Franklin "Frank" W. Van Patten

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!EMM: Emmigrated to USA in 1867 !CEN: 1861 Census; Cobourg Vil., Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario, Canada; age: 6 !CEN: 1870 Census; Pleasant Prairie, Kenosha Co., WI; age: 10; b. CAN !CEN: 1880 Census; Pleasant Prairie, Kenosha Co., WI; age: 24; Single; b. CAN; Father b. NY; Mother b. CAN; Farm Laborer !CEN: 1910 Census; Newport, Lake Co., IL; age: 52; Single; b. CAN; Father b. NY; Mother b. CAN; Farmer - Dairy (Listed as Frank W.) !CEN: 1920 Census; Union, Ripley Co., MO; age: 62; Single; b. CAN; Father b. NY; Mother b. CAN; Farmer (Listed as Frank W.)

• Per 1910 census, siblings, Frank, Ernest and Hattie are residing in same household.
• Per 1920 census - Frank is living with his brother, Ernest.
• 24JUN1926 --- Aged Brothers Found Dead ---

Frank Van Patten, age 73 yrs and his brother Earnest Van Patten, age 77 yrs, residing 15 miles West of Doniphan, were found dead at their home last week. Had been dead probably about two weeks, as mail had not been picked up for that length of time. Unknown if the deaths were murder or suicide. 24JUN1926 Death Announcements per Pocahontas Star Herald.

• Family story has it that Frank and Earnest were poisoned with rat poison in thier pancake meal, apparently as a result of controversy over a land deal. source: Stan Wrobel.

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- dob I had was 1853, dob from 1870 US census was 1855