Individual Details

Syrena Williamson

(JUNE 30, 1827 - MARCH 7, 1903)

Her name is spelled Serena and Cyrena in some records, but the spelling of Syrena is used on her marriage record, tombstone and her will.

Events

Birth	JUNE 30, 1827	Alabama
Marriage	NOVEMBER 28, 1866	Coryell County, Texas - Wilson T. Patterson
Census	1870	Coryell County, Texas
Census	1880	Coryell County, Texas
Miscellaneous	FEBRUARY 25, 1884	Deed To Methodist Episcopal Church - Coryell County, Texas
Miscellaneous	1888 - 1889	Tax Rolls-Coryell County, Texas - Coryell County, Texas
Miscellaneous	1889	Deeds - Coryell County, Texas
Miscellaneous	AUGUST 15, 1889	Deed - Coryell County, Texas
Will	JANUARY 8, 1898	Washita County, Oklahoma
Census	1900	Elk Township, Washita County, Oklahoma
Death	MARCH 7, 1903	Washita County, Oklahoma
Burial	Aft MARCH 7, 1903	Union Hatchett Cemetery, Bessie, Washita County, Oklahoma
Miscellaneous	Aft MARCH 7, 1903	Find A Grave Memorial - Union Hatchett Cemetery, Bessie, Washita County, Oklahoma

Families

Spouse	Wilson T. Patterson (1831 - 1906)
Child	Martha "Mattie" Patterson (1869 - )
Child	William "Bill" Patterson (1874 - 1947)

Father	Stephen Williamson (1791 - 1863)
Mother	Sarah Sweeton (1805 - 1850)
Sibling	Joseph Williamson (1823 - 1900)
Sibling	John Williamson (1825 - 1911)
Sibling	Dutton Sweeton Williamson (1835 - 1894)
Sibling	Daniel Martin Williamson (1832 - 1888)
Sibling	Eli Williamson (1835 - 1909)
Sibling	Nancy Williamson (1837 - 1873)
Sibling	Infant Son Williamson (1839 - )
Sibling	Mary Ann Williamson (1840 - 1919)
Sibling	Rachael Eveth Williamson (1842 - 1871)
Sibling	William Riley Williamson (1845 - 1911)
Sibling	Sarah Elizabeth Williamson (1848 - 1893)

Notes

Birth

Her birthplace is usually given as Alabama.
In some census reports it is shown to be Mississippi, and the Stephen Williamson family was most likely in Tennessee at the time of her birth.

Marriage

Most sources give the marriage date for Syrena Williamson and Wilson Patterson as 11-28-1866.

The Coryell County, Texas, Marriage Records, Book B, page 89 shows the marriage license of W. T. and Syrena Williamson issued on 11-28 with no year noted. There is no record of an actual marriage date recorded.
The Patterson record is preceded by a record for 8-23-1865 and is followed by a record for 12-21-1866. All of these records were filed in March 1867.
This marriage book seems to have errors in the sequence of marriage license record dates. Page 88 is blank and page 87 contains marriage license records for 1867.
The use of a marriage year of 1866 for Syrena Williamson and Wilson Patterson is a reasonable conclusion considering the sequence of Coryell County records in Marriage Book B.

Census

The 1870 U.S. Federal Census for Coryell County, Texas shows the Wilson Patterson household as:
Wilson, age 37, b. NC
Serena, age 42, b. AL
Martha, age 1, b. TX
Martin, age 14, b. TN
Note: Martin is Wilson Patterson's brother Martin Finley Patterson, listed in the 1860 McNairy County, Tennessee census in the household of their father William Patterson as Findley, age 4, b. TN.

Census

The 1880 U.S. Federal Census for Coryell County, Texas, shows the Wilson Patterson household as:
Wilson, age 48, b. Tn
Serena, wife, age 53, b. MS
Thomas, son, age 15, b. TX
Martha, daughter, age 10, b. TX
William, son, age 7, b. TX

Miscellaneous

Grantor Grantee Book Page Date Filed Survey
Wilson &
Cyrena Patterson ME Church South U 132-133 2-25-1884 B. Bustin
Note: Wilson and Syrena Patterson donated 5 acres to the Methodist Episcopal Church South for their love of Christ and dedication to His work.

Miscellaneous

Syrena Patterson was listed as the tax payer instead of her husband Wilson Patterson in 1888 and 1889. This period was when the Pattersons were re-locating to Oklahoma.
TAX YEAR NAME LAND
1888 S. (Syrena) Patterson 206 Ac Bustin
1889 Mrs. S. (Syrena) Patterson 200 Ac. L. Smith

Miscellaneous

GRANTOR GRANTEE BOOK PAGE DATE FILED SURVEY
Wilson Patterson
et ux Thomas Gatlin 6 8-9 7-19-1889 Lopez &
Bustin
Note: 206 acres for $1100.

Wilson Patterson S. Patterson 6 57-58 8-15-1889 B. Bustin
Note: Wilson Patterson sells two tracts of land, 210 and 17 acres, to his wife Syrena for $5.00. This appears to be the same two tracts of land that Syrena willed to her son William Patterson in her will dated 1-8-1898, and the same land sold to Bush Williamson on 12-27-1899 (see below.)

Wilson Patterson
et ux Bush Williamson 24 251 12-27-1899 B. Bustin
Note: Two tracts of land, 210 and 17 acres, for $1100.

