Homer C. Patton

Brief Life History of Homer C.

When Homer C. Patton was born on 26 June 1885, in Dover, Tuscarawas, Ohio, United States, his father, Charles S. Patton, was 22 and his mother, Jennie R. Davis, was 21. He married Josephine Blanche Jacob on 25 December 1909, in Stark, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Canal Dover, Dover Township, Tuscarawas, Ohio, United States in 1900 and Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States in 1920. He died on 20 January 1930, in Stark, Ohio, United States, at the age of 44, and was buried in Maple Grove Cemetery, Dover, Tuscarawas, Ohio, United States.

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Homer C. Patton
1885–1930
Josephine Blanche Jacob
1888–1975
Marriage: 25 December 1909
Robert Charles Patton
1910–1985

Sources (13)

  • Homer C Patton, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Homer C. Patton, "Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003"
  • Homer C Patton, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016"

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World Events (8)

1886

Statue of Liberty is dedicated.

1886 · Giving Working Men a Union

The largest union group in the United States during the first half of the 20th century. It still exists today but merged with The Congress of Industrial Organization.

1898 · War with the Spanish

After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.

Name Meaning

English, northern Irish, and Scottish: from the Middle English and Older Scottish personal name Patun, Paton, an Old French diminutive of Pat(e), a pet form of Patrick. Compare Patrick and Pattinson .

History: The American general George Patton (1885–1945) was born in San Gabriel, CA, into a family with a long military tradition. His earliest American ancestor, Robert Patton, had emigrated from Scotland to VA c. 1770.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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