Marker Inscription
(1823-1900) 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. Recorded - 2006
About this site
Dr. Adolph Leander Patten is a historical marker in Mineola, Wood County, dedicated in 2006. It is one of 75 historical markers documented in Wood County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 151 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 32.6560, -95.4921 near Mineola. The nearest cataloged historic site is George C. Reeves (Aug. 31, 1854 - Aug. 29, 1934) (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include John Creighton Buchanan, Robert N. Stafford, and Richard Malcolm Smith.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5507013453. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
