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Melissa Tennessee Patterson 1871–1943 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Jul 1871

Birth Location: Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, USA

Death Date: 03 Nov. 1943

Death Location: Bonham, Fannin County, Texas

Father: Andrew Patterson

Mother: Annie Griffin

Spouse(s): William Hastings

Children(s): Earl Hastings, Shelby Hastings, Ethel Hastings, Ernestine Hastings, Ernest Hastings, Ena Hastings, Virginia Hastings, Annie Abbott

Melissa Tennessee Patterson was born in 1871 in Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, USA, the child of Andrew Jackson Patterson And Annie Elizabeth Griffin. Melissa Tennessee Patterson married William Jerome Hastings, and had children including Annie Elizabeth Abbott, Earl Ambrose Hastings, Ena Alga Hastings, Ernest Hastings, Ernestine Hastings, Ethel Mae Hastings, Shelby L Hastings, Virginia Rea Hastings. Melissa Tennessee Patterson passed away in 1943 in Bonham, Fannin County, Texas.

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Biography

  • Melissa Tennessee Patterson was born in 1871 in Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, USA, the child of Andrew Jackson Patterson And Annie Elizabeth Griffin.
  • Melissa Tennessee Patterson married William Jerome Hastings, and had children including Annie Elizabeth Abbott, Earl Ambrose Hastings, Ena Alga Hastings, Ernest Hastings, Ernestine Hastings, Ethel Mae Hastings, Shelby L Hastings, Virginia Rea Hastings.
  • Melissa Tennessee Patterson passed away in 1943 in Bonham, Fannin County, Texas.

Immediate Family

Parents

Andrew Patterson
1844–1925
Birth Location: Kelso Station, Lincoln County, Tennessee
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Annie Griffin
1846–1918
Birth Location: Itawamba County, Mississippi
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Spouses(s)

William Hastings
1874–1919
Birth Location: Giles Co. Tennessee
WH

Children(s)

Earl Hastings
1899–1962
Birth Location: Alabama
EH
Shelby Hastings
1901–1968
Birth Location: Alabama
SH
Ethel Hastings
1905–1987
Birth Location: Madison Co. Alabama
EH
Ernestine Hastings
1908–1991
Birth Location: Texas
EH
Ernest Hastings
1908–1994
Birth Location: Texas
EH
Ena Hastings
1911–1983
Birth Location: Pecan Gap, Texas
EH
Virginia Hastings
1913–1996
Birth Location: Texas
VH
Annie Abbott
1903–1966
Birth Location: Alabama, United States of America
AA

Melissa Patterson's Ancestors

Self
Melissa Patterson
1871–1943
Birth Place: Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, USA
Parents
Andrew Jackson Patterson
1844–1925
Kelso Station, Lincoln County, Tennessee
Annie (Elizabeth) Griffin
1846–1918
Itawamba County, Mississippi
Grandparents
John (Gilpin) Griffin
1807–1857
Amherst, Virginia, USA
Mary (Ann) Hopkins
1812–1853
Madison County, Alabama
Great-Grandparents
JOHN GRIFFIN
1763–1818
Nancy Phillips
1775–1826
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Zachariah slaves
1738–1807
Frances White
1745–1817

Melissa Patterson's Descendants

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Melissa (Tennessee) Patterson (21 Jul 1871–03 Nov. 1943) m. William (Jerome) Hastings (6 JAN 1874–28 DEC 1919)
  1. 1. Earl (Ambrose) Hastings 1899–1962
  2. 2. Shelby (L) Hastings 1901–1968
  3. 3. Ethel (Mae) Hastings 1905–1987 m. Aason (B) Moss 1906–
  4. 4. Ernestine Hastings 1908–1991
  5. 5. Ernest Hastings 1908–1994
  6. 6. Ena (Alga) Hastings 1911–1983
  7. 7. Virginia (Rea) Hastings 1913–1996
  8. 8. Annie (Elizabeth) Abbott 1903–1966

Melissa Patterson's Timeline

2 Records

1871
21 Jul 1871
Birth of Melissa Tennessee Patterson in Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, USA
Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, USA
1943
03 Nov. 1943
Age 72
Death of Melissa Tennessee Patterson in Bonham, Fannin County, Texas
Bonham, Fannin County, Texas

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Jul 1871
    Event Place: Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 03 Nov. 1943
    Event Place: Bonham, Fannin County, Texas
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