Carl E. (Pettersson) Patterson (1825 - 1891)

Born 28 Sep 1825 in Vesterbotorp Bosgård, Urshult, Kronoberg, Sweden

Ancestors

Husband of Christina Annette (Löfvell) Patterson — married 18 Jun 1852 in Karlshamn, Blekinge, Sweden

Descendants

Died 30 Dec 1891 at age 66 in Kirksville, Adair, Missouri, United States

Biography

Birth record Urshult 1825: Carl Persson oägta på Vesterbotorps Bosgård född d 28/9, döpt d 3 oct. Par: Sockneskomakaren (Shoemaker) i Almundsryd Per Carlsson, Pig Ingeborg Jonasdotter 24 år gammal. Test: Carl Holmgren och H Christina Johansdotter på Aralund, Jonas Håkansson på Vesterbotorps Bosgård, H Nilla Petersdotter i Dunshult ^[1]

Carl was born before his parents was married. Carl was at that time shoemaker in the parish of Almundsryd. Carl was born i the Vesterbotorp in Urshult parish.

Living with his parents Crofter and Shoemaker (Torpare och skomakare) Pehr Carlsson living in Buskahult Norrgård, Urshult with wife and his siblings. They are all moving 1841 to Wrångaböke norregård Klemetsdal in Almundsryd ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Living in the croft (Torp) Klementsdal in Almundsryd with parents and siblings. Carl is heading for Karlshamn 1846 and the rest of the family is moving to Dunshult Lillegård 1848. ^[5]

Record keeper (Bokhållare) Carl Petersson living in Karlshamn nr 91. Emigrating to Amerika 1849 ^[6]

1849 30 jun: Record keeper (Bokhållare) Carl Petersson from Nr 91 in Karlshamn emigrated to Amerika ^[7]

He and his brother, John Patterson, changed their surname from Petersen when arriving in the US in 1849. Charles returned to Sweden to marry Christina Annette Lofvel.

Charles and Christina's family genealogies are taken from family notes recorded by Christina. The original notes are incorporated in unpublished "From Swedes to Yanks," compiled by her great grandson, Quentin Cabell Smith. The original Album/ Biography was donated in 2013 to the A. T. Still University Museum of Osteopathic Medicine in Kirksville, MO. He retains a copy in 2016.

(Swedish Passenger Arrivals in the United States, 1820-1850, Olsson & Wiken, Stockholm,1995 [paraphrased]): Carl Pettersson or Petersson, age 25, arrived in New York from Goteborg, Sweden on Ship "Emilie" 3 October 1849. [recorded names of Carl's parents and wife, dates and residences are the same as those in transcribed Patterson family Bible records for Charles.] Carl traveled with teenage Carolina and Julius Matson, children of Sven Pettersson. The authors claim they were doubtless identical to Carolina Charlotta and Samuel Julius Petterrson, sister and brother of Johan Fredrick Pettersson. See note for John Patterson #3248.

(1850 Census,Louisville,Jefferson,KY,pg 317,line 20): Charles Eagerman 24 confectioner born Sweden in household of James Wood, confectioner and 20 unrelated occupants.

(Kirksville Democrat,16Mar1896): Charles and his brother John came to the US together in 1849, to KY. Charles returned to Sweden in 1852 and married Christine Lofvel in June of that year in Karlshamn^[8], returning to KY a month later.

Picture from Arkiv Digital of Karlshamn CII:1 (1813-1827) Marriage record[8]

He and John moved to Adair Co, MO in 1854. Two brothers also came to the US, one to KY and the other to IN [family records show only one other male Petersson sibling, Johannis. Christina Lofvel's brothers John William and Sven Henry immigrated with the Pattersons, John to IN and Henry to KY.]

(Alice Patterson Shibley): Their three-month-long trip was eventful; a child died during the voyage and was buried at sea.

(Dept of Interior,Bureau of Land Management,General Land Office Records, Milan Land Office, Adair Co, MO): assigned to Charles Patterson 40 acres on 10/30/1857 and 40 acres on 10/10/1859.

(1860 Census, Adair Co, MO.): Listed as farmer living with his wife and 2 sons Emmanuel Abraham and William Oscar in Salt River Township, real estate value $1900, personal assets $400, Ole Olstead, 39 born in Norway farm laborer. Birthdate in KY of Emmanuel Abraham, given in census as 1856 conflicts with date of the family's reported arrival in Adair County.

(1870 Census, Adair Co,MO): Listed as nurseryman with real estate valued $2500, personal assests $1200. Christine and all children but Rosa Ingaborg are shown.

(History of Adair County,Missouri,E.M.Violette,Denslow History Co.pg. 294): [in referring to the Patterson wholesale business] The nursery industry was at one time fairly extensive. The Patterson Nursery, which was in operation from about 1870 to sometime in the nineties, was a well ordered and successful plant [pun intended?] It was located one-half mile northwest of Kirksville. Since its discontinuance there has been no well developed industry of the kind in the country. The Pattersons were during their time instrumental in stirring up an active interest in horticulture in the county. During the eighties a large horticultural society was organized and meetings were held once a month.[also see notes, John Patterson #3248]

(Missouri Pioneers, Hodges & Woodruff, v 19-24): Patterson, Charles; residence, Kirksville; business, Nursery; born Sweden; 1857 to Adair County.

(Records of Quentin Cabell Smith): The Patterson Nursery seed catalogue remained in the family of Charles's son Henry until 1990 when it was donated to The St. Louis Mercantile Library, St. Louis, MO. The leather-bound catalogue bearing "C.E.Patterson" in gold lettering was produced ca. 1875 and consists of 100 hand-colored lithographs printed by Stretcher Litho Co., Rochester, N.Y. The pages illustrating shrubery, fruits and berries were connected by cloth straps so that when fully opened and spread out a dozen pages are viewable at one time. About one dozen duplicate plates are still with Henry's descendants.

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Sources

1. ↑ Urshult (G) C:3 (1763-1827) Bild 364 / sid 715 (AID: v30137.b364.s715, NAD: SE/VALA/00399)
2. ↑ Urshult (G) AI:12 (1831-1836) Bild 418 / sid 406 (AID: v19978.b418.s406, NAD: SE/VALA/00399)
3. ↑ Urshult (G) AI:14 (1836-1840) Bild 151 / sid 142 (AID: v19980.b151.s142, NAD: SE/VALA/00399)
4. ↑ Urshult (G) AI:16 (1841-1845) Bild 164 / sid 154 (AID: v19982.b164.s154, NAD: SE/VALA/00399)
5. ↑ Almundsryd (G) AI:17 (1846-1850) Bild 307 / sid 300 (AID: v18119.b307.s300, NAD: SE/VALA/00008)
6. ↑ Karlshamn (K) AI:15 (1846-1849) Bild 150 / sid 144 (AID: v95979.b150.s144, NAD: SE/LLA/13199)
7. ↑ Karlshamn (K) BI:3 (1839-1861) Bild 87 / sid 84 (AID: v96005.b87.s84, NAD: SE/LLA/13199)
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} Karlshamn CII:1 (1813-1827) Image 134 (AID: v96019.b134, NAD: SE/LLA/13199)

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Quentin Smith for creating Patterson-3394 on 12 Jul 13.