John Patterson (1854)

Born 1854 in Lincoln, Tennessee, USA

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Husband of Mahala J. Merrill — married 6 Apr 1871 in , Ripley, Missouri

Husband of Martha (Riley) Patterson — married 11 Mar 1880 in , Ripley, Missouri

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Note: John F. Patterson was the sheriff of Ripley County. "They found him prompt and fearless in the discharge of his duties, trusty and honorable and fully alive to the duties of his office."

Mr. Patterson is a member of the Christian Church, and a man who has won many warm friends by his upright honorable course in life.

Taken from "A Reminiscent History of the Ozark Region., page 754 and 755.

"John F. Patterson. Among the prominent county officials of Ripley County no man is more popular or better filled for his position than John F. Patterson, the efficient sheriff. He is a native of this county, born October 9, 1848, and has here spent the most of his life, and the people have had every opportunity to jedge of his character and qualification.They have found him prompt and fearless in the discharge of his duties,rusty and honorable, and fully alive to the duties of his office. His fater, George Patterson, was born in Malcomb County, Tenn., and his mother, Sallie (Ferrill) Patterson, was a native of Illinois. They both came to Missouri with their parents when young, married here and here passed the balance of their days, the father dying in 1875, when fifty-one years of age, and she is 1892, when sixty years of age. Mr.Patterson was a farmer, and when starting out for himself settled on Fourche, twelve miles west of Doniphan, and was one of the first tolocate in that section. He and the Daltons were about the first settlers, and he helped move the records from Thomasville to this place when Doniphan was made the county seat. He was a successful farmer, and a worthy member of the Christiain Church. In his political views he was with the Deocrats. He and wife reared seven children, of whom our subject was the eldest. The latter received his education in the early schools of this section, and after growing up began his career as a farmer on Fourche, where he owned a farm. He still owns a farm there and has been fairly successful. His first office was constable of the township, and in 1893 he was elected sheriff, a position he is almost sure to hold another term as his party (Democratic) has brought his name forward. In 1872 Mr. Patterson was married to Miss Mahala J. Merril, of this county. She died in 1879 leaving two children: Cornelius Russell and George Rufus. Mr. Patterson selected Miss Martha Riley of this county, as his second wife, and they have four living children: Ed.,Sallie May, Walter and Thomas J. One child, Flora, died when in her third year. Mr. Patterson is a member of the Christian Church, and a man who has won many warm friends by his upright honorable course in life.

The following from: delores patterson allen John F. Patterson, Ripley County Missouri, Sheriff of Ripley County years of 1892-1894. He was born October 29, 1848 in Ripley County, the son of George W. Patterson and Sarah Sally Ferrill Patterson. George Patterson was born in Tenn. Sally Ferrill was born in Ill. George's parents were John Patterson and Polly Carver Patterson. John Patterson was the son of George Patterson born in No. Carolina and Nancy Wood born in So. Caroline, they moved to Smity/Macon County, where John was born. John and Polly moved with some of the Patterson and Wood families in the mid 1830's to Carroll County, Tenn. There he bought land which he later sold after having moved to Ripley County, Mo. The above John F. Patterson married Mahala Merrill April 6, 1871 in Ripley County. They had two sons my grandfather Cornealius Russell Patterson and George Rufus Patterson. Mahala died 1879, and John F. Patterson married Martha Mat Riley of Ripley County and had a second family by her. John F. Patterson died May 8, 1913 in Randolph County, Arkansas and was returned to the family cemetery at Sugar Tree Grove, Ripley County, Mo., where 5 generations of his family are buried. He was written up in Goodspeed's History of South East Missouri. This is my family and all the above facts are recorded..I am in the process of writing a book on the genealogy of these families. Thought you would be interested to know the real origin of John F. Patterson.