Taken from "Hardin County, Kentucky Newspaper Abstracts 1909" compiled by Carolyn Wimp. Friday, January 1, 1909 G. A. Carpenter of Elizabethtown visited his daughter, Mrs. Leslie Patterson of Louisville. Mrs. Curt Patterson of Meeting Creek visited her parents, Mr & Mrs J. M. Goodman of Cecilian. Tuesday, January 5, 1909 Misses Daisy and Julia Spencer, who have been spending the vaca- tion with their aunt, Mrs. J. S. Patterson, have returned to Louisville. Tuesday, January 26, 1909 Duck Patterson of Louisville visited his parents, Mr & Mrs D. B. Patterson. Friday, January 29, 1909 Mrs. Jemima Patterson, widow of the late Wm. Patterson, died at her home near Lebanon on Monday of pneumonia. Burial at Loretto the following day. She lived at Sonora all her married life, having moved away immediately after her husband's death, about 2 years ago. Sur- vived by a daughter, Miss Bessie Patterson. Mrs. Jemima Patterson, widow of the late Wm. Patterson of Sonora, died in Lebanon of pneumonia on Monday. Burial at Smocks Chappell near Loretto, Ky. on Tuesday. She was about 59 years old. Her maiden name was Peak and she was raised near Loretto. Jno. H. Patterson was called to Lebanon last Sunday on account of the serious illness of his stepmother, Mrs. Jemima Patterson, who died Monday. (Sonora News) Tuesday, February 16, 1909 Ernest Patterson of Woodburn visited Mr & Mrs D. B. Patterson of Elizabethtown. Friday, February 19, 1909 Cards are out announcing the marriage of Miss Margaret Belle Patter- son of Lexington to James Bradbury on Feb. 25th. The bride to be is a sister of J. S. Patterson of Elizabethtown. Groom is from Bullitt Co. Friday, February 27 (26?), 1909 C. W. Patterson of Solway has moved his family to his grandmother's, Mrs. Sallie Goodman. (East View News) John Patterson was called to Lebanon to the bedside of his sister, Miss Bessie Patterson. (Sonora News) Friday, March 5, 1909 John Patterson of Clarkson committed suicide by hanging himself. Survived by a daughter. Friday, March 19, 1909 Mrs. Leslie Patterson and little son, George Carpenter of Louisville visited her father in Elizabethtown, G. A. Carpenter. Tuesday, March 30, 1909 Miss Jane Peak died last Saturday in Lebanon at the home of Miss Bessie Patterson, of cancer. She was a sister of Mrs. Jemima Patter- son, who died a short time ago. Miss Peak lived near Sonora for many years before going to Lebanon with her sister, Mrs. Patterson, about 2 years ago. John Patterson of Sonora was called to Lebanon on Thursday to see his sister, Miss Bessie Patterson, who is ill. She has been ill since the death of her mother several months ago. Tuesday, April 6, 1909 Mrs. W. A. Vaughn is seriously ill at the home of her son-in-law, J. S. Patterson. Tuesday, May 4, 1909 Miss Effie M. Patterson will visit her uncles, John and Leslie Combs of Bartlesville, Ok. She will later visit her sister at Dodge City, Ks. Tuesday, May 11, 1909 Garvie Patterson of Louisville visited his parents, Mr & Mrs Dan Patterson. Friday, May 14, 1909 Mrs. Lee Patterson of Vine Grove had a son born Sunday. Mrs. J. M. Goodman visited her daughter, Mrs. Curt Patterson of Meeting Creek. Mrs. Lora Goodman of Meeting Creek returned with her for a visit. (Cecilian News) Friday, May 21, 1909 J. H. Patterson of Sonora & Miss Addie Foster of Upton were married in Elizabethtown on Wednesday. Tuesday, June 1, 1909 Miss Etta Patterson & Ernest Durbin of Grayson Springs, Grayson Co., were married in Leitchfield by Rev. G. W. Drane. Friday, June 25, 1909 Charley Crawford is in the infirmary in Louisville and is growing weaker. His sister, Mrs. L. N. Patterson and his aunt, Mrs. I. Patterson visited him. (Stithton News) Miss Nannie Bowles of Glendale visited her sister, Mrs. Ivan Patterson of Sonora. Friday, July 2, 1909 Clyde Brown and family visited Luther Patterson and family at Stithton and on Sunday attended the funeral of Mrs. Wm. Brooks. (Stithton News) The Shady Grove School will open the first Monday in July with Miss May Patterson as teacher. (West Point News) Mr & Mrs Nicholas Scott went to Grayson Co. to attend the funeral of Mrs. Etta Patterson. (East View News) Tuesday, July 6, 1909 Miss Bessie Patterson & Harvey Scott left Elizabethtown on