Mineola in Wood County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Dr. Adolphus Leander Patten

(1823-1900)

Photographed by Mark Hilton, September 1, 2019

1. Dr. Adolphus Leander Patten Marker

Inscription. Adolphus Patten was born in North Carolina to Elijah and Nancy Watson Patten. He opened a medical practice in Rome, Georgia, where he married Emeline Eliza Trout in 1846. In 1854, they set out with family members to California via Texas but settled in Quitman instead. Patten worked as a physician, and he was active in civic affairs and as a Mason. During the Civil War, he served as surgeon with the 22nd Texas Regiment. The family moved to Mineola in the 1870s, and Patten continued practicing medicine.

Erected 2006 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 13453.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Science & Medicine • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1846.

Location. 32° 39.362′ N, 95° 29.529′ W. Marker is in Mineola, Texas, in Wood County. It can be reached from City Cemetery Road west of South Pacific Street, on the right when traveling north. Located within the Cedars Memorial Gardens. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1200 South Pacific Street, Mineola TX 75773,

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United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Piney Woods.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Republic of Texas,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: George C. Reeves (here, next to this marker); John Creighton Buchanan (within shouting distance of this marker); Robert N. Stafford (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Richard Malcolm Smith (about 300 feet away); Mineola Black Spiders (about 600 feet away); a different marker also named Mineola Black Spiders (about 600 feet away); Rufus Cornelius Hickman (approx. 0.2 miles away); Addie E. McFarland (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mineola.

Dr. Adolphus Leander Patten gravesite & marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, September 1, 2019

2. Dr. Adolphus Leander Patten gravesite & marker

Inscription on Dr. Adolphus Leander Patten grave marker. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, September 1, 2019

3. Inscription on Dr. Adolphus Leander Patten grave marker.

Credits. This page was last revised on December 23, 2019. It was originally submitted on September 6, 2019, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 456 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 6, 2019, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.