THOMAS PATTERSON
THOMAS PATTERSON and his brother, Andrew, were born Jan. 14, 1822, at Kirtlehead, Waterbeck, Dumfrieshire, Scotland. When a young man, he went to Manchester, England and learned the carpenter trade. Here he met and married Agnes Palmer (June 28, 1854). Their son, John Palmer was born here March 12, 1855. Two years later, twins were born, the son died at birth and the girl, Jane Hall, lived a month.
Four brothers and one sister had left the homeland and gone to America, but Thomas would not leave as long as his mother lived. She died in Nov. 1857. So he was ready to come to this new land in 1858. They went for a final visit to the old home at Klrtlehead. After they left a neighbor said to the old grandfather, "It's maist a pity you didna gang with them. It was sie a good chance." That little encouragement was all the old gentle- man needed. He packed up immediately Thomas, his wife, and 3 year old son (John ), his wife's brother (Matthew Paler), and Jane Hall (a niece of Aunt Betty's who later became Mrs. John Fairweather) had boarded the boat the evening before sailing. In the morning, Jane Hall was watching the late arrivals get aboard, when she saw Grandfather Patterson come aboard. He was 77 years old. He stood the trip very well, visited his children here in Wheatland and then spent some time in Canada with his two sisters before going home.
The trip was made by sailing vessel, then by train to Winfield Illinois, then stage coach to Naperville, where Uncle Mungo met them with the lumber wagon.
They lived with Mungo Pattersons for nearly two years. Their daughter Agnes, was born there Dec. 12, 1859. In 1860, they moved across the fields to the farm where Sterling did reside. Thomas had worked as a carpenter until he got his own farm. His wife, Agnes was a good seamstress. A tailor, Wm. Lamont, boarded with them and she helped him by doing much of the machine sewing. She was called many times to help in sickness or when new babies arrived; often presiding alone before the doctor arrived. Many of the school teachers boarded with them. Mark Madison was one of these. He and the teachers he educated have left an imprint on Wheatland.
Thomas served as school director for many years. They belonged to the United Presbyterian Church in West Wheatland and in the early days made the trip in wagon.
A daughter, Elizabeth, was born Jan. 7, 1870.
Thomas died Nov. 24, 1878 after helping with a barn raising. A rain came up, he caught cold and it turned into pneumonia. His wife Agnes died April 25, 1911.
Descendants of Thomas Paterson
1 Thomas Paterson Born: 14 January 1822 in Kirtlehead, Dumfriesshire, Scotland Died: 12 November 1878 in Wheatland, Will County, Illinois, USA Occupation: Carpenter (also Farmed)
..+Agnes Palmer Born: 2 April 1828 in Manchester, England Died: Unknown in Wheatland, Will County, Illinois, USA
....2 John Palmer Paterson Born: 12 March 1855 in Manchester, England Died: 17 December 1911 in Wheatland, Will County, Illinois, USA Occupation: Farmer
.........+Emma Melissa Matter Born: 26 May 1857 in Wheatland, Will County, Illinois, USA Died: 6 September 1921 in Wheatland, Will County, Illinois, USA
...........3 Ralph Thomas Paterson Born: 20 November 1886 Died: 10 November 1941
................+Hazel Sheldon Hunter Born: Unknown Died: Unknown
..................4 Thomas Burton Paterson Born: 8 September 1920 Occupation: U.S. Marshal
.......................+Barbara Gaston Born: 1921 in Arizona, USA
.........................5 Denis Paterson Born: Unknown
..................*2nd Wife of Thomas Burton Paterson:
.......................+Doris Christine Catherine ? Born: Unknown Died: 1981
...........*2nd Wife of Ralph Thomas Paterson:
................+Mary Catherine Frail Born: 17 July 1914 in Baltamore, Maryland, USA Died: 26 December 1976 in Cheyenne, Wyoming, USA
...........3 Sterling J. Paterson Born: 8 September 1888 Died: 23 February 1965 Occupation: Farmer
................+Inez McClellan Born: 18 August 1887 in Plainfield, Illinois, USA Died: 8 May 1967
..................4 Jane Eloise Paterson Born: 26 July 1918
.......................+Harry M. Clow Born: 21 January 1915 Occupation: Farmer
.........................5 Robert Sterling Clow Born: 25 June 1940 Occupation: Certified Public Accountant
..............................+Nancy Jo Dogget Born: 13 January 1940 in Mason City, Illinios, USA
................................6 Robert Shawn Clow Born: 1 January 1963
................................6 Jeffrey Stirling Clow Born: 3 June 1965
................................6 David Michael Clow Born: 3 June 1965
................................6 Aaron Mathew Clow Born: 26 May 1969
.........................5 John Edward Clow Born: 17 February 1943 Occupation: Prof. of Business Education
..............................+Mary Carol Deahl Born: 15 January 1945 in Winnetka, Illinois, USA Occupation: Art Teacher
