James W. Patterson
- Born July 2, 1823 in Henniker, Merrimack County, New Hampshire.
- Parents were WILLIAM PATTERSON and FRANCES MARY SHEPHERD.
- Married SARAH PARKER WILDER in 1855.
CHILDREN
- GEORGE WILLIS PATTERSON, born December 16, 1857 in Hanover, Grafton County, New Hampshire; died in 1937. Married LILLA OLIVE DAVIDSON on September 1, 1885 in Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
- ARTHUR HUBERT PATTERSON, born June 12, 1862 in Hanover, Grafton County, New Hampshire; died April 19, 1863 in Hanover, Grafton County, New Hampshire.