Annals of Platte County, Missouri - Paxton
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1847. JULY. 91 THE EASTBORNS. Allen McLane buys Lot 11, Block 26, Platte City, and removes to it the Argus office. July 0 Jas. M. Estill takes o11t ferry license at l1is mills, known as Union Mills, on 1la.t.tc River. Mr. Estill and his father- in-law. Gen. Arch. Woods, came from Kentucky, bought a large I tract of land, set up a. (ll(lll211 saw, and enclosed a large farm, then erected a dam on the Platte. and built Union ~.Iills. In CO111~ pany with Owen, Estill built a. large pork-packing house, ware- house and store in Weston, and, by enterprise, brought about a new era of prosperity. Ile ultimately failed. and went to Cali fornia, to renew his schemes. July 9The Battle of Cienega, New Uexieo. in which the following men of Capt. Jesse Morins company fell: 1. Lient. John La.rkin; 2. W. Owen; 3. J. A. Vrigl1t; 4, V .S. Blason; 5. A. S. Wilkerson. The following were severely wounded: 1. Ha)d1l Lewis: 2. John Huntington; 3. Villia1n Story. THOMAS EA STBORN. Julll l.7Thon1as Eastborn (lied. Hewas b. in Baltin1ore Sept. 5, 1803; 1nd Sept. 2, 1835, Elizabeth Jones. 1). in Mason Co.. Ky., Aug. 30. 1810: came to Platte in 1839. (h: I. MARTHA EASTBOR-N, b. Dec. 1. 1836; 1nd Dec. 15. 1855. Jas. Allison. II. JAS. EASTBORN, b. Dec. 22. 1838: 1nd Aug. 5. 1866. Cor. Gross. III. FRANK EASTBORN, b. March 17, 1811; md in March, 1866, Mary Brown. IV. MARY EASTBORN. b. Jan. 30. 1844: 1nd July 4. 1861. Jasper Allison. After Mr. Eastborns death. his widow. Eliz.. md Aug. 29, 1849. William Brown. Children: V. VILLIA.[ BROWN. b. June 12. 1850; md June 1. 1882, Tillie Bland. VI. ROBERT BROWN. b. March 23. 1354; md Feb. 14, 1881. Cora Lucas. DR. WM. M. lIAC~EY. July 22 Dr. Wm M Macey's estate administered on by J. S. Thomas. Dr. Mace) was a native of Kentm-kv. After reading his preparatory course. he attended medical lectures a.t Cincinnati. He came west in 1840. and settled at Platte City. He 1nd Sept. 29. 1841. Ann P. Winston. dr. of Gen. Joseplh. She died. leaving one child, Joseph P. Macey, now of Colorado. Dr. Macey was genial and sociable. He was given to speculating in land. Being without means. he purchased on credit. To engage in trade. he