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Richard Franklin Patterson 1879–1954 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 August 1879

Birth Location: McNairy County, Tennessee, United States of America

Death Date: 30 December 1954

Death Location: Montezuma, Chester County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: Doctor Patterson

Mother: Martha Lewis

Spouse(s): Lillie Davidson

Children(s): Joseph Patterson

The story of Richard Franklin Patterson began in 1879 in McNairy County, Tennessee, United States of America. Richard Franklin Patterson married Lillie Malissa Davidson, and had children including Joseph Ray Patterson. Richard Franklin Patterson passed away in 1954 in Montezuma, Chester County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Richard Franklin Patterson began in 1879 in McNairy County, Tennessee, United States of America.
  • Richard Franklin Patterson married Lillie Malissa Davidson, and had children including Joseph Ray Patterson.
  • Richard Franklin Patterson passed away in 1954 in Montezuma, Chester County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Richard Patterson's Ancestors

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Richard Patterson
1879–1954
Birth Place: McNairy County, Tennessee, United States of America
Parents
Doctor Franklin "Doc" Patterson
1849–1929
McNairy County, Tennessee, USA
Martha (A "Mattie") Lewis
1849–1916
McNairy County, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
James (W.) Patterson
1807–1873
Tennessee
Catherine Gray
1809–1880
South Carolina, USA
John (Richard "Dick") Lewis
1818–1901
Nash County, North Carolina, USA
Elizabeth (Louisa Lewis Adamas) Humphreys
1825–1861
Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
Joel Patterson
1785–1820
Joseph Gray
1785–1844
Agnes Denton
1789–1847
John Lewis
1799–1873
John Lewis
1799–1873
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Greenberry PATTERSON
1743–1801
Rebecca Bohannon
1750–1840
William Gray
1757–1832
Mary Moore
1766–1850
John Lewis
1764–1815

Richard Patterson's Descendants

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Richard (Franklin) Patterson (17 August 1879–30 December 1954) m. Lillie (Malissa) Davidson (20 Jan 1883–16 Dec 1954)
  1. 1. Joseph (Ray) Patterson 1908–1983 m. Voila (Pearl) Dunn 1912–2010
    1. 1. William (Lindsey) Patterson 1930–2020 m. Sarah (Frances) Naylor 1936–2022

Richard Patterson's Timeline

2 Records

1879
17 August 1879
Birth of Richard Franklin Patterson in McNairy County, Tennessee, United States of America
McNairy County, Tennessee, United States of America
1954
30 December 1954
Age 75
Death of Richard Franklin Patterson in Montezuma, Chester County, Tennessee, United States of America
Montezuma, Chester County, Tennessee, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 August 1879
    Event Place: McNairy County, Tennessee, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 December 1954
    Event Place: Montezuma, Chester County, Tennessee, United States of America

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