The Springdale News
July 9, 1909
After a long illness, A.J. (Judge) Patton passed away Wednesday afternoon. The burial will take place in the National Cemetery at Fayetteville but at the time of going to press we are not informed as to date of burial, interment delayed until the arrival of relatives and friends.
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The Springdale News
July 16, 1909
The remains of Judge W.J. Patton, whose death was mentioned by the News last week, were interred Saturday in the Federal cemetery at Fayetteville under the auspices of the G.A.R. Post. Funeral services were held at the First Christian Church at Fayetteville, conducted by Rev. N.M. Ragland of Springfield, Mo., formerly pastor of that church.
The following biographical sketch of the deceased is taken from Goodspeed's History of Northwest Arkansas:
Judge William Jesse Patton was born in Washington County, Ark. June 7, 1840 and is a son of Isaac C. and Elizabeth (Jones) Patton, who were born in Tennessee and Alabama respectively. The father was born in Knoxville and in his youthful days learned the hatter's trade at which he worked in after life. His father, Jesse Patton, was a hatter and was born in Pattonsburg, N.C. which town was named after his father, Robert Wyatt Patton, a native of Philadelphia, progenitors were residents of Oxford, England. Elizabeth (Jones) Patton was a daughter of John Jones, who belonged to one of the old Virginia families and was of Welsh ancestry.
Judge W.J. Patton grew to manhood in Washington County, Ark., obtaining his first schooling at Ozark Institute, which was under the management of Prof. Robert Macklin, and after leaving this institution entered the schools of Fayetteville, but at the breaking out of the War of the Rebellion he left his school days behind him to fight for the Union.
He enlisted in Fort Scott, Kas. on the 5th of July 1861 and was detailed for scouting duty because of his knowledge of the country, and served in this capacity until June 17, 1862 when he was severely wounded in the head, losing the sight of his left eye. After partially recovering from this wound he acted as quartermaster at Springfield for a detachment of the First Arkansas Calvary for some time and then joined Company A, First Arkansas Volunteer Calvary, and participated in the battle of Newtonia, carrying away with him as a trophy of this battle a handsome sabre. He served all through the war, receiving nine gunshot wounds and two contusions.
In 1864 he was elected to, in part, represent Washington County in the State Legislature, serving part of the first and all of the second sessions as speaker of the House. He was a delegate to the National Republican Convention at Baltimore, June 1864. July 7, 1865 he was appointed collector of the Second District, a position which he held until June 8, 1873. He was presidential elector for the State at large on the Republican ticket in 1880 and in joint discussion with the Democratic electors made a thorough canvass of the State. He was elected county and probate judge for Pulaski County, the county in which the State Capitol is situated, and by his bold and able management of the public finances of the county soon brought order out of chaos and wrought a revolution in the financial affairs of the county, showing himself to be the best financier that the county ever had.
A bold, out-spoken, fearless man throughout his public career, his measures have met with general approval by his constituents.
He has a farm of about 250 acres in Washington County, well improved and well stocked. On it, he has one of the best selected young apple orchards of some 5,000 trees in Northwest Arkansas.
He was married in Youngstown, Ohio in 1865 to Margaretta Battenfield, who was of German noble ancestry.
The deceased is survived by a widow and two children, a daughter, Mrs. Damon Clarke, who resides at Joplin, Mo. and a son, Jesse.
Obituary sent to me by Jennifer Horner (#48884539)
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Married Margaretta Battenfield on July 30, 1865 in Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio
July 9, 1909
After a long illness, A.J. (Judge) Patton passed away Wednesday afternoon. The burial will take place in the National Cemetery at Fayetteville but at the time of going to press we are not informed as to date of burial, interment delayed until the arrival of relatives and friends.
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The Springdale News
July 16, 1909
The remains of Judge W.J. Patton, whose death was mentioned by the News last week, were interred Saturday in the Federal cemetery at Fayetteville under the auspices of the G.A.R. Post. Funeral services were held at the First Christian Church at Fayetteville, conducted by Rev. N.M. Ragland of Springfield, Mo., formerly pastor of that church.
The following biographical sketch of the deceased is taken from Goodspeed's History of Northwest Arkansas:
Judge William Jesse Patton was born in Washington County, Ark. June 7, 1840 and is a son of Isaac C. and Elizabeth (Jones) Patton, who were born in Tennessee and Alabama respectively. The father was born in Knoxville and in his youthful days learned the hatter's trade at which he worked in after life. His father, Jesse Patton, was a hatter and was born in Pattonsburg, N.C. which town was named after his father, Robert Wyatt Patton, a native of Philadelphia, progenitors were residents of Oxford, England. Elizabeth (Jones) Patton was a daughter of John Jones, who belonged to one of the old Virginia families and was of Welsh ancestry.
