This project started with the work that Patsy did on assembling the photo album on Dan and Burd Patton. I have always been interested in my family background; however, my grandfather, Frank Patton, while a great photographer, always took pictures of things like landscapes and nature, but not people. I was always disappointed when I got a box of his old photos and found them full of flowers and scenery, so Patsy’s efforts were really appreciated by me.

I thought that if we got this information on the site it might be possible for others to contribute more information and over time we might build up a more comprehensive family story. It would also be in a more permanent and accessible form. If you would like to contribute information on any of these photos, you can find out how to reach us by reading our contact information.

The Patton Family Archives contains a total of 922 photographs and documents. The photographs in Album 1, Album 2, and Album 3 have been digitized and the order in which they appeared in the photograph album remains the same in the digital albums you can view below. The miscellaneous photographs section is a collection of photos that were in envelopes or loose among the archives. The documents section contains a number of historic documents, including wills, share certificates, marriage and death certificates, and other personal documents and items. You may also do a keyword search of the archives.