Inscription:
In Memory of
SUSAN H.
Wife of
DAVID PATTERSON
WHO DIED
Aug. 5, 1852
Aged 33 (?) yrs.
Susan H. Houser Patterson
Birth: 1819, Kentucky
Death: 5 August 1852, St. Louis County, Missouri
Burial: Cold Water Cemetery, Florissant, St. Louis County, Missouri
Notes:
Susah Houser was the first wife of David Patterson, the only child born to John Patterson, Sr. and his second wife Sally Jamieson. Susan Houser was born in 1819 and married David Patterson on 19 October 1837. They were the parents of five children.
Census:
• 1850 Census: 82nd District, St. Louis County, Missouri, Series: M432 Roll: 414 Page: 473. Household members: David Patterson 35, Susan Patterson 25, Charles Patterson 10, Rachael A Patterson 1, Yatton K Patterson 4, and Milton H Patterson 1. 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.
