Notes:

Buried:
IOOF Cemetery, Monroe, Washington

Notes:

Roy is the son of Helen M Smith & John Clark.

Died:


Buried:
Lakewood, Pierce Co., Wash.

Roy married Laura Elizabeth MYERS in 1900. Laura (daughter of John Silas MYERS and Phebe Evie PATTERSON) was born on 14 Aug 1882 in Lynch, Texas Co., Missouri; died on 29 Dec 1956 in Washington State; was buried in Washington Memorial Park. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Laura E Meyers lived on a farm near Yelm, Washington.

. 1906 Feb 15 - Houston. John S Myers & daughter, Miss Laura, were in from Ellis Prairie Saturday.
Ref: Houston Herald Newspaper, Missouri. - - -

Buried:
Sea Tac, King Co., Wash. Red granite monument with 2 candles.

Notes:

. 1870 Jun 5 Census, Lynch,Texas, Missouri
John S Myers, Age 28, 1852, B Alabama
Phoebe, Age 26, b 1854, Canada West
Wilburn, M, age 8, 1872, Missouri
Mary C, 6y, b 1874, MO
Nancy E Patterson, 4y, b. 1876 MO.

. 1880 Census Lynch, Texas Co., MO., John L Myers, b. Alabama 1852, father b Georgia, Mother born Alabama.

. 1881 Aug 18 - Missouri Land Patent 3877, John S Myers, Township School Land, North West Quarter & West half North West Quarter, Ironton, 80 Acres.

. 1890 - Lynch, MO. list Eve, born Jul 1850 born in Canada, as J S Myers' wife.
. Res. 1880 Census per 1930 Census.
1900 Nov 6, Judges of Election, General Election Republican: Johns Myers, Lynch.

Houston Herald Newspaper, Missouri.
. 1906 Oct 25 - Houston. John S Myers was in from Ellis Prairie last Friday.
. 1907 Feb 21 - Houston, John Jones * & John S Myers were in from Ellis Prairie one day last week.
Note: John Jones is father-in-law to TJ Patterson.
. 1908 Mar 26, Thrus. E J Finley, deceased, Joh S Myers exector finalay settlement.
. 1909 Jan 28, Thrus. John S Myers, of Ellis Parier was in Houston Tuesday

. 1915 Jul 24. - Old Time Weddings in Texas County Many Years Ago:
John S Myers & Phebe Patterson, by James Sitton, J.P.
. 1931 May 28 - John S Myers spent Saturday night with daughter Mrs. Ella Evans.

. 1932 Dec 1. Obituary
John Silas Myers one of & most respected citizen of Ellis Prairie neighborohood, passed away at this home Wednesday. It has pleased the Supreme Architect of the Universe to John S Myers was of all as a man of ruggteg honest, a man whose work wa as good…labor to rest our dearly beloved brother, John S Myers, who died Nov 23, 1932. That in the death of John S Myers the family has lost a … [partial obituary for further research - PJA]

. 1933 Oct 12, final Settlement of late John s Myers Estate: Robert Myers & Ella Evans, executors of said estate. [Partial report for further research].
Ref: Houston Herald Newspaper, Missouri.

. Census 1910 John Myers 57 ys /b. 1853 Alabama, Married 30 y /1870.

The MYERS FAMILY:
. John Silas Myers was born Aug 22, 1851, in northern Alabama to Burgess (Feb 28, 1818 - Feb 20, 1900) & Winifred Myers, Dec 19, 1826 - Aug 19, 1894). He had one brother Soloman & 2 sisters: Nancy Meyers Fielden & Martha Myers Hart.

. 1871 July 2, he married Phebe Patterson (July 28, 1850 - Jun 9, 1929) who was born in Canada & came with her family to Texas County in 1860, settling on a farm about 2 miles northwest of Dykes.

. The couple hand 5 children, one of whom died in infancy:
William Monroe, Aug 15, 1872 - Nov 1 1930;
Mary C, Sep 21, 183 - Dec 21, 1884;
Ella N Myers Evans, Jan 3, 1876 - 1963;
& Laura E Myers Clark, Aug 14 - 1882 - ?

They lived on a farm just southwest of his parents, part of which was acquired from the government. He was a general livestock farmer & was a member of the board of directors at the Bank of Houston for several years. He planted large apple orchards, 1,000 pecan trees & had a ginseng garden.
They attended the Plum Valley Baptist Church. He joined in 1876 & he was listed as a layman in the 100 year minutes of the Texas County Baptist Association. He was a member of the Odd Fellows Lodge of old Success. Many Ellis Prairie school teachers boarded at their home.
He died at his time on Nov. 23, 1932.
Ref: Virginia Myers Murphy, Houston [Missouri].

