George Edward Patton (1861 - 1940)

Born 26 Mar 1861 in Vevay, Switzerland, Indiana, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Ida Mary (Scott) Patton — married 25 Mar 1891 in Madison, Jefferson, Indiana, United States

Descendants

Died 18 Dec 1940 at age 79 in Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, United States

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Biography

George Edward Patton was born in 1861, at the beginning of the Civil War, to William Patton and Amelia Danglade in Vevay, Switzerland County, Indiana.^{[1] [2]}He married Ida Mary Scott in 1891 in Madison, Jefferson County, Indiana.^[3] He died in Terre Haute , Indiana in Dec 1940 and was buried at Madison, Indiana. ^[4][5]

George E. Patton

Funeral Services Saturday for Former Woolen Mill Official Mr. George E. Patton, 79, retired executive of the old Schofield woolen mill, died at 9:00 o'clock last night at his apartment in Terre Haute where he and Mrs. Patton were spending the winter with their son Allison. He had been in failing health about three years but had been seriously ill only a few days. A resident of 318 west Third street [Madison Indiana] for many years, he had gone to Terre Haute only three weeks ago. Born in Vevay [Indiana] Mr. Patton came to Madison in 1879 and became associated with the Schofield woolen mill. For 45 years he continued with the woolen mill, having served as secretary and office manager until his retirement in 1926. Mr. Patton was a director of the Madison Building & Loan Association, a member of Trinity M.E. church, although he had lived a life of retirement in recent years. He had many friends and acquaintances in this city. Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Ida Scott Patton; four sons, Harold at Evanston, Ill.; William at Burlingame, Calif,; George at richmond, and Allison of Terre Haute; ad a sister, Mrs. Eloine Knox, at Redonda, Calif. He leaves also several relative at Vevay. Funeral service will be conducted by Rev. W.E. Brown at the Lytle funeral home, Saturday at 2:00 p.m. with burial in Springdale cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home afternoon tomorrow. Obituary: Madison Courier, Madison, Indiana, December 19, 1940, p.8 col. 7

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX6Z-2B3 : 28 May 2021), George M Batten in entry for William Batten, 1870. Name Error in Transcription - Patton not Batten.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHSF-N4C : 20 December 2021), George E. Patton in household of Wm. Patton, Vevay, Switzerland, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
3. ↑ Citation: "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VBQG-9JH : 8 April 2021), George E Patton and Ida Scott, 25 Mar 1891; citing Jefferson, Indiana, United States, Marriage License, Indiana Commission on Public Records, Indianapolis; FHL microfilm 004714787.
4. ↑ Citation: "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVK8-5B2P : 9 June 2021), George Edward Patton, ; Burial, Madison, Jefferson, Indiana, United States of America, Springdale Cemetery; citing record ID 44642933, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
5. ↑ EPC Collection https://www.wikitree.com/index.php?title=Space:EPC_Genealogy_Collection&errcode=new_profile