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Sept. 9-Entrance to the fair reduced to 25 cents. The Old People had their meeting. and W. M. Paxton, by request, read them a poem.
Sept. 19-Geo. Dameron is appointed principal of the public
AN EPISODE.
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school of Platte City, with Misses Jane Colman and Myra McCluer assistants.
Too dry to sow wheat.
Sept. 21-William Dziubon died at Parkville.
Prof. McKeever is assistant at Daughters' College.
Sept. 25-Ben Perry has threshed out 25,862 bushels of wheat.
AN EPISODE IN CIRCUIT COURT.
Little Mamie P. Tebbs, in open court, presents to Judge Dunn a bouquet of flowers, and a poem in honor of Judge Dunn, written by her grandfather, W. M. Paxton. Judge Dunn replied by reading one of his own poems. The proceedings and the poems are of record.
James L. McCluer buys the interest of C. J. Nesbitt in the Landmark, and Park and McCluer are proprietors and editors.
JONATHAN OWSLEY BRYANT.
Jonathan Owsley Bryant died at New Market on the very day he had predicted. He was born in Garrard County, Ky., January 15, 1798; married July 16, 1818, Martha Kessinger, born Septem- ber 30, 1800; died August 10, 1877. Jonathan's father was John Bryant, born January 1, 1760, in Virginia, and his mother was Mary Owsley (ii), born June 24, 1768. She was a daughter of Thomas and Mary Owsley (i), English emigrants. Mrs. Mary Bryant was a sister of Gov. Owsley, of Kentucky. The family settled at New Market in April, 1857. Ch:
I. LEWIS H. BRYANT, b. Jan. 29, 1822; d. Aug. 3, 1885; i'd July 8, 1847, Jemima M. Roberts. Ch:
1. Jerome Bryant, b. April 11, 1848; m'd Nov. 12, 1885, Florence Berry. He is one of the leading men of New Market. Ch: [] Wm. V. Bryant, b. Nov. 8, 1886; [b] Carrie B., b. July 27, 1888; [c] Roberta C. Bryant, b. Nov. 15, 1891.
2. James C. Bryant, b. Nov. 27, 1849; m'd in Feb., 1883. Minnie Robertson. Ch: [] James R. Bryant, b. June 16, 1890.
3. Hiram E. Bryant, b. Aug. 5. 1851 ; d. June 26. 1888.
4. Pattie Bryant, b. March 12, 1853; m'd Sept. 20, 1873. B. F. Gregg. Ch: [{] Mary May Gregg. b. July 23, 1876; [b] .John, b. in April, 1878; [€] Jeff. J. Gregg. b. in Oct .. 1882; [d] Ben L. Gregg. b. in 1891.
5. Dr. John W. Bryant, b. Jan. 1, 1855.
6. Reuben T. Bryant (twin with John W.), m'd May 6. 1887. Hattie Gillespie. Ch: [4] Lewis, b. Nov. 3. 1888, and others.
7. Elisa C. Bryant, b. Sept. 6. 1856; m'd in July. 1883. C. L. Hutchison. She died, childless, May 20, 1884. 8. Bessie Bryant, b. May 24. 1857 ; m'd Nov. 20, 1877. A. J. Jones. Ch: [@] Judson. W. Jones, b. in 1882. Mr. 44-
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THE BRYANTS.
Jones died, and Bessie m'd 2d, Dec. 25, 1890, W. S. Kelsey.
9. Sallie G. Bryant, b. March 20, 1863.
10. Samuel J.
11. Kendrick L. Bryant (twin with Samuel), b. Feb. 24, 1865.
12. Geo. L. Bryant, b. April 21, 1867.
13. Robert S., b. May 21, 1870.
II. MARY J. BRYANT, b. Jan. 22, 1830; m'd March 22, 1849, Chris. T. Leavel, brother of Arch T. (i). Ch:
1. Hayden T. Learel, b. Jan. 8, 1850; m'd June 7, 1870, Mollie Wallace, dr. of Dr. H. B. Ch: [@] Chris. B. Leavel, b. March 12, 1871; [b] Mary May Leavel, b. Nov. 5. 1873.
