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NOBLE RICHARDSON died four miles south of Platte City. He was born in 1827; married Martha Wilson, daughter of James. They came to Platte in 1866. He possessed superior intelligence, and was highly esteemed by his neighbors. Children: 1, Jas. W .; 2, Grace Richardson; 3, Flora ; 4, Kate. A sister of Mrs. Richard- son is the wife of Jacob Wilson. Mrs. Richardson married, second, Martin Baldwin, and died without issue.
A small measuring-worm is devouring foliage and denuding trees and fields.
June 7-Commencement at Camden Point, W. H. Bohart president. Graduates: Maggie E. Anderson, Anna E. Bennett, Sallie E. Cook, Dora Campbell-all from abroad.
A bank has been opened at Parkville, and is doing well; J. B. Flannery cashier.
Preston Norton is dangerously ill.
Metzger & Hamm are building a grain elevator at Tracy, to be run in connection with their mill.
June 11-The M. E. church at Waldron dedicated.
Skinner's bridge is finished.
The back tax book is complete, and placed in the collector's hands. It shows $20,701 delinquent.
JOHN FARRA is killed by lightning, while plowing near New Market. He was born in Woodford County, Ky., October 21, 1845; married in 1871 Mary F. Williams, daughter of W. W. (Bud). Ch: 1, Stella Farra;2, William; 3, Lester F.
June 15-The Missouri River overflows low bottoms.
Good Templar convention at Platte City.
June 22-The members of the bar place Judge Dunn's por- trait over the judicial bench in the court-house.
Dr. G. W. Smith sells his grocery store to W. T. Jenkins.
June 23-A heavy rain; railways washed out; Bee Creek higher than ever known.
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June 25-Thos. H. Colman buys the Swain residence on Lot 6. Block 30, Platte City.
June 30-The Farmers' National Bank of Platte City takes the assets of the Farmers' Savings Association, and commences business with J. E. Merryman president, and W. O. Oldham cashier.
Topics-High waters. Incessant rain. The Immensikoffs, a facetious club of young men, in Platte City. The Russo- Turkish War.
JULY.
July 2-Circus at Platte City. 1
July 3-A storm injures wheat.
July 4-Observed in Wells' pasture by the Weston Good Templars.
The Leavenworth Odd Fellows visit Platte City. Patriotic meeting at Farley.
July 10-MICHAEL CARMODY died at Parkville. He was born in Limerick, Ireland, February 27, 1837, crossed to Canada in 1842, and came to St. Louis after the war, and thence came to Parkville, where he engaged in the mercantile and milling busi- ness. He married March 1, 1866, Elizabeth Whitney. Children: 1, Wm. H. Carmody; 2, Gracie E .; 3, Lottie L. Carmody; 4, Mary H.
July 15-Farley has 2 general stores, 1 drug store, 1 shoe shop, 1 blacksmith shop, and 1 wagon shop.
Wheat below the average; corn injured by the continuous rain.
Waldron has an elevator, and the mills have been improved.
Tracy has 23 residences, 2 stores, 1 blacksmith shop, 1 lumber yard, 1 steam flouring mill, 1 steam saw-mill. The citizens are applying for a public school and a post-office, that they may be independent of Platte City.
The Landmark has a number of pretended communications censuring Judge Owens, and advocating repudiation of the county debt.
The average of 30 crops of wheat threshed out was 12 bushels per acre.
July 30-The county court (Judge Owens) appoints E. C. Cock- rill collector, and John S. Owens assessor. These appointments were made necessary by the repeal of the Township Law. Jus- tices and constables are also appointed throughout the county.
R. C. ELLIFRIT.
July 31-R. C. Ellifrit died at Weston. He was born in Vir- ginia in 1807; became a Presbyterian missionary to the Kickapoos in 1836, and the following year came, with the first settlers, and
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located near Weston. He married Ann E. -, who was born November 10, 1804, and died in Weston September 5, 1891. Their children :
I. HORACE W. ELLIFRIT, m'd March 9, 1864, Laura Thurston.
II. R. T. ELLIFRIT, m'd July 3, 1867, Rebecca Story, dr. of Capt. Geo. S. Story. Mr. Ellifrit kept a drug store in Wes- ton, removed in April, 1876, to Platte City, and sold drugs until March, 1889, when he went to Higginsville, Mo., where he now resides. He is a man of some scientific attainments. Ch:
1. Ralph Ellifrit. 2. Cuc. 3. Hume. 4. Webster.
AUGUST.
