George Washington Patton and Emma Jane Hawksworth

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Husband George Washington Patton ^{1 2 3}

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           Born: 6 Sep 1817 - Woodcock Valley, Walker Twp, Huntingdon Co, PA 1 2 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 7 Mar 1882 - Philadelphia, PA 1 2 3
         Buried:  - Fairview Cemetery, Altoona, Blair Co, PA

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         Father: John Patton (1757/1759-1836) 1 4 5 6
         Mother: Rebecca Simpson (1777-1845/1845) 1 3 5

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       Marriage: 19 Dec 1861 2 7 8

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   Other Spouse: Mary B. Burket (1825-1856) 1 2 8 - 10 Jun 1845 1 2 8

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Wife Emma Jane Hawksworth ^{2 7 8}

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           Born: 24 Aug 1834 - Lebanon, Lebanon Co, PA 8
     Christened: 
           Died: 18 Oct 1898 8
         Buried: 

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         Father: George Hawksworth (      -      ) 8
         Mother: Susan [Unk] (      -      ) 8

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Children

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1 F Mary Virginia Patton ^{2 7 8}

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           Born: 3 Nov 1865 8
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Harold A. Freeman (      -      ) 2 8
           Marr: 29 Jan 1890 8

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2 F Margaret Murray Patton ^{2 7 8}

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           Born: 3 Jul 1870 - Altoona, Blair Co, PA 8
     Christened: 
           Died: 15 Dec 1889 - Philadelphia, PA 2 8
         Buried: 

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General Notes: Husband - George Washington Patton

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He was one of the lessees of Union Furnace and manager at Blair Furnace. He removed to Altoona, Pennsylvania, in 1852, and in 1854 was chosen first chief burgess of the town, re-elected in 1855, and in 1861 was appointed postmaster, serving eight years, and in 1870 was elected associate judge of Blair County, subsequently removing to Philadelphia.

He was for some time one of the lessees of Union Furnace and manager at Blair Furnace, but became a citizen of Altoona before it had assumed a corporate existence. After a borough charter was obtained, Feb. 6, 1854, he was chosen the first chief burgess, and was re-elected in 1855. In 1861 he was appointed postmaster, serving eight years, and in 1870 was elected associate judge. After the expiration of his term of office he moved to the vicinity of Philadelphia, and subsequently into the city, where he later died. The widow and daughters continued to reside in Philadelphia.

After a minority spent at home on the farm, he decided to forsake farming. He entered mercantile business at Arch Spring, Blair County, Pennsylvania, 1845. In the spring of 1847 entering the iron and steel manufacturing industry, ultimately becoming manager of Blair Furnace, and in 1848, one of the lessees of the Union Furnace, Huntingdon County, achieving fair success in this latter venture. However, in 1845, he had been employed there. In 1853 he removed to Altoona, where his standing in the business world, and his commanding personality, influenced his fellow-townsmen to elect him the first chief burgess of that borough in 1853, and to re-elect him in 1854. He was elected a member of the first school board of Altoona. In 1861 he was appointed postmaster of Altoona, by President Lincoln, and in this capacity he served for eight years. In 1870 he was elected associate judge of Blair County, vacating his high office five years later, and removing to Philadelphia, where he lived in retirement for the remainder of his days. He was a man of strong conviction and independent opinion, and though brought up strictly under the influence of the Presbyterian church, he became a Lutheran, and was known as a devout earnest Christian, strict in the performance of his religious obligations. He was of a painstaking, methodical turn of mind, this trait being evidenced in the fact that practically throughout his life, he noted each day, in a diary, the day's happenings, insofar as they concerned him. This diary (kept in separate year books) was highly prized by his children. The diaries, in particular, note his interest in church matters, and in Sunday school activities. The work of the Sunday school attracted him, and he participated in it for many years. He was also a Mason, in which fraternity he attained the degree of Knights Templar.

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General Notes: Wife - Emma Jane Hawksworth

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from Altoona, Blair Co, PA

1 J. Simpson Africa, The History of Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Louis H. Everts, 1883), Pg 440.

2 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 28.

3 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 107.

4 —, Biographical Annals of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 589.

5 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 27.

6 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 106.

7 J. Simpson Africa, The History of Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Louis H. Everts, 1883), Pg 441.

8 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 108.