III. DR. WILLIAM H. BRYANT, b. April 2, 1832; m'd April S, 1856. Mary E. Butcher. They live in Savannah, Mo.
IV. GEO. S. BRYANT, b. Sept. 24, 1835; m'd Oct. 16. 1862, Sallie J. Hamilton. No issue.
V. SIMEON HAYDEN BRYANT, b. Feb. 20, 1839 ; m'd 1st, May 16. 1865, Susan W. Meyers. Ch:
1. Eugene, m'd Oct. 6, 1891, Sallie Stone.
2. Estella Bryant. 3. Simeon (ii). 4. John.
5. Geo. Bryant, m'd Sept. 30, 1896, Laura Singleton.
Mrs. Susan W. Bryant was accidentally burned to death June 23. 1875, and Mr. Bryant m'd 2d, Z. Catherine Bryant. Children :
6. Sallie. 7. Jessie. 8. Susie. 9. Charley. 10. Mollie. In 1876 Mr. Bryant became a grocer and druggist in New Market. Mr. Bryant, in an altercation with one William Grundon, killed him in New Market, and is now serving a term of ten years in the penitentiary for murder.
VI. ISAAC K. BRYANT, b. Sept. 30, 1841, entered the Southern army, and died in the service in 1863.
Sept. 28-President Haves is at Leavenworth.
OCTOBER.
Oct. 2-JOHN S. MAITLAND dies at Pawnee, Nebraska, whither he removed last spring. He lived some years in Weston, and was highly esteemed as a noble and generous citizen, and a zealous Christian.
Oct. 5-A lot of convicts attempt to break out of the Platte City jail by wresting off the lock, but are detected.
MRS. AMANDA E. MOORE.
Mrs. Amanda E. Moore, wife of James L., dies at Platte City. Her maiden name was Dearing. She was born August 10, 1829; married March 10, 1856. James L. Moore, born January 10, 1824. Children:
I. ALBERT H. MOORE. b. June 16. 1859; d. March 22, 1891.
:879, OCT.
691
THE MOORES.
II. WILLIE L. MOORE, b. July 29, 1861; m'd Oct. 19, 1886, Sophronia Berryman. (See.)
III. JAMES H. MOORE, b. Feb. 2, 1865; m'd Dec. 21, 1882. Corinne Norris. Mr. James L. Moore m'd 2d, May 28, 1882, Esther (Sabea) E. Potter, dr. of Samuel, b. Jan. 17, 1847. They live in Platte City, and are excellent Christian people.
Oct. 10-Rev. T. R. Valliant becomes business manager of the Landmark.
D. T. Thomas, brother of Elder W. H. Thomas, buys the Daf- fron farm in Preston Township, for $25 per acre.
Dr. H. B. Maxwell locates in Weston.
The Waldron mills are running day and night. The Waldrons have bought ,15,000 bushels of wheat. F. M. McCor- mick has bought 13,000 for shipment, at $1 per bushel.
The fly is injuring the lately sown crop.
Rev. W. C. Campbell removes to Neosho. Mo. Rev. R. W. Howerton is his successor for the Platte City Circuit.
Lands are advancing.
Oct. 15-Corn reaches $1 per bushel in Chicago, but imme- diately falls.
Prof. Smith, of the Weston Public School, resigns, and G. D. Yokom is appointed principal in his stead.
A splendid rain.
C. Thorp, at Weston, is buying apples for shipment at 50 cents per bushel.
H. Weighman, of Weston, is repairing and repainting the roof and outside woodwork of the court-house at Platte City.
Oct. 25-Circus at Platte City.
W. C. Wells, having bought the Merryman house on Lots 7 and 8, Block 22, Platte City, removes into it.
Chinn and Davis are each building a large frame residence in Tracy.
