John was the son of Mydert Van Patten and Hannah Cooper. When he was 6 years old John's family moved from New Jersey to Sangamon County, Illinois near Springfield. They were the first in many generations of Van Pattens to leave the New Jersey/New York area.
John acquired a public school education and studied for the ministry. He worked on the farm and in a carpenter shop. On 12-28-1853 John married Rachel Ann McCoy (sometimes called McKay) in Sangamon County where Rachel was born and raised. John taught school for 9 years and entered the ministry in 1860. He bought a farm in Illinois in 1865 and tended both his farm and his ministerial duties with the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. For a number of years John was general agent (authorized to transact business) for Lincoln University.
John and Rachel had 8 children. They were all born in central Illinois. Four sons lived to adulthood. They were Edwin, Frank, Ezra, and William. Rachel had 4 other children who died young.
Most of Rachel's brothers moved west in the 1840s, 50s and 60s. Each had different dreams - gold, homesteading or the cattle industry. In April 1880, when their sons were young adults, John and Rachel, moved their family to the Northwest. They traveled by rails from St. Louis to San Francisco and continued by boat to Portland and on to Dayton Washington. John Van Patten paid $4,000 in legal gold coin ($12.50 per acre). In the early 1980s the Washington State Farm Bureau designated the farm as a Century Farm. It was the first farm in Columbia County to receive this award.
He was raised a Democrat, but became a Greenbacker in 1876 and had been identified with the People's Party (Populist) since its organization in 1891 and ran for congress on its ticket in 1892 and 1894. John was elected to the Washington State Senate from Washington's 8th district in 11-3-1896 and served a 4 year term (1897-1901).
John died in 1912. His body was taken to the Portland Crematorium for cremation.
John acquired a public school education and studied for the ministry. He worked on the farm and in a carpenter shop. On 12-28-1853 John married Rachel Ann McCoy (sometimes called McKay) in Sangamon County where Rachel was born and raised. John taught school for 9 years and entered the ministry in 1860. He bought a farm in Illinois in 1865 and tended both his farm and his ministerial duties with the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. For a number of years John was general agent (authorized to transact business) for Lincoln University.
John and Rachel had 8 children. They were all born in central Illinois. Four sons lived to adulthood. They were Edwin, Frank, Ezra, and William. Rachel had 4 other children who died young.
Most of Rachel's brothers moved west in the 1840s, 50s and 60s. Each had different dreams - gold, homesteading or the cattle industry. In April 1880, when their sons were young adults, John and Rachel, moved their family to the Northwest. They traveled by rails from St. Louis to San Francisco and continued by boat to Portland and on to Dayton Washington. John Van Patten paid $4,000 in legal gold coin ($12.50 per acre). In the early 1980s the Washington State Farm Bureau designated the farm as a Century Farm. It was the first farm in Columbia County to receive this award.
He was raised a Democrat, but became a Greenbacker in 1876 and had been identified with the People's Party (Populist) since its organization in 1891 and ran for congress on its ticket in 1892 and 1894. John was elected to the Washington State Senate from Washington's 8th district in 11-3-1896 and served a 4 year term (1897-1901).
John died in 1912. His body was taken to the Portland Crematorium for cremation.
John was the son of Mydert Van Patten and Hannah Cooper. When he was 6 years old John's family moved from New Jersey to Sangamon County, Illinois near Springfield. They were the first in many generations of Van Pattens to leave the New Jersey/New York area.
John acquired a public school education and studied for the ministry. He worked on the farm and in a carpenter shop. On 12-28-1853 John married Rachel Ann McCoy (sometimes called McKay) in Sangamon County where Rachel was born and raised. John taught school for 9 years and entered the ministry in 1860. He bought a farm in Illinois in 1865 and tended both his farm and his ministerial duties with the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. For a number of years John was general agent (authorized to transact business) for Lincoln University.
John and Rachel had 8 children. They were all born in central Illinois. Four sons lived to adulthood. They were Edwin, Frank, Ezra, and William. Rachel had 4 other children who died young.
Most of Rachel's brothers moved west in the 1840s, 50s and 60s. Each had different dreams - gold, homesteading or the cattle industry. In April 1880, when their sons were young adults, John and Rachel, moved their family to the Northwest. They traveled by rails from St. Louis to San Francisco and continued by boat to Portland and on to Dayton Washington. John Van Patten paid $4,000 in legal gold coin ($12.50 per acre). In the early 1980s the Washington State Farm Bureau designated the farm as a Century Farm. It was the first farm in Columbia County to receive this award.
He was raised a Democrat, but became a Greenbacker in 1876 and had been identified with the People's Party (Populist) since its organization in 1891 and ran for congress on its ticket in 1892 and 1894. John was elected to the Washington State Senate from Washington's 8th district in 11-3-1896 and served a 4 year term (1897-1901).
John died in 1912. His body was taken to the Portland Crematorium for cremation.
John acquired a public school education and studied for the ministry. He worked on the farm and in a carpenter shop. On 12-28-1853 John married Rachel Ann McCoy (sometimes called McKay) in Sangamon County where Rachel was born and raised. John taught school for 9 years and entered the ministry in 1860. He bought a farm in Illinois in 1865 and tended both his farm and his ministerial duties with the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. For a number of years John was general agent (authorized to transact business) for Lincoln University.
John and Rachel had 8 children. They were all born in central Illinois. Four sons lived to adulthood. They were Edwin, Frank, Ezra, and William. Rachel had 4 other children who died young.
Most of Rachel's brothers moved west in the 1840s, 50s and 60s. Each had different dreams - gold, homesteading or the cattle industry. In April 1880, when their sons were young adults, John and Rachel, moved their family to the Northwest. They traveled by rails from St. Louis to San Francisco and continued by boat to Portland and on to Dayton Washington. John Van Patten paid $4,000 in legal gold coin ($12.50 per acre). In the early 1980s the Washington State Farm Bureau designated the farm as a Century Farm. It was the first farm in Columbia County to receive this award.
He was raised a Democrat, but became a Greenbacker in 1876 and had been identified with the People's Party (Populist) since its organization in 1891 and ran for congress on its ticket in 1892 and 1894. John was elected to the Washington State Senate from Washington's 8th district in 11-3-1896 and served a 4 year term (1897-1901).
John died in 1912. His body was taken to the Portland Crematorium for cremation.
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