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Markets-Bacon, 6 cents; beef, 3 cents; flour, $2.50; lard, 7 cents; meal, 30 cents; pork, 3 cents; salt, $1; rent, $2.50 per acre; wages, per day, 75 cents.
JANUARY.
Jan. 1-No silver or gold in circulation. The notes of the Missouri banks are all, except the Union Bank, at par. The lat- ter is discounted 15 per cent.
SILAS GORDON'S COMPANY.
Jan. 16-Silas Gordon's company was this day sworn in at Springfield, Mo., and is known as the 9th Company, Col. Gates' Reg- iment, 1st Brigade Missouri Volunteers, under Gov. Jackson's call. Names: J. Anderson, Isaac and J. N. Archer, Steve Baker, Chas. and Win. Barbee, J. W. Barclay, Thos. Barnes, M. R. Bell, Ed Bow- man, Cal. Blankenship, John Blanton, John Bradley, Thos. E. Bur- ton, Wm. Callahan, Frank Carsley, Alex. Carson, Martin B. Carter, Reuben Cassel, Joshua Copeland, Frank Cleed, E. McD. Coffey, Thos. B. Cole, Ben S. Cooper, Silas Elliston, Thad. Farley, B. G. Frazier, Jas. G. Gardiner, Silas M. Gordon, Will Hadley, J. Halpin, Mit. Hartman, Del. Harris, Mat Hudson, John James, Thos. Jenkins, F. Kennedy, Peyton Long, R. A. Locke, Sid. Lanter. R. W. Mitchell, M. B. Minnear, T. L. Moore, Alex Morgan, J. W. Olvis, Wm. Palmer, Ben S. Powell, Harvey Rector, E. and J. B. Redman, Geo. Reed, John Rowley, D. R. Shoemaker, Dr. W. F. Stark. C. H. Steele, Aug. Spratt, Henry Sutton, J. W., W. D., and W. P. Taylor, Albert H. and Jarret Todd, Jas. B. and John W. Todd, W. H., Wm. L., and H. L. Todd, Ben Talbott. John P. Tribble, Elijah Whitton, H. B. Williams.
JAMES A. PRICE.
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This list is found in the Border Times of March 16, 1866, and it is said Si. Gordon was captured and paroled at Vicksburg. The list had been found but a few days prior to its publication.
FEBRUARY.
Feb. 1-Col. Doubleday, of an Ohio cavalry regiment, with six companies of his men, came to Platte City in December, and left in March, 1862. He was himself a polished gentleman, and his officers and men were well-behaved. They made their quarters in the Dorriss and the Tebbs residences. Perfect quiet reigned during their stay, but many deaths from disease among the soldiers produced uneasiness. I have the names of ten that died, with the date of death, and the company to which each belonged. They were buried in our cemetery, but some were removed.
MARCH.
March 6-The battle of Pea Ridge commenced.
March 7-S. A. Gilbert is appointed probate judge, to hold until August, 1865. The county court appointed S. P. S. McCurdy judge of the Weston Court of Common Pleas in place of James Doniphan, ousted.
JAMES A. PRICE.
March 15-James A. Price, clerk of the Weston Court of Com- mon Pleas, resigns, and raises a company for the war. It partic- ipated in many campaigns, and was cut to pieces at Shiloh.
THE GUERRILLA PARKER AT LIBERTY.
March 20-Greenup Bird, cashier of the bank at Liberty, under this date, writes to me:
"Some time since, Lieut. Lankford, of Cameron, established a recruiting office here, and, after enlisting some 15 men, left for Cameron to bring more troops. On Friday last, in Lieut. Lank- ford's absence, about 1 p. m., our town was surprised by the entry of 25 or 30 guerrillas, with Parker, of Jackson County notoriety, at their head. Three of them reined up on horseback before the bank door, and questioned me about the whereabouts of the Federals, and how many there were, at the same time presenting pistols at me. Grimshaw, one of the recruits, surrendered; but they shot him through the neck, and left him as dead. But he has revived, and may live. We then closed the bank, and the guerrillas com- menced firing in the street. This was kept up some two hours. I supposed they were shooting down every Union man in town. but I now think they were after the recruits only. Ten of the recruits took refuge in an old frame, near the livery stable, with only nine guns. Parker, after firing at the shed for some time from behind houses, sent the recruits a flag of truce, threatening to burn the shed unless they surrendered. They surrendered, and
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COUNTY FINANCES.
were marched out of town with the United States flag from the court-house trailing in the mud. Col. Catherwood, with part of his command, reached here the next morning, at daybreak; but Parker and his prisoners were gone."
