Joseph Patten
Joseph Patten, deceased, was born in Bourbon County, Ky., June 16, 1786. His education consisted of what could be obtained in the common schools of his minority days. He was brought up on a farm, and he made farming, in connection with teaming, his avocation through life. February 15, 1810, he married Miss Margaret Shannon, of Kentucky, where she was born January 27, 1785, by whom he had one child, which died when but four years of age. His companion died July 19, 1811. On the 27th day of October, 1812, he married Miss Abigail, daughter of Thomas and Rachel Stephenson, who was born in Kentucky February 9, 1790. Mr. and Mrs. Patten came to Ohio in the fall of 1830, purchased a farm of 167 acres in Orange Township, Shelby County, on which he passed the remainder of his days. He died May 10, 1854. His companion survived him until December 30, 1867, when she died in Sidney, at her son’s, John S. Patten, at the age of seventy-seven years. They reared a family of ten children, viz., William Patten, born in Kentucky July 5, 1813; Rachel A. Patten, born in Kentucky December 16, 1814; Margaret S. Patten, born in Kentucky September 18, 1816; Joseph C. Patten, born in Kentucky December 15, 1818; Thomas S. Patten, born in Kentucky January 6, 1821; John S. Patten, born in Kentucky May 29, 1823; Hugh T. Patten, born in Kentucky October 3, 1825; Sarah J. Patten, born in Kentucky June 16, 1827; Mary E. Patten, born in Kentucky February 28, 1830; Robert A. Patten, born in Ohio June 14, 1833.
Four of the above-named children are now dead, viz., Joseph C. Patten, died September 3, 1837; Rachael A. Patten, died September 5, 1839; Mary E. Patten, died January 12, 1854; John S. Patten, died July 2, 1881.
The other six children are now residing in Shelby County. Robert A. Patten served nearly four years in the war of 1861.
From History of Shelby County, Ohio; R. Sutton & Co, Philadelphia PA, 1883