. Ancestor John Sitton Jr., [Sutton] was born 1620, Atleborough, Norfolk, England & died 12 Nov. 1691 Scituate, Plymouth Co., MA. He landed 1638 America. Carpenter.
1 Jan 1660 John Sitton married Elizabeth House, born 23 Oct 1636 England & Died 1679, Rye, New York. 8 Sitton children.

. ELLIS PRAIRIE - The post-office was established in 1879, at a point 9 miles northwest of the county seat & 25 miles north of Cabool. Post office, a saw-mill & stock dealer.
Ref: Goodspeed, 1889.

. John & Phoebe Myers lived on a farm just south west of his parents. He was a general livestock farmer & a member of the board of directors at the Bank of Houston for several years. He planted large apple orchards, 1,000 pecan trees & had a ginseng garden.

Partial Obituary
. 1932 Dec 2, [partial] and by constant work County Revenue for years 1932 Herbert Myers sank ... Myers, both deceased, & was a grandson of John. Myers & Alfred Boss.
Page 4, Houston Herald.

Myers Family biography:
John Silas Myers was born Aug 22 1851, in northern Alabama to Burhgess (Feb 28 1818-Feb 20, 1900 & Winnifred Myers (Dec 19, 1826- Aug 19 1894.) He hd one brother Soloman & 2 sisters, Nancy Myers Fielden & Martha Myers Hart.
He came to Texas County with his parents in 1866. They settled in Lynch Twp. south of the Ellis Prairie post office on what is now known as the Rauscher farm.
On July 2, 1871, he married Phebe Patters (July 28, 185-, Jan 9, 1929) who was born in Canada & came with her family to Texas Co. oin 18960, settling on a frm about 2 miles northeast of Dykes.
The couple had 5 children, one of who died in infancy: Wm. Monroe (Aug 15, 1872-Nov 1 1903); Mary C (Sep 21 1863 -Dec 21 1884); Ella N Myers (Jan 3 1876-1963); & Laure E Myers Aur 14 1882-?).
They lived on a farm just southwest of his parents, part of wkhich was acquired from the government. He was a genral livestock farmer & was a member of the Board of Directors at the Bank of Hoston for sever years. He planted large apple orchards, 1,000 pecan trees & had a ginseng garden.
They attended the Plum Valley Batist Church (he joined in 1876) & he was listed as a layman in the 100 year minutes of the Texas County Baptist Assoc. He was a member of the Odd Fellows Lodge at old Success. Many Ellis Prairie shool teacheres boarded at thier home. He died at his home on Nov 23 1932.
Ref: by Virginia Myers Murphy, Houston.


Recorded for further research, brother /father?
. same 1880 Census page:
Burgess Myers, 63, b 1817 Alabama, parents b AL., married
Winsard Myers, 45 b 1835, Alabama, parents b. AL, married
Nancy J. Myers, 18 b 1862 Alabama, dau.
Martha C. Myers, 16 b 1864, Alabama, daughter. - - -

Birth:


Buried:
Bucyrus

John married Phebe Evie PATTERSON on 2 Jul 1871 in Texas Twp., Missouri. Phebe (daughter of Richard PATTERSON and Mary Ann CATCHPOLE) was born on 28 Jul 1850 in Belwood, Garafraxa West Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario; died on 9 Jan 1929 in Ellis Prairie, Lynch Twp., Texas Co., Missouri; was buried in Emery Chapel Cemetery. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Miss Phebe was married 6 months after the death of her father & one month before her sister Caroline also married. Guelph, Ontario was the closest largest town at the time of her birth. Her grandparents Mary & Henry Catchpole lived in Guelph.

. 1852 Census Garafraxa Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario:
Pheby Paterson, Age 2 /b.1840.
. 1870 Census Upton Twp., Texas Co., MO. Phebe Patterson, 19 years /b1851, Keeping house, Born in Canada, both parents foreign born.

. Phoebe & John resided at Ellis Prairie which is about 8 miles northwest of Houston where her father Richard Patterson lived.

. State of Missouri, County of Texas. This is to certify that I solemnized the rite of matrimony between John S Myers & Miss Phebe Patterson, this July 2,1871. Signed, James Sitton, J.P. Recorded July 29, 1871.

. 1880 Census, Lynch, Texas Co., Missouri
John S Myers, Phoebe, Wilburn M, Mary C., Nancy E Patterson, Missouri.