March 22-Defense warrants are worth 75 cents.
APRIL.
April 1-Slaves are daily escaping-being enticed away and helped by the soldiers. A State law allows a $100 reward to be paid by the master, for returning a runaway. Organized parties entice a slave away, and confederates capture him and claim the reward.
OFFICERS OUSTED.
April 7-All State officers that refuse to take the oath are displaced. Bryant, sheriff, refused to swear allegiance, and Grame W. Hood, coroner, succeeded. Remington, circuit clerk, likewise refused, and G. W. Belt was appointed to his place. R. P. Clark, for like reasons, was superseded by S. A. Gilbert. as probate judge.
Battle of Shiloh.
April 23-Merryman & Paxton form a law partnership.
April 24-Robert Ross having died, Wm. Turner administers. Ch: 1, Elizabeth Ann Cook; 2, Maria B. Myers; 3, Samuel Ross; 4. David Ross; 5, James; 6, Robert; 7, Mary; 8, William.
April 6-BENJ. F. KIMSEY having died, Thos. Kimsey ad- ministers. Bond, $1,200. He married May 13, 1858, Frances Brown, daughter of Samuel. Their only child was Mary A. Kimsey.
MAY. COUNTY FINANCES.
Warrants drawn ..
$11,831.03
Revenue collected. 4,441.51
Deficit.
$7,389.52
Expenditures in Detail.
Skinner's bridge.
5,013.00
Parkville bridge.
130.00
Roads. .
85.00
Court-house
5.00
Jail. . 109.00
Stationery.
42.00
Printing
51.00
Patrol. .
2,769.00
Wood
82.00
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ELI HOGSETT.
County Judge (Layton) .
ef 130.00
County Clerk (Lewis)
602.00
Assessor (Stone). . 182.00
Sheriff (Bryant). .
256.00
County Attorney (Clark)
62.00
School Superintendent (Harrington).
62.00
Circuit Clerk (Remington)
254.00
Treasurer (Johnston) .
400.00
Sundries.
1,597.03
Total. $11,831.03
May 1-Slaves assessed, 2,318; value, $319,770.
May 6-Wm. B. Smith is appointed county attorney.
May 7-Maj. Douglas Dale and his lieutenant, W. B. Davis, are at Platte City, keeping order in the county. They belong to the 4th Cavalry, Missouri State Militia. Confederates are haunt- ing Gooseneck, and find aid and comfort at Bradley's, Brown's, and other houses. They give Lieut. Davis much trouble. On one occasion, he was pursuing a guerrilla, at a breakneck speed, when the pursued leaned back in his saddle, and with his revolver shot back overhead at the pursuer. The ball struck the horse Davis was riding in the forehead, and he immediately died. Davis had a dangerous plunge, but was not hurt. I heard him tell the story, in an excited manner, immediately on his return.
May 9-ELI HOGSETT having died April 28, 1862, William Connoway administers. Bond, $4,000. His widow was Cynthia Ann, and their children: 1, Virginia, b. in Oct., 1851; 2, Perry, b. in Feb., 1854; 3, James W., b. in Feb., 1856; 4, Thos. Hogsett, b. in March, 1859.
May 26-J. M. Carpenter enrolled as an attorney.
Col. Geo. H. Hall, 4th Cavalry, Missouri State Militia, is in command, with headquarters at St. Joseph. He is interested in our condition, and, under his protection, all is quiet in Platte.
HUGH WILSON died in Weston. His widow was Ann, and his children: 1. Andrew D. Wilson; 2, William J. Wilson; 3, John M .; 4, Medora; 5, Edwin; 6, Sarah Wilson.
