Vintage Photograph: Elma Patrick

 

Photo from Patrick Family Photograph Album, 1880's, In possession of this  blogger.

Elma A. Patrick

Apr 1846 Michigan - 1925 Michigan

Daughter of Samuel Patrick & Amanda Brown

Spotlight on Amanda (Brown) Patrick

  Amanda (Brown) Patrick

1813 MS - 1882 MI

Daughter of Moses Brown & Nancy Perkins

My Half 4th Great Aunt

Amanda (Brown) Patrick

Photo from Patrick Family Photograph Album, 1880's, In possession of this blogger

 

 

Amanda (Brown) Patrick was a woman who always had a houseful of her extended family members. The daughter of Moses Brown and his second wife, Nancy (Perkins) Brown; she was born 13 May 1813 in Marion County, Mississippi. She married Samuel A. Patrick who was born in 1809 in Ohio.[i]Amanda’s sister, Nancy, married Samuel’s brother, Johnson. 

            In 1850 Samuel and Amanda were living in Jefferson, Cass County, Michigan. Samuel was a farmer whose real estate was valued at $1,200. Amanda was 37 with three children at home. Two of those children were born in Ohio: James Patrick, 14 years old; and Eliza Patrick, 9 years old. Their youngest child was born in Michigan: Elma Patrick, four years old. Amanda’s widowed mother, Nancy (Perkins) Brown, and her sister, Samantha Brown, were living with the family.[ii]  

In 1850 they farm included:

50 acres of improved land

70 acres of unimproved land

$1,000 value of farm

$50 value of machinery

2 horses

3 milch cows

3 other cattle

25 sheep

8 swine

$185 value of livestock

200 bushels of wheat

300 bushels of Indian corn

            Amanda had sorrows in her life. In 1851 her daughter, ten-year-old Eliza Patrick died.[iii]This would not be the last tragedy. 

            In 1860 Samuel and Amanda had a houseful again. Daughter, Elma, was still at home and Amanda’s mother was still with them. Two unknowns were also living with them in Jefferson: James M. Reed, 14; and Resana Brown, 4.[iv]

Samuel, 60 years old, was still farming in 1870. Their property was then valued at $6,000. Daughter, Elma, and Elizabeth Patrick [daughter of Johnson Patrick and Nancy P. (Brown) Patrick], a niece, lived with them.[v]Samuel A. Patrick died in 1878. He is buried in Reames-Norton Cemetery in Cassopolis, Cass Co., Michigan.[vi]

            In 1880 Amanda was still in Cassopolis, taking in boarders to support the family. Her daughter, Elma, and grandson, Rolfe Patrick, lived with her.[vii]Amanda (Brown) Patrick died in 1882.[viii]

            Elma moved to Iowa. In 1900 she lived in Nevada, Iowa with her son, Rolfe, who was a hardware merchant. The census report showed Elma to be divorced.[ix]In 1910 Elma and her son were still living together in Nevada, Iowa. He owned the hardware store where he worked and he was married to Anna. They had a three-year-old son named Robert Patrick.[x]

         Elma A. Patrick died in 1925. She is buried with her parents and her sister in Reames -Norton Cemetery with Eliza and Samuel.[xi]

 

Samuel Patrick

1809 OH - 1878 MI

Photo from Patrick Family Photograph Album, 1880's, In possession of this  blogger

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[i]Criminger, Adrianne Fortenberry. The Fortenberry families of southern Mississippi: with early records concerning the Faulkenberry/Fortenberry families of the South. Easley, SC: Southern Historical Press, 1984. Print.

[ii]1850 US Census, MI, Cass, Jefferson; ancestry.com; Samuel Patrick Family.

[iii]Find A Grave; MI, Cass, Cassopolis; Reames-Norton Cemetery; ancestry.com; Samuel A. Patrick, Amanda B. Patrick, Eliza Patrick and Elma Patrick.

[iv]1860 US Census, MI, Cass, Jefferson; ancestry.com; Samuel Patrick family.

[v]1870 US Census, MI, Cass, Jefferson; ancestry.com; Samuel Patrick family.

[vi]Find A Grave; MI, Cass, Cassopolis; Reames-Norton Cemetery; ancestry.com; Samuel A. Patrick, Amanda B. Patrick, Eliza Patrick and Elma Patrick.

[vii]1880 US Census, MI, Cass, Cassopolis; ancestry.com; Amanda Patrick family.

[viii]Find A Grave; MI, Cass, Cassopolis; Reames-Norton Cemetery; ancestry.com; Samuel A. Patrick, Amanda B. Patrick, Eliza Patrick and Elma Patrick.

[ix]1900 US Census, Iowa, Story, Nevada; ancestry.com; Elma A. Patrick family.

[x]1910 US Census, Iowa, Story, Nevada; ancestry.com; R S Patrick family.

[xi]Find A Grave; MI, Cass, Cassopolis; Reames-Norton Cemetery; ancestry.com; Samuel A. Patrick, Amanda B. Patrick, Eliza Patrick and Elma Patrick.

Brown/Patrick Farmers in 1850 Michigan

Thanks to the Non-Population Schedule for 1850 we have details of the farms of these relatives living in Jefferson, Cass County, Michigan. I find it very interesting to read about the livestock and crops that were grown.

