Robert Calhoun PATTY

HAIRSTON.org ID#1794, b. 9 July 1846, d. 31 December 1890
Father*John William Patty b. 2 Oct 1818, d. 2 Oct 1883
Mother*Patience Adeline HICKMAN b. 14 Nov 1825, d. 9 Feb 1883
Birth*Robert Calhoun PATTY was born on 9 July 1846 in Winston, Mississippi.1 
He was the son of John William Patty and Patience Adeline HICKMAN. 
Census 1850Robert Calhoun PATTY appeared on the 1850 census of John William Patty on 7 October 1850 in page 95, Winston, Mississippi; John W. 32, Patience 24, Robert 4, Martha 4, Zorababel 22.2

 
Census 1860Robert Calhoun PATTY appeared on the 1860 census of John William Patty on 13 June 1860 in Louisville, Winston, Mississippi; Jno W 41, P A 34, Robt C 12, Jno W 8, T T 4, S A Hickmand 36 (Patience's sister), Boarders David Crawford, J W Edwards, Geo E Haynes and Jno L Wright).3

 
Marriage*Robert Calhoun PATTY married Ella H. CAMPBELL on 11 November 1869 in Fayette, Tennessee.4

 
Census 1870*Robert Calhoun PATTY appeared on the census of 1870 in Macon, Noxubee, Mississippi.5

 
Property*On 3 January 1871, John William Patty, Thomas Jefferson Patty and Robert Calhoun Patty purchased property in block 8 of Macon, Noxubee County, Mississippi.
Noxubee County Deed Records, Volumn P, page 596, Family Search Film #008135310, image 339.
Elected*He was Elected on 27 May 1880 in Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi; Elected as state delegate to Cincinnati Democratic Convention as published in the New York Times May 28, 1880. 
Census 1880*He appeared on the census of 18 June 1880 in District 31, page 40, Macon, Noxubee, Mississippi, RC 34, Ella H 30, Ed C 10, Walter B 8, Elenor 6, Chas M 5.6

 
WillIn John William Patty's will dated 17 September 1883 in Noxubee, Mississippi, Robert Calhoun PATTY was named as executor; Last Will & Testament of John William Patty, Noxubee Wills B, 1834-1894, p. 287.
Transcribed by R. Hairston, Hairston.org
I, J. W. Patty of Noxubee County State of Mississippi being of sound and disposing mind and understanding but mindful of approaching desolation and willing to commit my body to earth and my spirit to God who gave it, do make, ordain and declare this to be my Last Will and Testament to wit.
Item 1. I will and desire that all my just debts be promptly paid.
Item 2. I give and bequeath to my son Robert C. Patty my gold watch and chain and to my son Joseph L. my breach loading shot gun fixtures and ammunition chest.
Item 3. I will and desire that the residue of my Estate of every description whatsoever be distributed as follows, a one fifth part each, to my sons, Robert C., John W. & Joseph L. Patty and my daughter Nancy E. Jones, and the remaining one fifth part paid to my said son R. C. Patty as trustee for the benefit of the children of my son Thomas T. and the said R. C. Patty shall manage and control same without bond or security until such sum as he may see fit & proper to deliver the same to my said son Thomas T. or his children and then his trust shall cease.
Item 4. I hereby constitute and appoint my son, Robert C. Patty guardian of the person and estate of my son Joseph L. without bond or security and direct that he shall never be required to make a report to any Court of his Guardianship
Item 5. I hereby constitute and appoint my son R. C. Patty and my son-in-law W. M. Jones as executors of this my last will and testament, they nor neither of them shall never be required to give bond or security, nor to report to any Court whatever. I hereby empower my said executors to do any and all things necessary to the full and final administration and settlement of my Estate without the directions, intervention or assistance of the Chancery Court. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal. This the 17th day of September A D 1883 hereby revoking all former wills made by me at any time. J. W. Patty ?
Filed in open Court Oct. 12th A. D. 1883. Robert C. Patty, Clerk.7
Death*He died on 31 December 1890 in Mississippi at age 44; Cemetery lists date of death as 31 December 1891.1,8 
Burial*He was buried in Odd Fellows Cemetery, Macon, Noxubee, Mississippi.8

 

Family

Ella H. CAMPBELL b. 1846, d. 29 Sep 1915
Children

Sources (www.HAIRSTON.org)

  1. [S66] Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Mississippi, Part 2. Firebird Press.
  2. [S1850] 1850 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  3. [S1860] 1860 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  4. [S112] Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002. Nashville, TN, USA: Tennessee State Library and Archives. Microfilm. Ancestry.com.
  5. [S1870] 1870 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  6. [S1880] 1880 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  7. [S3871] Noxubee County Wills, 1834-1894, Volume B, Page 287-289, FamilySearch IGN: 005842147, image 378/456.
  8. [S39] Odd Fellows Cemetery, Macon, Noxubee County, Mississippi.
  9. [S1910] 1910 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
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