Frederick Patterson
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Frederick Douglass Patterson (1901 - 1988)

Dr. Frederick Douglass Patterson
Born in Washington, District of Columbia, United Statesmap
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married 12 Jun 1935 in Gloucester, Virginia, United Statesmap
[children unknown]
Died at age 86 in New Rochelle, Westchester, New York, United Statesmap
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Biography

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Frederick Patterson was awarded the Spingarn Medal for outstanding achievement by an African American.

Frederick Douglass Patterson was an American academic administrator, the president of what is now Tuskegee University and founder of the United Negro College Fund. He was a 1987 recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and the 1988 recipient of the Spingarn Medal.[1]

Frederick Douglass Patterson was born in 1901. He was the son of William Ross Patterson and Mamie Brooks.[2] Before he was two years old, his parents both died of tuberculosis, so he was raised by his sister Bessie.[1]

In 1935, he married Catherine Elizabeth Moton.[2]

He passed away in 1988. [3]

Sources

  1. 1.0 1.1 Wikipedia: Frederick D. Patterson
  2. 2.0 2.1 Marriage: "Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940"
    Virginia, Marriages, 1785-1940. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013; FHL Film Number: 2048451
    Ancestry Record 60214 #166110
    Fred Douglas Patterson (33) marriage to Catherine Elizabeth Moton on 12 Jun 1935 in Gloucester Co., Virginia.
  3. Find A Grave: Memorial #9136
  • 1930 Census: "1930 United States Federal Census"
    Year: 1930; Census Place: Tuskegee, Macon, Alabama; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0002; FHL microfilm: 2339771
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6224 #119066176
    Fred D Patterson (28), married worker, Veterinarian, in household of Edna Landers (47) in Tuskegee Institute Campus, Tuskegee, Macon, Alabama, USA. Born in District of Columbia.
  • 1940 Census: "1940 United States Federal Census"
    Year: 1940; Census Place: Tuskegee, Macon, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00055; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 44-2
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2442 #62685035
    Fred D Patterson (38), married, President, head of household in Tuskegee, Macon, Alabama. Born in Texas.

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