. 1910 Census, Lynch Texas Co, Missouri
John S Myers, Phebe, Herbert, Grandson, age 12/ b 1898, Missouri.
. Census 1910: Phebe Myers [Patterson] born Canada, Parents born England. Married 30 years / 1870.

. 1920? - Jan 2nd - 5th Census, Lynch, MO.
Herbert R Myers, 22 y /1898 married, General Farming
Gladis, 20 y / 1909 married. b Missouri.
John S Myers and wife Phebe Myers.

. Ellis Prairie, A village northwest of Houston in Lynch Township. A post-office since 1879. Named for Washington Asa Ellis, a pioneer in the region.

* LETTER. To Caroline Patterson Sitton, Ellis Prairie, MO., October [Estimated about 1890].
Dear Sister. I received your welcome letter & was glad to hear from you. We are all well & I hope these few lines will find you the same. I think you have had quite a ramble. I guess you will settle down now, but if you do take another wild goose chase, you must let us know where you are. I was glad to hear you are getting along as well as you are. I have lost one child since I wrote to you. It would have been 2 years old if it had lived. It is hard for us to give up our children. Not our will be done but the great Creator's who gives all we have.

We are getting along very well. We have two farms. We live at the old place now. We have a good house. A frame house, seven rooms, 2. upstairs & 4 downstairs. We built our new house west of the old one. We use the old house for a wash house & smoke house. We have a well close to the kitchen door. The old folks is getting along tolerable well. They are not able to work much now.

John & Monroe has planted & tended their corn for the last 3 years. They tend their garden & berry patches themselves. They are getting very childish. Grandma, that is what I always call her, can talk as much as she use to & grandpa jokes & is as funny as ever. Him & John has gone to town today.

Ella & Laura is gone to school. Monroe is teaching school about three miles from home. He boards at home. I am alone. I wish you was here with me. I can talk so much better than I can write. Brother John is in Lewis Co., Washington. He settled on a new place. He wrote he had built a very good house & had some new land cleared up. He has lots of help. They have 4 boys big enough to work on the farm. Sister Mary [nee Patterson, Mrs. Felker] came out to see us last winter. She is a nice neat plain industrious woman & good company. I miss her so much when she left. Oh how I wish you would come to see us this winter. Aunt Sarah Findley got her arm broke last winter & she can't us her had yet. She is getting so old & feeble. She is nearly blind. Uncle Ezek is not able to work much now.
I will send you 2 pieces. The pink is Ellas & Lauras' dresses & the black is mine. I will send you more next time. I will close. Tell the children to write. Good by. Write soon.

[Phebe Myers to Caroline Sitton [estimated period around 1890 i.e., Monroe grown, maybe 18. - Jewel Sitton.]

Page 5.
I will send you the picture with this letter. If you don't get it I wish you would let me know. When Monroe comes home I want to get his Ella & Laura's pictures all taken together. If I do I will send you one. Now don't forget to send me yours Cicero & all the Children pictures. Aunt Sarah & Uncle Ezkiel is alive yet. They are nearly blind. Aunt Sarah said to tell you seem see?
Ref: Tom Treat. 2009.

. OBITUARY:
Mrs Phebe Myers, whose maiden name was Patterson, was born in Canada July 28, 1850. In 1860 the family came to Texas County, Missouri, settling on a farm some 2 miles NE of Dykes, MO., where she grew to womanhood. On July 2, 1871, she was united in the holy bonds of Matrimony to J S Myers. To this union 5 child were born, 3 of who preceded here to the Great Beyond, one dying in infancy. Mary C Myers died Dec 21 1884, at the age of 11 years & Dr. Wm. Monroe Myers died Nov 1, 1903 at the age of 31 years.
Ella, now the wife of H W Evans, resides on a farm near Roubidoux in the western part of Texas County, & Laure, wife of Roy Clark, lives on a farm with her family at Yelm, Washington.
Herbert Myers, a grandson, who Mrs. Myers reared from childhood, lives on a farm with his family adjoining the home place where she spent many happy days.
Lizze Wilson, a sister lives at Plum Valley, MO., & another sister, if not dead, resides in Canada.
Aunt Phebe was converted in 1874 & later joined the Baptist church at Plum Valley, Mo., & has always lived a devoted, consistent Christian life. After a brief illness, she died on Jan 9, 1929, making her age at the time of death 78 years 5 months & 11 days.
Aunt Phebe, as she was familiarly known, was loved & respected by all who know her, & number her friends & by her acquaintances.
She was laid to rest at Emery cemetery by the side of those of her family who had preceded her, surrounded by a large number of relatives & friends. Funeral services were conducted by Rev. Tillery of Houston.
Card of Thanks. We wish to thank all our relatives & friends who so kindly assisted us by act & deed during the sickness & death of our dear wife & mother. May God bless her. J S Myers, Ella Evans & Family, Herbert Myers & Family. - - -

Birth:
Alt Name: Phoebe, Pheby Eve Patterson.

Died:
Aged 77y 6m 16d. COD: Influenza.

Buried:
Bucyrus, Texas Co., MO.

Notes:

Burgess is the son of John Clark Myers, 4 Jan 1794, Ellbert Co., Georgia, & Nancy Mullins, b. 1790 S. Carolina.

. 1860 Census Twp. 12, Range 9, Winston Co., Alabama
Burgess Myers, 42 /1818 b Georgia
Winnefred, 35, 1825 b. Alabama
Abram, 16 /1844 Arkansas
John S Myers, 10, 1850 in Alabama
Mary A, 5, 1855, Alabama
Nancy E Myers, 3 y, 1857 Alabama.
Note: The Sitton & Myers family had their farms side by side in Alabama.

. 1870 Jun 5 Census, Lynch, Texas, Missouri
Burgess Myers, 63 y, 1817 b Alabama, Winsard, Nancy J, Martha C Myers
Note: Son John S Myers & family is one farm away.

. Resided Walker Co., Al. before arriving 1870 in Upton, Texas Co., MO. His farm at Ellis Prairie in Lynch Township is now known as the Rauscher Farm.

. Burgis Myers & his family moved to Missouri just after the Civil War. Burgis Myers has a son, Abe Myers, that was one of the best school teachers of his day in Walker County. This Abe Myers went to Missouri & taught in that state. He later went to Oklahoma & taught in a government school in that state
Ref: A Short History of a Group of The Myers Family, by John H Myers June, 1942, Floydada, Texas.

. Burgess Myers moving to Missouri after the Civil War parallels the history or son-in-law, Richard Patterson, - Transcriptions by PJ Ahlberg. Thank you. - - -

Birth:


Buried:
Bucyrus, MO.

Burgess married Winifred WINNIE SITTON est 1842 in Walker County, Alabama. Winifred was born on 19 Dec 1826 in Walker County, Alabama; died on 19 Aug 1894 in Texas Twp., Missouri; was buried on 21 Aug 1894 in Emery Chapel Cemetery. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Winifred is the daughter of Philip Sitton, Jr. & Winfred Bradley.3.

. 1860 Census Twp. 12, Range 9, Winston Co., Alabama
Burgess Myers, 42 /1818 b Georgia
Winnefred, 35, 1825 b. Alabama
Abram, 16/1844, Arkansas
John S Myres, 10, 1850 in Alabama
Mary A, 5, 1855, Alabama
Nancy E Myres, 3 y, 1857 Alabama.
Note: James Sitton & Burgess Myers family had their farms side by side in Alabama.
- - -

Birth:
Alt name: Sitten, Sutton; Alt Birth Place: Rabun Gap, Ga.

Died:
Emory Chapel Cem., Pinery Twp., Texas Co., MO.

Buried:
Piney Twp., Texas Co., MO.

Notes:

Richard is the son of Elizabeth Hotson & John V Patterson.

. Baptism Registration Belaugh, Aylsham District, Co. Norfolk Norwich Diocese, Belaugh Parish Register of Archdeacon Transcripts 1600-1812:
1810 Sep 16, Richard Patterson, son of John V & Elizabeth Patterson, late Hotson, privately baptized, by John Prowett, Rector Belaugh Parish.
Note1: There is a second baptismal entry giving the year ar 1811 Sep 16. This date was selected from the BOTTOM of the list, rather than the top of the baptism records. Therefore, I suggest the orginal earlier date to be the most likely correct. - PJ Ahlberg 2018.

. The parish churches for King's Lynn, Norfolk Co., are:
Lynn St Margarets is the old original town of Lynn,
Lynn All Saints (sometimes listed as South Lynn),
Lynn North (sometimes listed as St Edmunds),
Lynn Regis & Lynn St. Nicholas Anne.

