Annals of Platte County, Missouri - Paxton
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1846, JULY. 1 - 78 MEXICAN WAR. second lieutenant. The ladies, represented by Miss Kutchenthall. presented the company with a na.tiona1 ag. A list of the men may be found on page 615 of Gatewoods History of Platte. July 13Villi-am Bywaters purchases land at Camden Point. AUGUST. GEXERAL ELECTION. Aug. 3\. P. Hall, though nominated by the Democrats of the 4th District for Congress, volunteers as a private, and joins P1-ices regiment. 1evertheless, he is elected over Jas. H. Birch. Heretofore. Congressmen were elected on a general ticket. Hall is the rst to represent our congressional district. Lewis Burnes is elected State senator; Wm. Conoway and Lewis Calvert are chosen representatives, Ira Norris circuit clerk, Danl P. Lewis county clerk. and M. N. Owen sheriff. The new Constitution was rejected by the people. . William Jack buys of S. P. S. McCurdy Block 41, in Platte City. for $950. , Aug. 9-Jesse Morins company joins the remainder of his 1-eginieiit at Fort Leavenworth. Col. Price is chosen as com- mander, D. D. Mitchell lieutenant-colonel, and Capt. Edmondson major. The 2d Regiment united with Gen. Doniphans command at Santa F. Auf/. 20A third regiment is authorized, but the order is conntermanded. Yet James Denver. a spirited youth of Platte City. who had been writing in the clerks oices, and aiding in the work upon the Platte A7g24.s=, raised a small company, and hurried to the front. He was inexperienced and unknown, but. by intelli- gence and eiiergy. rose to be a statesman and soldier of whom our (-m1nr1) is proud. He rose by merit, without friends or influence. He died a few years ago. a. millionaire, leaving several children. ELDER THOMAS TURNER. .114;/. .2] Elder Thomas Turner died at Barry. He was a mHl and earnest minister of the Old Baptist Church. He came from .la(lison (n.. KY. to Howard. and thence to Platte. settling in 1.931%. on lodds Creek. He was b. 1791; md 1815. in Kentucky. la1m Sis-lc. who. I. .lan.. 1.950. He built up a large church at lmll. (rm-l and was a faithful laborer in his Masters Vineyard. l was at his l)((lSl(i(. a few hours before his death, and found his faith fast -han;-ing into siglit. Children: I. .l()l.l. lTR.l7.R. d. May. lRRf), in California. IT. .I. RY P. TTR.F.R. md Jns. l4. Still. They yet live. with Sl1ll -hildren. in (alifornia.