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The JJohnstown, Pa., disaster.
June 7-W. T. Jenkins publicly installed E. C. of Belt Com. mandery, No. 9, and Miss Lou Valliant is chosen Daughter of the Commandery. She survived only one year, and died August 5. 1890. The knights attended the burial in citizens' clothing, and paid her funeral expenses. The Masons also raised $800 and pur. chased a dwelling on Lot 6, Block 33, for her widowed mother.
June 10-The Platte overflows low bottoms. Bee Creek is higher than ever known by 18 inches. Many farms are flooded. The New Market bridge and both bridges over Bee Creek at Beverly are washed away.
G. W. Broadus is reelected principal of the Platte City Pub- lic School.
Colonel George S. Park contracts for the erection of an- other building to accommodate a proposed new department of Park College.
Work commences on the Leavenworth pontoon.
June 14-CHARLES BABCOCK commits suicide near Wal- dron by cutting his throat.
June 18-The Jenkins Cadets reorganized at Platte City; Lewis Chinn captain.
JOSEPH O. JEWETT.
June 21- Joseph O. JJewett having died, Demas Jewett ad- ministered. Bond, $600. He was born in Dearborn County, Ind., June 18, 1818; married, in Indiana, Mary Morris, daughter of Claiborn. They came to Platte in March, 1871, and settled near Waldron. Ch:
I. DEMAS JEWETT, b. in Indiana Feb. 16. 1853: i'd in Feb., 1878, Hannah M. Brink, b. Aug. 14. 1861. dr. of A. H. Ch: 1. Arthur JJewett, b. April 20, 1879.
2. Byron, b. Aug. 25. 1881.
Mr. D. Jewett is a man of education and refinement.
II. SAMUEL JEWETT, m'd April 25. 1886, Mary J. Summers; 2 children.
HENRY MAYS having died at Edgerton. W. E. Mays admin- isters. Bond, $600. Heirs: 1, Wm. E. Mays; 2. Martha F .. i'd a MeCall; 3. Emma. m'd a Stewart; 4. Lon Mays, m'd a Grady: 5. Sarah Mays, i'd Nov. 29. 1879. William Sale, son of Harrison E. (see); 6, Arthur Mays.
June 30-G. W. R. Chinn removes to Oklahoma.
Dr. Thomas Drew commences a meeting at the Presbyterian church in Platte City.
MRS. J. BELLER.
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1889, JULY.
JULY.
July 1-Camp-meeting at Burgess' pasture, near Dearborn.
State school moneys, $5,438; children, 5,579; Platte City school tax, 60 cents; paid out the past year, $1,260; bonded school debt, $2,000.
July 4-The day observed at Edgerton and at Weston.
July 9-MRS. JOHN BELLER, née Glunz, died in Leaven- worth. There were three sisters who came from Germany with Mrs. Beller: Mrs. Dora Woolf, of St. Louis; Mrs. M. Schindler, of Weston. and Mrs. Kate Ruf. Mrs. John Beller was born in Ger- many, September 30, 1831; married in 1854, and settled at Park- ville. When the war broke out they removed to Leavenworth. Ch: 1, Emma Beller, m'd Harry Bruns; 2, Augustus; 3, John.
Wheat excellent and corn promising.
WILLIAM K. FAULCONER
Died of apoplexy, at Kansas City, and his remains were buried at Platte City, beside the dust of his wife. He was a son of Nel- son Faulconer (see), and was born in Fayette County, Ky., May 8, 1832. The family settled near Prairie Point. The father died in February, 1857, and left William a large estate. He built a fine house on his father's farm, and, through his generous and hospitable nature, lived beyond his income. He was cajoled and flattered by sycpohants, and empty honors thrown upon him. He was made president of the county fair and president of the Parkville & G. R. Railroad Co. He purchased the old bed of said railroad and expended money upon it, hoping to realize a fortune from its sale; but it was a total failure, and he died disappointed and impoverished. He married, November 20, 1854, Mollie Todd, the oldest of Prof. H. B. Todd's children. Their farm was sold, and they removed to Kansas City, where Mr. Faulconer engaged in mercantile pursuits with little success. His wife died March 8, 1884. Ch:
I. JENNIE K. FAULCONER, b. Oct. 21, 1863; d. June 20, 1895; m'd Nov. 14, 1894. R. T. Murray. She was an educated and refined lady, and graduated at Daughters' College in June, 1882.