Richard Patterson was born in King's Lynn, Norfolk Co., England. Some of evidence of this:

Ontario Marriage Registration, Wellington Co., 21 Nov 1859,
Wm. Smeaton, married Sarah Paterson, Born LYNN, England, 21y /1838,
d/o Mary Ann & Richard Paterson.
Note2: Marriage of daughter Sarah Patterson - is a slight confusing of who was born in Lynn. Her mother, Mary Ann Catchpole Patterson was born in Wangford By Southwold, Suffolk Co., England. KING'S LYNN is usually shortened to Lynn. (Daughter Sarah Patterson was, of course, born in Ontario.)

* 1929 Jun 25. Pyote, Texas Death Certificate
(daughter) Caroline Patterson Sitton, Born Guelph Canada 1854.3.10.
Father Richard Paterson, Born King Lin, England, Mother Ketch Poal, b. London, England.

. King's Lynn is a seaport known until 1537 as Bishop's Lynn & is in Northfolk Co., England, about 98 miles /158 km. north of London. Could a reason for Richard's emigration have been the 1832 cholera epidemic in King's Lynn?
Aylsham was named for a Saxon settlement called Aegel, for ham for village. In 1086 it was was recorded in the Domesday Book as Elesham. The parish church St Peter Belaugh, Ingworth Deanery, dates before 1385. . - .

. The first settlers came into Central Wellington co. mainly by 3 routes: First by the old Indian trail along the Grand River from the German settlement in Waterloo; 2nd from dunes St. by way of Erin & Eramosa: & third, from Guelph after its founding in 1827, by way of Eramosa or Elora.
* A D Ferrier's Reminiscences, from lectures delivered to Farmers & Mechanics Institute, Fergus in 1864. Ferrier recalls his travels starting in 1830-1834.
About Jun 1834 he started in the stage, a common lumber wagon, for Guelph & and awful shaking we got. When we got a mile or two out of Dundas I resolved to walk. The woods look so hight & dismal that I hunted up a god big stuff in case of meeting a bear. The traveling through the one woods than was bump against a stump or the big roots & then thump into a hole, with a losing variety of little steep gravel & sand knolls now & then, especially aft getting into Puslinch Twp. I never travelled that road in a wagon again, except one, and then was because I had cut my foot, so I could not help it. The crossed ways too were numerous & bad.
We dined at Patterson's Inn on the great Canadian standard dish - ham and eggs. After leaving the old "Red House" there was not a decent looking house till we got close to Guelph.
Ref: Sketches of the Early Days of Fergus & vicinity, 1919.

. 1834 Census, Garafraxa Twp., Gore District Wellington Co., Ontario
Richard Patterson, One male over 16.
Note3: Richard Patterson was not found on the 1833 Garafraxa Assessment.
Note4: Richard is living in Garafraxa alone. There were only 27 families living in Garafraxa in 1834.)

. RECORD FOR FURTHER RESEARCH* Archibald Patterson, Con 2 Lot 8, Erin Twp., 1827 Assessment: Total 7 people.1832-1833: Two males. 1832. Total 8.

. 1854 Methodist Church South, Licking, organized by Rev T O Smith in the old log school house. 1856 Preacher John Moore had a house of worship built. J R Burk was presiding elder. during the Civil war there are no services held here. 1867 Rev GA Carter was sent to preach at Licking. Richard Patterson was Anglican, but no Anglican churches were near him in Licking.

. 1852 Jan. Census Garafraxa Twp., Wellington County, Ontario, Canada, Page 33, Lines 20-25, Item Number 1111861
Richard Paterson, Farmer & Tavernkeeper, born England, age 40 years [ 1812];
Maryann, age 30 / 1822, Married, England,
Sarah, age 8 / 1844, Canada West,
Elizabeth, age 6 / 1846, Canada West,
Mary, age 3 years / 1849, Canada West,
Pheby Patterson, age 2 / born 1850 Canada West, 2 years.
House: Tavern, Log Cabin {The two entries appear to be 2 buildings. - PJA].
. Ontario Land Registry Abstract, Wellington Co. Book West Garafraxa, Book 70, p.71
Lot 7 NE Half, Con 6, West Garafraxa:
. 1837 Mar 18, Patent, Crown, to Daniel Black
. 1856 Mar 14, Bargain&Sale, David Black & Wife, to Richard Patterson, NEHalf 100, £184.3.10
. 1856 Mar 14, Mortgage, Grantor, Richard Patterson, father & guardian of Sarah, Elizabeth, Mary, Phebe, John & Caroline Patterson, by Mary late his wife, only daughter of Henry Catchpole.
Grantee: George Sunley & Robert Sunley, Executors of the late Henry Catchpole.
. 1870 May 20, Trust Deed, Richard Patterson, to Mary Patterson, spinster, NE Half 100A.
. 1870 Jun 20, Mortgage, Jesse Bowley & Wife, to Mary Patterson #EH, 100A, $2600.
. 1870 May 3, Discharge Mortgage, Rob sunless, sole survives Exec of Hen. Catchpole, to Richard Patterson, 1870 Sep 18, $200, Mortgage.
. 1870 June 3, Robt Sunley, Sole surveying Executor of Henry Catchpole, to Richard Patterson, 1870 Sep 18, $200 for Mortgage 9375.
. 1872 May 18, Discharge Mortgage, Registered 15 June 1872, Mary Patterson Felker & John Felker, her husband, to Jesse Bouley, NE 100, Mortgage #9, $1700.