JUNE.
June 1-Geo. T. Hulse, cashier of the Weston branch of the Mechanics' Bank, resigns, and his assistant, John M. Railey, takes his place.
June 2-W. W. Dale having died, Chas. A. Liggett adminis- ters. Bond, $10,000.
June 3-Joseph Mooneyham having died, his widow, Eliza, administers. Bond, $3,000. Ch: 1, John D .; 2, Jacob C .; 3, Letitia.
HILAMAN HURLBUT.
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HILAMAN HURLBUT.
June 9-Hilaman Hurlbut died. He was born in Connecticut November 5, 1799. He married Barbara Chisamore, born in Greenbrier County, Va., and died in Platte November 5, 1892. He was a son of Gen. Hurlbut of the Revolutionary War. He re- moved to Virginia, where he married, and the family came to Platte in 1841, settling four miles east of Platte City. , Mr. Hurl- but was a peculiar man. He was 6 feet 2 inches high, and stood erect in soldier-like dignity. He had nothing to say socially, and his sentences seldom exceeded three words. He made no effort to secure friends. His wife was like him, and no company ever entered their house. Cheese was their staple product. and Mr. Hurlbut often brought to market wild pigeons, when no one else thought there was a pigeon in the State. He caught them in some way in a large net. His cheese was tough and poor, but he sup- plied Platte City for years, with small cakes, at ten cents a pound, until we all got to like "Hurlbut's cheese." Their only child was:
I. CHESTER HURLBUT, who m'd Nov. 13. 1864, Laura 1. Swaney, dr. of John. She is a lady of culture, and has published in the papers several continued stories, which were much admired. They live in Kansas ; 7 children.
June 18-Columbus Spencer having died, J. W. Martin ad- ministered. Bond, $20,000. He was said to have been murdered.
"THE CONSERVATOR."
June 21-E. S. Wilkerson, editor of the Tenth Legion, having advocated secession openly, found himself in danger, and sells the press and type upon which his paper was printed to Clark & Bourne. The latter also buy the material of the Argus and start a new Democratic paper, called the Platte County Conservator- 24 columns, 20 inches long, at $1.50. It was at war with A. F. Cox, of the Weston Sentinel, a Union paper. The Conserrator was sup- pressed by Federal authority, after it had been published a few months, and the editors were banished to Iowa.
ISHAM BABER.
June 28-Isham Baber having died, B. L. Lampton adminis- tered. Bond, $15,000. His widow was Elizabeth. Ch:
I. MAHALA BABER, m'd Benj. L. Lampton, d. Feb. 1, 1866. Their daughter:
1. Matilda E. Lampton, m'd D. J. Link. (See.)
II. RANDALL G. BABER, a highly honored business man and justice of the peace, at New Market.
III. MARY BABER, m'd Nicholas Owens, dr. of John, of Clay. He died, leaving:
1. Sarah Owens, who m'd a Williams, and died in Jack- son County, Mo.
2. John Owens.
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IV. LUCY ANN BABER, m'd 1st, a Blake; m'd 2d, J. H. Williams.
V. ELIZABETH BABER, m'd Geo. Moon.
VI. THOMAS G. BABER, died leaving an only child:
1. Marietta.
JULY.
July 1-The Union Pacific Railroad chartered by Congress, to be finished by July 1, 1876.
July 2-The oath of allegiance required by Congress of all officers.
COL. JAMES A. PRICE
Raised Company K, 18th Missouri Volunteer Infantry. It was sworn into the Federal service in 1861. Capt. Price was promoted major June 19, 1862. At the battle of Shiloh one-third of Com- pany K were killed or wounded. Capt. Price himself was one of the latter. With a view of raising a new regiment, Maj. Price resigned and proceeded to enlist men in Weston. In July, 1862, he had 800 men; and on organization he was made colonel, John Doniphan lieutenant-colonel ,and John M. Clark major, The regi- ment was raised under the call of Governor Gamble for home protection, and consisted of Company A, Capt. W. T. Woods; Company B, Capt. Jas. M. Noland; Company C, Capt. W. J. Fitz- gerald; Company D, Capt. Chas. G. Peacock; Company E, Capt. John H. Burt; Company F, Capt. Morton P. Moore; Company G. Capt. Charles Guenther; Company H, Capt. Samuel J. Miller. This regiment was known as the 39th, and kept good order in the county until disbanded, November 1, 1863. Thence- forth, until the organization of the "Pawpaws," we were the prey of predatory bands of outlaws, who robbed and hung our people at their pleasure.