Aug. 1-Dog tax of $1 went into effect.
Aug. 8-Woodson & Wells' brick store-house on Lot 6, Block 29. is complete, and W. T. Jenkins removes his goods into it.
A. F. Smith is chosen principal of the public school at Platte City, and Anna Paxton assistant.
JAMES MARTIN having died, his widow, Rosetta, admin- isters. Bond, $500. Ch: 1, Neely; 2, William Martin.
Aug. 9-Tournament at Camden Point. The prize taken by William Perrin, Jr.
Aug. 10-Peaches and watermelons few and inferior.
A. J. Colman adds 60 feet to the rear of his store-house on Lot 5, Block 30, Platte City.
Stephen Johnston and George Mason open a grocery house in Platte City.
W. G. COX.
W. G. Cox died near New Market. He was born in Owen County, Ky., in 1820. His first wife, a daughter of Henry Turner, died, leaving 1 child. He married, second, November 18, 1855, Sarah Ann Stone. He was a man of judgment, energy, and enter- prise and accumulated wealth. His lands consisted of 1,400 acres of unsurpassed fertility. Children by his first wife:
I. HARRY COX, b. in 1852; m'd Feb. 14, 1878, Katie S. Nelson (see), dr. of N. P .; 4 children.
By second wife:
II. DAVID K. COX. m'd 1st, Dec. 9. 1880, Ella Roney, dr. of Judge W. H. Roney. She died, leaving:
1. D. D. Co.r.
David K. m'd 2d, March 25, 1889, Emma Whitton. Mr. Cox is one of the most intelligent and successful agricultur- ists in the county. He lives five miles north of Weston. III. JAMES W. COX, b. Feb. 5, 1861; m'd Sept. 3. 1884. Lizzie J. Noble, b. June 10, 1862. dr. of W. G .. of Weston. She d. Dec. 31 1891. (See.)
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IV. LIZZIE COX, m'd Boon Muir. Live in Kentucky.
V. EDWARD COX, m'd 1st, Myrtle Smith, of Plattsburg. From her he parted, and m'd 2d, Miss Black, of Liberty. They now live in St. Joseph ; no children.
VI. MATTIE COX, m'd Edward Geyer; no children. VII. MINNIE COX.
Aug. 11-C. B. Hawley had what he called a "Young America Concert," at the court-house, which was a success.
Aug. 13-Donation party to Elder A. F. Smith at Platte City.
Edwards & Co. are distributing their Atlas of Platte County to subscribers for $10. The work was well done.
Aug. 27-PROF. JOHN F. DUNBAR died at latan. He was one of the most successful educators of the West. His widow, Mrs. Lou Dunbar, is now an accomplished and honored teacher at Weston.
FRED HOECK, aged 53, died at Weston.
SEPTEMBER.
Sept. 4-The fair commenced. Six thousand attended the fourth day. Total receipts, $4,616.09, which paid expenses and netted $1,000. The Advocate and the Landmark each issued dailies. F. M. McCormick was chosen president, and Asa L. Smith secretary.
Sept. 10-W. H. Calvert died in Marshall Township, aged 35. He was a son of Craven Calvert, an early settler and a merchant at Liberty. Wm. H. entered the Confederate army, and was wounded and taken prisoner at Pea Ridge. He served as deputy under Sheriff Coffey, and was beaten for that office in 1876 by W. H. Hunt.
Sept. 19-A. M. Woodson, C. J. Nesbitt, G. M. Dameron, and W. A. Wood are enrolled as attorneys.
Sept. 25-Peter Blanjour died at Weston, aged 68. He was a native of Germany, and for many years a merchant of Weston. He was mayor and postmaster of that city. His wife, Mary, born April 9, 1814, survived him.
The Farmers' National Bank of Platte City reports deposits $37,107.12.
OCTOBER.
Oct. 3-Heavy frost-some ice. Apples abundant.
Oct. 7-President J. A. McAfee preached at Platte City.
Oct. 13-The Advocate contains Paxton's poem entitled "Repudiation," ridiculing the effort to repudiate the county debt.