II. CHARLES FAULCONER. III. WILLIAM. IV. HARRY.
July 18-The children of Parkville, 200 in number, were Treated to a steamboat excursion to Leavenworth.
The Winner Railroad from Kansas City to Smithville is commenced.
July 23-ROYALL FLESHMAN (see) is killed by Thomas Il. Shepherd, who is tried for murder and found not guilty.
July 24-The Baptist church at Little Platte is dedicated by Elder R. Jones.
G. WHEELER.
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1889, AUG.
AUGUST.
Aug. 1-Dowling Bros. have threshed 16,600 bushels of wheat, which averaged 25 bushels to the acre.
Aug. 2-Rev. A. S. Embree, of Leavenworth, lectured on "Temperance" at Platte City.
Aug. 4-JOHN A. IDEN'S body found in Sugar Creek Lake, with marks indicating murder.
Fine rains and good prospects for corn.
GEO. WHEELER.
Aug. 11-George Wheeler died at Waldron. He was a farmer and miller, and with W. K. Faulconer ran the Parkville Mills. He was an exemplary and zealous Methodist, and highly esteemed for his integrity. He was a son of Ignatius Wheeler and Jennie James, and was born in JJefferson County, Ky .. March 14. 1823 ; married in 1847, Nancy G. Woodsmall, who died Angust 28, 1892. She was the daughter of John Woodsmall. In 1855 they came to Parkville, and subsequently removed to their farm near Waldron. Ch:
I. HENRY M. WHEELER, a merchant of Norborne, Mo.
II. ROXANNA WHEELER, i'd 1st. B. J. Coleman, who died. and, Nov. 30, 1886, she m'd JJudge W. H. Roney (see), of Platte City (his second wife). Judge Roney is a son of Charles Roney and Mary Ann Potts. He was born near Perryville, Ky., June 25, 1836. He learned the carpenter's business, and came to Weston in 1851. Here he pursued the furniture trade for some years. During the war he was in the provost-marshal's office, and he performed the duty of assigning to each township its quota of recruits. At the close of the war he read law, and November 13. 1866, was licensed. He was marshal of the Weston Court of Common Pleas, and subsequently filled the office of judge of that court. But the court was abolished, and, removing to Platte City, he wrote in the clerks' offices. In 1852 he was elected circuit clerk and held the office two terms. At the close of his second term he entered earnestly upon the practice of law at Platte City, and now stands among the leading jurists of the county. Mrs. Coleman had two children :
1. Ella Coleman, m'd John C. Bulling, of St. Joseph.
2. Geo. W. Coleman, is just starting life in Kansas City. Judge Roney's first wife was Louisa Woods. (See.) III. MARTITIA WHEELER, m'd Oct. 2. 1873, A. C. Threlkeld. IV. JOHN L. (JUDGE) WHEELER, is a distinguished lawyer of Kansas City, and for a term was police judge.
Aug. 13-Francis M. Wilson is licensed as an attorney.
DR. B. BONIFANT
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1889, AUG.
Aug. 23-Stillings has a bridge celebration, or rather a grand spree. He files his plat of the town of Stillings.
J. T. McRuer sells to R. W. Pack his interest in the Platte City store.
DR. BENJAMIN BONIFANT died at Weston. He was re- garded as the head of the medical profession in Platte. He was born in Montgomery County, Md., February 15, 1821. His father was John Bonifant and his mother Mary Tucker. He lived and worked upon his father's farm until 1839, when he commenced the study of medicine at Jefferson Medical College, of Phila- delphia, where he graduated in 1849. In 1850 he settled at Weston, where his life-work was done. During the war he served as surgeon of the 4th State Militia. He married, October 29, 1855, Matilda L. Leachman. (See.) Her family has been noticed.
MORRIS ELLINGER.
Morris Ellinger, son of M. L. and Judith Ellinger, died at Weston. He was United States gauger for the county, and for years kept a saloon at Weston. He was born in Germany Janu- ary 9, 1830, came to the United States in 1850, and to Weston in 1852. He married, in 1854, Margaret Whitton, who still lives. Children:
I. LIZZIE ELLINGER, b. April 17, 1857; m'd June 28, 1883, George A. Woodbridge, b. in Indiana, January 18, 1856. He is a telegraph operator at Beverly.
