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Cornelius Patterson 1803 – 1875 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1803

Birth Location: Sevier, Tennessee

Death Date: 1875

Death Location: Sevier, Tennessee

Father: Samuel Patterson

Mother: Mary Doherty

Spouse(s): Violet Fain

Children(s): Mahala Patterson, Rebecca Patterson, Hannah Patterson, Nancy Patterson, George Patterson, Carson Patterson, Martha Patterson, Macajah Patterson, Mary Patterson, Wilson Patterson, John Patterson

In 1803, Cornelius Patterson entered the world in Sevier, Tennessee, born to Samuel Patterson and Mary Doherty. In 1850, Cornelius Patterson resided in Eastern Subdivision 12, Sevier, Tennessee. In 1860, Cornelius Patterson resided in District 3, Sevier, Tennessee, United States. Cornelius Patterson married Violet Fain, and had children including Mahala "Haley" Patterson, Rebecca Patterson, Hannah Patterson, Nancy Patterson, George W. Patterson, Carson Patterson, Martha Patterson, Macajah Patterson, Mary Patterson, Wilson Patterson, John Patterson. Cornelius Patterson passed away in 1875 in Sevier, Tennessee.

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Biography

  • In 1803, Cornelius Patterson entered the world in Sevier, Tennessee, born to Samuel Patterson and Mary Doherty.
  • In 1850, Cornelius Patterson resided in Eastern Subdivision 12, Sevier, Tennessee.
  • In 1860, Cornelius Patterson resided in District 3, Sevier, Tennessee, United States.
  • Cornelius Patterson married Violet Fain, and had children including Mahala "Haley" Patterson, Rebecca Patterson, Hannah Patterson, Nancy Patterson, George W. Patterson, Carson Patterson, Martha Patterson, Macajah Patterson, Mary Patterson, Wilson Patterson, John Patterson.
  • Cornelius Patterson passed away in 1875 in Sevier, Tennessee.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel Patterson
1760 – 1831
Birth Location: Tryon, Polk, North Carolina
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Mary Doherty
1765 – 1850
Birth Location: Augusta, Virginia
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Spouses(s)

Violet Fain
1804 – 1880
Birth Location: South Carolina
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Children(s)

Mahala Patterson
1824 – 1907
Birth Location: Sevier, Tennessee
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Rebecca Patterson
1824 – 1910
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Hannah Patterson
1829 – 1907
Birth Location: Sevier, Tennessee, United States
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Nancy Patterson
1831 – 1898
Birth Location: Sevier, Tennessee
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George Patterson
1835 – 1921
Birth Location: Sevier, Tennessee
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Carson Patterson
1836 –
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Martha Patterson
1839 – 1907
Birth Location: Sevier, Tennessee
MP
Macajah Patterson
1841 – 1897
Birth Location: Sevier, Tennessee
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Mary Patterson
1842 – 1929
Birth Location: Sevier, Tennessee
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Wilson Patterson
1846 –
Birth Location: Sevier, Tennessee
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John Patterson
1850 – 1897
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Cornelius Patterson's Ancestors

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Cornelius Patterson
1803 – 1875
Birth Place: Sevier, Tennessee
Parents
Samuel Patterson
1760 – 1831
Tryon, Polk, North Carolina
Mary Doherty
1765 – 1850
Augusta, Virginia
Grandparents
Robert (H.) Patterson
1727 – 1808
Orange, Orange, Virginia
Margaret Baskin
1735 – 1808
Chester, Pennsylvania
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Cornelius Patterson's Descendants