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The municipal tax of Platte City is $1 on the $100, and added to the county, State, and school tax, we pay 3 per cent.
Eight prisoners in jail.
Heavy rains.
Cockrill & Woodson erect hay scales in Tracy.
Oct. 27-John Ellis shot in the neck by Geo. Noland; cause, whisky.
Topics-Black, bold, bald, blank (speak these adjectives fast) repudiation. The Russo-Turkish War. Hog cholera. The Land- mark's abuse of Judge Owens. The Immensikoffs.
NOVEMBER.
Nov. 5-Burnes' Addition to Tracy is vacated. (See County Record M, p. 162.)
Peter Kline died, aged 45. His son, Peter, married Decem- ber 12, 1894, Charity Olvis.
The bridge across Sugar Creek complete; cost, $618.
Meeting of the stockholders of the Advocate. The following directors were chosen: Callicotte, Duncan, Guthrie, Waller & Woodson.
Nor. 9-Morin makes charges against D. R. Anthony, and Anthony replies in the Times. Morin, feeling sore over the casti- gation Anthony gives him, pitches into Paxton for his opposition to secession. Paxton replies by a poem, entitled "Old Jess." The laugh was turned on Morin, and he never troubled Paxton any more.
The old war spirit is rampant.
Nor. 22-At F. M. McCormick's sale, hogs brought 4 cents, corn 30 cents.
Nov. 24-Henry Gray's barn burned near Waldron. Loss, $5,000.
Nor. 25-(Sunday) The Tontine meets at Masonic Hall.
Nicholas Timberlake died near Waldron.
THE TIMBERLAKE FAMILY.
The progenitor of our branch of the Timberlake family was a citizen of St. Louis in the first decade of this century. I have not been able to learn his Christian name. He died about 1817, and his widow, a second wife, removed to St. Charles, and resided there with her family until the Platte lands were opened for settlement. Early in 1837 she came, with her children and step- children, and all settled claims near Waldron. The widow died many years ago. Three of the sons interest the chronicler of Platte County :
I. JOHN H. TIMBERLAKE.
Born in St. Louis in 1809; died in Independence, Mo., in 1893. He came with his mother in 1837, and lived near Waldron until about
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1859, when he sold out and removed to Jackson County. He was a man of thought, independence, and courage. He was the father of John R. Timberlake, that chivalrous and fearless officer of Clay County, known as "Sheriff Timberlake." But only two of his children interest us. He married Patsy Noland. Ch:
I. NICHOLAS TIMBERLAKE, i'd 1st, Caroline Pierce, who died, leaving:
1. James Timberlake, m'd Sept. 1, 1878, Nancy J. Burruss.
2. John Timberlake, m'd April 14, 1876, Frankie Kimsay.
3. Eliza Timberlake, b. Oct. 11, 1861; m'd 1st, Elijah Franklin Brink, son of Elijah, and born April 19, 1863. They had 1 child: [{] Clara Brink. Eliza m'd 2d. Feb. 11, 1883, Clement N. Dunagan, b. Dec.
2, 1852. Ch: [b] Arthur R. Dunagan, b. Sept. 1, 1884; [c] Roy E., b. July 17, 1887; [d] Herbert H., b. May 15, 1892. Mr. Dunagan is 6 feet 43 inches high.
4. Miranda Timberlake, m'd Aug. 7, 1878, Ben Cole, b. July 15, 1828; d. March 13, 1897.
Nicholas Timberlake m'd 2d, Oct. 19, 1862, Lucinda Noland, and had:
5. Martha Timberlake, m'd Oct. 11, 1885, John D. Yates. 6. Lena L. Timberlake, m'd Nov. 29, 1894, Chas. Cordray.
II. MARY J. TIMBERLAKE, m'd Nov. 6, 1855, Dr. F. M. John son, the distinguished surgeon of Kansas City. (See.) She d. Jan. 12, 1867. She was gentle, amiable, and pure. Her characteristics were sweetness of disposition, cheerfulness, and patience. Ch:
1. John Johnson, who went west and married.
2. Leverier Johnson, m'd Oct. 17, 1877, Dr. T. L. Thomas (ii), who d. Nov. 25, 1884, while treasurer of Platte County, leaving a son: [@] Valdez. Dr. Thomas was a druggist in Platte City and highly esteemed. The widow is dignified, graceful, and attractive.