July 16-Three Federal soldiers, apprehended for crime, are brought to Platte City for examination. A squad of "Red-legs" appear, and order the prisoners to leave. One goes with them, and the other two remain. Col. J. A. Price sends a troop of his soldiers to see that there is no interference with the course of justice.
AUGUST.
Aug. 4-Elias Barbee having died, T. F. Warner administers. Bond. $5.000.
THE BARBEE FAMILY.
Elias Barbee (i), a Revolutionary soldier, was born in Vir- ginia. June 14. 1763. He married Elizabeth Slaughter, born July 12, 1763, in Virginia. Near the close of the eighteenth century, they removed to Green County, Ky. Here Elias Barbee (ii) was
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. born in 1804, and died June 19, 1862. He was twice married: first, in August, 1825, to Mary Durham, daughter of James. She was born in 1808, and died. He married, in Kentucky, second, August 29, 1841, Sarepta Graham, born January 17, 1811, and died March 25, 1896. She lived with her dutiful children after her husband's death. She read much, and kept informed of the religious and political news of the day. Some years ago, her hip was dislocated by a fall from a wagon, and she had to use crutches. The Barbees are a distinguished family in Virginia and Kentucky. In my youth, I was well acquainted with Joshua Barbee and his family, of Danville, Ky. Joshua was an uncle of Elias Barbee (ii). The latter was a Southern gentleman of inde- pendence, energy, and enterprise. He and all his family espoused the cause of the South, and lost property and blood in the struggle. They came to Pleasant Ridge in 1847, and in its churchyard all the name expect to be buried. The first wife's children were:
I. JAMES D. BARBEE, b. in Jan., 1827; m'd Amanda Miller, dr. of Lewis (see); 10 children.
II. MARY W. BARBEE, b. in March, 1828; m'd April 29, 1849, John Mentor.
III. OSCAR H. BARBEE, b. in March, 1830; m'd in 1856, Eliza J. Sloan, b. April 22, 1839, dr. of Allen. They live in Andrew County.
IV. WM. T. BARBEE, b. in Dec., 1831; d. in Utah March 24, 1896, aged 65 years ; m'd in 1881, Alice Moseby.
By second wife:
V. NANNIE O. BARBEE, b. in June, 1842; m'd Feb. 18, 1873. James J. Gabbert, b. Oct. 23, 1840; d. March 1, 1897. Ch:
1. Barbee Gabbert. 2. John E. D. 3. Hope Gabbert.
VI. JOHNSON BARBEE, b. in Jan., 1844; m'd in 1884, Kittie Appleby.
VII. LAURA BARBEE, b. in June, 1847; m'd Dec. 2, 1868, D. O. Darnall. (See.)
VIII. GRAHAM BARBEE, b. in June, 1849; m'd Jan. 18, 1887, Ella Nora Wyatt.
IX. EMMET BARBEE, b. Oct. 25, 1847 ; d. Aug. 21, 1896; m'd Dec. 13, 1866, Fannie B. Waggoner Ch:
1. Alice. 2. Daisie. 3. Laura. 4. Peyton.
Daisie graduated in June, 1896, from the Law Depart- ment of Washington University, taking the prize over 38 competitors.
Aug. 5-James M. Murray and C. M. Boyd enrolled as attorneys.
Maj. Harsel's house, at Liberty, burned at 3 p. m., by in- cendiaries. Harsel was in command of the new militia, in the absence of Col. Penick. Gen. Loan is in command at St. Joseph.
MAJ. DRUMHILLER is in command at Platte City, with part of Col. Penick's 5th Cavalry, Missouri State Militia. Wagons and teams are pressed for transportation to Richmond, Mo. J. H.
