Annals of Platte County, Missouri - Paxton
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1847, JAN. 85 THE FLANNERYS JAMES FLANNERY Who was b. in Virginia, in 1783. He was a son of John Flannery, and married Rachel Benham, b. 1784, dr. of John Benham. James Flannery came to Platte in 1837, and settled three miles east of Platte City. He was one of the first justices of the peace, appointed by the county court of Clay County in 1837, and died in office. He was a man of sound judgement and unimpeachable integrity. His education was limited, but his honesty, justice, and firmness won for him the esteem of the people. We will give a list of all his children, and then notice, fully, those whose posterity are yet in Platte: I. JOHN FLANNERY II. WILLIAM FLANNERY, d. in Iowa III. REBECCE FLANNERY, married N. Chrisman, of Jackson County, Mo. IV. MARTHA FLANNERY, married Jas. Crabtree, of Texas V. NANCY FLANNERY, married T. Dougherty, of Andrew County, Mo. VI. PHOEBE FLANNERY, married Fletcher Crabtree VII. FRANKLIN Y. FLANNERY VIII. ELIJAH FLANNERY, married Oct. 3, 1839, Tabitha Brock, and d. in Iowa IX. THOMAS FLANNERY X. RACHEL FLANNERY I believe all are dead. We will now notice those who left posterity in Platte: I. JOHN FLANNERY Farmer and physician, was b. in Lee County, Va., Sept. 17, 1806, d. in Platte Nov. 9, 1891. He received a classical eduaction and came to Randolph County, Mo. when a youth. He studied medicine with Dr. W. B. Magee, attended lectures at the Medical Department of Transylvannia University, Lexington, Ky., in 1835-6, and practiced until 1865. From that time, he devoted his attention to his farm. In Christian County, Ky., he married 1st Whinifred Perkins, dr. of Jesse Perkins. Children: I. NANCY JANE FLANNERY, married July 3, 1849, L. Dearing (first wife) and d. childless. II. AMANDA FLANNERY, married 1st, Josiah Comstock; married 2nd ____ Barnes. III. JOHN FLANNERY (ii) b. September 8, 1844, married Phoebe Crabtree IV. LOUISA FLANNERY, married Chris Peters V. GEO. D. FLANNERY, went to California, and d. Feb., 1896. Dr. John Flannery married 2nd, May 6, 1856, Mary Ann Brooks, dr. of Sanders Brooks, of Fauquier County, Va. VI. VIRGIE FLANNERY, b. March 28, 1857; married Aug. 20, 1877, James Mason. VII. REBECCA FLANNERY, single. VIII. JOSIAH FLANNERY, single, went to Colorado IX. LUCY D. FLANNERY, married March 16, 1890, Robert Jacks X. FRANKLIN FLANNERY, married Dec. 21, 1889, Jennie M. Ford