Josiah Patterson was born 1837 Apr. 14 to Malcolm and Mary Deloach Patterson in Morgan Co., Ala. He attended field schools and was admitted to the bar in 1859. That same year he married Josephine Rice. He practiced law in Morgan Co., until 1861, when he enlisted in the CSA as a first lieutenant in the 1st Ala. Cavalry. He was promoted to colonel of the 5th Ala. Infantry before the end of that conflict. In 1865 he resumed the practice of law in Morgan Co., but moved to Tenn. in 1872, where he served in the state Legislature, 1891-1897. He and his wife had at least two children, Malcolm Rice and Ann.
Josephine Rice was born to Judge Green P. and Eliza Turner Rice in Ala. She married Josiah Patterson in 1859.
From the description of Papers, ca.1880-1896. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122567950
