Son of Nathan George Lewis Patterson and Martha Ann Durham Patterson.

Brother of:
[William Jackson Patterson]
Alvis Patterson(1878-1936)
Mittie Patterson Griffin
Wallace Durham Patterson
Robert Glenn Patterson

Married to Ethel Roberta Edwards Dixon on August 4, 1913 in Buncombe County, North Carolina.

William and Ethel were the parents of:
William Jackson Patterson Jr(20 Aug 1914)

William worked as a pharmacist.
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1880 United States Federal Census
Name: Billy Patterson
Age: 4
Birth Date: Abt 1876
Birthplace: North Carolina
Home in 1880: Chapel Hill, Orange, North Carolina
Dwelling Number: 114
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital Status: Single
Father's name: N. G. T. Patterson
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's name: Matta Patterson
Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina
Household Members:
Name Age
N. G. T. Patterson 26
Matta Patterson 25
Billy Patterson 4
Alvis Patterson 2

1900 United States Federal Census
Name: William J Patterson
Age: 24
Birth Date: Nov 1875
Birthplace: North Carolina
Home in 1900: Amherst, Hampshire, Massachusetts
Street: Lincoln Avenue
House Number: 29
Sheet Number: 2A
Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation: 19
Family Number: 21
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Lodger
Marital Status: Single
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina
Occupation: Salesman (Drugs)
Months not employed: 0
Can Read: Yes
Can Write: Yes
Can Speak English: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
Edmund I Baugs 42
Minnie A Baugs 71
Bradley W Baugs 14
Raymond C Baugs 13
Mary W Baugs 9
Albert J Morgan 26
William J Patterson 24
Henrietta Belding 83

1910 United States Federal Census
Name: William J Pittnan
Age in 1910: 35
Birth Year: abt 1875
Birthplace: North Carolina
Home in 1910: Chapel Hill, Orange, North Carolina
Street: Collage Street
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital Status: Divorced
Father's name: Nathan C S Pittnan
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's name: Marth Pittnan
Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina
Native Tongue: English
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
Nathan C S Pittnan 56
Marth Pittnan 55
William J Pittnan 35

North Carolina Marriages, 1759-1979
Name W. J. Patterson
Birth Date 1875
Birthplace South Carolina
Age 38
Spouse's Name Ethel E. Dixon
Spouse's Birth Date 1885
Spouse's Birthplace Henderson Co. N.C.
Spouse's Age 28
Event Date 04 Aug 1913
Event Place Buncombe County, North Carolina
Race White

North Carolina, Death Certificates, 1909-1976
Name: William Jackson Patterson
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 38
Marital status: Married
Occupation: Druggist
Birth Date: 9 Nov 1875
Birth Place: Orange
Death Date: 4 Jul 1914
Death Place: Chapel Hill, Orange, North Carolina
Father: N G L Patterson
Mother: Martha Ann Durham
Cause of death: Acute dillitation of the heart
Informant: R G Patterson, Chapel Hill
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U.S. World War II Navy Muster Rolls, 1938-1949
Name: William Jackson Patterson
Ship, Station or Activity: USS Houston
Ship Number or Designation: CA-30
Ship Location: Honolulu
Service Number 261-95-48
Enlistment Date: 17 Nov 1936 Raleigh
Muster Date: 9 Jul 1940 to FR USS BOISE

U.S., Navy Casualties Books, 1776-1941
Name: William Jackson Patterson
Residence Place: South Carolina
Branch of Service: US Navy
Mother: Ethel E Lewis
Volume Title: Combat Naval Casualties, World War II, (MT-WY)