William Patterson From History of Grant County, Wisconsin, 1881, p. 1021.

TOWN OF BEETOWN

WILLIAM PATTERSON, farmer, Sec. 14; P. O. Bloomington; born in 1852, in New York; was a son of Edward and Margaret Patterson; at the early age of 6 months he emigrated with his parents to Shullsburg, La Fayette Co., Wis., where they resided two years, thence to Beetown, where he now lives; stayed with his parents until 23 years of age. Married in 1876, to Ellen Power, a daughter of Patrick and Catharine Power. Is an energetic farmer, and a member of the Catholic Church. Politics, Greenback. Has 180 acres of land, valued at $5,000.

 


This biography generously submitted by Roxanne Munns.