The Phoenix flouring steam mills at Tracy are occasionally run by R. T. Darnall, assignee.
Jerry Clifford removes from Tracy to Winthrop.
Oct. 27-Mrs. James Palmer, living near Iatan, fell in a well and was killed.
F. G. Cockrill (see), having returned from Colorado, dies at his home near Tracy.
Topics-The sudden rise in corn, at Chicago. Advance in land. General prosperity. The open war between the "Ring" and "Soreheads" is subsiding. The county debt slowly reduced. County warrants at par. The fly is in the wheat.
W. SLOAN.
692
1879, NOV.
NOVEMBER.
Vor. 1-W. T. Jenkins & Co. remove to their house on Lot 11, Block 25. Geo. Mason & Co. remove into the store-room lately occupied by Col. Nugent, who leaves. A. R. Jack becomes cashier of the Exchange Bank of Wells & Co.
Nor. 7-One span of the St. Joseph bridge falls, precipitat- ing 17 car-loads of stock to sudden death.
A good and general rain.
Nov. 10-Corn down from $1 to 20 cents. One thousand barrels of apples, costing 50 cents per bushel, are shipped from Tracy.
Nov. 16-Mrs. Williams is lecturing on "Temperance" over the county, and hundreds are taking the Murphy pledge.
Nor. 24-In an affray at Parkville, John Wright shot and se- verely wounded Thomas and Robert Thorp, and escaped.
Business at Parkville: Captain Luthy and W. J. Fulton build residences. The Catholics lay the foundation of a church. Bueneman is buying wheat. L. A. Link is shipping hogs.
Vor. 27-Thanksgiving supper at Platte City, given by the Christian Workers' Missionary Society. This becomes an an- nual feast.
Of the Tontine, Belt, Gilbert, and Tufts are here, with the resident members.
Wmn. Moore has threshed 45,500 bushels of wheat.
WILLIAM SLOAN.
William Sloan, a pensioner of the War of 1812, dies. He was born in Taswell County, Va., March 5, 1793; moved to Wayne County, Ky .; served under General Harrison, and was at the battle of the Thames; married February 28, 1823, Celia B. Tate, born July 29, 1799, and died August 12, 1886; came West in 1838, and settled five miles east of Platte City. He was a sturdy farmer and an excellent citizen. Ch:
I. JANE SLOAN, i'd James G. Lewis. (See.)
II. BRECKEN. dead; m'd Elvira Lewis, dr. of Jesse. After his death, Mrs. Sloan married Wm. Finley. They live near Atchison.
III. LIZZIE SLOAN. b. April 9, 1831; m'd B. F. Tate; no chil- dren.
IV. MARY SLOAN, b. June 6, 1833; m'd March 27, 1866, Hugh MeEown; no children. They live in Kansas City.
1. GENETTA SLOAN. b. May 8, 1835; m'd Jan. 24, 18-, John Bothwell. Ch:
1. Mary Bothirel.
2. Sarah M., m'd Dec. 16, 1893. John C. Hodges.
VI. RACHEL SLOAN. b. Oct. 28. 1839 ; m'd Nov. 9, 1871, Jo. A.
1879, DEC.
693
J. LIGGETT.
Allison, b. Sept. 10, 18-, and died Sept. 21, 1872; no children.
VII. LYDIA SLOAN, b. Feb. 17, 1844; m'd Feb. 16, 1876, Jacob S. Lewis. Ch:
1. Joseph Lewis, b. Aug. 7, 1877.
2. Hugh W. Lewis, b. Feb. 8, 1879.
3. John A. Lewis, b. April 28, 1887.
DECEMBER.
Dec. 2-Nine car-loads of hogs shipped from Tracy by Link & McComas.
Dec. 4-The first snow.
Dec. 8-Lecture course organized for the coming winter.
Elder A. C. Mckeever lectures on "Science, Literature, and Art."
