Alexander Patterson
Alexander Patterson, son of John and Elizabeth Patterson, was born in Loramie Township, Shelby County, Ohio, Jan. 22, 1831. He has made farming and stock raising his principal business, and is now one of the largest land-owners in Loramie Township. On the 5th of April, 1865, he married Miss Catharine H. Cox, of Hamilton County, O., where she was born June 5, 1839. Mr. and Mrs. Patterson settled on the farm in Section 22, Loramie Township, on which he now resides. His wife died March 21, 1880, leaving him with five children, four of whom are yet living, viz., Charles M., Alexander L., Katie I., and Robert C.
From History of Shelby County, Ohio; R. Sutton & Co, Philadelphia PA, 1883