PATERSON, JOHN, farmer, Sec. 2; P.O. North English; born in Scotland,
February 29, 1824; there he lived until 1854, when he emigrated to the
United States, locating where he now resides; he owns eighty acres of
land, well improved; when he commenced farming he had but very little
means, but by industry, perseverance and hard, honest toil, he has
prospered, and now has a fine residence and barn; August 11, 1862, he
enlisted in company I, Twenty-eighth Iowa Infantry, and served with
his regiment until the expiration of his term; he was discharged
August 1, 1864, and then returned home, and has since devoted his time
to farming; married June 15, 1849 to Miss N. Gilchrist, a native of
Scotland.
From: The History of Keokuk County, Iowa, page 798 (English River Township)
published by Union Historical Company, Des Moines, IA. 1880.
At Wisconsin State Historical Soc. Library, microfilm P78-2608.
Transcribed 1995 by Dennis Nicklaus
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