The furniture factory at Weston has started up again, and is running day and night.
Shipments from Tracy: By Pope & Bruce, 13 cars of prod- uce; by McComas, 25 cars; by Link, Chinn & Davis, 3,500 bushels of apples and 79 cars of wheat.
A. J. Jaques is mining coal near Farley.
Kurtz & Bro. move their stock of books, stationery, etc., to the southeast corner of Main and Second Streets, Platte City.
JOHN LIGGETT.
Dec. 13-John Liggett died near Ridgely. He was born in Wythe County, Va., November 11, 1808. He was a son of Thomas Liggett. He married January 24, 1828, Nancy Simpson, born July 1, 1810; came to Clay with his father, and in 1837, when Platte was open for settlement, came to the Forks of Platte (Preston Township). He was then the father of five children. He entered land by preemption, and followed farming until his death. In intelligence and enterprise he stood among the foremost of the settlers. Ch:
I. EMERANDA LIGGETT, b. April 9, 1829; d. in 1858; m'd Wm. T. Wallace. Ch:
1. James. 2. Nancy. 3. John. 4. Mary.
5. Jane Wallace. 6. Martha.
II. ENOCH LIGGETT. b. Jan. 6, 1831; died, single, June 1. 1852. III. ELIZABETH LIGGETT, b. May 16, 1833; d. in 1875: m'd John Evans. Ch:
1. Allen Erans. 2. Martha, m'd a Crowther.
3. Elizabeth Erans, m'd a Miller, of Kansas.
4. John Erans. 5. Samuel. All non-resident.
IV. W. P. LIGGETT, b. April 20, 1835; m'd Margaret Jennings, dr. of Moses. Ch:
1. JJames Liggett, m'd a Logsdon. 2. Enoch.
3. George Liggett, m'd Feb. 23, 1882. Iola Jennings.
THE LIGGETTS.
694
879, DEC.
V. JAMES S. LIGGETT, b. Feb. 20, 1837; m'd May 22, 1862, Mary E. Williams, dr. of Isaiah T. Williams; 15 living children in Kansas.
VI. MARY LIGGETT, b. Feb. 11, 1839; m'd Geo. Roberts. Ch: 1. John, m'd an Osborn.
VII. DAVID LIGGETT, m'd Elizabeth Standiford. (See.)
VIII. MELISSA LIGGETT, b. Dec. 13, 1843; m'd Nic. C. Porter. Children :
1. Harvey Porter, m'd Elizabeth Denny.
2. Joseph, m'd Jennie Ingram.
3. W. H. Porter. 4. George. 5. Theo. 6. Robert.
IX. GEO. W. LIGGETT, b. Feb. 20, 1845; died, single, in 1864. X. JOHN D. LIGGETT, b. Dec. 22, 1848; m'd Feb. 22, 1868, Laura Masoner, dead. Ch:
1. Thos. Liggett.
XI. JOSEPH LIGGETT, b. May 23, 1851; m'd Jan. 10, 1876, Per- melia J. Jones. Ch:
1. Cora. 2. Ruby. 3. Larkie.
XII. ALFRED LIGGETT, b. July 20, 1853; m'd Feb. 25, 1873. Martha Newman, dr. of David D.
Dec. 15-W. M. Paxton lectured at Platte City on "Africa."
Dec. 19-George Burgess shot and killed his cousin, Caples Burgess, at Camden Point. He was indicted for murder, and, on trial, found guilty of homicide, and sentenced to five years in the penitentiary.
The law now requires the docket of probate settlements to be published.
This is the famine year in Ireland.
Hog cholera fatal about Parkville.
Prices at Roberts' sale near Edgerton: Horses, $75 and $100; cows, $20 and $25; sheep, $3.50; hogs, 6 cents; corn, 25 cents.
Literary entertainment at Camden Point by the Mary Allen Society.
