Annals of Platte County, Missouri - Paxton
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1544, ] LL. 63 Z T111), sI1.i;, July 1b. (lrc\ lrihblc. aulministrator of Vn1. Markwell. Bond, -$4,000. Though the hemp crop was tlainag,-4-1 by rain. it is estimated that it lrroiigzllt $80,000 to Ilwq-o11nI. A UU UST. Jug. 1lhe cainpaign of the ll-a1ds and the "b0fts re- sulted in a victory for Benton. ltltlwartls was chosen governor. V. B. Alinond ran for licutenalit-goc11mr. as a ofl." and was beaten. The total Vote for President : For James K. Polk, 1)e111o-rat ic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1,325,01:3 For Henry Clay, Wliig. .. .. ... ... ... ... ... .... ..1,231,643 For Jas. Bir11e;. . . . . . . 66,304 Bela M. Hiiglu-s and -(,llll.i(., Jasper were chosen to repre- sent Platte in the Legislature. Jas. Kuykendall was chosen shcrill; l). 1. Lewis. H. B. Mayo, and John Freeland were chosen cminty justices: W. C. Remington assessor; L. Sliepard surveyor. .l{o1t. Ellis was elected State Senator. SEPTEMBER. Sept. 3The newly elected county justices. Lewis. Mayo, and Freeland, take their seats. Sept. 4Samuel B1-owns will probated, dated January 8, 1838. His Widow is Susanna. a11d their Children: 1. Sashel Brown; :5. Robt. S.. md March 13. 1862. Eliz. S. Duncan; 3. Towiisend F. Brown. 1nd Dec. 10, 1855. Mary Tolson; 4, James; 5, Samuel (ii); 6. WIn.; 7, Josiah; 8. Frances. 111d 31:13 13. 1858. Ben F. Kimsey; 9, Eliza- heth. md Jones Hoy: 10. Nancy. m(l Fugate. These children become heads of large families, and will be hereafter noticed. Pleasant Grove Baptist Church. near Camden Point. or- ganized. OCTOBER. Oct. 9Be11 Simpson. administrator of Saml Kimsey. Bond, $1,000. Oct. 15Lucretia Gordon, administratrix of Vin. Gordon. Bond, $10,000. His will was dated August 14, 1841. and probated October 14. 1844. They were parents of Silas Gordon. the guer- rilla, of Mrs. Dr. Holt, and others. (See Lucretia Gordon.) NOVEMBER. Nor. 4-Lucy Silvey (Widow) administers on the estate of James Silvey. Bond, $800. THE SILVEY FAMILY. James and Lucy Silvey came from St. Charles Co.. M0,. about 1840. leaving some of their children there. They settled near Smithville. James d. in 1844. but Lucy survived him many years. Children: