Genealogy for
Thomas P. Patterson
| About Thomas P. Patterson |
|---|
Thomas P. Patterson
12/24/1853 - 1/9/1944
(Shown at age 84)
|
Thomas P. Patterson was born on December 24, 1853 in Geneva Co., Alabama and died on January 9, 1944 in Geneva Co., Alabama. He lived to be 90 years old.
Children:
Matilda (July 1878),
Infant Girl (1880),
Irvin (Sept. 1884),
Alabama (Dec. 1885),
Earley (Feb. 1887),
Lena (June 1889),
Lanie (May 1893),
Ballie (May 1895),
Savada (May 1897 - 1976)
Jesse (May 1900) &
Allie "Skeet" Patterson (1901). | 
 | Census | 6/2/1860 | Newton AL (Dale County) | 6 yrs old | | family #63: Byrd Patterson (age 35, born in Mississippi), Mary (age 31, born in GA), John (age 13), William (age 11), Joseph (age 11), James (age 8), Thomas (age 6), Daniel (age 5), Lewis (age 1). All of the children were born in AL, they state they do not know where their father was born, mother in GA. Byrd states his occupation as Farmer and estimates his real estate at $600 and his personal estate at $300. The oldest children indicated they attended school during the past year. |
| Census | 6/17/1880 | Gilleys AL (Dale County) | 26 yrs old | | #246 - Thomas Patterson (age 25),
Catharine Patterson (22),
Matilda Patterson (2) &
Girl Patterson (2mo). Thomas is a laborer. All were born in AL. Thomas & Catharine state their parents were born in GA.
|
| Census | 6/16/1900 | Precincts 1, 3 Branton AL (Geneva County) | 46 yrs old | Thomas Patterson (age36-Dec. 1863),
Mary C. Patterson (42-Oct. 1857),
Matilda Patterson (22- July 1878),
Irvin Patterson (15 - Sept. 1884),
Alabama Patterson (14 - Dec. 1885),
Earley Patterson (13 - Feb. 1887),
Lena Patterson (10-June 1889),
Laney Patterson (7 - May 1893),
Balley Patterson (5 - May 1895),Savada Patterson (3 - May 1897)&
Jessee Patterson (0 - may 1900). Thomas & Mary have been married 23 years, they have 11 children, 10 are living. All were born in AL. Mary states her parents were born in GA, Thomas' was born in AL. Thomas works as a Turpentine mark. Matilda, Irvin, Alabama, Earley & Lena farm labor.
| Additional information about Geneva County, AL around 1900: A courthouse fire in 1898 destroys many county records. Click here to see a map from this timeperiod. | |
|
| Census | 5/11/1910 | Geneva City AL (Geneva County) | 56 yrs old | | Thomas P. Patterson (age57),
Cathine Patterson (48),
Lanie Patterson (18),
Ballie A. Patterson (14),
Savada Patterson (11),
Alla Patterson (9) &
Robert V. Patterson (3)-grandson). Thomas & Mary have been married for 30 years, they have 11 children, 10 are living. All were born in AL, Thomas & Mary's parents were all born in GA. Thomas is a farmer, Lanie, Ballie are farm laborers.
|
| Census | 1/6/1920 | Geneva ,beat 10 AL (Geneva County) | 66 yrs old | | #84 - Thomas Patterson (age55) &
Katherine Patterson (50). Both born in AL, as were their parents. Thomas is a stone stacker at a stone mill. They own their home and both can read & write.
|
| Census | 4/5/1930 | Precinct 10 AL (Geneva County) | 76 yrs old | | Recorded as family #108: Thomas P. Patterson (age 77) and Catherine Patterson (age 73). Thomas estimates the value of his property to be $500. They do not live on a farm. Thomas was 22 and Catherine was 18 when they were married. Both were born in AL. Thomas' father was born in AL and his mother in GA. Catherine's father was born in GA and her mother in AL. Thomas is working as a brick mason. |
| Graveyard/Tombstone | 1/9/1944 | Geneva City Cemetery AL (Geneva County) | 90 yrs old | |
Thomas P. PATTERSON: 12-24-1853 - 1-9-1944, Section C.