Dec. 22-Dr. C. C. Kemper lectures at Platte City on "Success."
Sixty-two hunters made 5,555 points in killing rabbits and quails, and had a feast at Kiefer's.
Dec. 24-Temperature 20 degrees below zero.
Dee. 25-The Baptists at Platte City have a Christmas tree, and the other schools have candy treats.
Der. 29-W. H. Roney lectured at Platte City on "Home In- structions."
W. J. Willoughby died at New Market.
1879, DEC.
695
MARRIAGES.
MARRIAGES IN 1879 NOT ELSEWHERE NOTED.
January 2-W. E. Dean married Price M. King.
March 6-J. W. Sharp married Mary M. Ferguson. March 27-J. W. Carrington married Ellen Black. April 20-Geo. F. Meadow married Martha L. Sevier. May 8-W. M. Burruss married Mattie B. Jones. June 2-M. F. Butcher married Sarah E. Pullins. June 22-Bud Bruce married Fannie Vaughn. June 24-Merit Snider married Ella Fitzgerald. August 9-Joshua Noland married Jennie Noland. October 1-James B. Hodges married Mary Wilson. November 2-James R. Ball married Lucy J. Sturgiss.
November 19-James Murdock married Mary Manley.
1880. OFFICERS.
Governor, J. S. Phelps; Congressman, S. L. Sawyer; State Senator, R. P. C. Wilson; Representative, W. C. Wells; Circuit Judge, G. W. Dunn; Probate Judge W, P. Chiles; County Jus- tices, Owens, Chesnut, and Thorp; County Clerk, T. F. Warner; Prosecuting Attorney, J. E. Pitt; Sheriff, W. H. Hunt; Circuit Clerk, R. L. Waller; Collector, E. C. Cockrill; Treasurer, Jas. F. Flannery; Assessor, J. T. Owens; Coroner, Joseph Coons; Sur- veyor, W. V. Slone; Public Administrator, W. F. Yocom; Superin- tendent of Schools, W. A. Bowen.
BUSINESS MEN.
At Platte City: Attorneys-Anderson, Carmack, Forman, Norton, Paxton, Pitt, Wells, Wilson, Woodson.
Physicians-Baldwin, Coffey, Guthrie, McDonald, Smith.
Merchants, etc .- Basye, Clemings, Chinn, Colman, Dearing, Ellifrit, English, Hatton, Jenkins, Kiefer, Krause, Kurtz (post- master), Lutes, Mason, Mayo, Morin, Recht, Rohring, Smith, Sprague, Swain, Thomas, Wills, Young, Zarn.
Preachers-Mckeever (Chris.), Everett (Bap.), Howerton (M. E.), Valliant (Epis.), Penhallegon (Pres.).
Schools-Daughters' College, F. G. Gaylord president; Pub- lic Schools, Dameron principal.
Fair-F. M. McCormick president, A. L. Smith secretary. Banks-Exchange Bank of Wells & Co.
Sunday-school Superintendents-Cockrill, Swain, Slone, Ohlshausen.
Newspapers-Advocate, J. M. Cockrell editor; Landmark, Park & McCluer editors.
BUSINESS MEN.
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Lodges-Nebraska, No. 12, Jo. A. Bane, N. G.
At Weston: Attorneys-Coburn, Guthrie.
Physicians-Bonifant, Martin, Maxwell, Wilson, Shortridge. Merchants, etc .- Baker, Bowman, Carpenter, Briggs, Dop- pler, Evans, Frank, Holladay, Hartman, Hamm, Hedges, Ilken- hans, Jacquemin, Keller, Kennedy, Kurtz, Magers, McConnell, Mauch, Moore, Mundy, Newhouse, Noll, Noble, Ohlshausen, Parr, Price (postmaster), Raileys, Ringo, Schenkner, Schindler, Schmidt, Siler, White.
Newspapers-Commercial, Howard & Co. publishers.
Bank-Railey & Bro.
