Inscription:

PATTERSON
JOHN M.
1872 – 1954

LULA M.
1872 – 1954

John McAllister Patterson
Birth: 2 June 1872, St. Ferdinand Township, St. Louis County, Missouri
Death: 4 July 1954, St. Ferdinand Township, St. Louis County, Missouri
Burial: 7 July 1954, Cold Water Cemetery, Florissant, St. Louis County, Missouri

Margaret Louise Thompson Patterson
Alias: Lula
Birth: 2 November 1872, St. Ferdinand Township, St. Louis County, Missouri
Death: 23 November 1954, St. Ferdinand Township, St. Louis County, Missouri
Burial: 26 November 1954, Cold Water Cemetery, Florissant, St. Louis County, Missouri

Family members buried in Cold Water Cemetery:
Parents of John McAllister PattersonJames McAllister Patterson and Mary F. Frazier Patterson
Grandparents of John McAllister PattersonElisha Patterson and Lucy Hubbard Patterson
Parents of Margaret Louise Thompson Patterson:  James M. Thompson and Margaret Ellen Carrico Thompson
Siblings of Margaret Patterson: Walter B. Thompson, Amanda V. Thompson Harder, and Emma M. Thompson
Children: James McAllister Patterson, Margaret Marie Patterson Hume, John Elmer Patterson, and Gilbert Frazier Patterson
Grandchildren: James Ewing Hume and Marion Gilbert Hume

Notes:
• John McAllister Patterson was a veteran of WWI.
• John McAllister Patterson and Margaret Louise Thompson married 19 August 1893, St. Ferdinand Township, St. Louis County, Missouri.
• John was the son of James M. and Mary E. (Frazier) Patterson. Lula M. (Thompson) Patterson was the daughter of James Thompson and his wife Margaret (Carrico) Thompson. Lula was one of nine children.

Certificates of Death:
Certificate of Death of John McAllister Patterson. Source Citation: Missouri State Archives; Jefferson City, MO, USA; Missouri Death Certificates. Missouri Secretary of State.
Certificate of Death of Margaret Louise “Lula” Thompson Patterson. Source Citation: Missouri State Archives; Jefferson City, MO, USA; Missouri Death Certificates. Missouri Secretary of State.

Census:
1880 Census: Saint Ferdinand, St Louis, Missouri; Roll: 715; Page: 170C; Enumeration District: 179. Household Members: James Patterson 59, Mary Patterson 47, Lucy Patterson 10, and John Patterson 7. Original data: Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. (NARA microfilm publication T9, 1,454 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
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. Household 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. 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.