Husband George Washington Patton 1 2 3
Born: 6 Sep 1817 - Woodcock Valley, Walker Twp, Huntingdon Co, PA 1 2 3
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Died: 7 Mar 1882 - Philadelphia, PA 1 2 3
Buried: - Fairview Cemetery, Altoona, Blair Co, PA
Father: John Patton (1757/1759-1836) 1 4 5 6
Mother: Rebecca Simpson (1777-1845/1845) 1 3 5
Marriage: 10 Jun 1845 1 2 7
Other Spouse: Emma Jane Hawksworth (1834-1898) 2 7 8 - 19 Dec 1861 2 7 8
Wife Mary B. Burket 1 2 7
Born: 1 Nov 1825 - Sinking Valley, Huntingdon Co, PA 7
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Died: 28 Mar 1856 - Altoona, Blair Co, PA 1 2 7
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Father: Peter Burket ( - ) 7
Mother: Barbara Neff ( - ) 7
Children
1 M Theodore Blair Patton 2 7 8
Born: 6 May 1847 - Blair Furnace, Blair Co, PA 7
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Spouse: Sue L. Ramey ( -1917) 7
Marr: 9 Mar 1871 7
2 M William Augustus Patton 2 7 8
Born: 21 Oct 1849 - Union Furnace, Huntingdon Co, PA 7
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Spouse: Katherine J. Linn ( - ) 7
Marr: 13 Dec 1876 7
3 M John Howard Patton 8 9 10
Born: 29 Jul 1851 - Union Furnace, Huntingdon Co, PA 9 10
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Spouse: A. Louisa Cunningham ( -1882) 2 11
Marr: 13 Apr 1880 2 11
Spouse: Jessie R. Geiger ( - ) 2 11
Marr: 1888 11
General Notes: Husband - George Washington Patton
He was one of the lessees of Union Furnace and manager at Blair Furnace. He removed to Altoona, Pennsylvania, in 1852, and in 1854 was chosen first chief burgess of the town, re-elected in 1855, and in 1861 was appointed postmaster, serving eight years, and in 1870 was elected associate judge of Blair County, subsequently removing to Philadelphia.
He was for some time one of the lessees of Union Furnace and manager at Blair Furnace, but became a citizen of Altoona before it had assumed a corporate existence. After a borough charter was obtained, Feb. 6, 1854, he was chosen the first chief burgess, and was re-elected in 1855. In 1861 he was appointed postmaster, serving eight years, and in 1870 was elected associate judge. After the expiration of his term of office he moved to the vicinity of Philadelphia, and subsequently into the city, where he later died. The widow and daughters continued to reside in Philadelphia.
After a minority spent at home on the farm, he decided to forsake farming. He entered mercantile business at Arch Spring, Blair County, Pennsylvania, 1845. In the spring of 1847 entering the iron and steel manufacturing industry, ultimately becoming manager of Blair Furnace, and in 1848, one of the lessees of the Union Furnace, Huntingdon County, achieving fair success in this latter venture. However, in 1845, he had been employed there. In 1853 he removed to Altoona, where his standing in the business world, and his commanding personality, influenced his fellow-townsmen to elect him the first chief burgess of that borough in 1853, and to re-elect him in 1854. He was elected a member of the first school board of Altoona. In 1861 he was appointed postmaster of Altoona, by President Lincoln, and in this capacity he served for eight years. In 1870 he was elected associate judge of Blair County, vacating his high office five years later, and removing to Philadelphia, where he lived in retirement for the remainder of his days. He was a man of strong conviction and independent opinion, and though brought up strictly under the influence of the Presbyterian church, he became a Lutheran, and was known as a devout earnest Christian, strict in the performance of his religious obligations. He was of a painstaking, methodical turn of mind, this trait being evidenced in the fact that practically throughout his life, he noted each day, in a diary, the day's happenings, insofar as they concerned him. This diary (kept in separate year books) was highly prized by his children. The diaries, in particular, note his interest in church matters, and in Sunday school activities. The work of the Sunday school attracted him, and he participated in it for many years. He was also a Mason, in which fraternity he attained the degree of Knights Templar.