* 1856 June 14 - Mortgage: Richard Patterson formerly of Garafraxa Twp. (Wellington Co., Ontario) & now Houston, Texas, Co., Missouri.
Richard Patterson let a mortgage to George Sunley & Norbert Sunley of Guelph, Executors of Henry Catchpole, late of Guelph, in the amount of £184 13 shillings & 10 pence half penny, plus interest.

* 1856 SEPTEMBER 16:
Geo. & Robert Sunley, Guelph, Ontario, Executors of the late Henry Catchpole,
Richard Patterson, Father & guardian of
Sarah, Elizabeth, £184.15, 15 shillings 10 pence.
Mary, Phoebe, James & Caroline Patterson
by Mary Ann his wife & only daughter of Henry Catchpole.

* 1856 September 16,
Grantor: Richard Patterson, Father & guardian of Sarah, Elizabeth, Mary, Phebe, James & Caroline Patterson by his wife Mary Ann, only daughter of Henry Catchpole.
Grantee: George & Robert Sunley, Guelph, Executors of the late Henry Catchpole, £184.15.10 1/4.
Note5: The original land holder David Black & wife Margaret Spiers-Felker were related to John Felker who married Mary Patterson. John Felker's farm is just a few farms north of the lot of land in the same Concession 6. - PJA.
Note6: Sarah Tovell married Geo Sunely, making her an in an in-law to her father's second wife's sister's (Mary Ann Catchpole) & niece Mrs. Mary Patterson Felker - who lent Geo. Sunley a mortgage. As well as William Sunley was executer of her father Henry Catchpole. - PJA 2010.

LICKING HISTORY
. 1850 to 57, Township 32, Range 19, Registered settlers: R. Patterson.
. 1856 - (Mrs. Martha Mitchell Nichol & 8 children moved from Kentucky to) Licking, though there was only a log store to mark the place.
. Licking takes its name from a buffalo lick within a quarter mile east, which was alive with deer up 1835. As early as 1826 2 men J Baldride & Barney Low, established their homes NW near the lick.
. First postmaster was John Sherrill, the mail line being from Caledonia to Springfield. The Delawares & Shawnees were visitors, making temporary villages along the creeks. the Indians continued to visit the country in the fall & winter, along after the settlements had rendered it too crowded. It is believed by the more credulous old settlers that they still returned covertly. There is a tradition that they have an enormous treasure of silver hidden away under the ground somewhere, to which they annually return to replenish their purses. As late as 1838 & later they were passing through here on the old White River trace or trail made by their forefathers; this passed through Licking. Osages, Delawres & Shawnees were the most familiar. Another trace crossed the county from Licking toward the east. Along these the Indians filed with their points, laden with pelts, fruits for the big city on the river; they sometimes spoke of Meramec Spring as the 'Big Lick Spring". There is no trace of any village in the county, however.
The first settlers came to Tex Co. about 1828. From that prior until the war broke out people came in rapidly & Houston & Locking were flashing little villages. At the close of the war few housed were left in the county. alternate raids by the contending parties left it a barren land, so that 1865 found the county almost a depopulated land.
Ref: History of Lacede …Texas Co., MI., 1889 March.

. 1857 - Licking & Houston were both on railway lines. The original survey was made by Jonathan Yates in 1857, & acknowledged by Mary Sherrill July 24 of that year. This Licking is at least 20 years older than Houston. Daniel Boone a frontiersmen, had lived in the region for a time as early as 1816.

