Search Annals of Platte County, Missouri - Paxton

1857, JUNE. 239 MICHAEL BAKER. 3. Alice. 4. Scbrce. 5. Marie. 0. A7271. 7. /(I)II(.9. alvin married second. Fannie Burton. V. MISSOURI SMITH. 1nd Henry Owens. both dead. VI. DAMON, 1nd a dr. of Dr. H. D. Oden. VII. HIRAM. n1(l Mary A. Fleming, dr. of Samuel Fleming. J UNE. June 1Frontier Encampment. No. 2, I. O. O. F., chartered. June 2. M. Paxton appointed, by the probate court, public adn1inistra.tor of Platte County. Bond, $20.000. MICHAEL BAKER. J/um: J.liehae1 Baker having died, Josiah Baker admin- istered. Bond. $12,000. C11: I. SUSAN BAKER.1nd John Vil1is, of Kentuek. II. ALLEN BAKER. III. VERLINDA BAKER. lived in Howard Cmnity. IV. EMILY BAKER, ind m. Kirtley. V. MARTHA BAKER. n1d W. S. Carroll. a lawyer of Weston. and partner of John Doniphan. She (lied leaving 3 children. VI. PERMELIA BAKER. b. in 1814; d. a.t St. Joseph July 25. 1892; n1d Jerry Crabb. d. in Feb.. 1977. C11: 1. Jlaria T. Cmbb. b. Aug. 27. 1R4:: 1nd Jan. 7. 190?. Thos. L. Gabbert. (See) . Pri.srilIr1, F.. md a. Johnson. 3. Emma I?.. md a Dale. . Robert R. Erloravrd J. . Susan A.. 1nd S. R. Arnold. of St. Joseph. . James M. (7?(IW). 1nd Dec. 23. 1885. Anna Montagzue. VII. MARY BAKER. n1d Willia1n Cull. of Clark (ount. Mo. VIII. NANCY BAKER. md Burwell Dunean. of New Market. IX. JOSIAH BAKER. X. THOMAS BAKER. XI. IV. C. BAKER. of Fayette. Mo. Ju-no I0L. M. Lawson buys property in Yeston. JOHN WOOD. TEACHER AND POET. June 13In the Atlas of this date are two aeroistics by John Wood. On account of peenliai-ities and eccentric.-ities. Mr. \ood never received the honor due him. For twenty years prior to 1870 he taught school at various places in Platte (lount. He pub- lished a pamphlet of 104 acro-stirs. to as many names. and sold it at 50 cents. He wrote a long poem. entitled (olu1nhus." and read it before the Platte (ity Lodge of Good Templars. He never rode on horseback. nor in a carriage of any sort. but trudged on foot through mud and sno-w. carrying a. small black gripsaek. which contained his worldly all. His poetry was eorreet in mea- sure. rhyme. and diction: but the ornaments of rhetoric were want ing. But his speeches were logieal and pointed. and were listened ~1JH-I3