Annals of Platte County, Missouri - Paxton
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1842, JAN. 45 OFFICERS. I. MARY E. ADAMS. II. SARAH M., n1d Robt Reed, of St. Joseph. III. LOU M., 1nd V. L. De Berry. (See) IV. MAGGIE, md Dr. J. 1.. Misener. V. JULIA M. VI. JAS. E. ADAMS. Mr. Jas. F. Adams was the rst post-master at Ridgely. His parents were Jas. Adams and Sarah Barnard. MARRIAGES IN 1841, NOT ELSEVIIElll] March 2, 1841, J. H. Spurlock married Martha Spencer. March 12, 1841, Calvin Smith married Aggie Gordon. February 6. 1841, James Moore married Mary A. Grayson. I842. OFFICERS. Governor, Thos. Reynolds; Senator, And. Johnson: Circuit Judge, D. A. Atchison; County Clerk. J. H. Johnston; Treasurer, F. Marshall; County Justices, Jas. Kuykendall, D. P. Lewis, and M. M. Hughes; R;eprese.ntative, D. A. Sutton; Cirruit Clerk. Jesse Morin; Sheri, J. H. Owen; Assessor, IV. C. Remington; Circuit A ttorney, P. H. Burnett. BUSINESS MEN. At Platte Cit;/. AttorneysV. B. Almond, Jas. II. Baldwin. R. P. Clark, Nat Burrows, J. R. Hardin, W. P. Hall. I. N. Jones, IV. C. Jones, S. L. Leonard. Wm. 31. Paxton, J. E. Pitt, J. G. Spratt, Jas. S. Thomas, John Wilson. PhysiciansWn1. Baldwin, Delford Benton, J. H. McFall. N. M. Shrock, IV. M. Mace), F. Marshall. Merchants, etc.Black & Dickson. I. V. Cockerell. (El. P. Dorriss, Ferguys & Ransom, Hope & Irwin, J. H. Johnston (post- master). Stephen Johnston. Johnston & Lewis, Martin & Sher- wood, Martin & Sons, McCauslan(l & Ilranham. John D. Bfurray, G. W. Samuel. At lWeston. Attorne)s~l.. D. llird. J. N. Purnes. B. M. Hughes, John R. Tylee. Merchants. etc.Geo. Aull. Peter Blanjour. Elijah Cod). Abel Gilbert. Ben Holladay. W. G. Noble. (. A. & E. V. Perry. G. P. Post, J. M. & E. IV. Railey. D. P. Vallingford. 1. F. \arner. C. P. Wentworth. Ben Vood. J err) Vomls. JA.UAllY. Early in 1842. E. Sangston Vilkinson started the Eagle. the first newspaper printed in Platte. March 5. 1842. Allen MeI.ane took editorial charge of the paper. and made it interesting and inuential, as well as strongly Democratic in its polities. E. S. WILKINSON until 1895 resided on a raneh near Denver. Colo. He was born in Ilarrisonville. a.. 1.91.): died 1996: was