II. CHARLES M. ELLLINGER. III. JAMES. IV. JOHN.
Aug. 27-The fair commenced; new floral hall opened. Gate fees Thursday, $1,251. The sum of $1,000 paid on the debt.
SEPTEMBER.
DAVID McCOLUM.
Sept 7-David McColum died three miles south of Platte City. He was one of the old stock of hardy pioneers. He had no aspira- tions for wealth or distinction. Like the Arkansas settler, his cabin was not covered; his "crap" was an acre of corn, pumpkins. and weeds; his floor was mother earth, and his store a jug of whisky. Old Uncle Dave was one of my earliest acquaintances in Platte. He was a kind-hearted and generous old soul, and I never went to a log-rolling or a sale that he was not present; yet he never bought an article that was offered for sale, and he never could get a handspike to suit him. But everybody liked Uncle Davy. His father, his grandfather and his great-grandfather were all named Davy; but with Uncle Davy the line ended. His mother was Polly Reed, and he (Davy (v) ) was born in Garrard County, Ky., January 22, 1802. He married, April 4, 1824, Polly Gentry, daughter of another good old pioneer, Isom Gentry (iii), of backwoods memory. She was born March 17, 1806, in Lincoln County, Ky. Ch:
THE MCCOLUMS.
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I. ELIZA A. MeCOLUM, m'da Clark.
II. RACHEL MeCOLUM, m'd Geo. MeAfee, to whom Platte County owes $250,000 for the land whereon Platte City is built, and whereon Geo. Me Afee had a preemption under the law of 1838-a vested right that was not respected.
III. ISABELLA, i'd Lewis Jones. She was b. Nov. 23, 1828. Her husband d. Oct. 10, 1869. She still lives. Ch:
1. Dary Jones (not the one that keeps the locker), i'd Elizabeth Eskridge. Ch: [4] James T. Jones.
2. John E. Jones, m'd July 22, 1880, Laura Bane. (See.)
3. Thos. W. Jones, i'd March 18, 1878, Mollie Koker. Ch: ["] Laura F. Jones; [b] Minnie .1.
4. Charlotte Jones, m'd Larkin E. Tinder. (See.)
5. Lee J. Jones,. b. June 16, 1864 ; m'd May 11, 1890, Tissie Todd, dr. of Robert. Ch: [4] Claude.
IV. RUFUS MeCOLUM, b. Nov. 26, 1830.
V. MARY, m'd a Cravens.
VI. ISOM MeCOLUM. VII. CASSANDRA, m'da Whitton.
Sept. 14-Grant's monument at Fort Leavenworth unveiled. Ingalls speaks.
By the will of Mr. Thaw, of Pitsburg, Pa., Park College gets $20,000.
WILLIAM NOONAN died. Ch: 1, Hannah; 2. Julia C .; 3, Mary E .; 4, Wm. C .; 5, Thos. W .; 6, Katie J. Noonan.
Nept. 16-A son of Thomas Shepherd accidentally burned to death.
OCTOBER.
Oct. 6-The following attended the triennial conclave of Knights Templar, at Washington, D. C .: T. J. Cole, A. J. Col- man and lady, John Burgess, Jesse J. Hodges, Ed Perry, R. P. C. Wilson.
Oct. 11-Rev. D. M. Proctor, the M. E. pastor for Platte City, arrives, and is "donated."
Oct. 18-"The Peake Sisters" at the opera house. Platte City, by the home dramatic club.
Oct. 24-Dan Shields closed his temperance work at Edger- ton, with 275 signers to the pledge.
NOVEMBER.
Nor. 11-The board of directors of the Orphan School met at Camden Point and determined to rebuild.
Robert Hamlin's house, near Long Point, burned.
Nov. 12-A carriage containing Mrs. Calvert. Mrs. Hinkley, Nellie Kenney, Dora Mossman, Lizzie Mossman, and Emma
THE CARPENTERS.
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1889, NOV.
Shindler fell over a 15-foot embankment, near Weston, and the ladies were badly bruised, but no one was killed or crippled.
Nov. 14-MR. AND MRS. PETER HOWE murdered in Winona, Ill. Mrs. Howe was a sister of Colonel George S. Park, and was born in Vermont in 1820. Mr. Howe was born in 1816.
