Introduction
This page documents the historical sources used in reconstructing the life and story of David Palmer Patrick (1838–1864).
These records include census data, military records, newspaper accounts, and archival materials that provide both factual detail and historical context.
Primary Record Categories
Census Records
- 1850 United States Federal Census — Union County, Ohio
- 1860 United States Federal Census — Benton County, Iowa
- Iowa State Census (1856 and others)
Military and Civil War Records
- U.S. Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System
- Civil War Pension Index (1861–1934)
- Adjutant General Military Records
- Registers of Deaths of Volunteers
Archival Materials
- David Patrick Civil War Letter (October 29, 1863)
Butler Center for Arkansas Studies
Newspapers and Contemporary Accounts
- Burlington Weekly Hawk-Eye (1862)
- Quad-City Times (1862, 1864)
- The Davenport Daily Gazette (1865)
- Marysville Tribune (1886 legal notice)
Probate and Local Records
- Iowa Wills and Probate Records
- Executors and Guardians Bonds
Additional Databases
- Ancestry.com collections
- Fold3 military records
- Newspapers.com archives
Notes on Use
These sources have been used to inform and support the narrative reconstruction of David Patrick’s life.
Where specific details are not directly recorded, historically grounded interpretation has been applied carefully and transparently.