Annals of Platte County, Missouri - Paxton
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1849, JUNE 117 SENATOR BENTON 1. M. M. Mason, b. March 9, 1887 2. Emlie Mason, b. Jan. 22, 1889 III. FELIX G. COCKRILL Born in Fayette Co., Ky., Dec. 27, 1811; married in 1842, in Randolph County, Mo., Eliz. Oxley; came to Weston, and engaged in the dry goods trade. He d. June 19, 1849, leaving an estate of $20,000, which was divided between his widow and his brothers. The widow married Aug. 10, 1852, Perry Keith, and died, leaving no child by either husband. Mr. Keith married second, March 19, 1856, Mrs. Emma Mulhurn, nee Boyd. SENATOR BENTON June 18 Senator Benton spoke at Platte City, in support of his appeal to the people from the Jackson resolutions, passed March 10. 1849, intended to instruct Benton out of the Senate. Representative Wilkerson Col. J. W. Reid Judge Birch June 21 - William Brown. a merchant of Platte City. having: died, James W. Denver was appointed administrator. Mr. Brown left a widow. who still lives in Kansas Citv. and a daughter, Laura V. Brown, who married Feb. 2, 1860. A. Milton Johnston, son of Capt. R. D. Johnston. Children: 1. Milton Brown 2. Robert D. Brown 3. Albert L. Brown