1824 Birth:1440 Birth year of 1824 estimated based on age (26 years) in 1850 census enumeration; birth place of Burlington Township, Licking County, Ohio based on the enumeration of his mother Elizabeth Patterson in that location for both the 18201483 and 18301485 enumerations.

1830 U.S. Census:1485 Cyrus enumerated in the household of his grandfather Adam Patterson in Burlington Township, Licking County, Ohio as a male age 5 to 10; Cyrus was age 6. Uncle Ephraim Patterson1486 and aunt Lydia and her husband Philip B. Moore2377 were living in adjacent households.

1840 U.S. Census:1490 Cyrus enumerated in the household of his grandfather Adam Patterson in Burlington Township, Licking County, Ohio as male age 15 to 20; Cyrus was age 16.

1850 U.S. Census:1440 Cyrus Patterson enumerated in the household of his mother Elizabeth Patterson as a male, age 26, farmer, born in Ohio.

1852 Iowa State Census: Cyrus Patterson, Washington County, p. 10. Not yet viewed.

1860 U.S. Census:1679
Washington County, Iowa (English River Townships, Richmond Post Office)
Enumerated 11 July 1860
Cyrus Patterson •• 38, male, farmer, real estate value $4,300, personal property value $1,097, born in Ohio
Mary J. •• 30, female, born in Pennsylvania
Elisa J. •• 9, female, born in Iowa
Elizabeth •• 63, female, born in Virginia << Cyrus’ mother
Cornelius Shrader •• 22, male, real estate value $175, born in Virginia

1870 U.S. Census:2392
Washington County, Iowa (English River Township, Lexington Post Office)
Enumerated 27 August 1870
Cyrus Patterson •• 48, male, white, farmer, real estate value $6,000, born in Ohio, male over 21 years of age
Mary •• 41, female, white, keeping house, born in Pennsylvania
Sophia •• 7, female, white, in school, born in Iowa, attended school within the year
Frank •• 3, male, white, born in Iowa
Rosanna Moore •• 15, female, white, in school, born in Iowa, attended school within the year << niece; daughter of David E. and Caroline M. Moore, age 5 in 1860 and living with parents; sister Cordelia living with Calvin Moore family in 1870
Ernest Cornwall •• 22, male, white, farm laborer, born in Canada, father and mother foreign born, male over 21 years of age

1880 U.S. Census:2398
Washington County, Iowa (English River Township)
Enumerated 16 June 1880
Cyrus Patterson •• white, male, 58, married, farmer, born in Ohio, father born in Virginia, mother born in Virginia
Mary J. •• white, female, 51, wife, keeping house, born in Virginia, father born in Pennsylvania, mother born in Pennsylvania
Sophia E. •• white, female, 17, daughter, single, keeping house, born in Iowa, father born in Pennsylvania [!], mother born in Pennsylvania [!]
Clarence E. •• white, male, 12, son, single, at shool, attended school within the year, father born in Pennsylvania [!], mother born in Pennsylvania [!]