Inscription:

IN MEMORY OF
WILLIAM PATTERSON
BELOVED HUSBAND
OF
MARTHA J. PATTERSON
Nee HYATT
BORN
MARCH 3, 1817
DIED
AUG. 4, 1874

Blessed are the Dead
that Die in the Lord

MARTHA J PATTERSON
BELOVED WIFE
OF
WILLIAM PATTERSON
Nee Hyatt
BORN
Dec. 25, 1833
DIED
AUG. 16, 1898

 

William Patterson
Birth: 3 March 1817, Florissant, St. Louis County, Missouri
Death: 4 August 1874, Florissant, St. Louis County, Missouri
Burial: Cold Water Cemetery, Florissant, St. Louis County, Missouri

Martha Jane Hyatt Patterson
Birth: 25 December 1833
Death: 16 April 1898
Burial: Cold Water Cemetery, Florissant, St. Louis County, Missouri

Family members buried in Cold Water Cemetery:
Parents of William Patterson: Elisha Patterson and Lucy Hubbard Patterson
Grandparents of William Patterson: John Patterson, Sr., and Keziah Horneday Patterson
Siblings of William Patterson: Lewis P. Patterson, Mary Patterson Harris, John H. Patterson, James McAllister Patterson, Sanders R. Patterson, and Keziah Patterson Hume
Children: Nevada Patterson, Venetia Hyatt Patterson Carrico, Ira B. Patterson, and Addie L. Patterson

Notes:
• William was the child of Elisha and Lucy Hubbard Patterson and the grandson of John Patterson, Senior. On 16 September 1851, he married Martha J. Hyatt, who may have been the sister of Berthena Hyatt Patterson. They had six children. Martha was shot by her son Bennett.
• Marriage: StLGS Index of St. Louis Marriages 1804-1876 Vol. 1, StLGS Library, Book 05 Page 354.
• National Society United States Daughters of 1812, Grave Locations Project, Soldiers of War of 1812. A copy in possession of Marilyn P. Devaney and lists the names of children of Elisha Patterson, birth dates, names of spouses and dates of marriage.
• Will: St. Louis and St. Louis County, Missouri Probate Records-778/32II (96) Vol. 2 1849-1861. Page 25 “Elisha Patterson Wrtn 1-19-35. Red. 3-10-54. Lucy Patterson wf. Isaac Jones (removed from the county) Wit. Gilbert James decd & Joseph Patterson Wits. Durrett Patterson so and Ex., William Patterson son & Ex.” E:250 F #4271.
• Will: St. Louis and St. Louis County, Missouri Probate Records-778/32II (96) Vol. 2 1849-1861. Page 48. Sarah B. Blackburn. Wrtn 3-29-58. Rec: 9-21-58. John Thomas Blackburn son, Edward M. Blackburn son, Edward Hall Ex., Sanders P. Patterson Wit., William Patterson and Edward F. Patterson Wits. F:251 F: #6044

Census:
• 1840 Census: St. Ferdinand, St. Louis, Missouri; Roll: 231; Page: 236; Family History Library Film: 0014858. Original data: Sixth Census of the United States, 1840. (NARA microfilm publication M704, 580 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: 1074. Household members: William Patterson 48, Martha Patterson 27, Ira Patterson 4, Robert Patterson 2, Thomas Patterson 4/12, Benetia Patterson 6, and James Anderson 28. 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.
• 1870 Census: Saint Ferdinand, Saint Louis, Missouri; Roll: M593_809; Page: 333B. Household members: William Patterson 53, Martha Patterson 37, Vinitice Patterson 14, Robert Patterson 12, Thomas Patterson 10, Addie Patterson 6, John Patterson 25, and Margaret Hyatt 23. Original data: 1870 U.S. census, population schedules. NARA microfilm publication M593, 1,761 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.Minnesota census schedules for 1870. NARA microfilm publication T132, 13 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.