Captain Samuel Patterson HUSBAND: PATTERSON, Capt. Samuel BORN: March 18, 1805 in Buncombe (now Transylvania Co, NC) MARRIAGE: MOORE, Jane married on March 8, 1830 in Macon Co, N.C MILITARY SERVICE: Served in the Army as a Captain FATHER'S NAME AND DATE OF BIRTH: Samuel PATTERSON, Sr. (1765-1774) born presumably in old Tryon County, North Carolina (now Lincoln County) MOTHER'S NAME AND DATE OF BIRTH: Elizabeth (1770-1774), died in Rutherford Co, N.C. DIED: September 13, 1879, buried in Erwin Cemetery, Huerfano Co, CO (see photo on Cemetery webpage) NOTES: Samuel Patterson, Sr. It is generally conceded that Kate Patterson and his father, "Uncle Sammie"- did more work in "moving" the Georgia colony to Huerfano County – than any other one man connected with the enterprise. ........................................................... ......... WIFE: MOORE, Jane BORN . 1814/1815 in Tennessee FATHER'S NAME AND DATE OF BIRTH: MOORE, Joseph (b.1786/87) MOTHER'S NAME AND DATE OF BIRTH: Rebecca DIED: January 20, 1867 in Cherokee Co, GA ......................................................... CHILD 1: PATTERSON, Carroll Moore SEX: Male BORN: March 7, 1832 in Macon Co, NC MARRIAGE: CATHEY, Lavina Elizabeth on December 22, 1861 in Union County, GA MILITARY SERVICE: Served in Army as a Private DIED: January 4, 1914 in Swain Co, NC NOTES: Buried in Sawyer Cemetery, Swain Co, NC ........................................................ CHILD 2: PATTERSON, Joseph Decator “Kate” SEX: Male BORN: October 18, 1834 in Macon County, NC MARRIAGE: POTTS, Martha Minerva on July 13, 1863 in Huerfano County, Colorado. She was born on April 14, 1847 somewhere in Tennessee, and died on September 23, 1922 in Mancos, Monezuma, Colorado, Buried: Cedar Crown Cemetery, Mancos, Montezuma Co, Colorado DIED: January 9, 1911 in Mancos, Montezuma County, Colorado, Buried: Cedar Crown Cemetery, Mancos, Montezuma Co, Colorado NOTES: Joseph Decatur Patterson was born 18 Oct 1837 (per tombstone). This date conflicts with his sister Amanda's birth date, also in 1837. Early census records (1850 and 1860) show him born ca 1834/35, so I suspect his correct birth date might be 18 Oct 1834, as that would agree perfectly with his age in 1850 ("15") and 1860 ("25"). His obituary gives 18 Oct 1836 as his birth date. He was born in Macon Co, NC. He was apparently home with his parents for the 1840 census (age "under 5", born ca 1835/40), and was with them in 1850 ("Decator", age 15), and with them in 1860 ("Jackson D." age 25). It seems he was known by the nickname "Cate" or "Kate", short for Decatur. Joseph Decatur Patterson was probably named, in part, after his maternal grandfather Joseph Moore. He was instrumental in settling Huerfano Co, Colorado, being a leader of the "Georgia Colony" that settled there, and after moving to the area in the early 1860's, he married Martha Minerva Potts there on 13 Jul 1863. Martha was born 14 Apr 1847 somewhere in Tennessee. I don't know who her parents were. Decatur and family were listed on the 1870 and 1880 census in Huerfano Co, Colorado. At some point, they moved to Mancos, Montezuma County, Colorado, where Decatur died on 9 Jan 1911, and Martha on 23 Sep 1922. They are buried there at the Cedar Crown Cemetery. ........................................................... CHILD 3: PATTERSON, Amanda Demerris SEX: Female BORN: October 18, 1834 in Union County, GA MARRIAGE: CHASTAIN, Benjamin Franklin DIED: May 17, 1925 in San Francisco, CA ............................................................ CHILD 4: PATTERSON, Julius C. SEX: Male BORN: 1838/39 in Union County, GA DIED: July 5, 1862 in Richmond Virginia during Civil War ............................................................. CHILD 5: PATTERSON, Mercilla Jane SEX: Female BORN: November 14, 1840 in Union County, GA MARRIAGE: ANDERSON, Charles M. DIED: 1925 in La Veta, Colorado .............................................................. CHILD 6: PATTERSON, Nathan Cicero SEX: Male BORN: January 14, 1843 in Union County, GA DIED: May 18, 1924 in La Veta, Colorado MARRIAGE: SPEARS, Rhonda Jane, born in 1850 and died in 1892 in LaVeta, CO ................................................................. CHILD 7: PATTERSON, Sarah Rosella SEX: Female BORN: May 5, 1845 in Georgia MARRIAGE: KIMSEY, William Simpson on December 8, 1867 in Hayesville, Clay Co., NC DIED: July 9, 1901 in La Veta, Colorado BURIED: La Veta Pioneer Cemetery ................................................................. CHILD 8: PATTERSON, Julie Ann SEX: Female BORN: 1847/1850 in Union County, GA .................................................................. CHILD 9: PATTERSON, Samuel SEX: Male BORN: 1849/50 in Union Co, GA DIED: 1849/1850 in Union Co, GA ................................................................. CHILD 10: PATTERSON, Laura L. Dee SEX: Female BORN: 1853/1854 in Union Co, GA MARRIAGE: DOTSON, Jacob ................................................................ CHILD 11: PATTERSON, Jane E. SEX: Female BORN: 1857/1858 in Union Co, GA ............................................................... FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE PATTERSON FAMILY SEE THEIR WEBPAGE: http://www.martygrant.com/gen/patterson/patterson-samuel-union-ga.htm Contributed by Debra Trautmann This information may be used for research only. Commercial use of this information is strictly prohibited without prior permission. 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