1.  LDS.  Family Search: Internet Genealogy Service:  IGI - International Genealogical Index (online at FamilySearch.org).

William M. Patton Birth: 05 Jun 1877, Haywood, North Carolina Death: 03 Sep 1967 Marriage: About 1889, Haywood, North Carolina Spouse: Dianah M. Stoup Patton Birth: 1881, Haywood, North Carolina Death: 1935 Source: patron submission

2.  Haywood County, North Carolina, Birth Index, 1800-2000 (online at Ancestry.com):

Name of Child:	Patton, Ora Minnie Sue	Patton, J. B.	Patton, Loureon	Patton, _____	Patton, Wm Jack
Date of Birth:	22 Jul 1909	1 Mar 1912	5 Jul 1914	31 Dec 1916	5 Aug 1920
Place of Birth:	Canton	Canton	Canton	Beaverdam	Canton
Gender:	F	M	F	F	M
Race:	W	W	W	W	W
Name of Father:	Wm. M. Patton	Wm Mitchell Patton	William M. Patton	William M. Patton	W. M. Patton
Name of Mother:	Dianah Stroup	Diana Stroupe	Dora H. Stroup	Dora Stroup	Dina Sharpe Stroupe
Vol/Bk, Pg:	9, 170	15, 289	1&2, 148	3, 145	8, 78

This index is typescriptten extraction, not scanned images of the original records, so caveat emptor — it may contain errors.  The items entered in blue were written in pencil; in the case of Dina's name, a line had been penciled through Sharpe, with Stroupe handwritten in.

3.  SSDI:  Social Security Death Index (online at RootsWeb.com):

Name	Birth	Death	Last Residence	SSN	Issued	Post-em
William PATTON	05 Jun 1877	Sep 1967	28716 (Canton, Haywood, NC)	242-01-2557	NC	No
Emmett PATTON	11 Jan 1903	Dec 1978	28716 (Canton, Haywood, NC)	241-10-8480	NC	No
John PATTON	01 Mar 1912	Oct 1984	28786 (Waynesville, Haywood, NC)	244-03-0467	NC	No
Lorine PATTON	05 Jul 1914	05 Jan 1989	28716 (Canton, Haywood, NC)	247-34-6168	SC	No
William J. PATTON	05 Aug 1920	15 Apr 1996	21221 (Essex, Baltimore, MD)	237-18-6073	NC	No

4.  1880 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com):  Wm. PATTON (æ 2, b. PA; parents b. TN|NC) is living in Asheville Twp., Buncombe Co., NC (p. 163B), with his unmarried mother, Delia PATTON (æ 23, b. NC) and widowed grandmother, Elizabeth (__?__) PATTON (æ 65, b. NC).

5.  1890 Census:  the 1890 Census Population Schedules were destroyed.

6.  1900 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #22 of 52):  Asheville Twp. (Biltmore Pct. No. 1), Buncombe Co., NC, Roll T623_1184, p. 11B, SN 11, SD 9, ED 130, enumerated 15 Jun 1900, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1900 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1900:  for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	13	14	15	19	20	21	22	23	24
206	216	Patton William	Boarder	W	M	May 1878	22	S	NC	TN	NC	Machinest	6	4	Y	Y	Y

Boarding w/CREASMAN family.

7.  1910 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #12 of 32):  Beaverdam Twp., Haywood Co., NC, Roll T624_113 (Part 1), p. 102B, SN 6B, SD 10, ED 57, enumerated 25 Apr 1910, official enumeration date 15 Apr 1910 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1910:  for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

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28

105

105

Patton William M

Head

M

W

38

M1

8

NC

NC

NC

Eng

Laborer

Fiber plant

?

N

2

Y

Y

N

O

F

H

______ Dina

Wife

F

W

28

M1

8

4

3

NC

NC

NC

Eng

Housework

General & H???

Y

Y

N

______ Emit U?

Son

M

W

7

S

NC

NC

NC

Eng

None

Y

Y

Y

______ Ralph B

Son

M

W

5

S

NC

NC

NC

Eng

None

N

N

Y

______ Oraa M

Dau

F

W

9/12

S

NC

NC

NC

Eng

None

N

N

N

8.  1920 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #16 of 36):  Canton Town (South Ward), Beaver Dam Twp., Haywood Co., NC, Roll T625_1304, p. 35B, SN 8B, SD 310, ED 65, enumerated 20 Jan 1920, official enumeration date 1 Jan 1920 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1920:  for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

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28

X

149

160

Patton William

Head

O

F

M

W

42

M

Y

Y

NC

NC

NC

Y

???

???

W

______ Dina

Wife

F

W

38

M

Y

Y

NC

NC

NC

Y

______ Emmett

Son

M

W

16

S

Y

Y

NC

NC

NC

Y

______ Rolfh?

Son

M

W

14

S

Y

Y

Y

NC

NC

NC

Y

______ Ora

Dau

F

W

10

S

Y

Y

Y

NC

NC

NC

Y

______ J B

Son

M

W

7

S

Y

Y

Y

NC

NC

NC

Y

______ Lo????

Dau

F

W

5

S

NC

NC

NC

Y

______ Annie

Dau

F

W

3

S

NC

NC

NC

Y

This enumerator's handwriting is a misery, so an accurate extraction is simply not possible.

9.  1930 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #12 of 37):  203 Academy Street, Canton Town, Beaverdam Twp., Haywood Co., NC, Roll 1698, p. 181B, SN 6B, ED 44-3, SD 5, enumerated 5 Apr 1930, official enumeration date 1 Apr 1930 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1930:  for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

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30

*

203

92

112

Patton William M

Head

O

2000

N

M

W

52

M

23

N

Y

NC

TN

NC

Y

Mechanic

Pulp Mill

W

Y

N

______ Dinah S

Wife

F

W

49

M

19

N

Y

NC

NC

NC

Y

None

______ Ara M

Dau

F

W

20

S

N

Y

NC

NC

NC

Y

Saleslady

Ladies Department Store

W

Y

______ J B

Son

M

W

18

S

Y

Y

NC

NC

NC

Y

None

______ Lorance?

Dau

F

W

15

S

Y

Y

NC

NC

NC

Y

None

______ Annie E

Dau

F

W

13

S

Y

Y

NC

NC

NC

Y

None

______ Jack W

Son

M

W

9

S

N

NC

NC

NC

None

______ Robert H

Uncle

M

W

79

Wd

N

Y

NC

NC

NC

Y

None

*Academy Street

10.  Messages posted to the Stroup Family Genealogy Forum (online at GenForum.com).

11.  Messages posted to the Patton Family Genealogy Forum (online at GenForum.com).