Nov. 20-B. Ross sells his Tracy drug store to J. J. Esmond, and his half-interest in the Argus to J. A. Gustin.
Twenty-four join the Parkville Presbyterian Church.
Nov. 27-Reunion of Z. Carpenter's family.
THE CARPENTER FAMILY.
Robert Carpenter, son of Zenith, of Alabama, was born in 1795; married Rebecca May. Their son, Zenith Carpenter (ii), was born July 27, 1827 ; married December 13, 1848, Mrs. Cynthia Co- burn. née Hendricks, born in January, 1831. She was the daugh- cer of Larkin. Mr. Carpenter was a warm Union man, served as a justice of the peace in Tennessee, and as postmaster at Farley for four years. He is now a farmer, and is highly esteemed. Ch:
I. ROBERT L. CARPENTER, b. in Sept., 1849. He lives in Kansas.
II. WILLIAM R. CARPENTER, b. in 1851; m'd March 15, 1883, Angie Alvis.
III. VIRANDA J. CARPENTER, b. in 1853; m'd George W. Moore. (See.)
IV. JOHN G. CARPENTER, m'd Mrs. Jennie Holt, née Pryor. (See.)
V. HENRY Z. CARPENTER, b. in 1859; m'd Queenie Redman. VI. GEO. W. CARPENTER, b. in 1861; m'd Iva Brickett. They live in Oklahoma.
VII. ANN ELIZABETH, b. May 24, 1869; m'd Sept. 14, 1889. A. J. Babcock, dead. (See.)
VIII. MARY EMMA CARPENTER, b. Feb. 26, 1873.
Mr. Z. Carpenter was in J. H. Burts' company of Enrolled Mis- souri Militia, and was afterwards in the 16th Kansas.
Nor. 28-Thanksgiving hunt-the prize a supper-was won by Captain Forman's company over Captain Broadus' company.
Nor. 29-MRS. ALICE LUTES, wife of J. P. Lutes, died near Ridgely. She was a daughter of W. B. Estes, and was born in Pike County, Mo., February 4, 1858; married January 5. 1876, Joseph Lutes; 3 children.
The Leavenworth pontoon washed away. The steam ferry boat supplied its place.
DECEMBER.
Dec. 1-The new railroad station house at Parkville is complete.
D. MAGERS.
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1889, DEC.
Dan Shields is stirring up the people of Platte City on temperance.
DOROTHEA MAGERS.
Dec. 7-Dorothea Magers died at Platte City. She was born in Germany February 14, 1828, came to America, and in 1853 married Fred Magers, who still lives and still drinks. She was pure, meek, and nearly blind. She was a zealous member of the Presbyterian Church. Ch:
I. EMMA MAGERS, i'd Oct. 21, 1875, Julius Baker, a saddler of Weston.
II. FRED MAGERS (ii).
III. KATE MAGERS, m'd Sept. 25, 1895. Thos. Stewart, of St. Joseph.
Dec. 13-Dan. Shields organizes at Platte City a Temperance Council, with Ed Anderson president and Phobe Paxton secretary.
Dec. 31-Bank Deposits-Edgerton Bank. 844,150.58; Bank of Dearborn, $28,740.96.
MARRIAGES IN 1889 NOT ELSEWHERE NOTICED.
February 1-W. A. Harris married Rosa M. Thompson.
February 15-John R. Lynch married Dorinda A. Burton. February 16-John Justus married Maggie Anderson. March 2-Jesse P. Thompson married Katie Bious. March 12-William Beck married Ada Marshall. March 20-John F. Copeland married Fannie E. Davis. May 16-Emery Hackett married Laura E. Cox. June 13-W. G. Larrabee married Louisa Bentz.
July 10-John W. Kennedy married Fannie Laurance.
July 20-Lewis Nichols married Martha 1. Hughes. July 25-Henry A. Squires married Ella Noland. August 10-John C. Jones married Alice Sodeman. August 14-W. E. Browning married Lena Dickinson. August 26-William Witt married Katie Ford.
September 2-Oscar H. Grover married Lillie M. Wilson, of Iatan.
September 16-John Harris married Flora Thornhill. September 20-William J. Jacks married Laura E. Smith.
September 21-William Thomas married Emma Nichols.
October 7-David Wilson married Mrs. Jane Wilson, of Iatan.
