Died
at age 85
in Bellevue, Huron, Ohio, United States
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Biography
Elizabeth Jane Johnston (b. 27 Dec 1819 in Jefferson County, Ohio - d. 19 February 1905) moved with her parents when she was four years old to Morrow County. The family moved into the woods, entered 160 acres ofgovernment land and cleared the heavily timbered land. Hers has been a life of toil except the last few years. For many years she managed the farm alone, and nursed her parents several years after they became helpless until they died. She joined the Presbyterian Church at the age of 15. Many times in the early days when preaching was scarce, she and others would walk 20 miles, stay all night, and walk back the next day. She married Charles E. Patterson (b. ? - d. 1887) in 1866. ~ Laughlin Family History