1,116 documented Patterson ancestors, drawn from public records such as death indexes and county histories. Every name below is a real person in the public record.
Scottish & northern English patronymic — 'son of Patrick' (Pate).
Where the records place them: Iowa (99%), out of 1,108 Patterson records with a known place.
The most common first names among them: John, Robert, James, Mary and William.
Of the 1,106 with both a birth and a death year, the median lifespan was 78 years.
The earliest recorded birth is John William Patterson, born 1821.
Documented Patterson families on this page come from Portrait and Biographical Record, Ohio, History of Wapello County, Iowa and Biographical Record of Sandusky County, Ohio.
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Deceased Patterson ancestors, earliest first. Living family members are deliberately omitted.
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Scottish & northern English patronymic — 'son of Patrick' (Pate).
The documented line here reaches back to 1821. Most Patterson lines can be traced to the end of the surviving public record.
No. Deceased ancestors only, from public records. Living people are excluded for privacy.
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