At Parkrille: Ashby, Brightwell, Bueneman (postmaster), Campbell, Coffey, Holt, Kahm, Laughlin, McDonald, Mitchell, Moore, Nash, Pack & Dale, Ringo, Summers, Threlkeld.
Bank-J. B. Flannery, cashier.
School-Park College, J. A. McAfee, president. Preachers-Babcock, Keithly.
At Camden Point: Duncan, Ewing (postmaster), Farris, Herndon, McCall, Moore, Purdy & Stallard, Stone, Tanner, Wood.
At East Leavenworth: Banning.
At Edgerton: Beery, Doke, Handley, Horn, Hopkins, John- son, Jones. Justus, De Armond, Moody, Morrison, Shafer, Smith, Manning, Wade, Worth.
At Farley: Brasfield, Holt, Meyer (postmaster), Oliver, Spratt. Weisse.
At Hampton: Bledsoe (postmaster).
At Latan: A. G. Smith (postmaster).
At Linkville: T. J. Slaughter (postmaster).
At New Market: Bryant (postmaster), Gregg, Johnson, Leavel, Lowe. Martin, Middleton, Simpson.
At Ridgely: Chrisman (postmaster), Fitzgerald, Cockrael, Robinson.
At Settle: Blakley (postmaster).
At Tracy: Baker, Chinn, Davis, Esmond, Ryan.
At Waldron: Baker, Hawkins, Heath, McComas, Pettillo, Simpson (postmaster), Sutherland, Waldrons.
UNITED STATES CENSUS OF 1880.
Population of United States. . .50,155,783
Population of Missouri. . 2,168,380
Population of Platte County 17,366
Population of Fair Township, with Tracy
1,275
Population of Green Township 2,425
Population of Camden Point. . 142
Population of Lee Township. .
1,117
Population of Marshall Township 1.910
Population of May Township.
899
Population of Pettis Township.
1,872
Population of Parkville .. 482
Population of Preston Township.
1,463
1880 JAN.
697
G. TURNER.
Population of Edgerton ..
145
Population of Waldron Township
840
Population of Weston Township.
827
Population of Weston City.
1,329
Population of Carroll Township.
2,112
Population of Platte City.
670
Population of New Market .
156
Population of Ridgely. .
84
Voters in Platte County.
4,351
JANUARY.
Jan. 1-Leap-year party at Masonic Hall, at Platte City, with "mum" social. Admittance, 25 cents; for the benefit of the Christian Missionary Society.
Cold; ice, sleighing, coasting, and skating good.
Railey's deposits, $83,777.71.
GRAHAM TURNER.
Jan. 3-Graham Turner died at his home, four miles south- west of Platte City. He was born in Fleming County, Ky., Feb- ruary 18, 1812. His father was Lewis Turner, born in Virginia, October 1, 1774, and his mother was Sally Davis, born in Vir- ginia, February 15, 1776, a daughter of William Davis. When a youth, Graham came to Calloway County, Mo., and here, May 4, 1836, married Cytha Ann Muir. She was born in Henry County, Ky., October 19, 1819. In 1839 they came to Platte, and settled on the farm where the children were born and where the old people died. Mrs. Turner died, and Mr. Turner married, sec- ond, March 29, 1856, Mrs. Lucinda Basket, sister of his first wife. He left 320 acres of land for his heirs. He was a noble-hearted, generous man, and one of my intimate friends. A few years be- fore his death, while chopping kindling-wood, a splinter struck out one of his eyes. Children :
I. JAMES G. TURNER, b. Sept. 16, 1839, in Calloway County, Mo .; m'd Dec. 23, 1863, in Paris, Tex., Mary E. Downing, dr. of A. J. She was born in Indiana, Feb. 17, 1844. James is a carpenter and farmer, residing seven miles east of Platte City, and is a man of business qualifications. Ch:
1. Emma A. Turner, b. Dec. 26, 1864; m'd March 27. 1884, A. P. Fulcher, b. Sept. 24. 1858. He is an en- terprising merchant, and now has stores at Platte City and Woodruff. He is intelligent, genial, and social. Mrs. Fulcher, by her large, soft eyes and smiling face, is an attractive woman. Their only child is called Beulah.
