Finley PattersonAge: 59 years1841–1900
- Name
- Finley Patterson
- Given names
- Finley
- Surname
- Patterson
 Birth | about 1841 44 38 |
 Death of a paternal grandmother | Nancy Elizabeth English about 1847 (Age 6 years) |
 Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 5 years)Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | William “Billy” Patterson about 1849 (Age 8 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 16 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 20 years)Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War |
| Death of a father | Matthew Patterson October 3, 1865 (Age 24 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 26 years)Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 26 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Death of a sister | Sarah Jane Patterson December 1867 (Age 26 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 28 years)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
| Death of a sister | Barbara Sallie Patterson October 30, 1870 (Age 29 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 37 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Death of a brother | William J “Billy” Patterson about 1895 (Age 54 years) |
| Death of a mother | Sarah Ellen Mabry about 1896 (Age 55 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 57 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
 Death | January 14, 1900 (Age 59 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Matthew Patterson Birth: March 11, 1796 42 43 — Hawkins, Tennessee, United States Death: October 3, 1865 — Anderson, Tennessee, United States |
| mother |
Sarah Ellen Mabry Birth: about 1803 — Briceville, Anderson, Tennessee, United States Death: about 1896 — Briceville, Anderson, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: about 1820 — Tennessee, United States |
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6 years elder sister |
Nancy Patterson Birth: between 1820 and 1825 23 17 Death: |
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4 years elder brother |
William J “Billy” Patterson Birth: about 1823 26 20 — Tennessee, United States Death: about 1895 — Tennessee, United States |
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3 years elder sister |
Sarah Jane Patterson Birth: May 9, 1826 30 23 — Frost Bottom, Anderson, Tennessee, United States Death: December 1867 — Anderson, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years elder brother |
Robert A “Robin” Patterson Birth: about 1828 31 25 — Tennessee, United States Death: March 7, 1906 — Oliver Springs, Anderson, Tennessee, United States |
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6 years elder sister |
Priscilla Patterson Birth: about 1833 36 30 — Anderson, Tennessee, United States Death: January 4, 1912 — Stainville, Anderson, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years elder sister |
Mary Patterson Birth: about 1834 37 31 Death: |
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3 years elder sister |
Barbara Sallie Patterson Birth: November 4, 1836 40 33 — Anderson, Tennessee, United States Death: October 30, 1870 — Anderson, Tennessee, United States |
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4 years elder sister |
Elizabeth Patterson Birth: about 1840 43 37 Death: |
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2 years himself |
Finley Patterson Birth: about 1841 44 38 Death: January 14, 1900 |