Mary Belle (Dalton) Patterson (abt. 1877 - abt. 1946)

Born about 15 Mar 1877 in Iredell County, North Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Died about 27 Jun 1946 at about age 69 in Eagle Mills, Iredell County, North Carolina, United States

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Biography

Mary (Dalton) Patterson is a part of US Black heritage.

Mary was born in 1877 in Iredell County. She was the daughter of Anderson Houston and Vina Dalton.

In 1880, 3-year-old Mary was living in Eagle Mills with her parents, Anderson and Vina Dalton, and siblings Andy and Josaphine. Also living with them was grandmother Mary Houston.^[1]

On November 12, 1893, Mary Bell Dalton married Luther Patterson in Iredell County. Witnesses were William Dalton and Andy Dalton.^[2]

In 1910, Luther and Mary Bell had a rented farm on Harmony Road in Eagle Mills. They had been married 16 years and Mary Bell had carried nine children, five of whom were still living and were at home with Luther and Mary Bell.^[3] They remained on the farm on Harmony Road near Turnersburg. They had seven children living at home.^[4]

Mary Bell and Luke Patterson remained on the farm through at least 1940. Children and grandchildren would be shown as living with them on the Census records.^[5][6] Sometime prior to 1946 they would move to Houstonville in Eagle Mills Township. This is where Mary Bell and Luke were living when she died.

Mary Bell Patterson, a resident of Houstonville, was born March 17, 1877, to Anderson and Vina Dalton. She died at the age of 69 in Eagle Mills on June 27, 1946. She was survived by her husband Luke Patterson who was the informant. She was buried June 29 in Nebo Cemetery.^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ 1880 Census: "1880 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1880; Census Place: Eagle Mills, Iredell, North Carolina; Roll: 968; Page: 205C; Enumeration District: 151
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry ca Record 6742 #13255628 (accessed 27 August 2022)
   Mary B Dalton (3), single daughter, in household of Anderson Dalton (40) in Eagle Mills, Iredell, North Carolina, USA. Born in North Carolina.
2. ↑ Marriage: "North Carolina, U.S., Marriage Records, 1741-2011"
   North Carolina County Registers of Deeds. Microfilm. Record Group 048. North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh, NC
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry ca Record 60548 #12485249 (accessed 27 August 2022)
   Mary Bell Dalton (19) marriage to Luther Patterson on 14 Mar 1894 in Iredell, North Carolina, USA. NOTE: index is wrong, review of record shows date of marriage as November 12, 1893 and Mary was 23 and Luther 35
3. ↑ 1910 Census: "1910 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1910; Census Place: Eagle Mills, Iredell, North Carolina; Roll: T624_1118; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0077; FHL microfilm: 1375131
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry ca Record 7884 #153212258 (accessed 27 August 2022)
   Mary Bell Patterson (35), wife, in household of Luke Patterson (44) in Eagle Mills, Iredell, North Carolina, USA. Born in North Carolina.
4. ↑ 1920 Census: "1920 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1920; Census Place: Turnersburg, Iredell, North Carolina; Roll: T625_1306; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 104
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry ca Record 6061 #32493305 (accessed 27 August 2022)
   Luke Patterson (53), married, Farmer, head of household in Turnersburg, Iredell, North Carolina. Born in North Carolina.
5. ↑ 1930 Census: "1930 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1930; Census Place: Turnersburg, Iredell, North Carolina; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 0034; FHL microfilm: 2341434
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry ca Record 6224 #76461388 (accessed 27 August 2022)
   Mary B Patterson (52), wife, in household of Luke Patterson (61) in Turnersburg, Iredell, North Carolina, USA. Born in North Carolina.
6. ↑ 1940 Census: "1940 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1940; Census Place: Eagle Mills, Iredell, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02930; Page: 18B; Enumeration District: 49-19
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry ca Record 2442 #151483492 (accessed 27 August 2022)
   Mary B Patterson (65), wife, in household of Luther Patterson (68) in Eagle Mills, Iredell, North Carolina. Born in North Carolina.
7. ↑ Death: "North Carolina, U.S., Death Certificates, 1909-1976"
   North Carolina State Archives; Raleigh, North Carolina; North Carolina Death Certificates
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry ca Record 1121 #570885 (accessed 27 August 2022)
   Mary Bell Patterson death 27 Jun 1946 (age 69), daughter of Anderson Dalton & Vina Dalton, in Eaglemills, Iredell, North Carolina, USA.