{"id":481,"date":"2019-11-01T16:13:39","date_gmt":"2019-11-01T16:13:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/1890skirksville\/?page_id=481"},"modified":"2026-10-06T21:21:29","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T21:21:29","slug":"biographies-west-salt-river-township","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/1890skirksville\/portrait-gallery-1898\/biographies-west-salt-river-township\/","title":{"rendered":"Biographies (West Salt River Township)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"481\" class=\"elementor elementor-481\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-28f9394 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"28f9394\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-043cf8e\" data-id=\"043cf8e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dff3d0b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dff3d0b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/1890skirksville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/10\/1890s-kirksville16.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1042\" alt=\"&quot;West Salt River Township&quot;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/1890skirksville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/10\/1890s-kirksville16.png 1200w, https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/1890skirksville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/10\/1890s-kirksville16-300x75.png 300w, https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/1890skirksville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/10\/1890s-kirksville16-1024x256.png 1024w, https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/1890skirksville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/10\/1890s-kirksville16-768x192.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-781d5e8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"781d5e8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2678f0f\" data-id=\"2678f0f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-333445d elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"333445d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Resident Index<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2c714e elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-creative-button\" data-id=\"f2c714e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-creative-button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"eael-creative-button-wrapper\">\n\n            <a class=\"eael-creative-button eael-creative-button--default eael-cb-icon-position-\" href=\"https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/1890skirksville\/portrait-gallery-1898\/biographies-west-salt-river-township\/?preview_id=481&#038;preview_nonce=fbbc8419f2&#038;preview=true#:~:text=Samuel%20J%2E%20%26%20Nancy%20A%2E%20Hagans,-3\" data-text=\"\">\n            \t    \n                <div class=\"creative-button-inner\">\n\n                    \n                    <span class=\"cretive-button-text\">Samuel J. &amp; Nancy A. Hagans<\/span>\n\n                                    <\/div>\n\t                        <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f368ce5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-creative-button\" data-id=\"f368ce5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-creative-button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"eael-creative-button-wrapper\">\n\n            <a class=\"eael-creative-button eael-creative-button--default eael-cb-icon-position-\" href=\"https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/1890skirksville\/portrait-gallery-1898\/biographies-west-salt-river-township\/?preview_id=481&#038;preview_nonce=fbbc8419f2&#038;preview=true#:~:text=John%20Patterson,-10\" data-text=\"\">\n            \t    \n                <div class=\"creative-button-inner\">\n\n                    \n                    <span class=\"cretive-button-text\">John Patterson<\/span>\n\n                                    <\/div>\n\t                        <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-97ef42a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"97ef42a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-da3a184\" data-id=\"da3a184\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-041542f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"041542f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-98c0713\" data-id=\"98c0713\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d8a69a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9d8a69a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"hagans\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Samuel J. &amp; Nancy A. Hagans<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb93f1a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bb93f1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"164\" height=\"230\" src=\"https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/1890skirksville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2019\/09\/HagansS.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-86\" alt=\"Photograph of Samuel J. &amp; Nancy A. 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Although a typographical error in the county cemetery book indicates Sam &amp; Nancy died the same day, he was still living when the 1880 Census was taken.\u00a0\u00a0<i>[Federal Census; Adair Co Cemeteries]<\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-829d706 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"829d706\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-58fdb35\" data-id=\"58fdb35\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-8e49611 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8e49611\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-88c9831\" data-id=\"88c9831\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a0522a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8a0522a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"patterson\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">John Patterson<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6ba2b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b6ba2b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"210\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/1890skirksville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2019\/09\/PattersonJ-210x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-128\" alt=\"Photograph of John Patterson.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/1890skirksville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2019\/09\/PattersonJ-210x300.jpg 210w, https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/1890skirksville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2019\/09\/PattersonJ.jpg 213w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 210px) 100vw, 210px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c4994b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8c4994b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">10 July 1831 &#8211; 25 Feb 1909<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c4ab17f\" data-id=\"c4ab17f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f2226d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1f2226d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>John Patterson was born in Urshult, Sweden and immigrated to the US in 1853, stopping in Kentucky for two years before settling in Adair County.\u00a0 At the time of his death, he owned one of the largest dairy farms in the region, had been President of the State Dairy Association for several years and was considered one of the leading experts in scientific dairy farming.\u00a0 John and his first wife, Elizabeth Richardson, had one daughter, Ginevra. \u00a0After Elizabeth\u2019s death he remarried twice, to Maggie Sees and Jane E Hill.\u00a0<i>[Violette]<\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Resident Index Samuel J. &amp; Nancy A. 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