................................6 Edward Samuel Clow Born: 27 August 1979
...........3 Roger D. Paterson Born: 8 March 1890 Died: 7 January 1894
...........3 Bernice Agnes Paterson Born: 23 January 1892 Died: 8 January 1894
...........3 Gladys Elizabeth Paterson Born: 20 September 1893 Died: 14 February 1919
...........3 James Andrew Paterson Born: 9 November 1895 Died: Unknown Occupation: Farmer
................+Helen Fay Shafer Born: 25 June 1899 in Waterloo, Iowa, USA
...........*2nd Wife of James Andrew Paterson:
................+Katharine Evelyn Manning Born: 20 July 1893 in Wheatland, Will County, Illinois, USA Died: 25 May 1949
..................4 Jean Lucillie Paterson Born: 16 March 1924 Occupation: Librarian
.......................+Virgil E. Lowder Born: 4 February 1901 in Bluefield, West Virginia, USA Died: 20 July 1969 Occupation: Preacher
.........................5 Carol Ann Lowder Born: 13 March 1947
..............................+Walter A. Hunt Born: 31 March 1945
.........................*2nd Husband of Carol Ann Lowder:
..............................+Michael Patrick Donovan Born: 5 July 1941 in Vallejo, California, USA
................................6 Connor Andrew Donovan Born: 26 February 1979
................................6 Elise Laura Donovan Born: 31 August 1980
.........................5 Shirley Mae Lowder Born: 13 June 1948
.........................5 Laura Lee Lowder Born: 9 November 1952
..............................+Antonio Ramon Chacon Born: 3 September 1950 in Venezuela, South America
................................6 James Anthony Chacon Born: 25 November 1975
................................6 Jeremy Miguel Chacon Born: 5 April 1978
.........................*2nd Husband of Laura Lee Lowder:
..............................+Curtis Smith, Jr. Born: 7 November 1951 in Washington D.C. USA
..................4 Phyllis Ruth Paterson Born: 28 September 1925
.......................+Stacy Hamrick Born: 25 November 1925 Occupation: Farmer
.........................5 Lorreta June Hamrick Born: 18 October 1948
..............................+William Wolfenbarger Born: 12 October 1943
................................6 Sara Dawn Wolfenbarger Born: 9 December 1970
.........................5 Richard Hamrick Born: 31 March 1950
..............................+Barbara Gallahon Born: 17 December 1951
................................6 Melody Lee Hamrick Born: 24 March 1971
.........................*2nd Wife of Richard Hamrick:
..............................+Betty Louise Mack Born: 27 July 1953
................................6 Shannon Marie Hamrick Born: 15 December 1976
.........................*3rd Wife of Richard Hamrick:
..............................+Cynthia Mora Born: 5 November 1959
.........................5 Jean Louise Hamrick Born: 20 April 1956 Occupation: Child Carer
.........................5 Mary Kathryn Hamrick Born: 11 January 1959
................................6 Tony Hamrick Born: 24 December 1978
.........................5 James Arthur Hamrick Born: 11 January 1959
..............................+Shanne Adele Meroney Born: 25 February 1963
.........................5 Robert Earl Hamrick Born: 1 September 1969
..................4 Kenyon Palmer Paterson Born: 4 April 1927 Occupation: Farmer
.......................+Sally Maier Born: 15 September 1927
.........................5 Heather Lynn Paterson Born: 17 May 1952 Occupation: Dietician
..............................+Gordon Eugene Miller Born: 18 October 1947 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA Occupation: Computer Control Supervisor
.........................5 Karla Sue Paterson Born: 30 December 1953
.........................5 Sharon Evelyn Paterson Born: 24 February 1960
.........................5 Curtis James Paterson Born: 30 January 1962
.........................5 Glen Palmer Paterson Born: 4 April 1965
..................4 Katharine Mae Paterson Born: 20 May 1930 Occupation: Elementary School Teacher
.......................+Carl Deihl Born: 3 October 1933 Occupation: Band Instructor
..................*2nd Husband of Katharine Mae Paterson:
.......................+Stuart Payne Born: 13 April 1929 Died: 2 July 1965 Occupation: School Teacher
.........................5 Robin Suzanne Payne Born: 16 August 1951
..............................+Mark Pranga Born: 30 July 1951 Occupation: Field Service Technician
................................6 Stephanie Lynn Pranga Born: 29 April 1974
................................6 Melanie Kaye Pranga Born: 24 December 1975
................................6 Kelly Rebecca Pranga Born: 1 September 1979
.........................5 Holly Ann Payne Born: 30 December 1952
.........................5 Wendy Eileen Payne Born: 20 March 1956
..............................+Ronnie Lee Whizenant Born: 6 May 1954 Occupation: Field Service Engineer
