This was a very popular booklet in 1863 in the Northern United States. It tells the story, “truthful and graphic account,” of how one of W. G. Brownlow’s daughters saved the union flag flying over the Brownlow home from a group of drunken Confederate soldiers who wanted to take it down. Except, the daughter was […]
The Mining Patrick Brothers
I presented a paper at the 2016 Mining History Association Conference in Telluride, Co. Here is my presentation.
The Family that Mines Together, Stays Together, Part III
1890s Will sold his interest in the Col. Sellers in 1895 to his mother Eliza, probably to finance his investment in the Southern Eureka Mine in the Tintic District in Utah. However that investment didn’t not pan out and in 1901, Will filed for bankruptcy and discharged almost $70,000 in debt. Around 1890 or so, […]
Some Patrick Updates
This summer, while looking at business directories for Pittsburgh, I found that the 1815 directory listed “Patrick James, mason” in Lawrenceville, PA, on the north side of Pittsburgh. The family lore never mentioned Lawrenceville. However, looking through the directory, I noticed that the masons and stone cutters (about five or six) were all located in […]
The Family That Mines Together, Stays Together, Part II
Now that you know who the players are, here is their (abreviated) story. Georgetown In 1876, Will was working as an assayer in Georgetown. He worked for one of the reduction mills, but I haven’t found a name. Then he was in partnership with a fellow St. Louisian, Frank Graham, who was a chemist. But […]
The Family That Mines Together, Stays Together Part I
Sorry I haven’t posted anything in a couple months. I have been working on a talk I will give at the Annual Mining History Conference in Telluride in June. Every time I check a date or other detail, I get sucked into more research, so it has been slow. The topic is the mining interests […]
Bowman vs. Patrick
With mining comes lawsuits. That’s just the way it is. Will was a party to several lawsuits in his mining career. Sometimes he brought the suit and sometimes he was the defendant. But the one lawsuit that lasted the longest and had the most effect on his life was Bowman vs. Patrick. The story starts […]
Annie Elopes with a Stonecutter!
Exploring family history can be exciting, tedious, frustrating, and amazing. One thing I have wondered about for years was how did Will and Annie meet? He was in St. Louis and she in Knoxville or Philadelphia. When did they meet? I imagined that they met in Washington DC when Will went to apply for the […]
Who Was Marie Patrick?
Anne Brownlow Patrick died in July 1893 at her mother’s home in Knoxville. A year later, Will married Marie Eubank. I have a copy of their marriage certificate. They were married in Teller County. Marie’s father, William T. Eubank, was an Expressman on a railway. An Expressman was in charge of the mail car and […]
Courtroom Drama
Mining and lawsuits go together like a horse and carriage, you can’t have one without the other. And while lawsuits had a large impact on the lives of Will and Annie, the courtroom adventures of friends and family was also interesting. First up, Myra Clark Gaines. She was married to Annie’s great-grand uncle, Gen. Edmund […]
