M. B. Patterson
M. B. Patterson, secretary of McGowan Bros. Company, wholesale grocers, has been engaged in business in Steubenville for many years and is a well known citizen. He is a veteran of the Civil War, in which he served nearly four years. He was born in Steubenville, O., in January, 1841, and is a son of Samuel Patterson, who also was born in Jefferson County, and died in 1855, of typhoid fever. He was a carpenter and contractor by trade. Samuel Patterson, grandfather of the subject of this sketch, was among the early settlers of Jefferson County.
M. B. Patterson was reared and educated in Steubenville, where his entire business career thus far has been spent. For a period of twenty-six years he has been connected with the McGowan Bros. Company, of which he now is secretary. At the first call to arms in 1861, Mr. Patterson enlisted as a private in Company E, 70th New York Volunteer Infantry, and remained in the service until August, 1865. At the time he was mustered out he was first lienteuant in Company H, 193d Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry. His early service was with the Army of the Potomac, and later in the Shenandoah Valley. He is a member of E. M. Stanton Post, No. 166, G. A. R.
In 1880, M. B. Patterson was united in marriage with Miss Lizzie O. Hall, who was born and reared in Jefferson County, and the following children were born to bless their home: George P., of Los Angeles, Cal.; Ray H., of Steubenville; Mabel H., and Lucile M. Mr. Patterson has been secretary of the National Union ever since its inception in Steubenville, and is a member of the Steubenville Country Club.
From 20th Century History of Steubenville and Jefferson County, Ohio, by Joseph B. Doyle. Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., Chicago, 1910