Patt, William A. (William Andrew), 1860-1954

Rancher and hunting guide.

From the description of William A. Patt papers, 1886-1926. (Montana State University Bozeman Library). WorldCat record id: 42927972

William Andrew Patt was born in Rhode Island on January 21, 1860, the son of Eliza Patt. In 1880 he was working in a quarry in Center, Kansas. About 1889 he married Emma Kerzenmacker. During 1890 he worked for the Montana Park and Hotel Society, recording weather statistics and working on their ditch projects. By 1900 he was working as a carpenter in Madison County, Montana, and raising rabbits. In 1910, he, his wife Emma and their 7 children had a ranch near Spencer, Idaho. In 1920 he ran a general store in Humphrey, Idaho, and in 1930 he was a game warden at Dubois for the State of Idaho.

From the description of William Andrew Patt papers, 1889-1907. (Montana Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 430101984

William Andrew Patt (1860-1957) was born on January 21, 1860 in Central Falls, Rhode Island. He came west around 1878 and established a ranch in the Upper Madison Valley along Grayling Creek in 1885. He worked off the ranch occasionally as a builder in both Idaho and Yellowstone National Park and also guided hunting parties which traveled through the area. One of these hunting parties in 1886 may have included Theodore Roosevelt. In 1889, Patt married Emma Kerzenmacher in Helena, Montana. The couple eventually had nine children. Patt was asked by the "Montana Park and Hotel Society" in Helena to keep a journal recording weather conditions in the Upper Madison Valley. Every two weeks he transcribed his diary entries and mailed them to the Society. In 1897 the Patt family left Montana for Pleasant Valley (Humphrey) Idaho and their ranch was taken over by Mrs. Patt's brother, Peter Kerzenmacher. The entire place was flooded by Hegben Lake around 1914. William Patt died in Pocatello, Idaho on June 6, 1954.

From the guide to the William A. Patt Papers, 1890-1926, (Montana State University-Bozeman Library, Merrill G Burlingame Special Collections)

William Andrew Patt (1860-1954) was born on 21 Jan. 1860 in Central Falls, R.I. He came west around 1878 and established a ranch in the upper Madison Valley along Grayling Creek in 1885. He worked off the ranch occasionally as a builder in both Idaho and Yellowstone National Park and also guided hunting parties which traveled through the area. One of these hunting parties in 1886 may have included Theodore Roosevelt. In 1889 Patt married Emma Kerzenmacher in Helena, Mont. The couple eventually had nine children. Patt was asked by the Montana Park and Hotel Society in Helena to keep a journal recording weather conditions in the upper Madison Valley. Every two weeks he transcribed his diary entries and mailed them to the society. In 1897 the Patt family left Montana for Pleasant Valley (Humphrey) Idaho and their ranch was taken over by Emma Patt's brother, Peter Kerzenmacher. The entire place was flooded by Hegben Lake around 1914. William Patt died in Pocatello, Idaho, on 6 June 1954.

From the description of William A. Patt papers, 1890-1926. (Montana State University Bozeman Library). WorldCat record id: 70925426