Sam Patterson, "Uncle Pat" to his niece and nephew, married Marion Jean Barnum on 6 June 1932 in Salem, Oregon. No children were born of their union.
In the 1940 US Census for San Diego, San Diego County, California the family of Sam Patterson was enumerated as follows:
3345 32nd Street; Family #189; Non-farm home rented for $35/mo.
Patterson, Samuel; Head; Male; White; 37; Married; Highest grade; H-4; b. Iowa; Resident of the same place on April 1, 1935; At work on the previous work day; Worked 60 hours during the previous week; Radioman; US Navy; Worked 52 weeks during 1939; Earned $1884 during 1939
Patterson, Marion; Wife; Female; White; 36; Married; Highest grade: C-4; b. Idaho; Resident of the same place on April 1, 1935; Housewife
Sam Patterson was a Chief Radioman in the US Navy during WWII. Following the war he accepted a position as a research technician at the California branch of the Smith Corona typewriter company, later Smith-Corona Marchant, a job that he held until his retirement.