Barton County KS Archives Biographies.....Patterson, Isabel 1838 - 
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Author: Great Bend Tribune

MRS. ISABEL PATTERSON

THE Patterson family, of which Mrs. Isabel Patterson is the head, are probably
as well and favorably known as any in county. Settling on home place March,
1876, public attention was directed to this family by the sudden death of Joseph
Patterson, the father, and his two young sons on April 13th, 1879. It appears
that on that day there was a thunder storm, accompanied by the usual rain
flurry, and that in the yard was an unprotected ash hopper, which at that period
was usually found on the premises of most farm homes and used for the purpose of
making the family soap. A large flat rock attracted the attention of the husband
as the best and most easily found protection for the hopper, and he requested
his two young sons to assist him in placing the stone over the opening at the
top. And, while in this act the three were stricken down in an instant by a
flash of lightning with death as the result During a residence of three years in
one community Mr. Patterson and his family had endeared themselves to most of
the settlers over a considerable section and the tragic incident caused comment
for years following. Joseph Patterson was born May 6, 1838, in Virginia.

   Mrs. Patterson's maiden name was Millikin, and she was born November 23,
1838, in Osgood County, Indiana. She was left an orphan at an early age and was
adopted by a relative and grew to womanhood on a farm in Madison County, Ohio.
She married Joseph Patterson at Circleville, Pickaway County, Ohio, on November
14th, 1860. She was the mother of ten children. A daughter named Mary Sayler,
who died August, 1909, John and Frank, the two sons mentioned above as being
stricken by lightning, and these following: Wm. Patterson, residing in Los
Angeles, California; Joseph Patterson, jr., married Katie Tolbert, and resides
near Albert; Stanley F. Patterson, married Anna Gruber, residence, Hutchinson;
Sarah Patterson, single, residing with her mother; Orr Patterson, married Clara
Goeldner, residence, Great Bend; Err Patterson, married Grace Zimmer, residence,
home farm. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Patterson, Sr., came to Barton County on March
8th, 1876, and purchased one hundred and sixty acres of land from the Santa Fe
railway company at four dollars and forty cents per acre. Failure of crops
caused them to forfeit this contract, and they repurchased a few years later,
this time having to pay six dollars. The premises are well improved and grows
good crops.


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From:
Biographical History Of Barton County


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