................................6 Katie Elizabeth Whizenant Born: 11 June 1976
................................6 Randy Stuart Whizenant Born: 19 August 1978
.........................5 Cynthia Rene Payne Born: 9 January 1959
.........................5 Julie Leah Payne Born: 15 September 1962
..................*3rd Husband of Katharine Mae Paterson:
.......................+Murry E. Edes Born: 28 February 1921
..................*4th Husband of Katharine Mae Paterson:
.......................+Robert Grass Born: Unknown
..................4 Roger Howel Paterson Born: 26 September 1932 Occupation: Land Surveyor
.......................+Sally Vincent Littell Born: 20 March 1934 in Franklin, New Jersey, USA
.........................5 David Alfred Paterson Born: 26 June 1960
.........................5 Andrew James Paterson Born: 7 January 1964
.........................5 Arlene Amy Paterson Born: 14 February 1971
...........3 Homer Daniel Paterson Born: 18 September 1897 Died: 29 April 1966 Occupation: Farmer
................+Elizabeth Bonar Amy Born: 5 December 1901 Died: 11 March 1976
..................4 Sarah Jane Paterson Born: 3 October 1924 Occupation: Medical Secretary
..................4 Barbara Ann Paterson Born: 24 November 1927 Occupation: Nurse
.......................+Kenneth Jerome Haggard Born: 22 September 1929
.........................5 Kenneth Jerome Haggard, Jr. Born: 11 September 1954
..............................+Darlene Barrows Born: 24 August 1954 Occupation: Secretary
.........................5 William Daniel Haggard Born: 10 March 1958
.........................5 Cheryl Ann Haggard Born: 1 September 1959
..............................+Wilmer Olszewski Born: 22 July 1958
..................4 John Palmer Paterson Born: 26 October 1932 Occupation: Owner of Shoe Store
.......................+Larraine Leifheit Born: 20 November 1938 Occupation: Nurse
.........................5 Thomas Lee Paterson Born: 20 March 1959
..............................+Denise Wynn Naden Born: 14 November 1959
.........................5 James Michael Paterson Born: 15 September 1960
.........................5 David Alan Paterson Born: 3 September 1963
.........................5 Carol Ann Paterson Born: 1 March 1970
....2 Son Paterson Born: 1857 in Manchester, England Died: 1857 in Manchester, England
....2 Jane Hall Paterson Born: 1857 in Manchester, England Died: 1857 in Manchester, England
....2 Agnes Ferguson Paterson Born: 12 December 1859 in Wheatland, Will County, Illinois, USA Died: 22 February 1959
.........+Alexander McPherson Born: 6 July 1850 Died: 3 November 1887 in Cherokee, Iowa, USA Occupation: Farmer
...........3 Jane Elizabeth McPherson Born: 29 March 1887
................+Frank Fraley Born: 8 August 1883 Died: 22 February 1967 Occupation: Farmer
..................4 Mary Agnes Fraley Born: 4 June 1911 in Naperville, Du Page County, Illinois, USA
.......................+ Donald Robert Paterson Born: 14 February 1907 in Wheatland, Will County, Illinois, USA Died: 23 November 1944 in Aurora, Kane County, Illinois, USA Occupation: Farmer
.........................5 Joyce Anne Paterson Born: 22 May 1934 in Aurora, Kane County, Illinois, USA Occupation: Nurse
..............................+Galen Hosler Born: 8 May 1934 in Naperville, Du Page County, Illinois, USA Occupation: High School Principal
................................6 Mark Allen Hosler Born: 19 September 1960
................................6 Mary Ann Hosler Born: 13 July 1962
.........................5 Lois Jean Paterson Born: 4 July 1935 in Aurora, Kane County, Illinois, USA Occupation: Elementary School Teacher
..............................+Richard Scott Born: 14 February 1932 Occupation: Middle School Teacher
................................6 Kevin Richard Scott Born: 21 April 1959 in Aurora, Kane County, Illinois, USA
................................6 Janet Ann Scott Born: 23 October 1961 in Aurora, Kane County, Illinois, USA
.........................5 Robert Franklin Paterson Born: 25 December 1939 in Aurora, Kane County, Illinois, USA Occupation: A Regional Director
..............................+Claudia Jeanne Meiley Born: 30 March 1940
................................6 Jill Suzanne Paterson Born: 20 March 1963
................................6 Jeffrey Todd Paterson Born: 21 September 1965
................................6 Jennifer Kay Paterson Born: 4 December 1970
.........................5 David Bruce Paterson Born: 20 January 1942 in Aurora, Kane County, Illinois, USA Occupation: Prof. of Mathematics
..............................+Louise Epstein Born: 30 June 1942
................................6 Michael Donald Paterson Born: 30 August 1970
................................6 Daniel Edward Paterson Born: 21 July 1973
..................*2nd Husband of Mary Agnes Fraley:
