Will County IL Archives Biographies.....Patterson, Mungo 1814 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/il/ilfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Deb Haines ddhaines@gmail.com May 6, 2007, 2:37 pm Author: Portrait & Bios Album, 1890 MUNGO PATTERSON is a typical representative of the hardy, industrious, intelligent Scotch pioneers of Will County who have been so useful in developing its rich agricultural resources. Coming here in the early days of the settlement of Wheatland Township, he identified himself with its farmers and stock-raisers, and is still living on the farm he then bought from the Government when it was a tract of wild land. Mr. Patterson was born in Dumfrieshire, Scotland, September 22, 1814. He was a son of John and Jane (Hall) Patterson, natives of Scotland. He is the oldest son of his father's family and has two brothers, James and Daniel, living in Wheatland Township. Our subject passed his early life on his native heath and gained his education in the local school. In 1841, desiring to make more of life than he could in the land of his birth, he emigrated to America, taking passage at Liverpool, and after an ocean voyage of six weeks landed in the great metropolis of this country. From there he proceeded to Wayne County, N. Y., where he spent the ensuing years until the spring of 1844, when he made his way to Illinois. He came to this county and bought one hundred and twenty acres of land from the Government, paying therefor $1.25 per acre. He settled on it before there was a furrow turned or any improvements had been made. It took many years of hard and persistent labor to bring it to its present fine condition, with its well- tilled fields and ample buildings, and all things necessary for its successful management. He has added to its acreage, and it now contains one hundred and ninety acres of valuable land. Mr. Patterson was married in the State of New York, in 1842, taking unto himself for a wife Miss Agnes Clow, who was, like himself, born in Scotland. Her father, Robert Clow, was an early settler of Wheatland Township. By his marriage our subject became the father of six children, of whom the following five are still living: John, in Indiana; Robert, in Du Page Township; Sarah, wife of Robet Wightman, in Wheatland Township; William, in Du Page Township, and Adam, in Wheatland Township. In January, 1890, Mr. Patterson met with a great loss in the death of his wife, who had been his devoted wife and companion for nearly half a century. She was a woman of high character, whose great kindness of heart and other sterling qualities gained her the warm affection and the sincere respect of all who came in contact with her, and many mourn the loss of that lovable woman. Mr. Patterson has not been an idle spectator in watching the growth of the county, but has done his full share of the pioneer labors necessary to redeem it from the hand of Nature. The weary days of toil, privation and hardship that he then endured long ago came to an end, and now, in the decline of life, he is reaping his reward in the comfortable home that he has established and in the enjoyment of the ample competence that his shrewd management of his interests has brought him. He inherited in a large degree the excellent traits of character for which the Scotch are noted, and these have made him a good citizen, and a kind neighbor, and have made his domestic relations felicitous. A truly religious man, whose life is an exemplification of his Christian views, he is a faithful member of the Presbyterian Church and is esteemed by all who know him. Mr. Patterson has served as a School Director and has done what he could, in various ways, to promote the educational, moral and material well-being of Wheatland Township. In his political views he is a stanch Republican and has long affiliated with that party. 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 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/il/will/bios/patterso1329nbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/ilfiles/ File size: 4.4 Kb