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Richard Harrison Patton 1842–1925 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Aug 1842

Birth Location: Watertown, Wilson County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 29 Oct 1925

Death Location: Watertown, Wilson County, Tennessee, USA

Father: Joseph Patton

Mother: Margaret Compton

Spouse(s): Mary Herman

Children(s): Rev Patton

The story of Richard Harrison Patton began in 1842 in Watertown, Wilson County, Tennessee, USA. Richard Harrison Patton married Mary Elizabeth Mollie Herman, and had children including Rev William Wilson Patton. Richard Harrison Patton passed away in 1925 in Watertown, Wilson County, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Richard Harrison Patton began in 1842 in Watertown, Wilson County, Tennessee, USA.
  • Richard Harrison Patton married Mary Elizabeth Mollie Herman, and had children including Rev William Wilson Patton.
  • Richard Harrison Patton passed away in 1925 in Watertown, Wilson County, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Patton
1792–1859
Birth Location: Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA
JP
Margaret Compton
1808–1885
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
MC

Spouses(s)

Mary Herman
1843–1912
Birth Location: Iola, Clay County, Illinois, USA
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Children(s)

Rev Patton
1868–1936
Birth Location: Iola, Clay, Illinois, USA
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Richard Patton's Ancestors

Self
Richard Patton
1842–1925
Birth Place: Watertown, Wilson County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Joseph T Patton
1792–1859
Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA
Margaret Compton
1808–1885
Virginia, USA
Grandparents
John (Shupe) Patton
1767–1845
Buncombe, North Carolina, United States
Mary (Elizabeth) Thompson
1769–1846
Lincoln County, North Carolina, United States
Edward Compton
1778–1818
Culpeper, Virginia, USA
Rebecca (Jane) Murphey
1776–1864
Sumter, South Carolina
Great-Grandparents
William Patton
1742–1793
Catherine Shupe
1745–1780
Theodosia Earle
1754–1790
John 1760
–1798
Esther Peddicoart
1755–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Earle
1704–1771
James Murphey
1735–1787
Sarah Heave
1735–1787

Richard Patton's Descendants

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Richard (Harrison) Patton (18 Aug 1842–29 Oct 1925) m. Mary (Elizabeth (Mollie)) Herman (22 October 1843–25 May 1912)
  1. 1. Rev (William Wilson) Patton 1868–1936 m. Laura (Ada) Neal 1868–1953
    1. 1. Christine (Elizabeth) Patton 1895–1990 m. Joseph (Earskin) Chastain 1895–
      1. 1. George (Allen) Chastain 1924–2013 m. Sallie (Aubrey) Redman 1931–1971
        1. 1. Aubrey (Claire) Chastain 1947–2007 m. Roy (Neill Acuff, cousin Of Curtis) Ezell 1943–2015

Richard Patton's Timeline

4 Records

1842
18 Aug 1842
Birth of Richard Harrison Patton in Watertown, Wilson County, Tennessee, USA
Watertown, Wilson County, Tennessee, USA
1865
23 Nov 1865
Age 23
Richard Harrison Patton was married in Iola, Clay, Illinois, United States
Iola, Clay, Illinois, United States
1917
18 Feb 1917
Age 75
Richard Harrison Patton was married in Wilson, Tennessee, USA
Wilson, Tennessee, USA
1925
29 Oct 1925
Age 83
Death of Richard Harrison Patton in Watertown, Wilson County, Tennessee, USA
Watertown, Wilson County, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Aug 1842
    Event Place: Watertown, Wilson County, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 23 Nov 1865
    Event Place: Iola, Clay, Illinois, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 18 Feb 1917
    Event Place: Wilson, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Oct 1925
    Event Place: Watertown, Wilson County, Tennessee, USA
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