I know that the Patterson you mention is kin, because my G Grandmother was named Huldah Minerva after her father's first wife after she'd died and her father remarried. However, the listing I have for Robert F. Patterson lists the wife's name as Mary J. Patterson, and I found a listing of her in the Confederate's Home in Arkansas, without a date. This RFP died on 03/02/1923. I assumed it was our guy...how many Robert F. Pattersons from Marion County Arkansas fought for the Confederacy in North Carolina? I'm at work and all my notes are at home, of course. Back to the drawing board. I guess if this stuff was easy everyone would know about their GGG Grandfather's complete bio. Harrumph. There is a darn fine Patterson/North Carolina site online, I'll see if I can't find it and shed some light on this. And another oddity...this listing has RFP fighting for the 66th North Carolina Infantry...and I found a list of the 66th online, and there were no Pattersons on it. I know those lists aren't the best source, though. Darren Mysty McPherson <[email protected]> wrote: Hi, Darren! Glad to see you're still digging around in your family history Can hardly wait to see your latest Patterson find. Wasn't aware that Robert Patterson (d 1896 m Catherine ___) had come all the way to AR, gone back to NC, served with the CSA there, and then come all the way back to AR. At least 3 of his sons apparently hung around NC 'til 1868 when they all moved to MCAR. I'm wondering if you're researching Robert Fulton Patterson Sr b Yancy Co 1848, joined Co E 66th NC Infantry NC aged 16, m/1 Huldah Willis, m/2 Mary Jane Rea, came to MCAR with parents James W & Levicy Lucinds (Roberts) Patterson (son of Robert & Catherine ___) 1868. Anyway, I'm anxious to see what you've come up with. I'll be at the Ancestor Fair with the MCAR Genealogical Society on Saturday. Wouldn't miss it. If memory serves me, we've only missed one of these Fairs (the very first). Every one of them (except the year the temperatures were way, way beyond human abilities to withstand) has been a blast!! Lots of people, lots of information, lots of research materials, lots of conversation, lots of sales, and lots of purchases. Very rewarding all the way around Mysty [email protected] ********************************************** ----- Original Message ----- From: "Darren Hellwege" To: Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2003 2:02 PM Subject: [ARMar] Bramble Bush? > > Any of y'all (Mysty?) know if they're still publishing the Bramble Bush? I'm fixing to send a check down that way, but the index online is only up to '99 and I was afraid they stopped doing it. Or, maybe you just have other things to do than to type all that stuff into a computer all day! > > Beautiful day here in MO, snuck out of the office for a bit to haunt the Historical Society library here, think I may have found the Robert F. Patterson from North Carolina who came out to Marion County before the War, returned to NC and served the CSA then returned to Arkansas. I believe this is the grandfather of my Great-Grandmother, Huldah Minerva Patterson, who married Thomas Peter Ott and lived in Yellville. I'll pass along what I found when I get a minute's peace if anyone's interested. > List has been kinda slow lately, I was afraid my email had messed up and kicked me out of the group...I get entirely too much email. > > Anyone headed to the fair this weekend? Have fun! > > Darren http://okstate.fansonly.com/okst-mem.html --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Free online calendar with sync to Outlook(TM).

No, Darren. Right Patterson, but wrong generation. Looks to me as if you need a copy of "Genealogies of Marion Co Families 1811-1900." A quick scan of the Robert Patterson family in that book shows you related to at least a dozen other MCAR families - also in that book. It's strictly genealogy - with documentation. No pictures, no stories, no family legends. It's indexed, 650 pages, 400 families, hardbound, published 1997 so it's pretty up to date. It's $60 + $5 shipping. Order from HGSMCA. Your Hulda Minerva Patterson that married Thomas Peter Ott was born MCAR 7 Aug 1891 and died 8 July 1973. They had 8 children. Her parents were Robert Fulton Patterson Sr (b NC 1848 d 1923) & Mary Jane Rea (b 1854 d 1930). (His first wife was Huldah Minerva Willis - b NC 1849 d 1888.) His parents were James W Patterson (b NC 1817 d 1881) & Levicy Lucinda Roberts (b NC 1826 d 1895). His parents were Robert Patterson (d 1896) & Catherine ___. Does that help put these folks in perspective for you? As for CSA service - - - -. It's very possible that a lad aged 16 wasn't necessarily listed in any particular unit. He was probably not a fighting man - possibly a drummer or bugler or helper/aide in some relatively minor capacity. Sort of like the water boy on a football team <g> Too, his age might have been discovered, getting him sent back home. Joining at age 16 could have been pretty close to the end of the war (April 1865) when things were coming a-cropper all over the place. Who knows? Mysty [email protected] ******************************************* ----- Original Message ----- From: "Darren Hellwege" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2003 9:31 AM Subject: [ARMar] Whoops...Wrong Patterson? > I know that the Patterson you mention is kin, because my G Grandmother was named Huldah Minerva after her father's first wife after she'd died and her father remarried. > However, the listing I have for Robert F. Patterson lists the wife's name as Mary J. Patterson, and I found a listing of her in the Confederate's Home in Arkansas, without a date. This RFP died on 03/02/1923. I assumed it was our guy...how many Robert F. Pattersons from Marion County Arkansas fought for the Confederacy in North Carolina? I'm at work and all my notes are at home, of course. > Back to the drawing board. I guess if this stuff was easy everyone would know about their GGG Grandfather's complete bio. Harrumph. > There is a darn fine Patterson/North Carolina site online, I'll see if I can't find it and shed some light on this. > And another oddity...this listing has RFP fighting for the 66th North Carolina Infantry...and I found a list of the 66th online, and there were no Pattersons on it. I know those lists aren't the best source, though. > > Darren