Inscription:
LEWIS
Oldest son of
Elisha and Lucy
PATTERSON
BORN
Jan. 5, 1807.
DIED
Aug. 4, 1862.
Aged 55 Yrs. 6 Mos.
Lewis P. Patterson
Birth: 5 January 1807, St. Louis County, Missouri
Death: 4 August 1862, Florissant, 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: Mary Patterson Harris, John H. Patterson, William Patterson, James McAllister Patterson, Sanders R. Patterson, and Keziah Patterson Hume
Wife: Nancy James Patterson
Son: John Patterson
Notes:
Lewis P. Patterson married Nancy James on 11 February 1827, in St. Louis County, Missouri. One of their sons, John, is also buried in Cold Water Cemetery.
Census:
• 1830 Census: St. Ferdinand, St. Louis, Missouri; Series: M19; Roll: 72; Page: 299. Original data: Fifth Census of the United States, 1830. (NARA microfilm publication M19, 201 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
• 1850 Census: District 82, St. Louis, Missouri; Roll: M432_414; Page: 495A; Image: 468. Household members: Lewis Patterson 43, Nancy Patterson 40, Ann R Patterson 27, Henry Patterson 10, Ann F. Patterson 3, and Harvey Brown 3. 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.
Sources:
• StLGS Index of St. Louis Marriages 1804-1876 Vol. 1
• StLGS Library, Book 01 Page 080
• National Society United States Daughters of 1812, Grave Locations Project, Soldiers of War of 1812. A copy of this publication is in the possession of Marilyn P. Devaney.
