William's mother died at age 27 and when William was only seven years old. His father Edward, who was 34 years old at the time of his wife's death, never remarried and raised all four of his children.3
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A William F. Patton is listed as a Past Master of the Noble Lodge No. 480, F. & A.M [Free and Accepted Masons] of Curwensville in 1898 and deceased by 1949.886
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Resident of Brookville, Jefferson, PA in May 1907.233
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A W.F. Patton Academy of Music is identified as located on State Street in Curwensville, PA.935
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The W.F. Patton Academy of Music is seen in a photo at this source. It is identified as the “current [2007] site of Northwest Savings Bank.”936
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Looking for any information on the family of WILLIAM FRANCIS PATTON and his wife CATHERINE SHIPMAN. Thier children included WADE B PATTON and RUTH PATTON (married name MCCLURE). They lived in DuBois, Clearfield, PA.937
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In 1886-1887, Charles, Frank and Harry Wells (from Osceola) started the first light company in town [Curwensville] and it was called the Anderson Creek Electric Company. F. I. ("Nace") Thompson bought the plant in 1890, and his brother Jack operated it. Mr. Thompson later sold to Wm. F. Patton the old direct current plant and Mr. Patton built a new alternating current plant. This plant was sold to Charles E. Patton.885

[Charles and William F. Patton are first cousins.]