II. GEORGE M. TURNER, b. Aug. 17, 1847; m'd March 4, 1869, Fannie Ramey, who died, leaving one child; and Mr. Tur. ner m'd 2d. Mrs. Nancy Johnson.
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THE TURNERS.
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III. WILLIAM B. TURNER, b. March 8, 1851.
The foregoing were children of Mr. Graham Turner's first wife. The following are children of his second wife: IV. CYTHA ANN TURNER, b. Jan. 24, 1857; m'd Aug. 23, 1877. Wallace Jackson (ii), son of Wallace (i) and his wife, Nancy Malott. Ch:
1. Ada. 2. Arthur. 3. Perry.
Mr. Jackson died, and Cytha Ann m'd 2d. John Norris.
V. ELIZABETH ELLA TURNER, b. Dec. 8, 1859; m'd Dec. 27. 1877. A. R. De Masters, son of Elias De Masters and Nancy Tribble. Ch:
1. Maude. 2. Ruby. 3. Andrew. 4. Graham De Masters. 5. Ross.
VI. IDA P. TURNER. b. Feb. 15, 1862; m'd Jan. 19, 1893, Roscoe Schlater.
Jan. 4-Elder A. C. McKeever is employed by the Christian Church at Platte City to preach for them.
Jan. 5-W. T. Jenkins lectured at Platte City on "The Objects and Aims of the Home Lecture Course."
Jan. 6-A convention of teachers at Platte City to select the school-books for the county.
Jan. 7-Thos. C. Thurston shot and killed W. W. Embry at Leavenworth.
Jan. 8-The usual Democratic meeting at the court-house; Jacob Harrington presiding.
Jan. 10-MRS. MARY STIGERS died at St. Joseph. Her maiden name was Snell. She was born in Virginia July 28, 1791. In 1815 she married Conrad Stigers, who died in 1855. One of their children was Mrs. Dorcas Mason, wife of R. F.
King Comus in Platte City.
Mrs. Georgia McGee died at Weston. She was the wife of William McGee, and daughter of James Stultz. Her mother was Mary Ann Wells, sister of John B.
Jan. 17-JAMES H. FOSTER having died, G. F. Foster ad- ministers. Bond, $1,500. Ch: 1, Ann Keffanger; 2, John T .; 3. William R. Foster; 4, Henry G .; 5, Geo. F .; 6, Jas. F .; 7, Mary F. Norris; 8. Sarah E. Stockton ; 9, Eliza F .; 10, Emma C. Foster; 11. Chas. W .: 12. Lucinda M .; 13, Laura A. Foster.
Jan. 19-Revival at Weston, under the preaching of J. W. Keithly ; 60 additions.
Jan. 20-R. T. Brightwell has shipped from Parkville, since harvest, 75,000 bushels of wheat.
Jan. 24-Lucy Dawson, wife of James Dawson, died. She was born in Hickman County, Virginia, in 1798; moved to Wood- ford County, Ky., and thence to Platte in 1844.
M. COCKRIEL.
699
1880, JAN.
Wool is coming into Weston in considerable quantities, and selling at 31 cents.
Isaac Hon's (ii) house burned.
Scarlet fever fatal at Camden Point.
MARTIN COCKRIEL.
Martin Cockriel died at Edgerton. He was born May 25. 1842; married in 1860 Paradise Stice, who died in June, 1885. Ch:
I. ADELINE F. COCKRIEL, i'd a Feagan, and died, leaving : 1. James R. Feagan.
II. CHARLES B.
III. LEWIS W., m'd Clara -, who died Oct. 17, 1896.
IV. JAMES M. COCKRIEL, m'd Feb. 12, 1891, Hattie Gwin, dr. of Elisha, b. Aug. 24, 1873.
V. IDA E. VI. LUCY M.
William and John Morin are building a brick stable on Lot 11. Block 26, Platte City.
