Ralph Wellington Patterson was born 1842 in Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin, United States of America to Sylvanus Keeler Patterson (1804-1889) and Caroline M Cooper (1817-1863) and died 22 August 1939 Glasgow, Valley County, Montana, United States of America of unspecified causes. He married Martha Elizabeth Egbert (1858-1951) 24 October 1874 in Hammond, St. Croix County, Wisconsin, United States.
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Charles E Patterson (1875-) | |||
| Roy Patterson (c1879-) | |||
| John V Patterson (c1880-) | |||
| Birdie F Patterson (1884-) | |||
| Erma Marie Patterson (1893-1958) | |||
| Wesley Irvin Patterson (1893-1947) | 10 December 1893 Hammond, St. Croix County, Wisconsin, United States of America | 19 January 1947 Glasgow, Valley County, Montana, United States of America | Mary Ellen Faust (1915-2002) |
Siblings
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Almond Hartwell Patterson (1828-1907) | |||
| Melvin H Patterson (1832-) | |||
| Sarah A Patterson (1834-1871) | |||
| Seraphina A Patterson (1834-1905) | |||
| Sophia Adelia Patterson (1837-1922) | |||
| Lucinda L Patterson (1842-1900) | |||
| Ralph Wellington Patterson (1842-1939) | 1842 Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin, United States of America | 22 August 1939 Glasgow, Valley County, Montana, United States of America | Martha Elizabeth Egbert (1858-1951) |
| Hulda Elizabeth Patterson (1846-1901) | |||