1, Thomas Burns 20, and Analysa Burns. Original data: 1870 U.S. census, population schedules. NARA microfilm publication M593, 1,761 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.