1.
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Cornelius Patterson (1803 – 1875) m. Violet Fain (1804 – 1880)
  1. 1. Mahala ("Haley") Patterson (8 Jan 1824 – 30 Jun 1907) m. William (Mitchell) Moon (22 Feb 1826 – 28 Apr 1898)
    1. 1. Violet (Malissa) Moon (Sep 1854 – 1905)
    2. 2. John (C.) Moon (Jan 1855 – 26 Nov 1941)
    3. 3. Nancy (A.) Moon (18 Dec 1856 – 28 Jan 1919)
    4. 4. Martha (Elizabeth) Moon (22 Dec 1858 – 16 May 1945)
    5. 5. Hannah (Eliza) Moon (28 Jun 1861 – 30 Jul 1919)
    6. 6. William ("Willie" Clellan) Moon (7 Oct 1862 – 20 Mar 1948)
    7. 7. Louiza (Eliza Ann "Lou") Moon (16 Jun 1866 – 1 Feb 1941)
    8. 8. Mary (Evelyn) Moon (3 Sep 1868 – 3 Feb 1961)
    9. 9. James (Thomas) Moon (14 Aug 1871 – 19 Jul 1947) m. Marusha J. (Mar 1868 – )
      1. 1. Dora (B.) Moon (Sep 1891 – )
      2. 2. William (Z.) Moon (Sep 1893 – )
      3. 3. Samuel (C.) Moon (Jun 1896 – )
      4. 4. Russell (L.) Moon (Nov 1898 – )
    10. 10. Ida (T.) Moon (abt 1879 – )
  2. 2. Rebecca Patterson (18 Dec 1824 – 18 Jan 1910) m. James (C.) Pate (1820 – 1865)
    1. 1. Cornelius (N.) Pate (17 Dec 1849 – 17 Dec 1935)
    2. 2. Margaret Pate (10 Mar 1851 – 9 Mar 1930)
    3. 3. John ("Calvin") Pate (12 May 1854 – 17 Jul 1935)
  3. 3. Hannah Patterson (1829 – 30 Jun 1907)
  4. 4. Nancy Patterson (1 Oct 1831 – 4 Jan 1898) m. Spencer Benson (1818 – 17 Jul 1892)
    1. 1. Willis Benson (18 Aug 1854 – 9 May 1928)
    2. 2. Cornelius Benson (1856 – )
    3. 3. Winnie Benson (1859 – )
    4. 4. William (Carson) Benson (1862 – )
    5. 5. Violet (Caldoney) Benson (15 Nov 1866 – 9 Jul 1927)
    6. 6. Dianna Benson (26 Jun 1869 – 9 Mar 1932)
    7. 7. James (Alexander) Benson (2 Oct 1870 – 3 Oct 1929)
    8. 8. Martha Benson (1872 – )
  5. 5. George (W.) Patterson (5 Feb 1835 – 2 Nov 1921) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Reneau (24 Jun 1840 – 6 Oct 1920) m. Elizabeth Burchfiel (29 Jun 1840 – 7 May 1864)
    1. 1. George (W.) Patterson (25 Aug 1861 – 17 Jul 1907) m. Caldonia (Jane) Brown (13 Jun 1861 – 1917)
      1. 1. Mary (F. "Mollie") Patterson (Feb 1885 – 1910 or later) m. James (Wesley) Adcock (17 Jun 1878 – 1967)
        1. 1. Nina (Belle) Adcock (about 1903 – )
        2. 2. Maude (Pauline) Adcock (10 Aug. 1904 – 4 Feb 1994)
        3. 3. John (Monroe) Adcock (10 May 1908 – 22 Jan 1980) m. Trula (B.) Wolfenbarger (21 Jun 1909 – 3 Apr 1997)
      2. 2. Rachel Patterson (Aug 1887 – )
      3. 3. John (S.) Patterson (Feb 1889 – )
      4. 4. Thomas ("Wilson") Patterson (Jan 1892 – )
      5. 5. James ("Oscar") Patterson (8 Aug 1895 – 28 May 1933) m. Josephine (Nina) Dunn (6 Jan 1888 – 9 Feb 1936)
      6. 6. Martha (Lucinda) Patterson (9 Jan 1898 – 1 Dec 1980) m. Frank (William) Starnes (15 May 1894 – 12 Feb 1959)
        1. 1. Helen Starnes (1918 – 30 Oct 1992)
        2. 2. Howard (Franklin) Starnes (1920 – )
        3. 3. Betty (Lou) Starnes (5 Jun 1930 – 13 Oct 1987)
      7. 7. Ray (W.) Patterson (31 Aug 1901 – 8 Jan 1941)
      8. 8. Joseph (M.) Patterson (1903 – )
    2. 2. Violet (Priscilla) Patterson (9 Sep 1868 – )
    3. 3. John (Wesley) Patterson (Apr 1871 – )
    4. 4. Margaret (Cordia "Callie") Patterson (28 Jan 1872 – 16 Apr 1958) m. William ("Bill") Ingram (17 Mar 1862 – 6 Jan 1931)
      1. 1. Julia Ingram (Jan 1890 – )
      2. 2. Louie (Leonadus) Ingram (Sep 1892 – )
      3. 3. Creed Ingram (Apr 1899 – )
      4. 4. A. (Coloway "Callie") Ingram (19 Oct 1904 – 25 Dec 1995) m. Ida (L.) Edmonds (19 Oct 1903 – Jun 1985)
      5. 5. Hallie (Roe "Bertie") Ingram (1908 – ) m. Jessie (Holbert) Ketner ( – 1940)
        1. 1. Edna (Mae) Ketner (30 Sep 1927 – 30 Sep 2010) m. Jack (G.) King
      6. 6. Ingram (abt 1916 – )
    5. 5. James (Henry) Patterson (8 Feb 1874 – 13 Jan 1967)
    6. 6. Mahala (R.) Patterson (1877 – )
    7. 7. Arthur (Calloway) Patterson (29 Sep 1887 – 6 May 1950) m. Sallie (abt 1889 – )
    8. 8. William (Carson "Willie") Patterson (14 Oct 1861 – 30 Aug 1931) m. Delitha (Cumille) Newman (29 Jan 1868 – 5 Nov 1947)
      1. 1. Leonard (L.) Patterson (Jun 1886 – )
      2. 2. Bertha (Bell) Patterson (Apr 1889 – )
      3. 3. Hesta (Helen) Patterson (22 Jan 1891 – 17 Jun 1971) m. Luther (Allen) Hill (7 Dec 1888 – 9 Sep 1953)
        1. 1. William (Allen) Hill (31 Mar 1918 – 27 Jul 1933)
      4. 4. Almar (A.) Patterson (Jul 1893 – )
  6. 6. Carson Patterson (1836 – )
  7. 7. Martha Patterson (1839 – 30 Jun 1907)
  8. 8. Macajah Patterson (1841 – 27 Dec 1897) m. Mary (E. F.) Sims (30 Mar 1849 – 25 Dec 1911)
    1. 1. Cornelius (A. "Nealie") Patterson (5 Feb 1873 – 2 Jun 1913) m. Eda (Serena) Allen (10 Dec 1878 – 3 Jun 1949)
      1. 1. Janie (B.) Patterson (13 Dec 1895 – 28 Sep 1923) m. John (Martin) Kear (11 Jan 1892 – 6 Feb 1928)
        1. 1. Inez (B.) Kear (abt 1915 – )
        2. 2. Lester (G.) Kear (7 Feb 1916 – 17 Feb 1933)
      2. 2. Temp (Harris) Patterson (27 Sep 1897 – 6 Sep 1975) m. George ("Ruth") Brown (14 May 1904 – 12 Oct 1958)
        1. 1. David (Allen) Patterson (14 Feb 1941 – 26 Aug 1973)
      3. 3. Zelma (Hugh) Patterson (7 Oct 1899 – 10 Jun 1992) m. Callie (Westley) Lafollette (3 May 1891 – 18 Jul 1937)
        1. 1. Genima Lafollette (abt 1920 – )
        2. 2. Edith Lafollette (abt 1922 – )
        3. 3. Ralph Lafollette (abt 1925 – )
        4. 4. Von Lafollette (abt 1927 – )
        5. 5. Dorathy Lafollette (abt 1929 – )
      4. 4. David ("Dave" Samuel) Patterson (12 Aug 1901 – ) m. Bertha (C.) LaFollette (6 Oct 1896 – 25 May 1982)
        1. 1. Wyndell (C.) Patterson (12 Aug 1933 – 25 Jul 1959) m. Parrott
      5. 5. Albert (George W. Preston) Patterson (11 Nov 1903 – )
      6. 6. Raymond ("Ray" Oldon) Patterson (30 Sep 1905 – 24 Aug 1995) m. Maggie (Belona) Ketner (25 Jan 1906 – 8 Jan 1989)
        1. 1. Vivian (Serena) Patterson (10 Dec 1936 – 11 Apr 2007)
      7. 7. Lillie (Frances "Amanda") Patterson (1908 – )
      8. 8. Sarah (Elizabeth) Patterson (24 Feb 1910 – 20 Mar 1910)
      9. 9. John (William) Patterson (20 Apr 1910 – 8 Jul 1989) m. Pearlie (Mae) Finchum (11 Dec 1919 – 10 Jan 2001)
        1. 1. Linda (Faye) Patterson (6 Jan 1952 – 8 Jan 1998)
  9. 9. Mary Patterson (1842 – 15 Jan 1929)
  10. 10. Wilson Patterson (abt 1846 – )
  11. 11. John Patterson (Jul 1850 – 27 Dec 1897)

