Barbara Ellis Patterson Genealogy Collection, PC.7039

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Barbara Ellis Patterson Genealogy Collection, PC.7039

Abstract

Barbara "Bobby" Ellis Patterson (1931 - 2017) was born in Catawba County, North Carolina. She became an avid local history and genealogy researcher. She volunteered at the Hezekaih Alexander House in Mecklenburg County, and after returning to Catawba Coounty she became director of the Hickory Landmarks Society. Barabra's genealogical research led her to join the DAR and the Colonial Dames.

The Barbara Ellis Patterson Genealogy Collection consists of correspondence and research about several family lines in Western North Carolina and Virginia.

Descriptive Summary

Title
Barbara Ellis Patterson Genealogy Collection
Call Number
PC.7039
Creator
Patterson, Barbara Ellis
Date
1989 - 2003
Extent
1.000 cubic feet
Repository
Western Regional Archives, State Archives of North Carolina

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Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], ORG.7039, Barbara Ellis Patterson Genealogy Collection, State Archives of North Carolina, Western Regional Archives, Asheville, NC, USA.

Arrangement Note

Arranged alphabetically by family name

Biographical/Historical

Barbara "Bobby" Ellis Patterson (1931 - 2017) was born in Catawba County, North Carolina. She marrried Henry B. Patterson in 1951 after graduating from Raleigh's Meredith College. Barbara taught elementary school in DeKalb County, Georgia while Henry studied dentistry at Emory Unicersity. The couple later moved to Charlotte when Henry set up a dental practice.

Barbara became an avid local history and genealogy researcher. She volunteered at the Hezekaih Alexander House in Mecklenburg County, and after returning to Catawba Coounty she became director of the Hickory Landmarks Society. Barabra's genealogical research led her to join the DAR and the Colonial Dames.

Contents of the Collection

Box 1
1 Box, 8 Folders
Box 2
Box 3

Subject Headings

  • Morris Family
  • Sparks Family
  • Jones family
  • Green Family
  • Hensley Family
  • Ellis Family
  • Covington Family
  • Burgess Family
  • Webb Family
  • Walker Family
  • Berryhill Family
  • Baber Family
  • Yancey County (N.C.)
  • Rutherford County (N.C.)
  • Mecklenburg County (Va.)
  • North Carolina, Western
  • North Carolina--Genealogy
  • Virginia -- Genealogy
  • Correspondence

    • Acquisitions Information

    Received via donation from creator's sister in August 2019