Person Sheet

Name Smiley Hughes PATTERSON  Birth 15 Apr 1840, Licking County, Ohio3445 Residence 1850, Washington Township, Johnson County, Iowa1060 Residence 1870, Oregon Township, Butte County, California3437 Death 23 Nov 1915, Butte County, California3445 Age: 75 Burial 26 Nov 1915, Chico, Butte County, California3445 Occupation Prospector3445 Father Ephraim PATTERSON (~1807-1863) Mother Eve FRY (~1805-1885)

Spouses

1 Mary A. McELDOWNEY 3446 Birth 18 Feb 1843, Pennsylvania3446 Death 12 May 1923, Butte County, California3446 Age: 80 Burial 15 May 1923, Chico, Butte County, California3446 Father William McELDOWNEY (1809-1901) Mother Ann LAW (~1810-1879)

Notes for Smiley Hughes PATTERSON

1840 Birth:3445 Birth date of 15 April 1840 taken from 1915 death certificate issued by Butte County, Calfornia; informant was Mary A. Patterson, widow. Birth place assumed to be Licking County, Ohio, based on ressidence of parents Ephraim Patterson and Eve Fry in that location in the 18401875 census enumeration. 1850 U.S. Census:1060 Smiley enumerated in the household of his father Ephraim Patterson in Washington Township, Johnson County, Iowa as Emily, age 10, born in Ohio. 1860 U.S. Census:2301 Smiley enumerated in the household of his father Ephraim Patterson in Washington Township, Johnson County, Iowa as a male, age 20, farmer, personal property value $550, born in Ohio. 1870 U.S. Census:3437 Butte County, California (Oregon Township) Enumeration date not given Sam'l Patterson••29, male, white, miner, personal property value $800, born in Ohio, male over the age of 21 Mary A.••25, female, white, keeping house, born in Pennsylvania Helen••7, female, white, born in Iowa, attended school within the year Jane••2, female, white, born in California Samuel McEldowney, age 28 and probably Mary's brother, was enumerated as the fourth following households. 1880 U.S. Census:3447 Butte County, California (Oregon Township) Enumerated 9 June 1880 Smally Patterson••white, male 40, married, miner, unemployed six months, born in Ohio, father born in Virginia, mother born in Pennsylvania Mary A.••white, female, 39, wife, married, keeps house, born in Pennsylvania, father born in Ireland, mother born in Ireland Mary E.••white, female, 17, daughter, single, at home, attended school within the year, born in Iowa, father born in Ohio, mother born in Pennsylvania Nelly••white, female, 12, daughter, single, at home, attended school within the year, born in California, father born in Ohio, mother born in Pennsylvania Albert••white, male, 9, son, single, at home, at home, attended school within the year, born in California, father born in Ohio, mother born in Pennsylvania Jessie R.••white, female, 4, daughter, single, born in California, father born in Ohio, mother born in Pennsylvania Daisy••white, female, 1, daughter, single, born in California, father born in Ohio, mother born in Pennsylvania William McEldowney••white, male, 71, father-in-law, widowed, miner, born in Ireland, father born in Ireland, mother born in Ireland 1883 Inheritance:3448 On 27 February 1883 in Butte County, California, Smiley H. Patterson and his wife Mary A. Patterson, for the sum of $1,250 paid in gold coin, relinquish rights in Johnson County, Iowa, land that Smiley inherited from the Adam Patterson estate. The land is surrendered to Bruce Patterson. 1885 Butte County, California Directory:955 S. H. Patterson, Pentz, California. 1915 Death Certificate:3445 County of Butte, City of Chico, Smiley Hughes Patterson, date of death, 23 November 1915; male, white, married; born 15 April 1840; age 75 years, 7 months, 8 days; occupation, retired prospector; born in Ohio; father, Ephraim Patterson, father born in Ohio; maiden name of mother, Eve Frye, mother born in Germany; length of residence at place of death, 8 years, in California, 53 years; informant, Mary A. Patterson, Chico, California; place of burial, Chico, California; date of burial, 26 November 1915.