This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: rainybeach Surnames: Patterson Paterson Wright Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.wright/17178/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I am trying to prove my great grandfather and he may have married young to a Rebecca Patterson who died at age 20. Here's alot of info we found: What I know about Rebecca Patterson ..... she is buried at the Patterson Cemetery, Jersey Township, Licking Co., OH with other family members. She is wife of Samuel Wright and she died on May 12, 1855 @ age 20 years and 11 months and 7 days. Her baby was Olive Wright daughter of Samuel Wright and R. Wright, and baby Olive died at age 10 months on June 2, 1854. Rebecca is buried with her sister Catherine Patterson, who died at age 33 on June 8, 1870. Looks like she never married. And there is another sister, Margaret also dau of Elisha and Mary Patterson and this Margaret dies young too at age 14, on November 19, 1853. These three women are all also buried with their parents.... Elisha Patterson, their father, who died at age 50 on May 3, 1861 and their mother lives the longest to age 74, she died on October 19, 1887. Then there is also another Mary Patterson, listed as wife of Peter Patterson this Mary dies at age 60 on June 25, 1852. The Patterson's in this cemetery, some with photos of stones can be looked at this site: http://www.usgwarchives.net/oh/tombpics/licking/jerseytwp/pattersoncem/pattersoncem.htm This is a small cemetery and there are a few other surnames which may be collateral including: Hill, Priest, George, Fowler, Aubert, and Disbennet. Okay so why am I posting this....? Well I have been searching for my great grandfather (the LAST one to find) for years and years, since 1995 at least. His name is Samuel Wright. He is listed on one document as being 'from Licking Co., OH' his birthplace is listed in other docs as New York. This Samuel disappears from Licking Co. after the death of his very young wife and baby. This Samuel Wright, widower, is the exact right age to be MY Samuel, being born 1832-3. My Samuel Wright shows up in Solano Co. CA in 1860 as a gold miner, then goes on to remarry, have children, become a blacksmith in Butte County, CA and dies young at age 48. My question: Does anyone research these Patterson's in Licking Co., OH? May we compare notes? In my opinion I am thinking this is quite possibly my Samuel Wright, NOTHING doesn't fit. I just need another piece of the puzzle to prove it. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.