Son of Amzi Chatham Patterson and Nancy Lavina Allen.
Married Marilda Adeline Cardine on July 20 1868 in Benton County, Arkansas.
Obit:
Robert Hall Patterson, 86, pioneer of the Pea Ridge section of this county, a Confederate veteran who participated in the history making battle of Pea Ridge during the War Between the States and a prominent Baptist and Mason whose death occurred at his home two miles northeast of the town of Pea Ridge at 2 o'clock Friday morning, December 23rd, were held at the Pea Ridge Baptist Church at 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon, conducted by the REv. John Harris with interment in the Patterson family cemetery one mile southeast of Pea Ridge.
About six weeks ago Mr. Patterson slipped and fell on the ice covered ground at his home, suffering a dislocated shoulder. About a week later he became ill and his condition gradually grew worse until his death. Born in Murfreesboro, Tenn. on January 5, 1846 Mr. Patterson came to Arkansas and to the Pea Ridge community with his parents in 1853 when he was only seven years of age and had made that section his home the remainder of his life, living at the farm home here he died for the past 46 years.
On the day of his death he lacked only 13 days of being 87 years of age. As a member of one of the Pea Ridge and Bentonville companies of the Confederate Army, Mr. Patterson fought in the three days' bloody battles of Pea Ridge, Leetown and Elkhorn Tavern all three of these important engagements, in which more than 25,000 Southern and Northern troops participated, being fought on adjoining fields and in the neighborhood of Mr. Patterson's home. He was a charter member of the Pea Ridge Baptist Church and a large contributor toward the new church building erected by that congregation a few years ago. He was also a veteran member of the Masonic Order and was interested in the old Pea Ridge Masonic College which numbers among its graduates and former students some of the leading men and women of this state and a number of prominent today in other states. In addition to his wife, Mr. Patterson is survived by four sons and two daughters, W.R. of Pea Ridge and Dallas, Texas; R.B. and S.B. of Pea Ridge; J.F. of Rogers; Mrs. G.B. Prophet of Pea Ridge and Mrs. J.S. Tompson of Gravette. He is also survived by three sisters, Mrs. Harriet Patton of Garfield ad Mrs. W.h> Miller and Mrs. T.T. Webb of Pea Ridge; and by 31 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
(Benton County Herald 1/5/1933)