Biographical sketch of Jesse Patton

Title

Subject

People; work/business

Description

This is a biographical sketch of Jesse Patton from the Florence Herald in 1897. Florence historian Lee Freeman notes: "Jesse Patton (1865-1910) was one of at least seven children of mulatto residents Henry Patton (1832-1901) and his wife Rachel (1853-1902). Henry had been a slave on Judge Sidney Cherry Posey’s plantation near Florence and Rachel had been a slave of the Callahans and then "Captain Huff." Jesse began advertising in Florence newspapers in 1891, and he originally worked out of Ramsey’s Stable before owning his own. In 1892 he operated a small stable out of the basement of City Hall. Two years later, in 1894, he was awarded the US Mail contract from the Post Office to the L&N Railroad Depot. By 1895 he had moved into an impressive building on East Tennessee Street. In April of 1901 he was one of three Florence businessmen to install synchronized electric clocks (rented for $1.25 a month) which were regulated each day from Washington, DC via the Western Union Telegraph.Jesse’s wife was Katie Key (1874-), daughter of Florence blacksmith Hilton Key whom he married in 1891. Jesse and Katie had five children, one of whom had died by 1910."

Source

Florence Herald

Publisher

Florence Herald

Date

1897-10-14

Contributor

Lee Freeman

Rights

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Format

JPG

Language

English

Type

Still Image

Identifier

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Original Format

Newspaper

Files

Collection

People

Citation

“Biographical sketch of Jesse Patton,” Shoals Black History, accessed April 26, 2024, https://shoalsblackhistory.omeka.net/items/show/409.