Saturday and went to Gallatin, Tn., where they were married. They returned later that afternoon. Bride is the daughter of Wm. Patterson of Nolin. Groom is the son of E. G. Scott, a farmer of near Glendale. They will reside near Glendale. Friday, July 9, 1909 B. R. Patterson of Sonora was called to Elizabethtown to see his bro- ther, Virgil Patterson, who is ill with typhoid fever. Mrs. S. J. Patterson of Sonora went to Elizabethtown to visit Mr & Mrs Virgil Patterson. Friday, July 16, 1909 Miss Nannie Bowles of Glendale visited the bedside of her sister, Mrs. Ivan Patterson, who is ill with malarial fever. (Sonora News) Tuesday, July 20, 1909 Seth Patterson & Miss Kate Purcell, both of Clarkson, Grayson Co., were married in Jeffersonville last week. Friday, July 23, 1909 Charley Crawford died Tuesday at the Infirmary in Louisville. Burial at Jones Cemetery near Stithton. Was 31 years old and was unmarried. Survived by parents, 4 sisters, Mrs. J. Patterson, Mrs. L. N. Patterson, Mrs. Ed Hynes of Stithton and Mrs. Wynne of New Albany, In. and a brother, Oscar Crawford. Miss Lela Craig visited her aunt, Mrs. Jack Patterson of near Elizabeth- town. (Glendale News) Friday, August 6, 1909 Miss Nannie Goodman of Cecilian visited her sister, Mrs. Georgia Patterson of East View. Friday, August 20, 1909 Mr & Mrs Leslie Patterson of Louisville visited Mr & Mrs D. B. Patter- son. Esta Patterson of Chicago, whose wife has typhoid fever at Nolin at the home of her father, D. A. Terry, was himself taken with the same disease about a week ago and was removed to the home of his father, J. T. Patterson, 3 miles southeast of Sonora and is very sick. Tuesday, September 7, 1909 Miss May Patterson is teaching at Shady Grove School. She visited her parents, Mr & Mrs Geo. Patterson of Rineyville. (West Point News) Tuesday, September 14, 1909 Duck Patterson of Louisville visited his parents, Mr & Mrs Dan Patter- son. Mrs. Leslie Patterson and son, George of Louisville attended the funeral of Mrs. Jennie Wells on Saturday. She later visited Mr & Mrs D. B. Patterson. Friday, October 1, 1909 Mrs. E. F. Patterson of Campbellsville visited her daughter, Mrs. S. M. Miller. Friday, October 8, 1909 Churchill Patterson of Hodgenville visited his parents, Mr & Mrs S. J. Patterson of Sonora. Friday, October 15, 1909 Isaac and Richardson Patterson of Jasper, Mo. visited their brother, L. N. Patterson of Stithton. Friday, October 22, 1909 Dick and Isaac Patterson of Mo. visited their uncle, Dave Patterson of Vine Grove. Tuesday, October 26, 1909 Thomas Lynch of Louisville but formerly of West Point & Miss Eliza- beth Patterson of Hawesville, Ky., will be married tomorrow at the residence of Father Schumann in Louisville. Groom is the oldest son of Mrs. J. M. Lynch of West Point. They will reside in Louisville. Tuesday, November 9, 1909 Bud Patterson and son-in-law, Mr. Bright of near Sycamore, visited in Colesburg with Mrs. Angeline Patterson and Mr & Mrs James Patterson. Friday, November 12, 1909 Stone J. Patterson of Sonora was the victim of an outburst from an enraged Negro named Robert Depp in which two of his fingers were bitten off by Depp on Wednesday. Tuesday, November 23, 1909 Mr & Mrs S. B. Patterson of Lexington visited their brother, J. S. Patterson and wife. Mrs. Esta Patterson and little daughter have returned home to Chicago, Ill. after visiting her parents, Mr & Mrs Dan Terry of Nolin. Tuesday, November 30, 1909 Miss Maud Patterson & Butler Dever, both of Elizabethtown, were married in Louisville on Friday. Bride is the stepdaughter of Rev. J. G. Freeman. Groom is the son of Stephen Dever. They will re- side in Louisville. Friday, December 10, 1909 Miss Annie Williams of Elizabethtown visited her cousin, Miss Emma Patterson of Colesburg. Tuesday, December 14, 1909 Mrs. W. N. Patterson has returned to her home in Madisonville after a 3-week visit with her sister, Mrs. Sam Bell at Glendale. Friday, December 24, 1909 Mrs. Al Breeding of Louisville visited her father, Wm. Patterson of near Easy Gap. Friday, December 31, 1909 Allie Patterson, the only son of Jno. H. Patterson, & Miss Ada Jones, both of Sonora, were married in Louisville last week. Bride is the dau- ghter of Mr & Mrs R. S. Jones.