Individual Details

Wilson T. Patterson

(JANUARY 14, 1831 - JANUARY 15, 1906)

The Williamson Family History has traditionally listed his name as William Wilson Patterson, however his name is given as W. T. Patterson on his Coryell County, Texas, marriage record and as Wilson in all other census, burial, and Patterson family Bible records.

Events

Birth	JANUARY 14, 1831	Tennessee
Marriage	CA, 1850	Mary (Maiden Name Unknown) Patterson
Census	1850	McNairy County, Tennessee
Census	1860	McNairy County, Tennessee
Miscellaneous	From 1866 to 1889	Tax Rolls- Coryell County, Texas - Coryell County, Texas
Marriage	NOVEMBER 28, 1866	Coryell County, Texas - Syrena Williamson
Census	1870	Coryell County, Texas
Miscellaneous	1875 - 1899	Deeds - Coryell County, Texas
Census	1880	Coryell County, Texas
Miscellaneous	AUGUST 15, 1889	Deed - Coryell County, Texas
Census	1900	Elk Township, Washita County, Oklahoma
Death	JANUARY 15, 1906	Washita County, Oklahoma
Burial	Aft JANUARY 15, 1906	Union Hatchett Cemetery, Bessie, Washita County, Oklahoma
Miscellaneous	Aft JANUARY 15, 1906	Find A Grave Memorial - Union Hatchett Cemetery, Bessie, Washita County, Oklahoma

Families

Spouse	Syrena Williamson (1827 - 1903)
Child	Martha "Mattie" Patterson (1869 - )
Child	William "Bill" Patterson (1874 - 1947)

Spouse	Mary (Maiden Name Unknown) Patterson (1826 - 1865)
Child	Sarah A. Patterson (1851 - )
Child	Rev. Thomas Wilson Patterson (1865 - 1947)

Father	William Patterson ( - )
Mother	Mary Highfield ( - )
Sibling	Martin Finley Patterson (1856 - 1919)
Sibling	Joseph Case Patterson (1839 - 1917)
Sibling	John Patterson (1833 - )
Sibling	William Patterson (1835 - )
Sibling	Thomas Patterson (1837 - )
Sibling	Jonas Patterson (1841 - )
Sibling	Alexander "Ellie" Patterson (1843 - )
Sibling	Julia Patterson (1848 - )

Notes

Birth

Wilson Patterson's birth place is given as North Carolina in some census reports, but most sources indicate he was born in Tennessee.

The Patterson Bible (original owners Syrena Williamson and Wilson Patterson) gives his birth date as January 14, 1831, as does his tombstone.

Marriage

The 1850 and 1860 McNairy County, Tennessee U.S. Federal Census shows Mary (born in Tennessee, age 21 in 1850 and age 34 in 1860) in the Wilson Patterson household.

Census

The 1850 U.S. Federal Census for McNairy County, Tennessee show the Wilson Patterson household as:
Wilson, age 20, b. NC
Mary, age 21, b. TN

Living two homes away from Wilson Patterson are his parents William and Polly Patterson.

Census

In the 1860 U.S. Federal Census for McNairy County, Tennessee, the Wilson household is shown as:
Wilson, age 29, b. NC
Mary, age 34, b. TN
Sarah A., age 9, b. TN
Thomas, age 23, b. TN
Note: Thomas most likely is Wilson Patterson's brother. Thomas was listed in the household of Wilson's parents William and Polly Patterson in the 1850 McNairy County, TN census as age 13, b. TN.

Miscellaneous

Wilson Patterson (W. T.) is first listed in the Coryell County Tax Rolls in 1866. He and his brother Thomas paid taxes on 160 acres in the Jesse L. Baker survey.
Coryell County, Texas, Tax records for Wilson and Syrena Patterson in following years:
YEAR NAME LAND SURVEY
1866 W.T. and Ths. Patterson 160 Ac. Jesse L. Baker
1867 W. T. Patterson 160 Ac. Jesse L. Baker
1868 W. T. Patterson None
1869 W. T. Patterson None
1871 -1874 W. T. Patterson None
1875-1876 W. T. Patterson-No record
1877 W. T. Patterson 337 Ac. Bustin; 120 Ac. Lopez
1878 W. T. Patterson-No record
1879 W. T. Patterson 177 Ac. Bustin; 160 Ac. Lopez
1880 W. T. Patterson 177 Ac. Bustin; 160 Ac. Lopez
1881-1887 W. T. Patterson-No record
1888 S. (Syrena) Patterson 206 Ac Bustin
1889 Mrs. S. (Syrena) Patterson 200 Ac. L. Smith

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.

Miscellaneous

Grantee Grantor Book Page Date filed Survey
Wilson Patterson AJ Gordon X 430 11-2-1887 Ben. Bustin
Note: 80 acres

Wilson Patterson Webb, etc. J 278-281 11-6-1875 Ben. Bustin
& F. Lopez
Note: 320 acres to be paid in gold coin, total of $560, down payment of $395.50 and remainder in two payments, the last due on 1-1-1877.

Wilson Patterson AJ Williamson J 286-287 11-13-1875 B. Bustin
Note: 17 acres

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.

Wilson Patterson Thomas Gatlin Y 273 12-5-1888 F. Lopez &
Bustin

Note: 206 acres for $1100

Wilson Patterson
et ux Thomas Gatlin 6 8-9 7-19-1889 Lopez &
Bustin
Note: same transaction as given for 12-5-1888

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 on 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.

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

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.

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.

Death

Wilson Patterson's date of death is given as 1-15-1906 in the Patterson Family Bible and on his tombstone.

Miscellaneous

His Find A Grave Memorial is #89841886.
The memorial shows a photograph of his double tombstone, shared with his wife Syrena. The tombstone has the following information: born 1-14-1831; died 1-15-1906.
The memorial has links to his following children: William "Billy" Patterson and Rev. Thomas Wilson Patterson.

Endnotes

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

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

3. 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), Births, Deaths, Marriages; 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.

4. Compiler: Coryell Co. Genealogical Society, Coryell County, Texas Families 1854-1985 (Taylor Publishing Co., Dallas, TX, 1986).

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

6. 1850 U.S. Federal Census, Record Type: microfilm image, Ancestry.com Website, www.ancestry.com..

7. 1860 U.S. Federal Census Report, Record Type: microfilm image, Ancestry.com Website, www.ancestry.com..

8. 1850 U.S. Federal Census, Record Type: microfilm image, Ancestry.com Website, www.ancestry.com..

9. 1860 U.S. Federal Census Report, Record Type: microfilm image, Ancestry.com Website, www.ancestry.com..

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

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

12. 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).

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

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

15. 1900 U.S. Federal Census, Record Type: microfilm image, Ancestry.com Website, www.ancestry.com..

16. 1870 U.S. Federal Census, Record Type: microfilm image, Ancestry.com Website, www.ancestry.com..

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

18. 1880 U.S. Federal Census, Record Type: microfilm image, Ancestry.com Website, www.ancestry.com..

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

20. 1900 U.S. Federal Census, Record Type: microfilm image, Ancestry.com Website, www.ancestry.com..

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

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

23. 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.

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

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