[Texas County Farming After the Civil War:]
. 1865 Dec 1, Missouri Agriculture Report: There are thousands of acres yet to be had, under the homestead act or at $1.25 per acre. This land is of course not the best, but there is a good land yet to enter - great chances now for men of small means to emigrate to this country to get good homes for a small amount of money. Those wishing to purchase, here are some names of several improved farms for sale: Spencer Mitchell, 1 miles south o Licking, Valentine Sutton, town of Houston, Joel Sherrell, 6 miles north of Living. The above are the largest land holders.
Cattle & Hogs do well. I do not believe that we can be beat in any country in the State. Our cattle, the few left by the army, aw well as hogs, are fat in the woods. Cattle are feeding on Arthur's creek bottom, on blue grass, lying in mats. Bushels of acorns are lying on the ground, affording sufficient food for hogs all winter - more than our present number of hogs can eat.
Horses & Mules do well. the army has left us but few either. when we have any for sale, the market is at home.
Sheep: This is a great country for sheep, but there are few in county at this time in consequence of the army having been in the country. Thousands have been killed & taken off.
Signed, A M Wade, Clerk of Circuit & County Courts, Houston.

. 1865 Feb 22, WASHINGTONS BIRTH DAY on a scout out from The Lyk [Licking], had roads, seen no enemy, every 10 miles a house, bull of little ances? & a coupe wild barmen came thous the Pinery in camp near Hog Creek, the milk houses was attacked, the hen house ruined. Feb 25th. A lazy day for me, still in Lyk. I wish I was away from that infernal place.
. 1865 Feb 23, On our way back to The Lyk, one of the boys kissed a pig, ate dinner on our horses. Came through the Pinnery again, at The Lyk late in the evening, sassafras tea for super, hard tack & sour belly all over the camp.
. 1865 Feb 24. In Lying went out hunting, no game, made a raise? of some smoking tobacco, 15 its per pound. Lying no place for the 13th Regiment.
. 1865 Feb 25 - Had rainy day, me & John K went out foraging. captured eggs & a couple hens, past ourself as Bushwhackers. On guard that night, mine & John K. Saddle packets were stolen that night.
. 1865 Feb 26. Laking. Snows that night, I shall never forget the mud hol e of a Lyking.
. 1868 March 3. Returned [from forough] to The Lyk with the train, arrived there early in the evening, the mail out come in yet. Abram Lincoln takes the set for 4 more years, as President of the U.S.A.
Ref: Diary of Frederick A Kullman [a solider in the 13th Missouri Calvary, Union Army.]

* 1870 May 20 - Wellington Co., Ontario, Land Transactions., #498, Pages, 117-122 (True Record copy version). Summary:
Payment of £ 184. 13 s. 10 half pennies. A mortgage & interest paid for by me, to provided by the mutual love & affection to his children by his late wife of whom now survived,
Elizabeth married to one Wilson of Texas County,
& Mary Patterson & Phoebe, John & Caroline, all of Texas County.
Richard Patterson desires to provide the further support, maintenance & education of all such of these children, Elizabeth, Phoebe, Caroline & John Patterson or his now 3 surviving children & in consideration of the sum of 5 shillings of lawful money of Canada. ? Lot 7, Concession 6, Twp. of GUELPH, Wellington Co., Ontario 100 Acres to be sold in auction by Mary Patterson & his lawyers Norbert Sunley, to share equally amongst those of his surviving children.
Signed, Mary Patterson. Signed in duplicate, Richard Patterson
Witnessed by: 20 May, 1870, John M. Blankenship, Druggist of the Town of Houston, Co of Texas, Missouri.

. 1870 Jun 17 Census Upton Twp., Texas Co., Missouri,
Post Office: Plum Valley, Licking
Richard Patterson, Age 61 /b. 1809, Farmer, Value of real estate $800, Value of personal estate $300, Born England,
Phebe Patterson, 19 /b1851, Keeping house, b. Canada
Caroline Patterson, 16 /b 1854, at home, b. Canada
John Patterson, 18 /b 1852 at home, b. Canada.

. Richard Patterson settled in Texas County with his family. He settled on a farm about 2 miles northeast of Dykes farm, now Dykes, Missouri.

. Date not given. Missouri Land Purchase Registry, Springfield Extract, Vol 19, P199, Reel S00014.
Richard Patterson, 40 Acres, Section South West, Section 36, Town 31, Range 11, 'County not given.'

. HOUSTON, TEXAS CO., MISSOURI is the county capital. It is located on a hill, which terminates on the north in a bluff at Brushy Creek. St. Louis 140 miles SW & Kansas City 200 SE. The town was incorporated June 29, 1847, & postal service was extended the next January. - Richard Patterson settled in Texas county seat of Houston. During the Civil War (1861-65) the Houston courthouse was destroyed twice.