 

 

Amanda (Brown) Patrick

&

Nancy P. (Brown) Patrick

Daughters of 

Moses Brown, 1777 NC – 1838 OH and

Nancy Chandler Perkins, 1787 SC – 1870 MI [2^ndwife]

 

My Half-Grand Aunts

 

Samuel A. Patrick, husband of Amanda Brown

 

50 acres of improved land

70 acres of unimproved land

$1,000 value of farm

$50 value of machinery

2 horses

3 milch cows

3 other cattle

25 sheep

8 swine

$185 value of livestock

200 bushels of wheat

300 bushels of Indian corn

 

Source: 1850 US Selected Non-Population Schedule, Agriculture, Michigan, Cass, Jefferson; digital image, Ancestry (ancestry.com: accessed Dec. 2020) Samuel Patrick.

 

 

Johnson Patrick, husband of Nancy P. Brown

 

30 acres of improved land

130 acres of unimproved land

$1,200 value of farm

$75 value of machinery

3 horses

3 milch cows

3 other cattle

22 sheep

18 swine

$250 value of livestock

60 bushels of wheat

$400 bushels of Indian corn

 

Source: 1850 US Selected Non-Population Schedule, Agriculture, Michigan, Cass, Jefferson; digital image, Ancestry (ancestry.com: accessed Dec. 2020) Johnson Patrick.

 

 

 

 

 

Census Sunday: The Patrick family & Assorted Family

Amanda (Brown) Patrick was the daughter of my 4^th great grandfather, Moses Brown, with his second wife, Nancy Perkins. Amanda married Samuel A. Patrick. Various books show them as being the parents of two daughters. However, it looks like they also had a son, James Patrick, shown in the 1850 census. There is also an assortment of other family members living with them.

1850 US Census, MI, Cass, Jefferson; ancestry.com; Samuel Patrick Family.

Samuel Patrick, 40, b OH, farmer $1,200

Amanda Patrick, 37 b MS

James Patrick, 14 b OH; son?

Eliza Patrick, 9 b OH; daughter

Emily A. Patrick, 4 b MI; daughter Elma

Nancy Brown, 43 b SC; Amanda’s widowed mother with an incorrect age

Samantha Brown, 21 b OH; Amanda’s sister

1860 US Census, MI, Cass, Jefferson; ancestry.com; Samuel Patrick family.

Samuel Patrick, 51 b OH; farmer

Amanda Patrick, 47 b MS

Elma Patrick, 14 b MI; daughter

James M. Reed, 14 b OH; unknown child

Nancy Brown, 73 b SC; Amanda’s mother with her correct age

Resana Brown, 4 b OH; unknown child

1870 US Census, MI, Cass, Jefferson; ancestry.com; Samuel Patrick family.

Samuel Patrick, 60 b OH, $6,000, farmer

Amanda Patrick, 57 b MS, keeping house

Ella Patrick, 24 b MI; daughter, Elma

Elizabeth Patrick, 16 b MI; Amanda's niece, orphaned daughter of Nancy (Brown) & Johnston Patrick

1880 US Census, MI, Cass, Cassopolis; ancestry.com; Amanda Patrick family.

Amanda Patrick, 67 b MS, widow, keeping house

Elma Patrick, 32 b MI, daughter, at home

Rolfe Patrick, 9 b MI, grandson

and assorted borders

 I imagine Amanda & Samuel's big farm house as a place of welcome for all family members.

Alphabetical Ancestors - P

P is for parents & partners and plenty of people!

P is for these Surnames…

Palilla

This is my husband’s maternal line. The Palilla family came from Italy. Calogero ‘Charles’ Palilla was born in Sicily in 1894, son of Dominick Palilla.  He married Grazia Brgandi who was born 1901 in Sicily. Both were here by 1920 when they were married in CT. Their four children were born in New York State.

Parker

Ralph Alvin Parker [1901 OH – 1979 OH] married Nellie Irene Joliff [1903 OH – 1994], daughter of Samuel Martin Joliff & Margaret Maude Mark. Ralph & Nellie were married 1923 in OH. They had three children.

Pascale/Pasquale

This is my husband’s paternal line. Stories vary concerning the name change. This family came from Italy. Dominic & Giovanna Pascale had two sons. Augustino [1855 Italy – 1929] married Maria Grazia Servello. They had six children. Thomas [1873 Italy – 1958 NY] married Camella Arena. They also had six children three born in Italy and three born in NY.

My husband’s paternal grandparents were Frank [1889 Italy – 1973 NY] son of Augustino & Giovanna [1898 Italy – 1988 NY] daughter of Thomas. Giovanna ‘Jennie’ was famous in the family for her delicious meatballs!

Patrick

Johnson Patrick [1812 – 1856]  b married Nancy P Brown [1815 MS – 1862]. Nancy was the daughter of Moses & Nancy Brown. They had nine children: Rees, Joseph, Amanda, Willis, Emily, David, Lucinda, Charles & Elizabeth.

Perkins

Nancy Perkins [1787 – 1870] married Moses Brown [1777 – 1838 MS]. Nancy was the daughter of James Perkins. Nancy & Moses had seven children: Amanda, Nancy, Margaret, Moses, Aaron, Rees & Samantha.

Other ‘P’ surnames in my tree: Pearson, Peddicord, Pendley, Perry, Peters, Purdy & Puzzo.