- J. G. PATTERSON, editor and proprietor of the Edgerton Index,
published at Edgerton, Wis.,
- was born in Jefferson, Jefferson County, this State, on the
24th day of August, 1860. He is the son of Joseph B. PATTERSON,
who removed to Jefferson in 1842, and assisted in laying out
that town, where he still resides. He has been prominently connected
with the history of Southern Wisconsin, and also assisted in
the laying out of Janesville, where for a short time he made
his home.
- The subject of our sketch was reared to manhood in his native
county, and choosing the printer's
- trade as the occupation which he wished to make his life
work, he entered an office in Jefferson, where he received a
thorough education in that line, becoming quite proficient in
the business. He was later employed on various papers, holding
the position of foreman in the office of the Oconomowoc Local,
which was published by Fred W. COON, and when Mr. COON purchased
the Edgerton Tobacco Reporter, he came to Edgerton as foreman
of that journal, which position he occupied until Mr. COON severed
his connection with the Oconomowoc Local and took personal charge
of the Reporter. The first edition of the Index appeared on the
26th of June, 1886, and like the Reporter, devotes much attention
to the tobacco interests of the State. It is published weekly,
with a circulation of about 900 copies, and is a well edited
sheet.
- In 1882 Mr. PATTERSON was united in marriage with Miss Grace
I. BANKS, a daughter of
- James BANKS, one of the early settlers of Green County, now
residing in Jefferson. They have gained many friends since becoming
residents of Edgerton, and are held in the highest regard by
all who know them.
-
- Taken from "The Portrait and Biographical Album of
Rock County, Wis." (c)1889, pp. 983.
-
- Courtesy of Carol
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