Judge W.J. Patton grew to manhood in Washington County, Ark., obtaining his first schooling at Ozark Institute, which was under the management of Prof. Robert Macklin, and after leaving this institution entered the schools of Fayetteville, but at the breaking out of the War of the Rebellion he left his school days behind him to fight for the Union.
He enlisted in Fort Scott, Kas. on the 5th of July 1861 and was detailed for scouting duty because of his knowledge of the country, and served in this capacity until June 17, 1862 when he was severely wounded in the head, losing the sight of his left eye. After partially recovering from this wound he acted as quartermaster at Springfield for a detachment of the First Arkansas Calvary for some time and then joined Company A, First Arkansas Volunteer Calvary, and participated in the battle of Newtonia, carrying away with him as a trophy of this battle a handsome sabre. He served all through the war, receiving nine gunshot wounds and two contusions.
In 1864 he was elected to, in part, represent Washington County in the State Legislature, serving part of the first and all of the second sessions as speaker of the House. He was a delegate to the National Republican Convention at Baltimore, June 1864. July 7, 1865 he was appointed collector of the Second District, a position which he held until June 8, 1873. He was presidential elector for the State at large on the Republican ticket in 1880 and in joint discussion with the Democratic electors made a thorough canvass of the State. He was elected county and probate judge for Pulaski County, the county in which the State Capitol is situated, and by his bold and able management of the public finances of the county soon brought order out of chaos and wrought a revolution in the financial affairs of the county, showing himself to be the best financier that the county ever had.
A bold, out-spoken, fearless man throughout his public career, his measures have met with general approval by his constituents.
He has a farm of about 250 acres in Washington County, well improved and well stocked. On it, he has one of the best selected young apple orchards of some 5,000 trees in Northwest Arkansas.
He was married in Youngstown, Ohio in 1865 to Margaretta Battenfield, who was of German noble ancestry.
The deceased is survived by a widow and two children, a daughter, Mrs. Damon Clarke, who resides at Joplin, Mo. and a son, Jesse.
Obituary sent to me by Jennifer Horner (#48884539)
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Married Margaretta Battenfield on July 30, 1865 in Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio
The Springdale News
July 9, 1909
After a long illness, A.J. (Judge) Patton passed away Wednesday afternoon. The burial will take place in the National Cemetery at Fayetteville but at the time of going to press we are not informed as to date of burial, interment delayed until the arrival of relatives and friends.
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The Springdale News
July 16, 1909
The remains of Judge W.J. Patton, whose death was mentioned by the News last week, were interred Saturday in the Federal cemetery at Fayetteville under the auspices of the G.A.R. Post. Funeral services were held at the First Christian Church at Fayetteville, conducted by Rev. N.M. Ragland of Springfield, Mo., formerly pastor of that church.
The following biographical sketch of the deceased is taken from Goodspeed's History of Northwest Arkansas:
Judge William Jesse Patton was born in Washington County, Ark. June 7, 1840 and is a son of Isaac C. and Elizabeth (Jones) Patton, who were born in Tennessee and Alabama respectively. The father was born in Knoxville and in his youthful days learned the hatter's trade at which he worked in after life. His father, Jesse Patton, was a hatter and was born in Pattonsburg, N.C. which town was named after his father, Robert Wyatt Patton, a native of Philadelphia, progenitors were residents of Oxford, England. Elizabeth (Jones) Patton was a daughter of John Jones, who belonged to one of the old Virginia families and was of Welsh ancestry.
Judge W.J. Patton grew to manhood in Washington County, Ark., obtaining his first schooling at Ozark Institute, which was under the management of Prof. Robert Macklin, and after leaving this institution entered the schools of Fayetteville, but at the breaking out of the War of the Rebellion he left his school days behind him to fight for the Union.
He enlisted in Fort Scott, Kas. on the 5th of July 1861 and was detailed for scouting duty because of his knowledge of the country, and served in this capacity until June 17, 1862 when he was severely wounded in the head, losing the sight of his left eye. After partially recovering from this wound he acted as quartermaster at Springfield for a detachment of the First Arkansas Calvary for some time and then joined Company A, First Arkansas Volunteer Calvary, and participated in the battle of Newtonia, carrying away with him as a trophy of this battle a handsome sabre. He served all through the war, receiving nine gunshot wounds and two contusions.
