Patterson

John “Jackie” Patterson – the Later Years

12 August 2011 Analysis

Last week, I posted what I know about Jackie Patterson from his birth about 1794 in South Carolina up until his marriage to Jane Chapman in 1828 in Hall County, Georgia.  This is part of my attempt to pull everything together and make sense of all the bits of information that I’ve found so far. [...]

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John “Jackie” Patterson – The Early Years

5 August 2011 Analysis

I’ve been working on my Patterson line recently, in hopes of locating a common ancestor with a DNA match.  I haven’t found the common ancestor yet, but I have found lots of information on my known Pattersons.  I want to capture what I’ve learned in narrative format, starting with Jackie Patterson, my fourth great-grandfather. Connecting [...]

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Genealogy To-Dos – July Wrap-Up

1 August 2011 And More

July was another exceptionally productive month.  I really feel like I accomplished a LOT. Research Continue working on the Patterson/Chapman lines from last month.  I hit the jackpot on research clues with this line.  Last month, I had found a website that presented an extensive three-generation research report on the descendants of John Patterson and [...]

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Do You Miss Research Opportunities Because You Think You Don’t Have Time?

22 July 2011 Research

I was in the neighboring county a couple of weeks ago when I realized I had about thirty minutes to kill, so I sped over to the library. Normally I would not have done this, because I didn’t have any genealogy information with me and I would have thought I didn’t have enough time to [...]

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Thar’s Gold in Them Thar Hills

6 July 2011 Evidence

I made an interesting discovery while working on census records for some of the Pattersons/Chapmans.  I was looking at the 1840 record for my fourth great-grand uncle, Joseph Patterson (born 1790/1794).  The 1840 census is two pages wide, so make sure you always look at that second page.  I almost missed this find, myself, and [...]

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On this date. . .the 18th of June

18 June 2011 On this date

Births Anna Barbara (Albright) Powell was born  in 1754 (my 6th great-grandmother). Margaret E. (Dellinger) Whitener was born in 1807. Elizabeth Patterson was born in 1808. Lee B. Stroud was born in 1898 in Texas. Deaths John Wilfong died in 1838 in Newton, North Carolina. Robert Elliott Morrison died in 1867 in Chatsworth, Georgia. Marriages [...]

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On this date. . .the 28th of May

28 May 2011 On this date

Births Robert Ross Patterson was born in 1903 in Monroe County, Tennessee. Deaths William F. Ward died in 1945. Marriages Naomi Beamer and Loranza Dow Roberts were married in 1875 in Murray County, Georgia.

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On this date. . .the 4th of May

4 May 2011 On this date

Births Ruth Bertha (Hemphill) Whiteside was born in 1794 in Burke County, North Carolina. Joseph M. Tucker was born in 1833. Mary Louise (Burgin) Goforth was born in 1848 in Burke County, North Carolina. Deaths Captain Thomas Hemphill died in 1826 in Morganton, North Carolina (my 4th, 5th, and 6th great-grandfather). Joseph M. Tucker died [...]

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On this date. . .the 23rd of April

23 April 2011 On this date

Births Hannah Garrett was born in 1674 in England. Sarah Garrett was born in 1676 in England. Johannes Rottenhauser was born in 1697. William Henson Patterson was born in 1859 in Gilmer County, Georgia. Luke Hemphill Butler was born in 1916 in Quanah, Texas. Deaths Thomas Young Hemphill McEntire died in 1813 in Old Fort, [...]

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On this date. . .the 18th of April

18 April 2011 On this date

Deaths John Patterson died in 1854 in Fannin County, Georgia (my 4th great-grandfather). Doshia Amanda (Townsend) Roberts died in 1940.

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