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GREENUP BIRD.
Berry, A. Tribble, R. J. Robertson, and others send teams on the trip of six days.
Aug. 6-F. G. Gaylord appointed by the county court to ex- amine and license teachers for Platte.
Aug. 9-Greenup Bird, cashier of the bank at Liberty, writes to me: "A man named Thatcher, who had given bond and taken the iron-clad oath, was charged with violating the same, by stating he had killed Union soldiers, and would do so again, and who had made other treasonable utterances, was hung, about two miles south of Liberty, by order of Col. Penick. The stable of Henry Foley (a strong Union man), near where Thatcher was hung, was burned this morning. The people are to-day enrolling pretty fast."
Aug. 13-Mr. Bird again writes to me: "Independence was taken on Monday by a band of guerrillas under John T. Hughes. The Federals were driven into the bank and threatened with fire. An adjacent house already burning, they surrendered. Thirty or forty Federals were killed, and eight or ten guerrillas, and among the latter, John T. Hughes. Some forty Federals escaped, and others were paroled.
Aug. 15-Quantrell and Hays issue orders to kill all Federal recruits.
Aug. 16-Henry M. Woodsmall, of Parkville, crossed the Mis- souri with 128 Southern recruits. Oscar Beery was second lieutenant of the company.
Aug. 25-Thomas Foster having died, A. T. Foster adminis- tered. Bond, $12,000. His widow was Margaret, and children: 1. Hannah Combs; 2, Mary Judy; 3, Martha Galbraith; 4, Elgiva Foster; 5, Ammon Foster; 6, Rebecca; 7, Carey Foster.
SEPTEMBER.
Sept. 9-A. G. Beller enrolled as an attorney.
Sept. 11-Battle of Bloomfield.
Sept. 22-President Lincoln's first Emancipation Procla- mation.
Sept. 30-Lieut. D. Bonham, of the 4th Regiment (Col. Hall's), Missouri State Militia, stationed at Platte City.
OCTOBER.
Oct. 1-The Stamp Law went into effect.
Oct. 6-Waller R. Brady having died, his widow, Eliza, ad- ministered. Ch: 1, Josephine Brady; 2, Georgeann; 3, Eliza- beth Brady.
S. P. S. McCurdy reports to the county court that he had
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delivered $50,000, in county bonds to Jas. N. Burnes, president of the W. & A. Railroad Company.
Silas Gordon, Boaz Roberts, Quantrell, "Red-legs." "jay- hawkers," "bushwhackers," guerrillas, press-gangs, outlaws, rob- bers, thieves, murderers, etc., etc., are topics.
Oct. 10-Richard Shackelford having died, his widow admin- istered. Bond. $10,000. Ch: 1, Jas. Shackelford; 2, William; 3, Richard; 4, George; 5, Arch .; 6, Thomas; 7, Philip; 8, Mary E., m'd a Mayo; 9, Celia.
JOHN F BROADHURST.
Oct. 14-Ex-Judge John F. Broadhurst having died near Park- ville, his widow, Z. G. Broadhurst, administered. Bond, $4,000. He was a man of sprightliness, and possessed good business quali- fications. He served a term as county judge, and voted for the subscription of $200,000 in bonds to the P. & G. Railroad, which, with as much more, in interest, the county had to pay, without receiving any consideration. Ch:
I. MARGARET E. BROADHURST, m'd Nov. 22, 1859, Jas. H. Prather. Their daughter, Alta B. Prather, m'd Jan. 1, 1896, Holland Boydston:
II. COLUMBUS W. BROADHURST, b. in 1842; m'd Dec. 8, 1875, A. B. Prather.
III. JAMES T. BROADHURST, b. in 1844; m'd Feb. 12, 1873, Sarah J. Mitchell.
IV. WILLIAM S. BROADHURST, b. in 1846.
Oct. 23-Fire at Plattsburg destroyed the office of the North- western Reporter and the stores of McMichael & Funkhouser, and of Townsend & Ireland. The heirs of John T. Hughes were damaged $15.000.
