Surnames Beginning With 'N'
CAMILLA NIXDORF-PATTERSON
Camilla Adeline Nixdorf was born in Miller County in Osage Township, south of Tuscumbia on 5 Nov 1860. She was a daughter of Dr. Anton Paul Nixdorf (1832-1906) and Wilhelmina/Minnie Moehle (b. 1836) who were natives of Breslau, Prussia. The Nixdorfs came to Miller County in the decade prior to the Civil War and settled in Osage Township locating in what would later be known as the Pleasant Farm community. Some of their early neighbors were the families of Wyrick, Bilyeu, Blanton, Ramsey, Thompson, McDonald, Albertson, Barton, Brumley, Shockley and Crane. A detailed account of the life of Dr. Anton Paul Nixdorf is found in the book GOODSPEED'S 1889 HISTORY OF MILLER COUNTY (AND OTHER CENTRAL MISSOURI COUNTIES).
Wilhelmina Nixdorf
Camilla Adeline Nixdorf, oldest daughter of Anton and Minnie, married William W. Patterson in 1877 and before his death, in May 1900, they became parents of ten children. William was a son of Joseph Patterson (1836-1916) and Martha Jane McClain-Patterson (1837-1915) who lived in the same community as the Nixdorfs. When Joseph and Martha married in December 1855, she was a young with widow with a 3-year old son, ALEXANDER MCCLAIN, who was a half-brother to the 10 Patterson children.
Fred, Tennyson, Minnie and Luna Patterson
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In 1900, Camilla was head of her household, a widow of only a few months. William Patterson (called Beed) had died in May 1900 and a month later in June 1900, the 10th child was born. Camilla was still a young woman and had 9 of her 10 children still at home. The oldest son, Perry T. Patterson, was not in the household when the census taker came through the countryside enumerating the residents of the county. On the adjoining farm lived her in-laws, Joseph and Martha Patterson. Other neighbors were the families of Wyrick, Topping, Helton, Lamb, McDonald, Keyes, Thornton, and Bear.
Camilla Nixdorf Patterson lived until May 21, 1940, almost reaching her 80th year. She had been a widow for 40 years. She was survived by several children and grandchildren; two sisters-Minnie Nixdorf Kallenbach and Addie Nixdorf Burks; and four brothers-Bismarck, Paul, Carroll, and Victor Nixdorf. Her funeral service was held at the Ulman Christian Church. She was buried beside her husband, William (1858-1900), in Jackson Cemetery, near Ulman.