Will County IL Archives Biographies.....Patterson, Thomas H ************************************************ 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 October 3, 2007, 3:43 am Author: Genealogical and Biographical Record of Will County THOMAS H. PATTERSON has made his home in this county since March of 1865. For a few years he cultivated one hundred and sixty acres which he had purchased in Joliet Township near the city of the same name; but in 1871 he closed out his farm interests and embarked in the lime business. He is now the owner of kilns on South and North Bluff streets, which have a capacity of six hundred bushels a day. The manufactured product is of a fine quality and commands therefore a good price. The stone from which it is made is of a quality especially suited for the manufacture of lime. In addition to his large local trade he has built up an important shipping trade to adjoining cities. Besides the sale of lime, he does a good business in fire brick, coal and wood. Mr. Patterson's father, James, was of Scotch parentage, descending from an old family of Scotland. He engaged in farming in Ireland, and died at eighty-two years. By his marriage to Jane Howard, who was born in Ireland, of English descent, he had five sons, three of whom settled in Joliet. Of these James G. is now engaged in the wholesale fruit and vegetable business in this city; and David died here. Thomas H., who was the oldest of the three, was born in County Tyrone, Ireland, July 5, 1829. When seventeen years of age he entered the Agricultural College in Tyrone, where he took a thorough course of study. In the spring of 1851 he left college and came to America, crossing the Atlantic from Liverpool to New York on the sailer "North Atlantic," and spent four weeks on the voyage. His first location was Haverstraw, N. Y., where he superintended a large farm until he resigned his position in order to settle in Illinois. During his residence in Ireland Mr. Patterson married Miss Margaret Harris, who was born in that country, of Scotch descent. Eight children were born of their union, namely: Matilda A.; James W.; Andrew Sherman, who manages the lime business; Thomas Howard, who was in Alaska in 1898, and now has charge of the North Bluff kiln; Harris Adair, who graduated from Rush Medical College in 1897 with the degree of M. D., later visited the gold fields of Alaska, and is now engaged in the practice of medicine in Joliet, having his office in the Cutting building; Nellie K., Mrs. Hanson, of Tonica, Ill.; and Elizabeth C., principal of the Ridgewood school. While living in Rockland County, N. Y., Mr. Patterson was made a Mason in Stony Point Lodge No. 313, and still has his membership there. Forty-five years ago he became a member of the Presbyterian Church, and ever since then has been identified with the work of that denomination assisting in its progress and aiding its various movements. For many years he has been a ruling elder and trustee of Central Presbyterian Church, among whose members he is well known and highly esteemed. Additional Comments: Genealogical and Biographical Record of Will County Illinois Containing Biographies of Well Known Citizens of the Past and Present, Biographical Publishing Company, Chicago, 1900 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/il/will/bios/patterso1789nbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/ilfiles/ File size: 3.7 Kb