November 7-John R. Fulton married Luta B. Long. November 11-Benediet Spencer married Alice Pitts. November 12-Albert Swaney married Lucy O. Venrick. November 20-William Haas married Lena T. Schaback. November 25-Samuel Leipard married Teresa Skinner.
November 25-Charles L. Morgan married Va. I. Merritt.
1889, DEC.
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OFFICERS.
December 11-Frank S. Gerner married Laura E. Walters.
December 12-G. B. Heavalow married Mrs. Martha A. Crowther.
December 21-William McDowell married Lena L. Singleton. December 25-John W. Adams married Mary Harris, of New Market.
1890.
OFFICERS.
Governor, D. R. Francis; Congressman, R. P. C. Wilson; State Senator, N. B. Anderson; Representative, C. F. Chrisman; Circuit Judge, James Sandusky; Probate Judge, W. P. Chiles; County Justices, Waller, McComas, and Crutchfield; Prosecuting Attorney, J. W. Coots; Circuit Clerk, W. H. Roney ; County Clerk, J. J. Blakley ; Sheriff, James Synnamon; Collector, W. T. Jenkins; Treasurer, E. McD. Coffey; Assessor, W. A. Wilson; Surveyor, G. B. Anderson; Superintendent of Schools, W. A. Banister; Pub- lic Administrator, J. B. Evans; Coroner, W. L. Stephens.
BUSINESS MEN.
At Platte City: Attorneys-Anderson, Burnes, Carmack, Coots, Forman, McRuer, Norton, Paxton, Wilson, Woodson.
Physicians-Baldwin, Coffey, Hollingsworth, Overbeck, Rec- ords, Redman.
Merchants, etc .- Baker, Bane, Beaumont, Colman, Dearing, Dillingham, Elgin, Hedges (hotel), Hulett, Jenkins, Kurtz, Lof- land, Lord, McComas (postmaster), Marett, Mason, Meads, Pack, Perry, Skillman, Recht, Redman & Co., Rohring, Smith, Soper, Termier, Wilson & Co., Young, Zarn, Zonne.
Mayor-Carmack.
Lodges-No. 504, J. A. Baldwin, W. M .; Royal Arch No. 21, A. J. Colman, H. P .; Commandery No. 9, W. T. Jenkins, E. C .; Nebraska, No. 12, J. Zarn, N. G.
Newspapers-The Landmark, Mundy editor; the Argus, Gus- tin editor.
Banks-Platte City Bank, Smith president; Exchange Bank, Jack cashier; Bank of Wells & Co.
Fair-A. D. Burnes president.
Schools-Public Schools, Broadus principal; Daughters' College, Mrs. Park president.
Preachers-Hughes (Pres.), Hunt (Bap.), Proctor (M. E.), Sur- ber (Chris.).
At Weston: Coburn, Hedges, Hillix, Coots, Feagan, Price, Sevier. Shortridge, Simpson, Baker, Bowman, Breen, Doppler.
BUSINESS MEN.
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Evans, Gilbert, Ilkenhans, Jacquemin, Keller, Kenney, Light. McConnell, Magers (postmaster), Mauch, Newhouse, Noble, Noll. O'Dowd, Parr, Raileys, Ringo, Shindler, Shenkner, Siler.
Mayor-J. F. Kenney.
Lodges-No. 53, J. W. Cox, W. M .; Royal Arch No. 4. L. W. Siler, H. P .; Commandery No. 2, Jesse Brashear, E. C .; Phonix. No. 30, Hellman, N. G.
Preachers-Giddings, Proctor, Schaaf.
At Parkrille: Beller, Bosch, Brightwell. Bueneman, Carpen- ter, Coffey, Davidson, Dziubon, Ford, Freeland, Fulton (postmas- ter), Graden, Hatfield, Haynes, Holt, Kahm, Luthy, Prather, Rin- go, Rixey, Rutledge, Stultz, Summers, Threlkeld.
Park College-McAfee president.
Newspaper-Independent, Tucker editor.
Park Bank-Hamilton cashier.
At Bererly: Billott.
At Dye: Gittenger.
At Camden Point: Mrs. B. Pryor (postmistress), Bywaters. Ewing, Hardesty, Hamblin, Herndon, Hull, Owens, Perrin, Reed. Stallard.
Orphan School-Montjoy president.
