Background
Patten, Lewis Byford was born on January 13, 1915 in Denver, Colorado, United States. Son of Lewis Byford and Anna (Miller) Patten.
Patten, Lewis Byford was born on January 13, 1915 in Denver, Colorado, United States. Son of Lewis Byford and Anna (Miller) Patten.
Student of University Denver, 1940-1942.
; children—Frances A. Patten Henry, Clifford Lewis, Lewis Byford. Married second, Catherine Crane Wodrich, July 11, 1963. Senior auditor Colorado Department Revenue, 1942-1944.
Ranch operator DeBeque and Evergreen, Colorado, 1944-1949.
Author 101 Western novels, 1949-1980.
Served with United States Navy, 1933-1937. Member Western Writers American (Golden Saddleman’s award for outstanding contribution to history and legend of America West 1979).
Married Betsy Mae Lancaster, December 4, 1938 (divorced 1962). Married second, Catherine Crane Wodrich, July 11, 1963. Children: Frances A. Patten Henry, Clifford Lewis, Lewis Byford.