Edwards, Rev. Jonathan.  "An Illustrated History of Spokane County, State of
Washington."  San Francisco: W. H. Lever, 1900.  p. 686.
 
R. B. PATTERSON

     A farmer near Medical Lake, and a pioneer of 1883, was born in Missouri, in
1853.  He was reared and educated in the state of his nativity, but when twenty
years old he became imbued with a desire to see the west and accordingly came
out to California.  He followed mining in the mineral producing regions of the
Golden state during the first five years of his stay there, then tried farming
for five years more.  But subsequently he came to Spokane county and homesteaded
one hundred and sixty acres of land northeast of Medical Lake, to which he has
since added one hundred and sixty acres more, procured by purchase from the
Northern Pacific Railroad Company.  He is now engaged in diversified farming and
to a limited extent in fruit culture.  Mr. Patterson is an enterprising and
successful farmer and a highly esteemed citizen, possessing the confidence and
respect of his neighbors.  He has a splendid farm, beautiful for situation and
commanding an excellent view of the surrounding country.  Fraternally, he is a
Odd Fellow.  He was married in Spokane county, in 1885, to Mary A. Fellows, who
was also a pioneer of 1883.  They have had two children, namely, William H.,
living, and Philip E., deceased.  They are members of the Congregational church
at Medical Lake.
 
 
Transcriber's additional notes:
 
Census:
1900, June 12; Spokane Co, WA; Deep Creek Pct, p 6
R. B. Patterson, 47, April 1853, MO, AL, TN, mar 14 yrs, farmer
M. A., wife, 37, Jan 1863, CA, NH, IN, mar 14 yrs, 2 children-1 living
W. H., son, 13, Sept 1886, WA, MO, CA, att. school


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