Patterson - Washington County, VT

Patterson Connection to Hawley

Family stories indicate that my grandfather -- Richard W. Hawley, born Sept 26, 1895 in Montpelier, VT was given to the Willis & Henrietta Hawley family when he was very young. We definitely know that he was not adopted from the wording of Henrietta Hawley's Will. I also understand when Richard was a young man, he paid an Investigator to find out who his mother and father were. He was told that his biological parents were H. Jarvis Patterson and Etta Mae Patterson although they were not married. On Richard's birth certificate it also indicated that Etta Mae Patterson was born in Berlin, VT. There was no place of birth for H. Jarvis Patterson. We were also told that Richard was part Abenake Indian, but don't know what side of the family it was from.

The following information was found on source document indicated.

1880 Census (Berlin, Washington County, VT)

Patterson, Geo. A., White, Male, Age 29, Head of House, Farm Laborer, Born Vermont, both parents born Vermont.

Patterson, Mayetta, S. (nee Braman), White, Female, Age 28, Wife, Keepin House, born Vermont, both parents born in New Hampshire

Patterson, Albert E. White, Male, Age 10, Son, Attending School, born Vermont

Patterson, Etta M., White, Female, Age 6, Daughter, born Vermont NOTE: (Richard Hawley's biological mother. Richard's birth data indicated that his mother was living in Montpelier at the time of his birth - Sept 26, 1895)

Patterson, Ernest L., White, Male, Age 4, Son, born Vermont

West Berlin Cemetery in Riverton (Berlin, VT)

Patterson, George A. Nov 13, 1850 - 1898 Patterson Family Grave Site
Mayetta S. Braman, his wife, June 1851 - 1926
Patterson, Lillian A., 1881 - 1898
Patterson, Lola D., May 1884 - 1900
Patterson, Ernest L., 1875 - 1903

Patterson, Charles A., 1855 - 1935 (George's brother)
Mary A., his wife, 1857 - 1948
Elliot, Joseph T., 1875 - 1935
Alice M., his wife, 1877 - 1955

Wheelock's Montpelier 1898 City Directory indicated that a George A. Patterson lived on 161 Main St.

1895 Montpelier, VT Census

The George A. Patterson family was living at 16 North St at that time. Occupants of that home were, George A., age 44, May S. age 43,, Etta M., age 21, Lillian A., age 14, Lola G., age 11, and George B., age 3, (born May 1892). It appears that Albert & Ernest had already left home. George A. Patterson's occupation was Truckman. There was also a Wilber Braman on the same 1895 census with his wife.

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