At Dearborn: Arthur & Johnson, Arnold, Bashford, Bious, Bruce, Ferrel, Grist (postmaster), Heilman, Means, Roberts, Rob- ertson, Sallee, Smith, Stagner, Watson.
At Edgerton: Newman (postmaster). Beery, Barret, Bright. Cantwell, Clark, Conner, Cumberford, Doke, Gustin, Handley. Hopkins, Kerr, Lewis, Mays, Pack, Royston, Scott, Shafer, Stur- gess, Wallingford, Wilkerson, Worth.
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Bank -- Kemper cashier.
Preachers-Lavake. Davis, Winstead, Wilson.
At Farley: Carpenter (postmaster), Harrington, Johnson, Meyer, Dr. Yohe. Lodge No. 339, JJ. H. Carson W. M.
At Hampton: Bledsoe (postmaster).
At latan: Smith (postmaster).
At Linkville: Fleming (postmaster), Barr, Bright, Froman, Johnson, Lowmiller, Slaughter, Thornhill.
At New Market: Bryant (postmaster), Laurance, Leavel. Wilson.
At Ridgely: Denman (postmaster), Robinson, Gardiner. At Settle: Skillman (postmaster). At Tracy: Clements (postmaster), Adkins. Beall, Esmond.
George, Glebb, Stone, Van Fossen.
At Stillings: Banning (postmaster).
At Sugar Lake: B. F. Moore (postmaster).
At Waldron: Ellis & Naylor, Simpson, Waldron (postmas- ter), Winn.
Markets-Cattle, $3.25; corn, 30 cents; hogs, 3 cents; wheat. 70 cents.
CENSUS.
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UNITED STATES CENSUS IN 1890.
Platte County.
1890.
1880.
Carroll Township, including Platte City ..
2,379
2,782
Platte City.
706
670
Fair Township. .
1,263
1,275
Green Township, with towns.
2,418
2,425
Camden Point. .
177
142
Dearborn. .
239
Lee Township.
814
1,117
Marshall Township
1,623
1,910
May Township. .
967
899
Pettis Township, including Parkville.
2,456
2,354
Parkville. .
769
482
Preston Township in full
1,695
1,608
Edgerton.
482
145
Waldron Township.
693
840
Weston Township in full.
1,940
2,156
Weston.
1,134
1,329
Platte County.
16,248
17,366
Population of Missouri.
2,679,184
2,168,380
Dwellings, State.
485,320
Each.
5.52
Families, State.
528,295
Each.
5.07
Debt, State.
$11,759,831 $19,589,000
Platte County-Dwellings
2,853
Each.
5.41
Families.
2,899
Each.
5.32
Voters ..
4,430
Insane and feeble-minded.
39
Deaf ..
11
Deaf and Dumb.
9
Blind ..
11
JANUARY.
Jan. 1-Last year the stated weekly contributions of the Christian Sunday-school at Platte City amounted to $94.39.
The Platte City Temperance Council hold weekly meetings in the churches.
The State Board of the Christian Church, having located the Orphan School at Fulton, applied to Judge Sandusky for an in- junction to stop the local board from expending the funds in re- building. The injunction is refused, and the local board rebuilds the house.
T. HURST
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1890, JAN.
REV. THOMAS HURST.
Jan. - Rev. Thomas Hurst died at his home near Ridgely. His lineage was, 1st. James Hurst, who married in 1750 Sarah Chism. Their son, 2d, Levi Hurst, was born in Baltimore. Md., September 9, 1770; married Sophia Badley, born January 27, 1771, daughter of Wm. Badley and Elizabeth Patton. Levi (i) and family removed in 1800 to Chillicothe, Ohio. He was a brick- mason, and built the first brick house in the city. Their son,
THOMAS HURST,
Was born in Chillicothe November 11, 1805. In early life he pre- pared himself for the Methodist Episcopal ministry, and was or- dained a deacon of the church in 1840. He married, May 27. 1827. Catherine Street, daughter of Basil. She was born Septem- ber 10, 1810, in Ross County, Ohio. She had two children:
