1840 Birth:1604 Birth date of 15 April 1840 taken from 1915 death certificate issued by Butte County, Calfornia; informant was Mary A. Patterson, widow. Birth place assumed to be Licking County, Ohio, based on ressidence of parents Ephraim Patterson and Eve Fry in that location in the 18401284 census enumeration.

1850 U.S. Census:2388 Smiley enumerated in the household of his father Ephraim Patterson in Washington Township, Johnson County, Iowa as Emily, age 10, born in Ohio.

1860 U.S. Census:2379 Smiley enumerated in the household of his father Ephraim Patterson in Washington Township, Johnson County, Iowa as a male, age 20, farmer, personal property value $550, born in Ohio.

1870 U.S. Census:1673
Butte County, California (Oregon Township)
Enumeration date not given
Sam'l Patterson •• 29, male, white, miner, personal property value $800, born in Ohio, male over the age of 21
Mary A. •• 25, female, white, keeping house, born in Pennsylvania
Helen •• 7, female, white, born in Iowa, attended school within the year
Jane •• 2, female, white, born in California
Samuel McEldowney, age 28 and probably Mary's brother, was enumerated as the fourth following households.

1880 U.S. Census:2425
Butte County, California (Oregon Township)
Enumerated 9 June 1880
Smally Patterson •• white, male 40, married, miner, unemployed six months, born in Ohio, father born in Virginia, mother born in Pennsylvania
Mary A. •• white, female, 39, wife, married, keeps house, born in Pennsylvania, father born in Ireland, mother born in Ireland
Mary E. •• white, female, 17, daughter, single, at home, attended school within the year, born in Iowa, father born in Ohio, mother born in Pennsylvania
Nelly •• white, female, 12, daughter, single, at home, attended school within the year, born in California, father born in Ohio, mother born in Pennsylvania
Albert •• white, male, 9, son, single, at home, at home, attended school within the year, born in California, father born in Ohio, mother born in Pennsylvania
Jessie R. •• white, female, 4, daughter, single, born in California, father born in Ohio, mother born in Pennsylvania
Daisy •• white, female, 1, daughter, single, born in California, father born in Ohio, mother born in Pennsylvania
William McEldowney •• white, male, 71, father-in-law, widowed, miner, born in Ireland, father born in Ireland, mother born in Ireland

1883 Inheritance:1283 On 27 February 1883 in Butte County, California, Smiley H. Patterson and his wife Mary A. Patterson, for the sum of $1,250 paid in gold coin, relinquish rights in Johnson County, Iowa, land that Smiley inherited from the Adam Patterson estate. The land is surrendered to Bruce Patterson.

1885 Butte County, California Directory:2020 S. H. Patterson, Pentz, California.

1915 Death Certificate:1604 County of Butte, City of Chico, Smiley Hughes Patterson, date of death, 23 November 1915; male, white, married; born 15 April 1840; age 75 years, 7 months, 8 days; occupation, retired prospector; born in Ohio; father, Ephraim Patterson, father born in Ohio; maiden name of mother, Eve Frye, mother born in Germany; length of residence at place of death, 8 years, in California, 53 years; informant, Mary A. Patterson, Chico, California; place of burial, Chico, California; date of burial, 26 November 1915.