William Andrew Patton

Brief Life History of William Andrew

When William Andrew Patton was born on 22 January 1852, in Logan Township, Peoria, Illinois, United States, his father, Thomas Elder Patton, was 29 and his mother, Martha Ann Finley, was 29. He married Sarah Ellen Glasgow on 1 January 1874, in Peoria, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Platte Township, Taylor, Iowa, United States in 1900 and Judicial Township 2, Fresno, California, United States in 1910. He died on 9 December 1915, in Peoria, Illinois, United States, at the age of 63.

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William Andrew Patton
1852–1915
Sarah Ellen Glasgow
1855–1939
Marriage: 1 January 1874
Maud Patton
1874–1953
Grace Patton
1877–1950
Patton
1879–1879
Chester Andrew Patton
1883–1955
Jessie Patton
1888–1929

Sources (14)

  • Wm Patten in household of Thomas Patten, "United States Census, 1860"
  • William Andrew Patton, "California Deaths and Burials, 1776-2000"
  • William A. Patton in entry for Sarah E. Patton, "California Deaths and Burials, 1776-2000"

World Events (8)

1856

Histrical Boundaries: 1856: Fresno, California, United States

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1870 · The Fifteenth Amendment

Prohibits the federal government and each state from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's race, color, or previous condition of servitude. It was the last of the Reconstruction Amendments.

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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