NOVEMBER. THE ELECTION.
Congressman-A. A. King, 583; J. H. Birch, 877; E. M. Sam- uel, 94.
State Senator-John Doniphan (no opposition), 1,157.
Representatives-H. J. Wolf, 1,002; John Wilson, 881; Briggs, 611; Brown, 434.
Sheriff-W. T. Woods. 928; G. W. Hood, 595.
Treasurer-R. Mat. Johnston, 1,319.
Coroner-J. M. Mulkey, 766; L. R. Ringo, 524.
Assessor-J. A. Stone.
Attorneys now have to take the iron-clad oath.
Nov. 3-James M. Bell, commissioner, reports 10 inmates in the poor-house.
JAMES DAVIS.
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JAMES DAVIS.
James Davis having died, Noah Beery administered. Ch: I. MILTON DAVIS. II. EPHRAIM DAVIS.
III. JAMES S., in Oregon.
IV. EMELINE DAVIS, m'd Allen Goodwin.
V. HARRIET DAVIS, m'd James P. Denny, son of Robert and brother of Jeff. Denny. James P. died near Edgerton in Nov., 1891. He bore a good name, and possessed influence. Children :
1. Artemesia Denny, b. in 1845; m'd Feb. 24, 1864, Benj. F. Clark, b. Feb. 15, 1845, son of Jos. Clark, of Edgerton, b. in 1812. Mr. B. F. Clark is a merchant of Edgerton, an elder in the Christian Church, and a man of pure life and of truth and justice. He came to Edgerton in 1882. Ch: [@] Saraetta Clark, b. Feb. 14, 1866; [b] Ida M. Clark, b. May 1, 1868; m'd Aug. 27, 1883, A. J. Jennings, son of William; [c] James P., b. Nov. 24, 1874; [d] John P. Clark.
2. Sarah Denny, m'd 1st, Robert Lizer, son of Peter; 5 children; m'd 2d, Richard Harrington. Ch. by Lizer: [@] Effie; [b] Adelia; [c] Wilson Lizer; [d] Louisa; [e] Robert Lizer. Also 4 by Harrington.
3. Susan Denny, m'd 1st, Henry Edwards, dead. Ch: [{] Henry Edwards. She m'd 2d, Thos. Kennedy. Ch: [b] Hattie.
4. Mary J. Denny, m'd Frank Edwards; 6 children.
5. F. M. Denny, b. March 9, 1852; m'd Sept. 1, 1874, Annie Harsha, dr. of Andrew. Ch: [@] Ernest Denny; [b] Lizzie Denny; [c] Dallas; [d] Frank; [€] Fred Denny.
6. James R. Denny, m'd Sept. 5, 1880, Maud E. Porter, dr. of Nic. Ch: [] Claud; [b] Jessie; [c] Gertie; [d] May Denny.
7. William S. Denny, m'd Aug. 22, 1880, Luella Jennings, dr. of Joseph. Ch: [@] Myrtle; [b] Alvis; [c] Clel- land; [d] John; [e] William.
8. George R. Denny, m'd Aug. 23, 1885, Emily Jennings, dr. of Joseph. She d. March 14, 1894, leaving: [«] Stella.
9. Charles Denny, m'd Hettie Stone. Ch: [@] Perry. 10. John M. Denny, m'd 1st, Hannah Ewell, b. in 1870; d. May 11, 1890, leaving: [] Hattie; [b] Kittie. John M. m'd 2d, Rosa Vermillion, dr. of Marcus.
VI. ARTEMESIA DAVIS, i'd C. C. Robbins, of Kentucky.
JEPHTHAH MONTGOMERY.
Vor. 5-Jephthah Montgomery having died, James S. Owens administers. Bond, $6,000. He married December 21, 1841, Miranda Adams, born February 4, 1823, and died March 11, 1895, aged 72 years. They came to Platte in 1854. Ch:
THE WALLERS.
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I. HENRIETTA DANIEL. IL. JOHN A. MONTGOMERY.