SPRINGS & CAVES at Houston - The Blankenship Springs are located 2 & one-quarter miles north of Houston, in a beautiful dell near Piney River. There are many springs, with as many different kinds of water, all of which unite & go sweeping over the pebbles, upon which is left a beautiful golden bronze. But few of these springs have been analyzed. They are in a romantic place, & the picturesque scenery cannot be excelled. A fine cave near the hotel, which has been used for keeping fresh meats, milk, butter, etc., is superior to anything ever used for that purpose. The temperature is 59 degrees. There are many other caverns, not only around Houston, but throughout the county.

. In 1860 the family came to Texas County, Missouri, settling on a farm some 2 miles NE of Dykes, Missouri,
Ref: Obituary of daughter Phebe Meyers, 1929 Jan 17, Houston Herald .
. CIVIL WAR: Alternate raids by the contending parties left it a barren waste, so that 1865 found the county almost de-populated. ...The Houston was destroyed twice during the war, & when peace was proclaimed she had not a single inhabitant, nor was there even a barn standing within her present limits. It took a long time to recover from this blow. For some time the site was occupied by a few people who lived in shanties hastily thrown up between showers, & a store, the proprietors of which handled only a few necessaries of life. But the lands surrounding the town were too valuable to remain idle very long, & those who had been driven away by the troubles of the times came back to their old homes & went to work. Political differences were forgotten, & new houses took the places of the old.
Ref: Goodspeed, 1889.

* Notwithstanding the above, Richard evidently was present in Houston because he paid his taxes from:
. 1861 - 1864, Texas Co., Missouri, Military Troops & Taxpayer List: Richard Patterson.
Note7: No designation is found for supporter of either Federal & Confederate sides during the Civil War. - PJ Ahlberg.
Ref: Goodspeed, 1889.

. 1875 Campbell's Gazetteer of Missouri
Licking, formerly Buffalo Lick. The Ozark Mountains extends through this country. There is but little prairie land, all of which is good, & the bottoms on the streams are exceedingly rich.
Houston, the county seat, situated on Brushy Creek. Licking, 16 miles N NE of Houston is a growing village situated in a rich farming district. It has 1 steam-mill, 3 stores, 2 churches ME & Meth. South, Population of about 200.
Plum Valley, a post office 10 miles WNW of Houston.

. Research & transcriptions by PJ Ahlberg. Thank you. - - -

Birth:
* Borough of Kings Lynn.

Died:
Note: Verify death date, conflicts with Census Jun 17th, 1871.

Buried:

Richard married Mary Ann CATCHPOLE on 20 Jan 1841 in Guelph, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada. Mary (daughter of Henry CATCHPOLE, The Elder and Mary Caroline COTTON, .3) was born on 6 Apr 1823 in Wangford By Southwold, Blything, Suffolk Co., England; died on 5 Feb 1855 in Garafraxa West Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Mary Ann is the daughter of Mary Caroline Cotton & Henry Catchpole Sr.

. Did Mary Ann Catchpole Patterson die of childbirth in Alabama?
(Research in Wellington Co., Ontario has produced no death or gravesite information.) - PJA 2010.
Son John James, 1890 Census of Centralia,
John James Patterson records he was born Jan. 1856 in Alabama. - PJA.

. The Richard Patterson family Bible lists the following children:

1. Kenery Catchpole Paterson, Female, born Jan 11, 1842, Guelph, Ontario
2. Noah Paterson, Male, born July 3, 1843, Guelph
3. Sarah Paterson, Female, born Sep 28, 1844, Guelph
4. Elizabeth Paterson, Female, born May 10, 1846, Guelph
5. Mary Paterson, Female, born Dec 28, 1848, Guelph
6. Pheby Paterson, Female, born July 28, 1850, Guelph
7. James Paterson, Male, born March 22, 1852, Guelph
8 Caroline Paterson, Female, born March 10, 1854, Guelph.  
Ref: Received this information from Jewell Scott, a granddaughter of Caroline Patterson.

* Died [1855 Feb 5th]:
On the 5th instant, in the Township of Garafraxa, Mary Ann Patterson, wife of Mr. Richard Patterson, of the Ball Tavern, Garafraxa, aged 38 years.
Ref: The Globe newspaper, Toronto, published 1855 Feb 17.
Research & transcriptions by PJ Ahlberg, U.E., - -

Birth:


Died:
Aged 31y 9m 30d.

Notes:

Married:
at 12 noon. WIT: Henry Catchpool & Eliz Nichols, Rev. Ben Slight, Westley Minister.