Inscription:

SANDERS R. PATTERSON
JAN. 21, 1825 – DEC. 18, 1906
HIS WIFE
PRISCILLA A. PATTERSON
JUNE 4, 1832 – JAN. 7, 1903

Sanders R. Patterson
Birth: 21 January 1825, St. Louis County, Missouri
Death: 18 December 1906, St. Ferdinand Township, St. Louis County, Missouri
Burial: Cold Water Cemetery, Florissant, St. Louis County, Missouri

Priscilla Ann Myers Patterson
Birth: 4 June 1832
Death: 7 January 1903
Burial: Cold Water Cemetery, Florissant, St. Louis County, Missouri

Family members of Sanders R. Patterson buried in Cold Water Cemetery:
Parents: Elisha Patterson and Lucy Hubbard Patterson
Siblings: Lewis P. Patterson, Mary Patterson Harris, John H. Patterson, William Patterson, James McAllister Patterson, and Keziah Patterson Hume

Notes:
Priscilla A. Myers Patterson was born in Virginia. Sanders R. Patterson was the son of Elisha Patterson and Lucy Hubbard Patterson. Priscilla and Sanders were married on 29 November 1850. This couple had no children.

Sources:
• The Patterson Family History by William B. Putman, Jr. page 40. Marriage date 1859.
• National Society United States Daughters of 1812, Grave Locations Project, Soldiers of War of 1812. A copy of the publication is in the possession of Marilyn P. Devaney. The publication lists the names of children of Elisha Patterson, birth dates, names of spouses, and dates of marriage.

Census:
• 1850 Census: 82nd District, St. Louis County, Missouri, Series: M432 Roll: 414 Page: 476. Household members: Sanders R Patterson 25, Priscilla A Patterson 18, and Isaiah Hopkins 23. 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, St. Louis, Missouri; Roll: M653_656; Page: 1064. Household members: Saunders Patterson 35, Priscilla Patterson 30, and Tira Hubbard 9. 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.