III. WILLIAM MONTGOMERY, dead. IV. JAMES F.
V. NANCY MONTGOMERY, I'd Nov. 2, 1871, Meritt S. Wilson, b. Jan. 29, 1849, son of Mat. B.
VI. ROBERT MONTGOMERY, dead.
Vor. 24-Judge Silas Woodson commenced a term of circuit court that lasted long, and an immense amount of business was transacted. Many defendants were in the Southern army, and jurisdiction was obtained by attachment or publication. This term was held in the Baptist church, the county court having rented it for the purpose. The preceding term was held in the Male Academy, but very little was done.
DECEMBER.
Dec. 6-Gov. C. F. Jackson died at Little Rock, Arkansas.
ELDER HIRAM WALLER.
Dec. 9-Elder Hiram Waller died. He was born in Fauquier County, Virginia, June 8, 1802. His father, Lewis Waller, was born in the same county June 1, 1772, and died in July, 1842. Lewis married Elizabeth W. Woodruff, born October 19, 1775, daughter of Owen Woodruff, an emigrant from Scotland. Their son, Hiram Waller, married January 13, 1829, Eliza J. Gaines, born October 11, 1813, and died July 10, 1895, daughter of Richard H. Gaines, of Fauquier County, Virginia. Hiram and his family came west in 1837, and settled in Clay County, Mo. In 1838 they crossed the line into Platte. He was well educated, and kept well informed upon the topics of the day. He was an elder in the Christian Church, and often led his brethren in their devotions. He labored ardently and zealously for the success of the Church, and all his family have followed him in their religious tenets. Few farmers in the county had wider or better influence. Ch:
I. RICHARD LEWIS WALLER (i), b. in Fauquier Co., Va., Jan. 30, 1830. After receiving an academic education, he engaged, in 1855, in the mercantile business at Platte City with James E. Frost. When the war broke out, he joined Capt. W. P. Chiles' company of the Missouri State Guard, and was at the battles of Lexington, Springfield, et al. When the State Guard entered the Confederate service, he became lieutenant in Col. Elhart's battalion of Shelby's brigade, and served to the end of the war. In 1872 he was elected collector of Platte County, and in 1874 circuit clerk, and was reëlected in 1878. In 1884 he was appointed county judge, to fill a vacancy, and at the end of his term was elected to the same office. He now lives on his large farm, four miles east of Platte City. He owns the old Wal- ler homestead, and his two sisters live with him. He never married, and yet he possesses intelligence, thrift, and busi- ness qualifications.
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II. ELBERT OSBORN WALLER, b. Aug. 23, 1831, in Virginia; m'd Dec. 2, 1855, Nannie A. Christy (see), b. Jan. 7, 1835. Mr. Waller is one of the solid men of the county, and wields influence in the Christian Church and the Democratic party. He has never offered for office, but his name has been frequently suggested for places of honor and profit. Mrs. Waller possesses the beauty and amiability of her parents. Ch:
1. Richard L. Waller (ii), m'd Nov. 24. 1891, the lovely Lou Tatman, dr. of James.
III. ELMIRA WALLER, b. Aug. 1, 1833; m'd March 30, 1858, Joel W. Moore. (See.)
IV. FOUNTAIN L. WALLER, b. Oct. 7, 1838, in Platte. He en- tered the Southern army, and fought at Lexington and at Pea Ridge. He is an intelligent and kind-hearted Chris- tian gentleman, and has managed his affairs with discre- tion and success. He m'd 1st, Feb. 11, 1875, Minnie John. ston, dr. of Stephen. She d. Jan. 30, 1883, leaving:
1. George Hiram Waller. 2. Le Verda. 3. Elbert Waller.
Mr. Waller m'd 2d, April 23, 1890, Orvilla George, dr. of Thornton George, of Clinton County. The family live on a farm four miles east of Platte City, and there is their graveyard.
V. MARY E. WALLER, b. Nov. 22, 1850; m'd Dec. 25, 1872, Marion P. Collins. (See.)
PEYTON MURPHY.
Dec. 11-Peyton Murphy having died, W. H. Kimsey admin- istered. Bond, $6,000. He lived in Preston Township. Ch:
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