Biographical Sketch of John A. Patterson, Greene County, Missouri, Springfield >From "History of Greene County, Missouri," St. Louis: Western Historical Company, 1883. ********************************************************************** Mr. Patterson is the son of Louis and Mary (Pearson) Patterson and was born in Hamilton County, Tenn., November 24, 1830. He was educated at home and at Cleveland College. In 1853 he came to Wright County, Mo., and in 1855 he came to Greene County, and settled near Walnut Grove, where he farmed until 1861. He then came to Springfield and went into Capt. J. E. Smith's company of militia. In November, 1864, he was elected sheriff of the county upon the Republican ticket, and re- elected in 1866 and 1868. He had been United States deputy marshal in 1863-4. In 1871-2 he was deputy county clerk. He was city marshal in 1873-4 and 6. In 1877-8 and 9 was deputy sheriff under A. J. Potter. In November, 1880 he was elected sheriff, and re-elected in 1882. Mr. Patterson was married February 8, 1853, in Monroe County, Tennessee, to Miss Sarah C. Heiskell. They have had ten children, all of whom are living. Mr. Patterson is a member of Masonic and Odd Fellow's societ- ies, and has made one of the best county officers the county ever had. His father was born in 1797, in Virginia, and moved to Tennessee when young, and died there in 1866. He was a farmer and a tanner. His mother was born in 1800, and died in 1878. They had thirteen children, John A., being the fourth child. Mrs. Patterson's father, Daniel Hei- skell, was born in Shenandoah County, Virginia, March 7, 1799 and died in Monroe County, Tenn., July 22, 1875. He was a great religious work- er, and built a church at Sweet Water, Tennessee, costing him six thou- sand dollars. Her mother was born in Greene County, Tenn., April 15, 1803 and died August 1, 1841. ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Joe Miller Penny Harrell ====================================================================