VanPatten, Cornelius James

1828 - 1901  (73 years)    Has 2 ancestors and 11 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	VanPatten, Cornelius James
  Born	12 Mar 1828	Glenville, Schenectady, New York, USA
  Gender	Male
  Military Service	Between Aug 1864 and Jul 1865
  Civil War - Company B, Twenty-seventh Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry
  1870 Census	1870	Portage, Columbia, Wisconsin, USA
  Cornelius Vanpatten - 41 Nancy Vanpatten - 32 Sarah Vanpatten - 8 Martin Vanpatten - 7 Elisabeth Vanpatten - 85 Frederick Vanpatten - 60 Johnson Rudolph - 15
  Biography	1895  [1]
  Commemorative Biographical Record of the Fox River Valley Counties of Brown,Outagamie and Winnebago, J.H. Beers & Co, p. 585-587
  CORNELIUS JAMES VAN PATTEN. The genealogy of the VanPatten family dates back to the great-grandfather, who came from Amsterdam, Holland, and bought a part of the noted Schenectady (N.Y.) patent or land grant of seventy-five thousand acres of land. He was one of twelve Hollanders who secured the grant, the land of which is now owned and occupied by some of his descendants. Simon, his son, and grandfather of our subject, was also a man of considerable importance in that vicinity, inheriting much of his father's ability, and he owned a large tract of land which he divided among his children. He was born in America, and when the Revolutionary war broke out he enlisted in the service to help in securing American independence, taking an active part in many a notable battle, and being present when Gen. Burgoyne surrendered to Gen. Gates after the battle of Saratoga, October 17, 1777. Surviving the war, he returned to his home in Schenectady county, N. Y., and lived to a good old age, when eighty years old retaining his sight, memory and wonderful activity. His wife was the daughter of Simon Fairley, of Glasgow, Scotland, and by her he had seven children; she too, lived, to be an octogenarian. They both belonged to the Dutch Reformed Church, and were widely known for their generous hospitality. Their son, John Baptist Van Patten, father of our subject, was born in Glenville, Schenectady Co., N. Y., and was reared to farming, becoming a very energetic and industrious man. He inherited a small sum of money which, with the fruits of his industry for a number of years, made a small fortune; but this he lost through the dishonesty of pretended friends whom he had trusted. Undaunted by this misfortune, he turned his face westward and settled in Painesville, Lake Co., Ohio, where he proceeded to accumulate more property. On March 9, 1806, he was married to Miss Betsey Elizabeth Van Patten, a very distant relative, whose father, Frederick VanPatten, was also a Revolutionary patriot. John B. Van Patten finally came to Wis- consin, settling in Plymouth township, Sheboygan county, where he died at the advanced age of eighty-four years. He was a large, robust man, retaining his strength and weight up to the time of his death. His wife, who was a very active woman, died when eighty years of age. They had a family of eleven children, of whom ten reached maturity. Cornelius James Van Patten, the subject proper of these lines, was born March 12, 1828, in Glenville, Schenectady Co., N.Y., was there reared, and was a young lad when his parents removed to Ohio. There he received three months' schooling, in which brief time he mastered the rudiments of the primary branches, and being reared on a farm he naturally took up that vocation. In October, 1846, he came to Sheboygan county, Wis., where he followed agricultural pursuits eleven years; then went to Clark county, Mo., where he resided until 1861, in which year he returned to Sheboygan county, Wis., farming until he enlisted in the army. While in Missouri he had become a member of the "Sons of Malta," a secret organization which bound its members by oath to protect the Union, and they were furnished guns and ammunition. This military organization, under the direction of John C. Fremont, did much to preserve the State of Missouri from seceding from the Union; their colonel was David Moore, of Ohio, who led them in several engagements which took the form of regular battles, one of which was fought on the banks of the Des Moines river, near the Iowa State line. The Rebel force, with nearly fifteen hundred men and two pieces of artillery, made an attack on the Union force, which consisted of only 256 men, but the Confederates were repulsed, beating a hasty retreat. In August, 1864, Mr. Van Patten enlisted in Company B, Twenty-seventh Wis. V. I., and joining the regiment at Little Rock, Ark., he moved south with the army, where he assisted in the capture of the Rebel towns and forts. His regiment was then sent to Texas, and here it remained until July 14, 1865, when Mr. Van Patten was honorably discharged and returned to Wisconsin, resuming the vocation of farming. Selling his farm in Sheboygan county nine years later, he removed to Bovina township, Outagamie Co., Wis., where he purchased forty-three acres of land in the northeastern part of the township; subsequently he bought more land until he had a farm of 187 acres, which he still owns and cultivates. In February, 1894, having been appointed postmaster at Shiocton under President Cleveland, he removed to that village. Mr. Van Patten was married, in Sheboygan county, to a lady from Maine, who died while they were living in Missouri. His second wife was Miss Margaret Horn, daughter of Martin Horn, and they had two children: Jennie, now Mrs. August Krull, of Cicero; and Martin H., who is managing his father's farm, is married to Miss Eva Trader, and has one son, Cornelius. Mrs. Margaret Van Patten died December 19, 1862, and on May 23, 1866. our subject was married to her sister, Miss Nancy Horn. In politics Mr. Van Patten has been a lifelong Democrat, although he voted for Gen. Fremont in 1856, and for Abraham Lincoln in 1860. He has been chairman of the board of supervisors two years, besides filling other township offices.
  Died	4 Nov 1901
  Buried	Shiocton Bovina St. Denis Cemetery, Shiocton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Person ID	I192251	1FamilyTree
  Last Modified	20 May 2018

  
  

  Father	VanPatten, John Baptist,   b. 17 Mar 1784, Glenville, Schenectady, New York, USA ,   d. 26 Feb 1868, Plymouth, Sheboygan, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 83 years)
  Mother	VanPatten, Elizabeth,   b. 5 Aug 1786, , , New York, USA ,   d. Abt 1874, Plymouth, Sheboygan, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 87 years)
  Family ID	F64796	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Horn, Margaret,   b. 8 Jan 1837, , , Ohio, USA ,   d. 19 Dec 1863, , , Missouri, USA  (Age 26 years)
  Married	Bef 1861
  Children	+ 1. VanPatten, Sarah "Jennie",   b. 25 Sep 1861, Plymouth, Sheboygan, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 11 Feb 1940, Rialto, San Bernardino, California, USA  (Age 78 years) + 2. VanPatten, Martin H.,   b. 19 Jan 1863,   d. 16 Jul 1926, Clintonville, Waupaca, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 63 years)
  Last Modified	8 Oct 2014
  Family ID	F64797	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Horn, Nancy,   b. 11 Aug 1839, , , Ohio, USA ,   d. 5 Oct 1915, Shiocton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 76 years)
  Married	23 May 1866	Sheboygan Falls, Sheboygan, Wisconsin, USA
  Last Modified	8 Oct 2014
  Family ID	F64799	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map	Load the map	Born - 12 Mar 1828 - Glenville, Schenectady, New York, USA Married - 23 May 1866 - Sheboygan Falls, Sheboygan, Wisconsin, USA 1870 Census - 1870 - Portage, Columbia, Wisconsin, USA Buried - - Shiocton Bovina St. Denis Cemetery, Shiocton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S1011] Commemorative Biographical Record of the Fox River Valley, J.H. Beers & Co., (Commemorative Biographical Record of the Fox River Valley Counties of Brown, Outagamie and Winnebago, J.H. Beers & Co. 1895 containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens, and of many of the early settled families. Read at Wisconsin History.org web site Or ), Page 585.