ROBERT DANIEL PATRICK

The following bio was taken from page 338 of the book entitled “Rusk County History” compiled and edited by Rusk County Historical Commission Transcribed by Gloria Riley

Submitted by Gloria B. Mayfield, Rusk Co. CC

Robert Daniel Patrick was born in North Carolina in 1845 and died in Rusk County in 1887. He married Frances, the daughter of Peter Minor Clinton. Robert and Frances made their home near Pleasant Springs. The water from this spring met the needs of this family and also supplied water for the church and school in the Patrick Community. The land for the first school and church was donated by the Patrick family in 1874. Robert owned and operated a grist mill and cotton gin, and he was killed in 1887 when a large gin press fell on him. His wife, Frances, died the following January, leaving nine orphan children. These were: Dave, Mary Jane, Minnie, John, Ellen, Pete, Dixie, Lena, and Smith. All of these children were given away after their mother’s funeral. The youngest of these children who found homes in other households was James Smith Patrick (1885-1966). He was married to Vertie Virginia Wallace, January 1, 1914 on the porch of the Wallace home in Rusk County. Their first home was on John Currence Patrick land near the place where Smith was born. In this home Boyd and Gertie were born. From there the family moved to Minden, where Lois was born. After moving back to the Patrick Community, where Robert was born in 1927, the family bought the Mary Patrick Bolding estate. This place was the home of Smith’s Aunt Mary Bolding, who had taken him and his sister, Mary Jane, to live with her when their mother died in 1888. Smith and his wife spent the remainder of their lives together in this home where he had been reared. Boyd Patrick married Connie Belle Patrick and they lived on the farm near the Patrick Community. Gertie Patrick now lives in Henderson. Lois married Fred Rhodes and lives in Timpson, Texas. Young Robert married Frances Bearden and they live in Carrizo Springs, Texas. Submitted by Gertie Patrick