Hopkins Co. TX - J. W. Patterson

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From the historical files of June E. Tuck, who does not validate or
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Past History and Present Stage of Development of Texas

Published by The Forrister History Company

Regan Printing House, Chicago, Ill.

I. G. Forrister, Publisher

    (No date given.)

JUDGE F. W. PATTERSON was born on a farm in Hunt County, Texas, April 4,
1870, his branch of the family being directly related to that of the
Patterson family at Memphis, Tenn., including Josiah Patterson, for many
years in Congress, and his son, Malcom R. Patterson, ex-Congressman and
ex-Governor of Tennessee. His father, J. H. Patterson, came from the Old
Volunteer State to Texas prior to the civil war, and though a farmer from
early training, served for a number of years as Deputy and County Clerk
of Hunt county. Before marriage his mother was a Miss Lee Burgess, of
Pittsburg, Texas, and was also a former Tennessean. His father died six
and the mother four years ago, respectively. Leaving home without a
change of cloths, with but thirty-five cents of coin in his "jeans," he
acquired his literary education after he was twenty-one years of age at
his own expense. First night out he slept in a wheat field one mile south
of Commerce, and used wheat bundles for a pillow, bed and covering. Upon
leaving home he became a railway section hand, "tallow-dip and midnight
oil." A few days after he landed in Mt. Vernon he decided to learn the
blacksmith trade, and for fourteen years pursued the same at this place
and Sulphur Bluff, this county. While in Sulphur Bluff he was elected
Justice of Peace and also engaged in the drug business, holding his
office for five years, and after seven years^Òs study became a registered
state pharmacist and holds a certificate to this effect at the present
time. In 1908, Judge Patterson was elected County Judge by a majority of
sixty votes. In the July primary of 1910 his majority was 2,300 votes,
with no opposition in the following November election. On Dec. 3, 1891,
Judge Patterson was married to Miss Nellie Glass, of Mt. Vernon, her
father, H. C. Glass, being a native of Arkansas, farmer and stock-raiser,
and her mother a former Miss Theo King, of Daingerfield, Texas. Mrs.
Patterson is also a cousin of Gen. Hiram Glass, general railroad attorney
of Austin, and her brother, W. B. Glass, is the foreign missionary
representative of the Rehoboth Association, being now stationed at
Laichowfu, China. Three daughters and one son have blessed the marriage.
The family worship with the Baptist church and Mrs. Patterson and eldest
daughter, Miss Alma, belong to the Fraternal Brotherhood. Judge Patterson
also belongs to the Fraternal Brotherhood, the Masons, and W. O. W. He
owns valuable property in Pittsburg, Sulphur Bluff and Sulphur Springs,
and farming acreage in Hopkins county.