Burnett Pryor Patterson (1879 - 1964)

Born 6 Nov 1879 in Slaytonville, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Susa Emma (Maxson) Patterson — married 16 May 1907 in Benton AR

Descendants

Died 3 Jul 1964 at age 84 in Denver, Colorado, United States

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Biography

Burnett was born in 1879. He was the son of Alvin Patterson and Amanda Fields. He passed away in 1964.

His first wife Amelia died giving birth to their daughter Amelia in 1904. He married his second wife, Susa Emma Maxson, in 1907.

"The Sabbath Recorder", Vol 177, No 11, p 16, Sep. 28, 1964.

Burnett Prior Patterson, son of Alvin N. and Amanda Fields Patterson, was born Nov. 6, 1879, at Slaytonville, Ark., and died at Denver, Colo., July 3, 1964.

On May 16, 1907, he married Miss Susa Maxson of Gentry, Ark. They lived in North Loup, Neb., for a time before coming to Denver where Mr. Patterson was engaged in the grocery business. He was known for his ready smile and kindly nature. He was the second oldest member of the Denver Seventh Day Baptist Church at the time of his death.

Surviving besides his wife are his children: Mrs. Amelia Fry, Sallisaw, Ark.; Thurman A., Colorado Springs; Gordon, Denver; Wayne, Buena Vista, Calif.; Merlyn, Twentynine Palms, Calif.; and Malcolm, Denver; as well as eleven grandchildren and one great-grandchild. A daughter, Mrs. Thelma P. Davis, preceded her father in death. ^[1]

The 1900 US Census shows him living in Choctaw Nation Indian Territory (age 21) with his parents and 9 siblings:

• Alvin Patterson Head M 45 Kentucky
• Amanda J Patterson Wife F 39 Arkansas
• Birnie Patterson Son M 21 Arkansas
• Nellie Patterson Daughter F 19 Indian Territory
• Ira Patterson Son M 18 Indian Territory
• Susie Patterson Daughter F 15 Indian Territory
• Samuel Patterson Son M 14 Arkansas
• Allen Patterson Son M 12 Arkansas
• Letha Patterson Daughter F 10 Indian Territory
• Mattie Patterson Daughter F 7 Indian Territory
• Eva Patterson Daughter F 5 Indian Territory
• Hobson Patterson Son M 1 Indian Territory ^[2]

In 1930, he was living in Denver with wife Susa and 5 children: Thelma, Thurman, K Wayne, Merlyn, Malcolm. ^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/127218126/burnett-pryor-patterson
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MST3-R1G : accessed 13 September 2017), Birnie Patterson in household of Alvin Patterson, Township 7 N. Range 25 E. Poteau town, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 87, sheet 3A, family 590, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,851.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X7WR-HLJ : accessed 15 January 2018), Bernie B Patterson, Denver, Denver, Colorado, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 60, sheet 3A, line 17, family 55, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 234; FHL microfilm 2,339,969.