Annals of Platte County, Missouri - Paxton
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1849, MAY. 112 THE BOWMANS. M ay 7Fielding Cockrill is appointed commissioner to build a bridge over Burcl:hartts Branch. Judge W. B. Barnett appears, after his escapade, and takes his seat as county judge. In his absence the court had recommended Geo. T. Hulse. Phinehas Skinner takes out ferry license, at Ringold, until tl1e bridge is nished. M ay 9Senator Benton publishes his appeal from the resolu- tions passed by the Legislature. denouncing them as treasonable. James Kuykendall is appointed treasurer until the next gen- eral election in August. Isaac Eades estate is administered on by John Eades. Isaac n1d Harriet Brunts, dr. of John. J (13; 1.-$AleX. Baker is appointed administrator of Richard Dillon. May 27Mount Zion Baptist Church buys a site for a house of worship in Sec. 20. T. 5.1.. R. 33. Mary 30Eliezer Wilhite buys property in Weston. and erects a steam ouring mill. This month the great re in St. Louis occurred; 23 steamers and $2.750.000 Worth of property burned. JUNE. SAMUEL BOWMAN. -June 2Samuel BoWn1ans estate is administered on by L. P. Stiles. His will is dated May 22. 1849. He had a beautiful bot- tom farm. near Farley. His widow/s name was Jane. and their Children: 1. GEO. W.BOW1IAN. III IIICH..EL B0V)I-.. (1. single. HI. JACOB BOW)I.l. died. and his only child soon followed. leaving his Widow. Sarah. sole heir. TV. HENRY. d. in Jan.. 186.-1. leaving a WldOW. Sarah. and a child: 1. .l[a1;2/ J. Y. H.RRTSO.. VT. El)\.RT). TT. ITT().9. IT. STU. JOTIN M. T.. SA R.lT P.0W.I.T. md March 16. 1849, John Houts. (hr 1. -Tm-07;. X. L. VT.T.. md .Ie(lain. X I. SA .fTF.T. P.()Y.I.. (iii. June .?Tlmnpln-e Fint-hs estate administered on by Finch & .lu(I(. orznn P.noW., sn. His estate was administered on by W. M. Paxton. He was born in Ohio. and there he was married. and there his wife died In