Inscription:

LUCY PATTERSON
Born Nov. 18, 1818
Died March 22, 1879
Many are the afflictions of the Righteous,
But the Lord delivereth _____

(rest of verse illegible)

Lucy Patterson
Birth: 18 November 1818
Death: 22 March 1879, St. Louis County, Missouri
Burial: Cold Water Cemetery, Florissant, St. Louis County, Missouri

Family members buried in Cold Water Cemetery:
Parents: Sanders Patterson and Mary Mettz Patterson
Grandparents: John Patterson, Sr., and Keziah Horneday Patterson
Siblings: Elizabeth Patterson Hubbard, Ibby Patterson, and Sanders Prior Patterson

Notes:
In all likelihood, this was the handicapped, maiden daughter of Sanders and Mary Mettz Patterson.

Census:
1850 Census:  District 82, St. Louis, Missouri; Roll: M432_414; Page: 473B; Image: 425.  Household Members: Mary Patterson 56, Lucy Patterson 30, Elizabeth Hubbard 29, and Sanders P. Patterson 21. 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.

Sources:
• National Society United States Daughter of 1812, Grave Location Project, Soldiers of War of 1812. Filed by (Mrs.) Isabel Stebbins Giulvezan, 9525 Radion Drive, Affton, Missouri 63123 on 1 October 1964. On file at the Missouri Historical Society, St. Louis Missouri copy in possession of Dan H. Devaney in 1993. Information was taken from Company Muster Roll and Payroll, National Archives. Birth, Name, Death, Burial place, Marriage, and children.
• Civil Courts Building, St. Louis, Missouri: Estate File No 878, Sanders Patterson; Estate File No. 11162, Saunders P. Patterson; Minor File Nos. 641 through 646, Hiram, Sanders P., Lucy, Elizabeth, Ibby, John M. Patterson.