Search Annals of Platte County, Missouri - Paxton

1879, JULY. 684 MRS. J. BOWEN. Mrs. Angeline Wood was her sister, and the heroic Captain John Vallis her brother. July 1JMRS. JE-LNETTE BOWEN died at her home near De Kalb. She was the widow of John Bowen, and the mother of Wm. A. Bowen. H-er maiden name was Newman, and she was born in Fairfax County, Va., October 30, 1808. JAMES SUTTON. J ul-y 1bJa.mes Sutton dried in Fancy Bottom. He was born in Kentucky, February 18, 182-1, and married there. Oh: I. FANNIE SUTTON, b. Sept. 12, 1847; md John X. Smith. Children: - 1. Snmth, md John Ginter, b. March 21, 1866. Children: [0] Roy Ginter; [D] Bertha. Artie Smith. 3. Arch. Smith. Fannie and John X. were ddvorced, and she married second, Dec. 23, 1890. Thos. B. Rogers, b. in 1835; d. April 20, 1897. II. MARGARET (MARY) SUTTON, b. March 14, 1851; md James Marshall. III. CARO. SUTTON, b. Jan. 7, 1853; md Asbury Light. , IV. JAMES T. SUTTON, b. Ja.n. 31, 1858; md a Harris. I. V. ELIZABETH SUTTON, b. Jan. 8, 1862; md March 2, 1880, Asa Lowe. who lived near Waldro11. and removed W-est. , VI. NANNIE SUTTON, b. Feb. 18, 1860; n1d Geo. Garvin. Children: 1. Florence. VII. JEFF D. SUTTON, md a Garvin. Mr. James Sutton married, second. in 1854. Margaret H-edges, nee Ropp, Widow of Ben Hedges (see). who died in 1860. J u/lg 19Yellow fever is malignant at Memphis. James Blackwell died six miles south of Platte City, at the age of 75. July 20Dr. Jacob Ditzler commences a course of six lect- ures on Bapt1sn1 at Platte City. Prof. John D. Brown is elected principal, for a ve-months terin. of the public school at Platte Cit). Heavy rains. Y. (3. Bell at Platte Cit) had two horses killed by lightning. lCll-1 \, ll. \illiams. liain;: H-t11111e(l from Jamaica. gives a le-lure at Platte City on that island. .7117}; .?.?Temperature .102 (legrees. July ?.7\heat shipped at lraey: G. V. R. Chinn. 9.250 lmslu-ls; M. I. (nlli11s. 1.373 lmsliels; Miller & Darnall. 1.050 lnisliels. Picnic at Tiinkville. July .3(ili-ni- and public spt-ali1i:: at \aldron. .ur,1ent &l{m1sto11bn out tliel.ank1-iipt Store at Platte City.