3. Dora Johnson, m'd in 1882 Allen Hall, who died, leaving a son: [{] Frank Hall.
4. Laura Johnson, m'd May 13, 1880, Mr. Flagg, of Kansas City. He died, leaving no child, and the three sisters are now handsome and intelligent widows. Dr. Johnson died in Kansas City Jan. 26, 1893. His second wife was Julia Tillery, now a widow in Kansas City.
II. WESLEY TIMBERLAKE
Was born in St. Louis March 7, 1814. He was the older of the two sons of the second wife. He came with his mother to the vicinity of Waldron in 1837, and died on the farm he had entered by preëmption February 5, 1893. He married Elizabeth Mason, sister of Albert W. She still lives. Ch:
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I. LUCINDA TIMBERLAKE, m'd Irving Anders. She died, childless, and he lives at Winthrop.
II. WILLIAM JOSEPH TIMBERLAKE, i'd Mary Redman. They live in Kansas.
III. OBADIAH TIMBERLAKE. (See.)
IV. MELTHENA TIMBERLAKE, I'd Perry Pollard. They live in Benton County; no children.
V. JAMES A. TIMBERLAKE, b. March 12, 1859; m'd March 1. 1878, Isabel Morris, dr. of John. She died Oct. 3, 1888, leaving:
1. Dethula Timberlake. 2. John. 3. Walter.
4. Laura. 5. Harry. 6. Bettie. 7. JJesse.
VI. MARTHA A. TIMBERLAKE.
III. HARVEY TIMBERLAKE
Was a son of the first wife. He died May 11, 1893, at Lansing, Kansas.
DECEMBER.
Dec. 2-ARCHIBALD WILLS died, aged 87. He was a sol- dier of the War of 1812. He married Nancy Hoffman, who died April 25, 1894. Children: 1, Eliza Ann, m'd Bolivar Rule (see) ; 2, Sallie J., m'd W. S. Kerr (see); 3, James, m'd Virginia Reeve; 4, Mary E., m'd William Pickett; 5, Amanda, m'd Ed Alexander.
Dec. 3-Metzger & Hamm erect a steam saw-mill on the turn- pike between Tracy and Platte City.
The Advocate is replevied out of T. C. Thurston's hands be- cause he failed to comply with his contract. He remained in Platte City for some months longer, pursuing an erratic course. He was a man of some brilliance, and when sober, was a perfect gentleman. He was fearless, and often in danger from his indiscretion.
Dec. 11-F. M. Oldham is buying hemp at Platte City.
Prof. Gaylord lectured at Platte City on "The Future of the North American Continent, as Determined by Physical and Climatic Causes."
Many farmers are holding their wheat for more than $1.15.
Platte City has a literary club with Dr. Edward McDonald, W. M. Paxton, and T. W. Park managers. They select from the literary men of Platte City and vicinity a speaker for each Mon day evening The lectures are largely attended. and the whole community is interested and instructed.
Dec. 21-T. C. Thurston, in the Landmark, explains his con nection with the Adrocate, and complains of being dispossessed.
Scarlet fever in Platte City.
Dec. 26-Judge JJas. S. Owens refused to license a dram-shop in Parkville because it is the site of a college.
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MARRIAGES.
MARRIAGES IN 1877 NOT ELSEWHERE NOTED.
June 12-Rev. A. F. Smith married Lizzie Grimes. July 29-James A. Owens married Margaret F. Martin. September 5-Eli Owens married Mary Middleton. October 9-John T. Hays married Mary Fisher. October 15-J. L. L. Lamar married Carrie Beck. November 21-Church Walker married Emma Banning.
December 12-John D. Robinson married Mollie E. Oldham. December 30-W. H. Nash married Julia Mahony.
1878.
OFFICERS.
Governor, J. S. Phelps; Congressman, B. J. Franklin; State Senator, R. P. C. Wilson; Representative, W. C. Wells; County Judge, James S. Owens; Probate Judge, W. P. Chiles; Circuit Judge, G. W. Dunn; County Clerk, J. H. Chinn; Circuit Clerk, R. L. Waller; Sheriff, W. H. Hunt; Prosecuting Attorney, J. L. Carmack; Treasurer, J. F. Flannery; Collector, E. C. Cockrill; Assessor, J. T. Owens; Coroner, Thos. Stewart; Public Adminis- trator, W. F. Yocom; Superintendent of Schools, W. A. Bowen; Surveyor, W. V. Slone.