Miscellaneous

On 8-15-1889, Wilson Patterson sold two tracts of land to his wife Syrena Patterson for $5.00. These tracts contained 210 and 17 acres respectively.
This transaction is recorded in the Coryell County, Texas, Deed Records in Book 6, pages 57-58.

Will

Syrena Patterson made her last will and testament in Washita County, Oklahoma, on 1-8-1898. A copy was filed for record in the Coryell County, Texas, Probate Records, 1867-1915, page 113-114 on 1-15-1898.
Her sole heir was her son William Patterson, who was given two tracts of land in Coryell County, Texas, which Wilson Patterson sold to his wife Syrena on 8-15-1889.
The tracts contained 210 and 17 acres respectively.

This will serves as further evidence that Thomas Patterson, who was still living at the time, was not her biological son.

Census

The 1900 Washita County, Elk Township, Oklahoma U.S. Federal Census shows the Wilson Patterson household as:
Wilson, b. Jan. 1832; married 32 years; b. SC
Sarena, wife, b. June 1826; married 32 years; 2 children, both living, b. Alabama
William, son, b. Feb. 1874 in Texas

This information indicates that Syrena was not the biological mother of Wilson Patterson's son, Thomas Patterson, who was born 7-7-1865.
The marriage year for Wilson and Syrena is 1868 by this information, although marriage records indicate it probably was 1866 or perhaps 1867.

Miscellaneous

Her Find A Grave Memorial is #89841752.
The memorial shows a photograph of a double tombstone, shared with her husband Wilson Patterson.

The tombstone has the following information: born 6-30-1827 and died 3-7-1903.

The memorial has links to her son William "Billy" Patterson; Wilson Patterson's son (with his first wife Mary) Rev. Thomas Wilson Patterson; and her father Stephen Williamson.

Endnotes

1. Compiler: Nancy Warren Hampton, Hampton Family History (Nancy Warren Hampton, 2713 Windsor Bivd., Oklahoma City, OK 73127).

2. Jim Boyd, Song with a Tenor LeadThe Story of Joseph William Boyd and Mary Cerena Hampton with Ancestors and Descendants (Jim Boyd, 110 12th Avenue, Indialantic, FL 32903, 2002).

3. Tina DeLong, , Stephen Williamson Family; supplied by Tina DeLong, , San Angelo, Texas. Descendant of Victoria M. Williamson.

4. Syrena and Wilson Patterson Family Bible Records, 1827-1947, Professor Hitchcock's New & Complete Analysis of the Holy Bible, Unknown Edition (New York: A. J. Johnson, 1869-1890s); privately held by Frances Smallwood Jackson, , Private. Passed from Syrena and Wilson Patterson c 1906 to son William Patterson and spouse Fannie Moore Patterson to current owner.

5. Find A Grave Web Site, Url: www.findagrave.com.

6. Compiler: Nancy Warren Hampton, Hampton Family History (Nancy Warren Hampton, 2713 Windsor Bivd., Oklahoma City, OK 73127).

7. Jim Boyd, Song with a Tenor LeadThe Story of Joseph William Boyd and Mary Cerena Hampton with Ancestors and Descendants (Jim Boyd, 110 12th Avenue, Indialantic, FL 32903, 2002).

8. Compiler: Marsha Richards and Williamson Family Reunion Attendees, Marsha Richards's Stephen Williamson Descendants (2011).

9. Coryell County, Texas Marriage Records, Gatesville, Texas..

10. 1900 U.S. Federal Census, Record Type: microfilm image, Ancestry.com Website, www.ancestry.com..

11. 1870 U.S. Federal Census, Record Type: microfilm image, Ancestry.com Website, www.ancestry.com..

12. 1880 U.S. Federal Census, Record Type: microfilm image, Ancestry.com Website, www.ancestry.com..

13. Coryell County, Texas, Deed Records (Coryell County, Texas, Gatesville, Texas, 1854-present).

14. "Texas County Tax Rolls, 1846-1910," Family Search, FamilySearch (www.familysearch.org : Accessed 2015), Digital Image of Original Record, "Coryell County, Texas, Tax Rolls," Various; Coryell County, Texas, Tax Records.

15. Coryell County, Texas, Deed Records (Coryell County, Texas, Gatesville, Texas, 1854-present).

16. Coryell County, Texas, Deed Records (Coryell County, Texas, Gatesville, Texas, 1854-present).

17. Syrena Patterson's Will, Original Record (1-8-1898, filed 1-15-1898), Coryell County, Texas, Probate Records, 1867-1915: 113-114; Coryell County, Texas, County Clerk's Office, Gatesville, Texas.

18. 1900 U.S. Federal Census, Record Type: microfilm image, Ancestry.com Website, www.ancestry.com..

19. Tina DeLong, , Stephen Williamson Family; supplied by Tina DeLong, , San Angelo, Texas. Descendant of Victoria M. Williamson.

20. Find A Grave Web Site, Url: www.findagrave.com.

21. Syrena and Wilson Patterson Family Bible Records, 1827-1947, Professor Hitchcock's New & Complete Analysis of the Holy Bible, Unknown Edition (New York: A. J. Johnson, 1869-1890s); privately held by Frances Smallwood Jackson, , Private. Passed from Syrena and Wilson Patterson c 1906 to son William Patterson and spouse Fannie Moore Patterson to current owner.

22. Tina DeLong, , Stephen Williamson Family; supplied by Tina DeLong, , San Angelo, Texas. Descendant of Victoria M. Williamson.

23. Find A Grave Web Site, Url: www.findagrave.com.

24. Find A Grave Web Site, Url: www.findagrave.com.