|
|
- About
- Discoveries
- News Headlines
- U.S. Events
- World Events
Click on any of the News, Events, or Discoveries buttons above to see historical things that happened during
Thomas Patterson's life. These are only some of the major events that affected the life and times of
Thomas, his family, and friends. For example, Thomas is 2 years old when Third Seminole Indian War begins. It ends three years later when Chief Billy Bowlegs and his band are forced to move from Florida.
| Age | Date | Event |
|---|
| 3 |
1856 |
The first Neanderthal fossils are found near Germany |
| 6 |
1859 |
Charles Darwin publishes "Origin of Species" and begins the evolution theory. |
| 12 |
1865 |
Mendel publishes his papers on genetics and introduces the concept to the public. |
| 16 |
1869 |
Cro-magnon Man fossils are found in France |
| 24 |
1877 |
Edison invents the phonograph permitting music and voices to be recorded and replayed. |
| 26 |
1879 |
Edison invents the electric light bulb. |
| 36 |
1889 |
The first calculating machine is invented and uses punch cards |
| 42 |
1895 |
Wireless telegraph and the "antenna" are invented but it covers a very short distance. |
| 44 |
1897 |
First ship to shore message is sent using an improved form of wireless telegraph |
| 47 |
1900 |
Freud publishes his book "The Interpretation of Dreams" |
| 47 |
1900 |
The cause of yellow fever is discovered. It is proven that the fever is spread by mosquitoes. This rallies an effort to provide better mosquito control. |
| 48 |
1901 |
First transatlantic wireless telegraph is sent. |
| 49 |
1902 |
The first Tyrannosaurus Rex fossil is discovered. |
| 50 |
1903 |
Wright Brothers complete the first successful flight with an airplane at Kitty Hawk |
| 51 |
1904 |
The first vacuum tube diode is invented by Fleming |
| 53 |
1906 |
Electrons are discovered by Thomson |
| 53 |
1906 |
The triode vacuum tube is invented |
| 53 |
1906 |
Kellogg sells the first box of Corn Flakes |
| 59 |
1912 |
The unsinkable Titanic sinks on its first trip to New York drowning 1,513 people. |
| 60 |
1913 |
Ford builds the first assembly line into his automobile production plant |
| 61 |
1914 |
The first traffic lights (which is only red or green) are put up in America; Construction of the Panama Canal is completed |
| 70 |
1923 |
Freud publishes "The Ego and the Id" |
| 70 |
1923 |
Diphtheria vaccine is developed; Insulin is produced to treat diabetes |
| 71 |
1924 |
Insecticides are used for the first time on crops |
| 73 |
1926 |
Goddard launched the first liquid-fueled rocket |
| 74 |
1927 |
The first television transmission was announced in England |
| 75 |
1928 |
Big bang theory was introduced |
| 83 |
1936 |
The first regular television broadcast happens in England |
| 85 |
1938 |
Hahn, Strassmann, Meitner and Frisch discover nuclear fission |
| Age | Date | Event |
|---|
| 8 |
1861 |
NEWS HEADLINES: American Civil war begins at Ft. Sumter, located in Charleston Harbor, VA. |
| 9 |
1862 |
NEWS HEADLINES: May 20, 1862 the US government passes the Homestead Act to provide cheap land for settlement of lower Southeast and West. |
| 29 |
1882 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Edison creates the first large power station in New York City, making it the first place in America to have electricity. |
| 32 |
1885 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Eastman invents the box camera. For the first time photography becomes affordable for the average citizen. |
| 55 |
1908 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Henry Ford produces the first Model T automobile |
| 59 |
1912 |
White residents of Forsyth County, GA, drive the black population out. |
| 60 |
1913 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Edison invents motion pictures |
| 64 |
1917 |
NEWS HEADLINES: In June, the United States enters World War I on the side of the allies. The Russian Revolution ends the reign of the czars and thrusts Russia into communism. |
| 66 |
1919 |
NEWS HEADLINES: World War I ends with the signing of The Versailles Treaty. |
| 85 |
1938 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Orson Wells' radio production of H.G. Well's War of the Worlds causes a national panic. |
| 86 |
1939 |
NEWS HEADLINES: The first regular television broadcast happens in the United States |
| 88 |
1941 |
