Obituary: Rock County, Wisconsin: Franklin PATTERSON

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Submitted by Ruth Ann Montgomery, <rmontgomery@cishome.com> June 2005

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Franklin Patterson died on Thursday evening, March 8, 1906, at his
residence on Mill street in this city.

He was born April 17, 1823, at Oak Hill, Allegheny county, N. Y. At six
years of age he moved with his parents to Ohio remaining there until he was
of age. In 1844 he came to Wisconsin, for the next two years he traveled a
great deal in the West and South. In 1846 he began farming on land taken as
a homestead from the government, later he purchased additional land and
lived there until his removal to Evansville in 1901. 

He was united in matrimony to Maria McCreedy Sept. 10th, 1847. Four
children were born, one of whom died in invancy (Sarah Ann.) Three brothers
with their families are bereaved of father: Hiram H., William R., and
Lawrence A., all of Evansville. There are only three grandchildren and five
great grandchildren. 

Mrs. Patterson died January 20, 1897. Mr. Patterson was a strong temperance
man, he believed in church work and religion, and was a very kind father as
well as a most excellent citizen. His health has been poor for some years
but failed rapidly this winter; two weeks ago last sunday morning he was
taken with a slight shock of paralysis, and was seized again on the Tuesday
following with a stronger and more pronounced shock, from which he never
regained complete consciousness, in that condition he lay until he went to
his final rest.

Funeral services were held on Sunday morning at the residence. Rev. James
Churm, Methodist pastor, officiating. The choir sang "Jesus Savior Pilot
Me." "Lead Kindly Lihgt," and "We'll never say Good Bye." Interment took
place at the Brooklyn cemetery.

March 13, 1906, Tribune, Evansville, Wisconsin