William Patterson married Jane Orr in 1871 and they had twelve children, namely: Thomas, Martha (Mrs. Andrew Minary), Edward, Robert, Bella (Mrs. Tom Lloyd), Minnie (Mrs. Elmer Cowlthorp), Mabel (Mrs. Frank Harris), Bruce, Joe, May (Mrs. Jack Kent), Herb and Alfred. William and Jane came from Orangeville, Ontario, with their family in 1880 and homesteaded the northeast quarter of 02-07-18[-W1] in the Oakland Municipality. In 1895 they moved across the Souris River to the Lilly Hill district.

(Source: Oakland Echoes 1879-1970, pp 120f [1970; Adapted])

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Established in 1900 by the family of early settlers William and Jane Patterson, this cemetery in the Municipality of Oakland-Wawanesa is surrounded by a low palisade of shrubs.

(Source: Manitoba Historical Society [Adapted])

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Dominion Land Survey coordinates: LSD13-01-07-18-W1

In the Municipality of Oakland-Wawanesa

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As noted above, a part of the family's story, from the early days of European settlement through roughly 1970 is told in the volume "Oakland Echoes 1879-1970", especially on the cited page.

A free digital version of this and many other Manitoba local history books can be found online in the University of Manitoba Digital Collections. There is also a list of such books organized by district and town name on the Manitoba Historical Society's website on their page entitled "Finding Aid: Manitoba Local History Books".

A list of burials in this cemetery is available from the Manitoba Genealogical Society (reference #0101), transcribed by a member or members in 1976. Also available to MGS members is a searchable online database named the "MGS Manitoba Name Index" (or MANI). Some additional information is contained in the 1996 MGS publication "Carved in Stone: Manitoba Cemeteries and Burial Sites" (revised edition, Special Projects Publication, 106 pages).