NEWS HEADLINES: December 7, 1941 -- Japan launches a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor and the US officially declares war on Japan the following day. World War II begins for American soldiers. |
| Age | Date | Event |
|---|
| 2 |
1855 |
Third Seminole Indian War begins. It ends three years later when Chief Billy Bowlegs and his band are forced to move from Florida. |
| 7 |
1860 |
Presidential election puts Abraham Lincoln in office. The campaign has heated the issues regarding slavery in the south. |
| 9 |
1862 |
May 20, 1862 the US government passes the Homestead Act to provide cheap land for settlement of lower Southeast and West. |
| 10 |
1863 |
Abraham Lincoln issues the "Emancipation Proclamation" freeing slaves. |
| 12 |
1865 |
American Civil war ends with General Lee's surrender at Appomattox, VA. Reconstruction begins in the "old South" |
| 15 |
1868 |
An eight-hour work day is established for federal employees. |
| 22 |
1875 |
Tennessee enacts Jim Crow law. |
| 23 |
1876 |
The National League of Baseball is founded |
| 56 |
1909 |
The National Association for Advancement of Colored People is formed (NAACP) |
| 57 |
1910 |
Boy Scout and Girl Scout Organizations are introduced in America and the concept of a "week end" meaning time off from regular work begins to take root. The British Empire covers 1/5th of the world land area. |
| 74 |
1927 |
Charles Lindbergh becomes the first man to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean and Babe Ruth hits 60 home runs. |
| 76 |
1929 |
Widespread prosperity of the 1920s ends abruptly with the stock market crash in October |
| 77 |
1930 |
Drought in the Great Plains area begins, creating hardship for farm families in 19 states. |
| 79 |
1932 |
Amelia Earhart becomes the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. The infant son of Charles Lindbergh is kidnapped and murdered. |
| 80 |
1933 |
Franklin D. Roosevelt is elected president under his "New Deal" campaign. Frances Perkins becomes the first woman to hold a cabinet post when FDR appoints her secretary of labor. On December 5, the 21st Amendment is added to the Constitution, repealing Prohibition. Drinks for everyone! |
| 81 |
1934 |
Congress passes the Indian Reorganization Act which allows remaining Indian tribes to reorganize. |
| 81 |
1934 |
Farm families must leave the dust bowl-stricken Great Plains areas. The dust bowl includes areas in Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Nevada and Arkansas. Radio picks up the "Okie" songs. In all, 400,000 people leave the Great Plains. |
| 82 |
1935 |
Congress passes the Social Security Act, giving elder Americans Social Security money for the first time. |
| 86 |
1939 |
Hollywood releases The Wizard of Oz, one of the first films to be made in color. |
| 90 |
1943 |
Japanese Americans are relocated to internment camps; Almost 400,000 coal miners go on strike; Race riots break out in Los Angeles and Detroit. |
| 91 |
1944 |
On June 6, Allied forces invade Normandy (referred to as "D-Day") |
| Age | Date | Event |
|---|
| 56 |
1909 |
The "Piltdown Man" hoax -- a fake archeological discovery announced by dishonest scientists who wanted to "prove" that human beings had evolved in Europe |
| 61 |
1914 |
World War I - Following the crisis touched off by the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand of Austria in Sarajevo, Germany declared war on Russia and additional countries joined the war within several days. |
| 64 |
1917 |
Germany uses airplanes to drop bombs in the early stages of World War I -- the first major military use of airplanes. |
| 66 |
1919 |
The Versailles Treaty marks the official end of World War I. |
| 67 |
1920 |
Adolph Hitler begins to organize the Nazi party in Germany; The Ku Klux Klan launches a recruitment campaign using mass marketing techniques to gain 85,000 new recruits; the first commercial broadcast is made. |
| 85 |
1938 |
Hitler annexes Anschluss into Germany. At the Munich Conference, Germany is given a portion of Czechoslovakia. |
| 86 |
1939 |
Hitler takes over all of Czechoslovakia. On Sept. 1st, Germany invades Poland. On Sept. 3rd, Great Britain and France declare war on Germany. World War II has begun. |
| 
 Thomas & Catherine Patterson |
|
Marriages
|
|---|
 | Mary Purvis
Born on October 6, 1856 and died on July 28, 1957
|
|  |
The Children of Thomas P. Patterson
|
|---|
|
Sevada M. Patterson
Born in Geneva, Alabama on May 11, 1897 and died in Arcadia, Florida on June 27, 1978. She was 81 years old.
|
|
 |
 
|
|