BUSINESS MEN.
At Platte City: Attorneys-Anderson, Baker, Carmack, Forman, Merryman, Norton, Paxton, Pitt, Wells, Wilson, Woodson.
Physicians-Coffey, Guthrie, Johnson, McDonald, Smith, Spencer.
Merchants, etc .- Basye, Bond, Clements, Brady, Dearing & Son, A. J., T. H., & H. C. Colman, Ellifrit, Fleshman, Hawley, Jen- kins, Johnston, Kiefer, Krause, Kurtz (postmaster), Lutes, Mat- tox, Mason & Johnston, Mason & Swain, Meads, Read, Recht, Sprague, Wills, Young, Zarn.
Lodges-Zerubbabel, No. 191, W. H. Hunt, W. M .; Com- mandery No. 9, W. O. Oldham, E. C .; Chapter No. 21, N. B. Anderson, H. P .; Nebraska, No. 12, J. F. Flannery, N. G.
Newspapers-The Advocate, I. M. Cockrill editor; the Land- mark. Park & Nesbitt editors.
Schools-Daughters' College, F. G. Gaylord president; pub- lic school, A. F. Smith principal.
Preachers-W. A. Crouch (Bap.), A. F. Smith (Chris.), W. C. Campbell (M. E.), W. H. Penhallegon (Pres.).
The Fair-McCormick president, A. L. Smith secretary.
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BUSINESS MEN.
Banks-Cockrell & Co .; Farmers' National Bank, W. O. Old- ham cashier.
At Weston: Attorneys-Coburn, Hitt, Hedges, King, and Reynolds.
Physicians-Barnett, Bonifant, Martin, Price, Shortridge, Wilson.
Merchants, etc .- Briggs, Brill, Deitz, Doppler, Evans, Frank, Holliday, Hamm, Ilkenhans, Jacquemin, Keller, Lewis, Magers (mayor), McConnell, Maitland, Mundy, Newhouse, Noble, Price (postmaster), Ringo, Rohring, Schenkner, Schmidt, Shindler, Siler, Steele.
Preacher-E. R. Hedgepeth (M. E.).
Banks-Railey & Bro .; Weston Savings, Cartwright cashier.
At Parkville: Ashby, Bueneman (postmaster), Busch, Camp- bell, Dziubon, Kahm, Luthy, McDonald, Mitchell, Moore, Nash, Pack, Ringo, Summers, Threlkeld, Wood.
At Camden Point: Prof. W. H. Bohart (principal), Drs. Dun- can, Herndon & Morton, Parrish, Ewing (postmaster), Tanner, Wood. Tanner, W. M. of lodge.
At East Leavenworth: C. L. Banning.
At Edgerton: Clemings, Handley, Jones, Worth.
At Førley: Meyer (postmaster), /Holt, Oliver, Weisse. Lodge, Heath, W. M.
At latan: Smith (postmaster).
At Hampton: Funk.
At New Market: J. L. Johnson (postmaster). Moore, Bryant, Rev. H. A. Davis, Dysart, Middleton, Moore, Leavel.
At Ridgely: Chrisman (postmaster), Gustin. Robinson.
At Tracy: Clifford, Chinn, Davis, Jones, Metzger & Hamm.
At Waldron: Holt, McCormick, Flynn, Pettillo, Scott (post- master).
PRICES.
Gold, $1.04; county warrants, 97 cents; county bonds, 95 cents; coffee, 22 cents ; butter, 20 cents ; corn, 30 cents; flour, $3.00; eggs, 15 cents; ham, 13 cents; sugar, 12 cents; wheat, $1.05; wood, $3.00.
JANUARY.
Jan. 1-Bad roads.
A post-office is established at Settle's Station, and Henry Turner is postmaster.
Sunday-school superintendents at Platte City: J. M. Cock- rell, of the M. E. school; J. R. Swain, of the Presbyterian school; E. C. Cockrill, of the Christian school; and W. V. Slone, of the Baptist school.
The acreage of wheat sowed is greater than any former year, and amounts to about 50,000 acres in the county.