I. SARAH A. HURST. b. June 10, 1830.
II. GEO. W. HURST, b. June 20. 1832. Both yet living in Ohio. Mrs. Catherine Hurst died, and Thomas married, second, August 7, 1834, Sarah Prichard. In 1853 the family came West, and settled near Ridgely. The following year Thomas joined the conference, and his subsequent life. while health lasted, was devoted to the faithful work of the ministry. He was stationed two years at Platte City, and preached on various circuits of the conference. His second wife died in 1877. Her ch:
III. MARY C. HURST, b. April 13, 1837; m'd March 20. 1862, James Scott.
IV. MINERVA J. HURST. b. Nov. 14, 1838; m'd Feb. 7. 1862. W'm. S. Shackelford.
V. LEVI A. HURST. b. Oct. 8. 1840; m'd Jan. 3. 1872, Gertrude MeLane, dr. of the lamented Allen MeLane. (See.)
VI. MELISSA E. HURST, m'd David E. Shafer. (See.)
VII. MATILDA C. HURST, b. Feb. 23, 1844; m'd Jan. 3. 1865, Stephen M. Crockett.
VIII. MARTHA E., b. April 28, 1848; dead.
Jan. 6-William MeGhey is run over by cars at Weston, and killed.
Jan. 11-Miss Samantha Robertson, a teacher of Daughters' College, died, and was taken to Cynthiana. Ky., for burial.
Jan. 12-James L. Moore sells to W. H. Cook his property on Lots 7 and 8. Block 23, in Platte City, and buys of Sanders Me- Comas part of his property in Block 42. Cook builds a new and fine house on Lot 7, Block 23.
Jan. 13-A house in Tracy belonging to Mrs. Annie Cockrill burned
All the actual sales of land in Platte for 1889 show an average of $35.50 per acre, while the assessments show an average of $11.30.
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Jan. 24-John Dunagan died near Waldron.
THE DUNAGAN FAMILY.
Daniel Dunagan, ancestor of the family, came from Ireland in 1780, and married Mary Duncan. He was a patriot soldier in the latter years of the Revolution. Most of the children came to Platte, and settled near Waldron. Children:
I. DANIEL DUNAGAN (ii), settled in Newton Co., Mo.
II. JAMES DUNAGAN, b. Oct. 25, 1804, in Green County, Tenn .; m'd Elizabeth Ann Logan, b. Feb. 17, 1814, dr. of W. A. Ch:
1. Nancy Dunagan, b. Aug. 25, 1833; m'd Dec. 26, 1859, Joshua R. Noland, b. April 6, 1835; both living. Ch: [@] Sarah E. Noland, m'd July 25, 1880, Henry Jones. Ch: [1] Alvin Jones; [2] Rufus; [3] Obed; [4] Ma- ria; [5] Wilda Jones; [6] Orville. [1] Obed D. No- land (iii); [c] Nancy A .; [d] Jane; [€] Martha.
2. John F. Dunagan, b. Feb. 14, 1835; m'd April 6, 1856, Nancy Reynolds. Ch: [@] Mary E., b. Dec. 21, . 1856; m'd Wm. Fleming (see); [b] Sarah C. Dunagan. m'd Theo. Fleming; [c] Dorsey Dunagan. Nancy Dunagan died, and John F. married, second, July 23, 1866, Matilda Nash, from whom he was divorced, and she married John Stewart.
3. Mary M. Dunagan, b. March 2, 1837; m'd July 28, 1862, Capt. Jas. M. Noland, son of Joshua; d. in Feb., 1865. He was elected captain of Co. B., Mo. S. Militia, Cav. 39th Reg., and did good service in protecting the southeastern part of the county during the war. Ch: 1 [@] Joshua R. Noland, m'd Martha J. Noland, dr. of Obed C .; they live near Edgerton; 2 children. After Captain Noland's death, Mary M. m'd 2d, George Ba- zille. Ch: [b] Geo. S. Bazille; [c] Tamar E. Bazille.
4. Thomas N. Dunagan (our Tom), b. Feb. 9,1840; bachelor.
5. Daniel D. Dunagan, b. Feb. 22, 1842; m'd Nov. 3, 1864, Louisa Malott; d, in 1875. He m'd 2d. Hattie Marble.
6. Josephine Dunagan, b. April 6, 1854; m'd George Hardwicke.
7. Sidney J. Dunagan, m'd Jas. H. Noland, son of John. (See.)
III. JOSEPH DUNAGAN, d. in March, 1863; m'd in Clay Co .. Mary Davis, and came to Platte in 1837. Ch:
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