Eliza Jane (Black) Patton 1832-1907

Eliza Jane is found in the 1850 Illinois census, Warren county. She is living with her parents, her brother and his family and siblings.
There is an announcement in the Monmouth Atlas of 13 August 1852. Married in the county on the 5th inst. by Reverend John Scott, Mr. Robert B. Davidson and Miss Eliza J. Black.
She is found in the 1860 Illinois census, Warren county, Monmouth township, living with the Sterrett family and a Mary J. Davidson. She is 28 and has $1000 in real estate.
Eliza Jane is found in the 1870 Illinois census, Warren county, Monmouth city, west ward. She is age 38 running a boarding house with $150 in personal property. She was living with her father and other boarders.
The Monmouth Review of 14 August 1895 mentions that Mr. and Mrs. Harry Black of Peoria were the guests of N.T. Patton and family.
The Monmouth Review of 14 July 1899 mentions that Mrs. Nellie Patton Jackman of Milroy, Indiana arrived in Monmouth that morning for a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. N.T. Patton.
E.J. is found in the 1900 Illinois census, Warren county, Monmouth city. She is age 67, born June 1832 in Ohio. Her father was born in Ireland and her mother in Georgia.
The Monmouth Review of 24 December 1903 mentioned that Mrs. N.T. Patton, Sr. and son Charles and Mr. and Mrs. Will Reynolds went to Crawfordsville, Iowa to visit with Dr. and Mrs. Niblock until after Christmas.
Her obituary is found in the Monmouth Review of 2 December 1907. Mrs. Thomas Patton and Mrs. Polly Bunker died the morning of 2 December 1907, both well-known long time residents of Monmouth. The stern hand of the Death Angel, which had touched so many of the older residents of the Maple City in the past few weeks, rested that morning on the Patton home on North Third street and a loved wife and mother went to her eternal reward. For some time Mrs. Patton had been ailing, having suffered an apoplectic stroke on Saturday 9 November. She had just returned from a trip to her old home in Ohio and on her way back had visited with her daughter, Mrs. Will Reynolds of Chicago, returning to Monmouth in her usual health. The next day, however, she experienced the dread stroke. For over a week it seemed that she would rally, but for the past few days constantly grown weaker, and this morning at 4 o'clock she quietly passed away. Eliza Jane Black was born near Tranquility, Adams county Ohio 22 June1832, being the second child of a family of nine children. In the spring of 1847 she moved with her parents to Peoria county where for several years they made their home,. In 1850, she came with herparents to this vicinity settling just west of Monmouth. She married Robert Davison 5 August 1852 and they moved to Oquawka after their marriage and then to Monmouth where he died 17 May 1859. She later was united in marriage with Thomas Patton in Monmouth 15 October1878. Her husband and three children were left to mourn her loss, Charles Patton of Monmouth, Mrs. George F. Niblock of Derby, Iowa and Mrs. Will Reynolds of Chicago. She united with the Seceder church at Sugar Tree Grove, then was present at the first communion service at the First United Presbyterian church in Monmouth just after its organization. She united with that church and was quite active in its Women's Missionary Society. Her funeral was conducted by Dr. J.A. Burnett with burial in the Monmouth cemetery.

• Married: 5 AUG 1852 in Warren county, Illinois
• Note: Book A, page 273

• Married: 15 OCT 1878 in Warren, Illinois

1. Ida M Patton b: 13 JUN 1880 in Warren county, Illinois

1. Type: Newspaper
   Title: Monmouth Daily Review
   Place: Monmouth Illinois
   Media: Newspaper
   Location: Microfilm from Illinois Historical Library