Annals of Platte County, Missouri - Paxton
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1848, MARCH. 99 D. A. SFTTON. .l1(Irrh .2.7\n1. \ilson, administrator of Samuel Vilsm. Bond, $2.000. Jas. Tlioinas resigns as ~onnI treasurer. and Jas. I{uyken- cl-all sueeet-(ls. iund. $20,000. ..ll{IL. April 1.Ianv new State roads are established by the Legis- lature. Large daniages are -lainied on the State roa.ds from Parkville to ]la.ttsburg, and from Weston to Plattsburg. for the rlght of way. DEMETRIUS A. SUTTON. April .,His estate was adniinistered on by his son, John G. Sutton. Bond. $5.000. Hon. D. A. Sutton was 1). in 1795; md 1820, (aro Grant; re~ sided in the Missouri bottom. above Farley. A fatal epidemic pre~ vailed in 1848. in the vicinity of Farley, and Mr. Sutton was one of the vietims. His wifes death followed three weeks later. He was a native of Fayette Co.. Ky. He was a man of native intellect, as well as of educational acquirements. He was an excellent architect, a11d prepared the plan and specications of our tirst rourt-house, and was superinten(lent of its construction. He also superintended the construction of the rst bridge over Platte River. at Platte City. After the death of Dr. Holt, in 1840. lie was ehosen his successor in the Legislature. He was well read in literature and science, a11(l agreeable as well as instructive in ronversation. Children: I. \ILLIAM B. SU1TOI, b. in 1821; (1. iii the Vest, April 20. 1847, before his parents. He was a private in Maj. Jesse Morins battalion of mounted volunteers in the Mexican Var. and d. on duty. Never married. II. HENRY D. SUTTON. 1). iii 1831; n1dT)(-t. 9. 1850, Nancy Lan- ter. dr. of Thomas. They went to Texas. III. JOHN G. SUTTON. 1. May 2. 1823; md Dec. 27. 1849. .~urev Hunt. dr. of David. by his first wife. She died. leaving 1. D((ri(l : Henry/. both of whom died unmarried. John G. has married .lIfl.ll]. and lives in northwestern Missouri. l. MARY P. SUTTON. b. March 15. 1.932: 1nd March 22. 1949. Marion Todd. son of Major \illiam Todd (see), and b. in Clay 00.. M0,. .u;:. 10. 18223; d. in Bates (o.. .Io.. Oct. 3. 190?. She survives. (h: 1. Sara]: Ellen lo(I(l. b. May 13. l.."0: n1d Feb. 1. 187]. Dr. John S. Tisdale. b. .Iulv 17. 1.917: d. in Fla). Way 13, 1974; buried at Todd (elm-te1; in Platte. (h: 4["] Fannie S. Tisdale. 1). Dee. G. 1971.