In 1864 he was elected to, in part, represent Washington County in the State Legislature, serving part of the first and all of the second sessions as speaker of the House. He was a delegate to the National Republican Convention at Baltimore, June 1864. July 7, 1865 he was appointed collector of the Second District, a position which he held until June 8, 1873. He was presidential elector for the State at large on the Republican ticket in 1880 and in joint discussion with the Democratic electors made a thorough canvass of the State. He was elected county and probate judge for Pulaski County, the county in which the State Capitol is situated, and by his bold and able management of the public finances of the county soon brought order out of chaos and wrought a revolution in the financial affairs of the county, showing himself to be the best financier that the county ever had.
A bold, out-spoken, fearless man throughout his public career, his measures have met with general approval by his constituents.
He has a farm of about 250 acres in Washington County, well improved and well stocked. On it, he has one of the best selected young apple orchards of some 5,000 trees in Northwest Arkansas.
He was married in Youngstown, Ohio in 1865 to Margaretta Battenfield, who was of German noble ancestry.
The deceased is survived by a widow and two children, a daughter, Mrs. Damon Clarke, who resides at Joplin, Mo. and a son, Jesse.
Obituary sent to me by Jennifer Horner (#48884539)
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Married Margaretta Battenfield on July 30, 1865 in Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio
July 9, 1909
After a long illness, A.J. (Judge) Patton passed away Wednesday afternoon. The burial will take place in the National Cemetery at Fayetteville but at the time of going to press we are not informed as to date of burial, interment delayed until the arrival of relatives and friends.
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The Springdale News
July 16, 1909
The remains of Judge W.J. Patton, whose death was mentioned by the News last week, were interred Saturday in the Federal cemetery at Fayetteville under the auspices of the G.A.R. Post. Funeral services were held at the First Christian Church at Fayetteville, conducted by Rev. N.M. Ragland of Springfield, Mo., formerly pastor of that church.
The following biographical sketch of the deceased is taken from Goodspeed's History of Northwest Arkansas:
Judge William Jesse Patton was born in Washington County, Ark. June 7, 1840 and is a son of Isaac C. and Elizabeth (Jones) Patton, who were born in Tennessee and Alabama respectively. The father was born in Knoxville and in his youthful days learned the hatter's trade at which he worked in after life. His father, Jesse Patton, was a hatter and was born in Pattonsburg, N.C. which town was named after his father, Robert Wyatt Patton, a native of Philadelphia, progenitors were residents of Oxford, England. Elizabeth (Jones) Patton was a daughter of John Jones, who belonged to one of the old Virginia families and was of Welsh ancestry.
Judge W.J. Patton grew to manhood in Washington County, Ark., obtaining his first schooling at Ozark Institute, which was under the management of Prof. Robert Macklin, and after leaving this institution entered the schools of Fayetteville, but at the breaking out of the War of the Rebellion he left his school days behind him to fight for the Union.
He enlisted in Fort Scott, Kas. on the 5th of July 1861 and was detailed for scouting duty because of his knowledge of the country, and served in this capacity until June 17, 1862 when he was severely wounded in the head, losing the sight of his left eye. After partially recovering from this wound he acted as quartermaster at Springfield for a detachment of the First Arkansas Calvary for some time and then joined Company A, First Arkansas Volunteer Calvary, and participated in the battle of Newtonia, carrying away with him as a trophy of this battle a handsome sabre. He served all through the war, receiving nine gunshot wounds and two contusions.
In 1864 he was elected to, in part, represent Washington County in the State Legislature, serving part of the first and all of the second sessions as speaker of the House. He was a delegate to the National Republican Convention at Baltimore, June 1864. July 7, 1865 he was appointed collector of the Second District, a position which he held until June 8, 1873. He was presidential elector for the State at large on the Republican ticket in 1880 and in joint discussion with the Democratic electors made a thorough canvass of the State. He was elected county and probate judge for Pulaski County, the county in which the State Capitol is situated, and by his bold and able management of the public finances of the county soon brought order out of chaos and wrought a revolution in the financial affairs of the county, showing himself to be the best financier that the county ever had.
A bold, out-spoken, fearless man throughout his public career, his measures have met with general approval by his constituents.
He has a farm of about 250 acres in Washington County, well improved and well stocked. On it, he has one of the best selected young apple orchards of some 5,000 trees in Northwest Arkansas.
He was married in Youngstown, Ohio in 1865 to Margaretta Battenfield, who was of German noble ancestry.
The deceased is survived by a widow and two children, a daughter, Mrs. Damon Clarke, who resides at Joplin, Mo. and a son, Jesse.
Obituary sent to me by Jennifer Horner (#48884539)
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Married Margaretta Battenfield on July 30, 1865 in Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio
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