Jan. 3-Abram Leipard died in the bottom near Farley.
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THE DUNCANS.
Jan. 4-The stockholders of the Advocate turn it over to J. M. Cockrell, who becomes editor, and makes his salutatory as an unflinching Democrat.
Jan. 5-James Duncan dies four miles southeast of Platte City.
THE DUNCAN FAMILY. O
James Duncan was the progenitor of the Duncans of Platte and Clay. He was a native of Virginia, and removed to Bourbon County, Ky. He came to Clay in 1826, and settled near Smith- ville. He had five sons: 1, Stephen; 2, Alex. B .; 3, William; 4, Matthew; 5, Joseph. Of these, only Matthew and Joseph interest us.
I. MATTHEW DUNCAN
Was born in Virginia in 1778; he married Elizabeth Breckenridge, daughter of Alexander. They came to Clay in 1826. Ch:
I. GEO. B. DUNCAN, b. in Bourbon County, Ky., Jan. 23, 1817, and now lives in Clinton County. We have already noticed Mr. Duncan, and have given his reminiscences of the early settlement of Platte. He m'd Jan. 1, 1846, Eliza J. Berry- man, dr. of Charles. Ch:
1. Nannie Duncan, b. April 18, 1847; educated at Daugh- ters' College; m'd Sept. 26, 1866, Frederick Krause, b. in Prussia, March 22, 1837. (See.)
2. John H. Duncan, b. Aug. 20, 1849. He attended Daugh- ters' College, and the Bible School of Kentucky Uni- versity, in 1868, and graduated with the second hon- ors. In June, 1861, he was ordained an elder in the Christian Church. He preached one year at Platte City, and went to Kansas, and died at Fort Scott, May 29, 1887. He m'd April 26, 1877, Maggie A. Young, b. in Bath County, Ky., a dr. of Willis, and sister of Judge Upton Young and of Senator Waller Young. She still lives with several children. Geo. B. Duncan m'd 2d, Mary E. Beckwith, and had:
3. Horace B. Duncan, m'd Kate Rymond.
4. Myrtle Duncan, m'd James B. Marr.
II. JOSEPH DUNCAN
Was the other son of James Duncan (i) I desire to notice. He married Polly Ann Brooks, of Clark County, Ky. Ch:
I. JAMES DUNCAN, was b. in Montgomery County, Ky., Nov. 15, 1816; m'd March 4, 1850, in Andrew County, Sarah Tracy. In 1851 he went to California overland, and re- turned in April, 1853; in 1865 he purchased a farm five miles east of Platte City, and here he died Jan. 15, 1878. Mrs. Duncan was b. July 29, 1823; d. Aug. 29, 1891. They were excellent people. Ch:
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1. Ben. Duncan, b. Sept. 28, 1848; m'd Dec. 25, 1877, Eliza Whittock. (See.)
2. Mollie A. Duncan, b. Jan. 12, 1853; i'd May 3, 1873. Andrew J. Cox. Ch: [4] Bertie, m'd Feb. 15, 1890, A. F. Neff; [b] Jas. H. Cox; [r] Sallie Cox; [d] Wm. F .; [] Maggie Cox.
3. E. Jane Duncan, b. April 14, 1855; i'd Dec. 23, 1874, James H. Wingo, b. Nov. 6, 1848. Ch: [4] Sarah L. Wingo, b. Oct. 17, 1876; [b] Mary Ann, b. JJan. 15, 1879; [] Thomas H. Wingo, b. Oct. 13, 1880.
4. Joseph Duncan, i'd Nov. 2, 1880, Laura McMillan, dr. of David. Ch: [@] Lillie Duncan; [b] JJoseph; ['] Winnie Duncan; [d] John.
5. Susan Margaret Duncan, b. April 27, 1857; m'd Sept. 4, 1878, E. Frank Wingo. Ch: [{] Helen, b. Oet. 31, 1879; [1] Arthur Wingo, b. March 12, 1881; ['] Mary J., b. May 4, 1886; [d] Winnie Wingo; [{] John Wingo.
6. Thomas B. Duncan, b. June 29, 1861; m'd Jan. 26, 1886. Bettie Ecton, dr. of Thomas B. Ch: [{] Jas. T .; [b] Ellen Hazle.
