| Name | Ephraim PATTERSON  |
| Birth | abt 16 Feb 1807, Augusta County, Virginia2296 |
| Death | 31 May 1863, Washington Township, Johnson County, Iowa2297 |
| Burial | Frank Pierce (Frytown) Cemetery, Washington Township, Johnson County, Iowa2296 |
| Father | Adam PATTERSON (1774-1855) |
| Mother | Rebecca MOHR (~1789-~1819) |
| 1 | Eve FRY |
| Birth | abt 28 Dec 1805, Pennsylvania2296,1060 |
| Death | 11 May 1885, Washington Township, Johnson County, Iowa2296 |
| Burial | Frank Pierce (Frytown) Cemetery, Washington Township, Johnson County, Iowa2296 |
| Marriage | 29 Jun 1826, Licking County, Ohio2298 |
| Children | Clarissa (1827-1923) |
| Lorain (1829-1834) | |
| Adam (1831-1915) | |
| Jacob (1833-1921) | |
| John (1836-) | |
| Smiley Hughes (1840-1915) | |
| Bruce (1842-1920) |
Geographical Notes:2299 FRANK PIERCE: This post office was located in the SE1/4 corner of Section 11, Washington Township and in the village of Williamstown which is also called Frytown. It was established 18 Aug 1853 and discontinued 15 June 1903. FRYTOWN: Another name for Williamstown, located in Section 11, Washington Township. It was called Frytown because the elder Mr. Fry and his large family of sons settled near there. WILLIAMSTOWN: A town named for C. N. and Sarah Williams platted in 1854 in Section 11, Washington Township. It is also known as Frytown and the post office was in Frank Pierce.
Biographical Sketch (1888):2300 "Ephraim Patterson . . . was a native of Virginia. Leaving his native State of Virginia he went to Ohio, and was numbered among the early pioneers of Licking County, afterward emigrating to Johnson County, Iowa in the year 1849."
1807 Birth:2296 Birth date of 16 February 1807 calculated from age at death (56 years, 3 months, 12 days) taken from 1863 tombstone in Frank Pierce Cemetery, Washington Township, Johnson County, Iowa. Birth place assumed to be Augusta County, Virgina because: 1) Virginia listed as place of birth in both 1850 and 18602301 census enumerations and 2) parents Adam Patterson and Rebecca Moore were married1058 in Augusta County, Virginia in 1805 and resided there during the 18102051 census enumeration.
1826 Marriage:2298 Ephraim Patterson married Eve Fry on 29 June 1826 in Licking County, Ohio, performed by Elias Howell, Justice of the Peace.
1826 Tax List, Licking County, Ohio:1750 Ephraim Patterson listed in 1826 tax list for Licking County, Ohio.
1830 U.S. Census:1065
Licking County, Ohio (Burlington Township)
Head of Family••Ephraim Patterson
Males 20-30••1 << Ephraim
Females under 5••2 << Clarissa, age 3; Lorain, age 1, 1829-1834
Females 20-30••1 << wife Eve
Adjacent to Adam Patterson1064 household
1833 Land Sale:2059 Deed of sale for approximately 125 acres from Adam Patterson to Ephraim Patterson for $10.00 on 27 June 1833.
1834 Death of Daughter:1939,2035 Patterson Cemetery, Burlington Township, Licking County, Ohio [Note: Presume Lorain, born about May 1829, to be the daughter of Ephraim and Eve; Adam and Ann's daughter Cordelia was born Oct. 1829.]
Lorain Patterson
d. Sep. 17, 1834
5 years 4 months
1840 U.S. Census: In Burlington Township, Licking County, the following families (and their affiliations) appeared within the last forty-four households enumerated: Jacob Moore1870 (Patterson brother-in-law), Arthur Briggs1871 (Morey son-in-law), Wait Wright (Vermont family), W. P. Morey1103 (Adam Patterson's son-in-law), William Wheeler1872 (Morey son-in-law), John Sillin1873 (Adam Patterson's brother-in-law), Adam Patterson,1874 and Ephraim Patterson1875 (son of Adam Patterson).
1840 U.S. Census:1875
Licking County, Ohio (Burlington Township)
Head of Family••Ephraim Patterson
Males under 5••2 << Smiley, infant; John, age 4
Males 5 to 10••2 << Adam, age 9; Jacob, age 6
Males 20-30••1
Males 30-40••1 << Ephraim, age 33
Females under 5••1 << Emily, infant ??
Females 10-15••1 << Clarissa, age 12
Female 30-40••1 << Eve, age 35
Adjacent to Adam Patterson1874 household.
1841 Estate Executor:2302 On 22 May 1841, Ephraim Patterson was named as executor for the estates of Casper Myers and Samuel Dixon.
1847 Relocated to Johnson County, Iowa:1059 History of Johnson County, Iowa description of son Bruce Patterson indicates family moved from Licking County, Ohio to Washington Township, Johnson County, Iowa in 1847.
1849 Relocation to Johnson County, Iowa:2300 Portrait and Biographical Album of Gage County, Nebraska description of son John Patterson indicates family moved from Licking County, Ohio to Johnson County, Iowa in 1849.
1850 U.S. Census:1060
Johnson County, Iowa (Washington Township)
Enumerated 24 August 1850
Ephraim Patterson••42, male, farmer, real estate value $3,000, born in Virginia
Eve••43, female, born in Pennsylvania
Adam••age unreadable, male, farmer, born in Ohio, attended school within the year
Jacob••16, male, farmer, born in Ohio, attended school within the year
John••12, male, born in Ohio, attended school within the year
Emily••10, female, born in Ohio, attended school within the year << actually Smiley?
Bruce••8, male, born in Ohio, attended school within the year
Eliza Cole••20, female, born in Ohio
1852 Iowa State Census:2303
Johnson County, Iowa (Washington Townnship)
E. Patterson
1860 U.S. Census:2301
Johnson County, Iowa (Washington Township, Frank Pierce Post Office)
Enumerated 30 June 1860
E. Patterson••55, male, farmer, real estate value $5,000, personal property value $500, born in Virginia
Eva••52, female, born in Pennsylvania
Smiley••20, male, farmer, personal property value $550, born in Ohio
Bruce••17, male, farmer, born in Ohio
Anthony Chopp••23, male, farm laborer, born in Germany
Son John Patterson2304 and wife Rebecca enumerated in adjacent household. Smiley Patterson would later marry Mary E. McEldowney, who was age 17 and living in English River Township, Washington County, Iowa, with her parents in the 1860 enumeration. Washington County and Johnson County are adjacent. The McEldowney family was living next to the Moore family, led by Philip B. Moore, believed to be the husband of Ephraim Patterson's half-sister Lydia Patterson, whose mother was Sophia Jones.
1863 Will:2305 Written on 29 May 1863, Johnson County, Iowa, Ephraim bequeaths $160 to son Bruce Patterson, $30 to purchase a cow and $15 to purchase a saddle and bridle to son Smiley Patterson, and the remainder of his estate to wife Eve Patterson.
1863 Tombstone:2296 Frank Pierce Cemetery, Washington Township, Johnson County, Iowa.
Ephraim Patterson
Husband of Eve
d. May 31, 1863
56y 3m 12ds