I am looking for the ancestors of Thomas Patterson and Elvira Howell from Macon County, TN. This is all I know about my Patterson ancestors. 1. Thomas Patterson was born in 1817 at Macon County, Tennessee. He married Elvira Howell in 1835, and they had seven children. Thomas died on January 10, 1867 at Hancock County, Illinois. He was buried at Hancock County, Illinois, LaCross Cemetery. 2. Eason H. Patterson, the son of Thomas Patterson and Elvira Howell, was born in 1837 at Macon County, Tennessee. He married Eveline E. Wilson on July 20, 1856 at Hamilton, Hancock County, Illinois, and they had four children. Eason died circa January of 1865 at Quincy, Adams County, Illinois. He was buried at Quincy, Adams County, Illinois. 3. Nancy Patterson, the daughter of Thomas Patterson and Elvira Howell, was born on February 06, 1837 at Macon County, Tennessee. She married Charley Clark, and they had one child. Nancy died on February 23, 1883 at Lockridge, Jefferson County, Iowa. She was buried circa February of 1883 at Lockridge, Jefferson County, Iowa. 4. William J. Patterson, the son of Thomas Patterson and Elvira Howell, was born on July 06, 1840 at (near Nashville), Macon County, Tennessee. He married Virginia Antoinette McCumber on March 31, 1861 at Hancock County, Illinois, and they had fourteen children. William died on November 19, 1921 at Hancock County, Illinois. He was buried circa November of 1921 at LaHarpe, Hancock County, Illinois, LaHarpe Cemetery. 5. Mary Jane Patterson "Polly", the daughter of Thomas Patterson and Elvira Howell, was born circa 1843 at Tennessee. She married John Henry Bulter on November 22, 1862 at Carthage, Hancock County, Illinois, and they had one child. Mary died circa 1864. She was buried circa 1864. 6. Thomas Benton Patterson, the son of Thomas Patterson and Elvira Howell, was born on September 23, 1850 at Pilot Grove Township, Hancock County, Illinois. He married, first, Jane Willson ? "Jane Young" at Bible Grove, Scotland County, Missouri, and they had five children. He married, second, Pearl Cowden, and they had three children. Thomas died on January 06, 1925 in Arkansas. He was buried circa January of 1925 at Briggsville, Yell County, Arkansas. 7. Martha Patterson, the daughter of Thomas Patterson and Elvira Howell, was born on August 02, 1852 at Pilot Grove Township, Hancock County, Illinois. She married Thomas Wellington Sr. on March 28, 1869, and they had ten children. Martha died circa September of 1930 at Mapleton, Bourbon County, Kansas. She was buried circa 1930 in Kansas. 8. James Douglas Patterson, the son of Thomas Patterson and Elvira Howell, was born on March 03, 1857 at Hancock County, Illinois. He married Rachel Dorthy on March 13, 1879, and they had seven children. James died on June 12, 1920 at Scotland County, Missouri. He was buried circa June of 1920 at Bible Grove, Scotland County, Missouri, Bible Grove Cemetery. Partial genealogy database at: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Acres/3713/ Entire genealogy database at: http://members.xoom.com/ronbryant/