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J. P. PATTON was born in Fleming County, Ky., July 13, 1815, and is the third of a family of six born to Thomas and Elizabeth (Mitchell) Patton, both natives of Pennsylvania. Thomas was a son of John Patton. J. P. Patton received only a common-school education, and when quite young he commenced to deal in mules and fine saddle horses; for a number of years he would take the stock to South Carolina and Georgia and dispose of it. He next embarked in the tobacco business, buying and shipping to New Orleans and Philadelphia, and continued in this trade for quite a number of years; he was in Missouri for two years, and in 1852 located in Covington and engaged in the tobacco business successfully for two years. He then opened a commission house in Cincinnati, Ohio, No. 37 Walnut Street, and was in the business one year; he then bought and shipped grain from Covington for two years, then bought a flouring-mill, and operated it for three years. During the late war he was arrested in his mill as a Southern sympathizer, placed in the county jail, and was confined seven weeks, when he gave bond for $10,000 for his appearance at court, and was released. At the close of the war he opened a real estate and claim collecting office, and has since been engaged in that business, taking great pride in collecting bad notes, etc. October 12, 1837, he was united in marriage to Agnes D. Smith, of Mason County, Ky., daughter of Henry D. and Permelia A. (Anderson) Smith; to this union have been born five children, three of whom are living: Henry, Charles and Permelia. Mr. Patton is a member of the Masonic fraternity.