7. Amanda Duncan, b. July 29, 1863; m'd May 10, 1881. A. Sidney Winston. Ch: [@] Joseph; [b] Harry; [@] Bessie Winston; [d] John; [€] Cora; [f] Jack Winston.
II. JOSEPH DUNCAN (ii), m'd Amanda Clardy, dr. of G. C. (See.)
III. MARTHA JANE, m'd John M. Thatcher. (See.)
Mr. Joseph Duncan (i) had other children, with whom we are little concerned. Their names were: 1, Bessie; 2, Judy Ann; 3, Thomas D .; 4, Abijah; 5, Nancy.
THE BRECKENRIDGES.
Mrs. Matthew Duncan, as stated above, was Elizabeth Breck- enridge. She was a daughter of Alexander Breckenridge (iii), who was a son of Alexander (ii), and she was a granddaughter of Alexander (i), the emigrant. Mrs. Duncan's brothers and sisters were:
I. JAMES BRECKENRIDGE, went to Ohio.
II. ALEXANDER BRECKENRIDGE (iv), m'd a Chambers, and was father of Elmore Breckenridge, of Platte. (See.)
III. JOHN BRECKENRIDGE, lived in Bourbon County, Ky .: m'd Polly Duncan, a dr. of James (i), and sister of Matthew. IV. ROBERT BRECKENRIDGE, lived in Ohio.
V. EDELINE (LINA), m'd a Duncan, and lived in Bourbon County, Ky.
Jan. 7-J. E. Merryman, president, and W. O. Oldham, cash- ier, of the Farmers' National Bank, resign, and R. W. Bywaters is chosen president, and R. T. Darnall cashier.
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1878, JAN.
Park College is flourishing, and new buildings are proposed.
Jan. 10-JUDGE JAMES H. BIRCH died at Plattsburg. He was a son of Thos. E. Birch, and was born in Virginia, March 27, 1804. He was a tall, handsome, and urbane gentleman, cordial and condescending in his address, and discreet in his words and actions. As an editor, register of the Plattsburg land office, an earnest Union advocate, judge of the Supreme Court of the State, and candidate for Congress, he was well known and much ad- mired by our people. But his political career was erratic, and he was often defeated in his aspirations. He never resided in our county, and we can only refer to him as a good, true, and intelli- gent Christian gentleman. He married twice: (first, a Hal- stead; and second, Mrs. Sarah A. Frost, née Carter. His children: 1, Olivia, m'd Rev. Wm. Rush, and was mother of Hon. Wm. M. Rush, of St. Joseph; 2, Chas. C. Birch, married a Young, and died childless; 3, Jas. H. Birch (ii), now of Plattsburg; 4, Sarah C. Birch, m'd F. C. Frost, who survived her, and now lives at Prairie Park, in Plattsburg. The widow of Judge Birch still lives at Prairie Park.
Jan. 10-John Higgins having died, Littleberry Higgins ad- ministered. Bond, $800.
THE HIGGINS FAMILY.
Josiah Higgins came from Tennessee to Platte in 1837, and settled north of Parkville. He married Barbara Smelser, sister of Jacob. He was one of the justices of the peace appointed by the county court of Clay, when we were attached to that county. He died in August, 1841. Ch:
I. JOSIAH HIGGINS (ii), m'd Wilmouth Owens, dr. of Webster. (See.) Ch:
1. Margaret Higgins, m'd Jas. T. Riley. (See.)
2. Ben. Higgins, went to Illinois.
III. HARMON HIGGINS (i), m'd March 31, 1861, Rachel T. Bald- win, dr. of Martin. (See.) Ch:
1. Lela Higgins, m'd Feb. 18, 1882, Chas. H. Knighton, b. Sept. 20, 1858. Ch: [@] Harmon G. b. Dec. 3, 1882; [1] Eliza, b. Aug. 5, 1889.
Harmon (i) m'd 2d, Sept. 6, 1877, A. M. Witt.
IV. JACKSON HIGGINS, m'd Susan Gregg. (See.) V. WILLIAM HIGGINS, went to California.
VI. SUSAN HIGGINS, m'd a Cooper.
VII. PHILEMON HIGGINS, b. in 1812; d. in 1887; m'd Mary Frances Witt, died in 1850, in California. Ch:
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