Cornelius Patterson's Timeline

4 Records

1803
1803
Birth of Cornelius Patterson in Sevier, Tennessee
Sevier, Tennessee
1850
1850
Age 47
Cornelius Patterson resided here in Eastern Subdivision 12, Sevier, Tennessee
Eastern Subdivision 12, Sevier, Tennessee
1860
1860
Age 57
Cornelius Patterson resided here in District 3, Sevier, Tennessee, United States
District 3, Sevier, Tennessee, United States
1875
1875
Age 72
Death of Cornelius Patterson in Sevier, Tennessee
Sevier, Tennessee

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1803
    Event Place: Sevier, Tennessee
    Record Source:
    [1] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Eastern Subdivision 12, Sevier, Tennessee; Roll: M432_895; Page: 395A; Image: .
    [2] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: District 3, Sevier, Tennessee; Roll: M653_1270; Page: 405; Image: 310; Family History Library Film: 805270

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: District 3, Sevier, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: District 3, Sevier, Tennessee; Roll: M653_1270; Page: 405; Image: 310; Family History Library Film: 805270

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1875
    Event Place: Sevier, Tennessee

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Eastern Subdivision 12, Sevier, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Eastern Subdivision 12, Sevier, Tennessee; Roll: M432_895; Page: 395A; Image: .
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