Jan. 26-William Forman lectured at Platte City on "Robert Burns."
Jan. 29-Young Edward Nicol killed, on the hill east of Platte City, by a runaway team.
R. T. Darnall left for Colorado.
FEBRUARY.
Feb. 1-Prof. Gaylord is laying sidewalk from Platte City to the college.
Feb. 3-John Norton lectures at Platte City on "The Diversities of Man."
Feb. 4-Old Folks' Concert at Platte City in the Christian church. The performers represent the age of Queen Anne.
Feb. 9-Refunding the county debt. John M. Railey is ap- pointed commissioner to exchange the new 6 per cent bonds for the old 10 per cent.
Prof. F. G. Gaylord lectured on "An Open Polar Sea."
Dr. Maxwell builds on Raileys' corner, Weston.
Farley is lively with a debating club and frequent temper- ance lectures.
J. W. McMillan raised an average of 85 bushels of corn on a field of 25 acres.
Feb. 15-Mrs. Williams makes a temperance lecture at Platte City, and 200 take the Murphy pledge.
Feb. 17-John Rothwell died at Weston. He was born in Atchison County, Kansas, September 14, 1855.
Feb. 18-Jarvis Johnson, formerly of Farley, now of Kansas City, as a debt of gratitude, makes a deed of gift to Robert F.
J. DAVIS.
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1880, FEB.
Mason, of Platte City, for a large tract of land worth $18,000. The real consideration was the encouragement and assistance given by Mason to Johnson when the latter was a youth strug. gling against poverty and adversity. The lands lay in Vernon County, Mo., and were exchanged by Mason for D. A. Miller's large farm on Bee Creek, which Mason sold, and came to Platte City.
Allen McDowell, lecturer for the Grand Lodge of Masons, for Missouri, is visiting and instructing the lodges of Platte County.
JOHN DAVIS.
Feb. 26-John Davis dies at his home, three miles north of Platte City. He was born in Alabama January 1, 1812; removed to Tennessee, and thence came to Platte in February, 1838. He was a substantial farmer, and a worthy citizen. He married a Fulton. Ch:
I. JOHN CALVIN DAVIS, m'd April 17, 1866, Ann E. Corbin. (See.)
II. HATTIE M. DAVIS, m'd Jan. 15, 1866, G. W. R. Chinn, b. in Bourbon Co., Ky., March 19, 1843. He was a son of L. F. Chinn and Lucy H. Jackson, dr. of Joseph. By way of Illinois and of Knox Co., Mo., Mr. Chinn came to Platte. After serving the "lost cause," Mr. Chinn went west, and returned to Tracy in 1875, where he built several fine houses, and engaged largely in the ice trade. He is a man of enterprise, full of ardor in his pursuits, and versatile in his genius. But the Oklahoma fever took him to that territory, and there we will leave him until another epidemic breaks out. Ch:
1. John L. Chinn.
2. Hattie L., m'd Feb. 12, 1889, W. T. Marcus.
3. Geo. W. Chinn. 4. James H. 5. Lillie M.
6. Ollie Chinn.
III. WM. WESLEY DAVIS, m'd July 27, 1875, Melissa Corbin. (See.)
WILLIAM MOORE.
Feb. 28-William Moore died on his farm near Waldron. He was a son of John Moore and Elizabeth Noland, and born in Estill County, Ky., June 8, 1812; came with his parents to Howard County Mo .. in 1817, and to Clay in 1824, and thence, in 1826, to Jackson. July 4, 1839, he married Elizabeth Wilson, born in Estill County. Ky., in 1812. They came to Platte in 1840, and settled on the land where he died. He was an industrious farmer and a pleasant gentleman. Ch:
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