Cornelia M. Patterson (1863-1940)

Cornelia M. Patterson (1863-1940) aka Nellie Patterson; Servant (b. August 1863, Pennsylvania, USA - d. September 10, 1940, Kings County Hospital, Brooklyn, New York City, Long Island, New York, USA)

Birth

 * Richard B. Patterson I (1835-1908)
 * Cordelia Betts (1837-1917)

Siblings
Her siblings include: Louise Patterson (1857-?); John C. Patterson (1861-?); Richard B. Patterson II (1869-1930) who worked in a shoe store and married Mary Ellen Burke (1870-1957) aka Mamie Burke; Robert L. Patterson (1869-?) who married Rebecca; Marion Patterson (1871-?); and Grace E. Patterson (1873-?). All the children were born in New York except Cornelia who was born in Pennsylvania.

New York City
The family appears in the 1880 US Census living in Manhattan, New York City, New York where Richard senior and Richard junior were both working in a shoe store.

Marriage
Cornelia married Edwin T. Webb (c1860-c1895).

Children
They had the following children: Louise Florence Webb (1883-1943) who married Jacob Henry Stark; John G. Webb (1887-?) who married May; Lillian R. Webb (1890-?) who married Edward Meyer; and Marion Webb (1894-1931) who married Frederick T. Lewis, then took her own life by inhaling "illuminating gas" after she discovered that her husband was already married to Augusta C. X.

Husband abandons family
Edwin eventually abandoned the family.

Servant
Cornelia may be the person who appeared in the 1930 US Census as a widow, working as a servant in the home of Edward W. Smith (1864-?). Edward was a Newark, New Jersey "express man".

Memories about Cornelia M. Patterson
Flo Beijer writes: "In the 1900 US Census Cornelia is a widow and living in Brooklyn, New York and only two children were living with her at the time. It is known that Edwin left his family. It was difficult to read her occupation but I think it says operator. To make ends meet, as a single parent/widow, she put two of her children in an Orphan Asylum in Brooklyn, New York. I found Lillian R. Webb and Marion Webb there, in the 1900 census. Marion was working as a sales lady so she had income at 16. John G. Webb was in school. In the 1910 census they are back with their mother. She may have been working as a private medical nurse."

Death
She died of "carditis" on September 10, 1940 at the "K of C Hospital" in Brooklyn according to her sexton's card. She was 77 years old.

Burial
She was buried on September 14, 1940 in Evergreen Cemetery and was laid to rest in lot 5-A of the Lawn Crest 4 section of map 7. Her undertaker was Benjamin Grindroad of Brooklyn.