>From the HISTORY OF WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS 1878 J.W. Patterson, of the firm of Patterson & Longley, dealers in coal, wood & coke, Joliet; is a native of Newburg, NY; he was born Sept. 12, 1853; he is a son of Thomas H. Patteron, of this city; in early childhood he moved with his parents to Haverstraw, NY, near the battleground of Stoney Point, and there he lived until the spring of 1865, when the family came to Joliet; he was educated in the public schools and at Russell's Business College in Joliet; he was also attended the Chicago University for a time; in 1875, he began keeping books for his father and the firm of Lyons & Patterson, and continued at this until 1877, when he engaged in the coal business for himself. He was married Oct. 18, 1876, to Miss Hattie A. Strickland, an early settler of Joliet; they have one child -- Claire.