.......................+Thomas Clow Paterson Born: 4 August 1904 in Wheatland, Will County, Illinois, USA Occupation: Farmer
.........................5 John Thomas Paterson Born: 22 August 1947 in Aurora, Kane County, Illinois, USA Occupation: Chemist
..............................+Donna Marie Blazicek Born: 11 December 1947 Occupation: Nurse
................................6 Noah John Paterson Born: 4 January 1982
.........................5 William Dwight Paterson Born: 28 July 1952 in Joliet, Will County, Illinois, USA Occupation: Construction Worker
..................4 Olive Elizabeth Fraley Born: 12 April 1914
.......................+Kenneth Davis Born: 30 March 1911 Died: 23 October 1965 Occupation: Farmer
.........................5 Marjory Ann Davis Born: 17 July 1938
..............................+Arthur J. Beck Born: 20 May 1936 Occupation: Farmer
................................6 Kenneth Arthur Beck Born: 7 March 1961
................................6 Barbara Ann Beck Born: 19 September 1963
.........................5 Richard Kenneth Davis Born: 29 October 1940
..............................+Marian Rae Gehrke Born: 6 October 1944
................................6 Dee Ann Davis Born: 3 December 1963
................................6 Jeff Richard Davis Born: 9 October 1966
.........................5 Jerry Norman Davis Born: 13 September 1948 Occupation: Farmer
..............................+Cheryle Ann Strangeland Born: 11 August 1951
................................6 Carrie Ann Davis Born: 27 November 1975
................................6 Melanie Marie Davis Born: 30 June 1978
................................6 Jennifer Lynn Davis Born: 15 December 1981
..................*2nd Husband of Olive Elizabeth Fraley:
.......................+Paul Schillinger Born: 1 February 1906 Occupation: Farmer
..................4 Bruce McPherson Fraley Born: 10 February 1923 Occupation: Iron Worker
.......................+Mary Jane Myers Born: 2 January 1926
.........................5 Douglas Bruce Fraley Born: 6 March 1947 Occupation: Student Guidance Councilor
..............................+Donna Lee Ahlstrom Born: 11 October 1948 Occupation: Elementary School Teacher
................................6 Julie Ann Fraley Born: 8 August 1976
................................6 Elizabeth Lynn Fraley Born: 2 November 1978
.........................5 Sandra Lynn Fraley Born: 28 October 1950
..............................+James Raymond Fauth Born: 2 July 1947 Occupation: Wholesale Food Salesman
................................6 Brian Douglas Fauth Born: 30 December 1971
................................6 Jane Elizabeth Fauth Born: 23 December 1974
.........................5 James Ronald Fraley Born: 10 November 1959
..............................+Jody Anderson Born: Unknown
.........................5 Robert Davis Fraley Born: 6 September 1962
..................4 Florence Ada Fraley Born: 23 January 1925
.......................+Gordon Arthur Gregory Born: 8 May 1916 Died: 19 April 1982 Occupation: Realtor
.........................5 Harry Clifton Gregory Born: 31 August 1946 Occupation: Salesman
..............................+Julia Ann Lynn Born: 17 June 1947 Occupation: Business Administrator
................................6 Arron Matthew Gregory Born: 11 July 1979
................................6 Jason Colter Gregory Born: 10 October 1981
.........................5 Phillip Richard Gregory Born: 25 July 1948 Occupation: Plumber
..............................+Carol Jeanne Henry Born: 17 May 1949
................................6 Jennifer Jeanne Gregory Born: 2 May 1968
................................6 Melissa Marie Gregory Born: 21 June 1971
.........................5 Carol Dellaura Gregory Born: 5 August 1949
..............................+Michael Lee Kucera Born: 18 November 1949 Occupation: Child Psychologist
................................6 Elizabeth Rachel Kucera Born: 3 February 1977
................................6 Joshua Gregory Kucera Born: 16 November 1978
.........................5 Joe Gordon Gregory Born: 22 March 1963
..................4 Carolyn Jane Fraley Born: 9 July 1927
.......................+ Charles J. Darfler Born: 3 June 1927 Died: 12 January 1968 Occupation: Farmer
.........................5 Jane Elizabeth Darfler Born: 12 September 1949
..............................+Michael James Trieweiler Born: 31 January 1948 Occupation: Process Controller
................................6 Lorri Ann Trieweiler Born: 24 December 1969
................................6 Jennifer Rebecca Trieweiler Born: 13 October 1972
.........................5 Charles Walter Darfler Born: 26 March 1952 Died: 12 January 1968
.........................5 Nancy Sue Darfler Born: 4 April 1960
....2 Elizabeth Paterson Born: 17 January 1870 Died: 7 December 1902 Occupation: School Teacher
