Will County IL Archives Biographies.....Patrick, J Frank 1847 - 
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Author: Portrait & Bio Album, 1890

J. FRANK PATRICK. A simple account of the life and works of a man of honor and 
integrity is the best monument that can be reared for him by the biographical 
writer, and therefore no attempt will be made in these pages to give undue 
praise to the subject of this sketch, whose life speaks for him better than 
mere words would do. He is the only survivor in a family of five children that 
comprised the household of Squire Amos and Jane E. (Wells) Patrick, who for 
many years made their home in Will County. Squire Patrick was a native of the 
Empire State, as was also his good wife, and their first home after marriage 
was in Madison County. About the year 1835 they came west and located in 
Rushville, Ill., whence they removed to Joliet some two years later, living in 
the latter place until 1844. They then changed their abode to Washington, D. 
C., where Mr. Patrick was employed as a clerk in the Navy Department for six 
years. At the expiration of that time Joliet again became the home of the 
family, the father resuming the practice of the law in which he had formerly 
been engaged. During his first period of residence in this city he had served 
as Police Magistrate. In 1856 he moved onto a farm in Joliet Township, which 
has since been his home, with the exception of seven years that were spent by 
him in Nevada, in the practice of his profession. He is still living and has 
reached an advanced age. His wife passed away February 6, 1887. The national 
capital was the birthplace of our subject, and his natal day May 16, 1847. He 
grew to manhood in Will County, Ill., most of the time being spent on the farm 
in Joliet Township. His education was mainly secured in the schools of this 
county and farming has been his chief occupation in life. He has been a 
continuous resident of Joliet Township since 1850, with the exception of two 
years during which he resided in the city. He owns the old homestead of one 
hundred and thirty-five acres, which he carefully and industriously 
cultivates, securing thereby the comforts of life and making preparations for 
the rainy day should it come upon him. The wife of Mr. Patrick is a native of 
New York and in her girlhood was known as Miss Catherine Haber. The ceremony 
which united her to our subject took place in Joliet, June 24, 1869. They have 
had four children: Damon S., Mary E., Florence J., and Helen J. Damon S. died 
when two years of age. Mr. Patrick takes quite a deep interest in politics and 
is a member of the Democratic party. He stands well in the community and their 
pleasant home on section 32, is hospitably opened to friends and neighbors. 
The wife passed from earth March 18, 1878.

Additional Comments:
Portrait and Biographical Album of Will County, Illinois, Containing Full Page 
Portraits and Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens 
of the County; Chicago: Chapman Bros., 1890

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